The Money Blog

Perhaps one of the more prominent and familiar events in the Savior’s life is the account of the ten lepers found in Luke 17. I am certain this experience was shared by the Savior for many reasons, bu...

Most years at work we reward our employees with one to three bonuses, depending on how the company performs and based on the profits for the year. As I have done this, I have made this observation: Fo...

A few years ago, I was up late, holding one of my little sons, who had fallen asleep in my arms. I had been rocking him, singing to him and reflecting on and reviewing all the amazing blessings a lovi...

On many occasions, I have felt so extremely blessed and watched over that I have been nearly overwhelmed with gratitude. I vividly remember one such day, a day that was the most sacred of my life. I g...

I was heartened by another beautiful expression of true gratitude when the Clemson Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2019 college football championship game. After the game, Fox News rep...

From that beginning, Nephi’s gratitude never faltered. Even when he was tied up by his brothers, when his ankles and wrists were raw and “swollen exceedingly,” and when a storm violently tossed the bo...

One Saturday night, I was sitting on the couch preparing a priesthood lesson. My wife asked for my pen and I gave it to her. My then four-year-old, Tanner, said, “Dad, do you need a pen?” I said, “Sur...

When my nephew, Shane, was six years old, he was asked what he wanted to be when he grew up. He was adamant that he wanted to be an ice cream man. When asked why, he simply said, “Because they make pe...

One of my favorite phrases in the Book of Mormon that is repeated twenty-three times is “the goodness of God.” The phrase has so much breadth and depth of meaning to it. It is used at times as an invi...

I had a powerful experience a few years ago just before the construction of the Gilbert Arizona temple commenced. We had a stake gathering of youth in celebration of the new temple being built. There ...

In 1993 the University of Michigan was playing in the NCAA finals for the men’s basketball championship against North Carolina. They had a young, but incredible team. They had made the championship ga...

A few years ago, our family borrowed some ingredients on a Sunday from our next-door neighbor for some cookies. My young son Taft went over to pick them up. When Taft returned home he was half smiling...