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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...

My son Blake served as a missionary in Peru. He is a very outgoing, loving, and friendly young man who was used to being surrounded by many friends. After his MTC experience, he was sent to his first ...

I was teaching Sunday School a few years ago and I asked this question, “If you could put your own name on the plan of salvation, what would you call it? I was excited about the question as I felt it ...

As a full-time missionary, I had my “wall of fame” above my missionary desk at each apartment I lived in. In my day as a missionary, every missionary had a small area above the desk with some personal...

The greatest moments in my life have been when I have felt as Lehi did when he said, “I am encircled about eternally in the arms of his love” (2 Nephi 1:15). I consider these occasions to be sacred an...

I believe God shows mercy in our lives in both simple and complex ways. I had this simple experience many years ago that reminded me of His simple, pure mercy. Our family was at Disney World. We were ...

I recall a tender story on a day when my four-year-old son Taft was trying to comfort his nine-month-old baby sister Holland. Holland was screaming and crying without any reprieve. A kind and gentle T...