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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...

My sweet daughter Holland taught me a powerful principle one day in a discussion with my wife as she was playing with the home phone. My wife walked in the room and Holland was playing with the phone ...

A few years ago, on a Saturday my wife left me in charge for the day of our daughter Holland. Holland was two-and-a-half years old and needed constant monitoring at that age. At times I am not the bes...

Recently a friend and employee with our company was reading one of the Greater Views Series books. She is not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints. She came to me with a powerfu...

A few years ago, my wife and I did something I thought I would never do: go to a Kenny G. concert. Kenny G is a world-renowned saxophone player. He is one of a very select group in the world that can ...

As a full-time missionary in Eastern Canada, one of the most amazing people I met was a lady named Greta. Greta and her husband and three children were taught by many wonderful missionaries early in m...

Elder Marion G. Romney defined conversion in this manner: “Converted means to turn from one belief or course of action to another. Conversion is a spiritual and moral change. Converted implies not mer...