Every once in a while I am amazed by some simple blessing in our lives. For example, it is amazing to me that we can jump into our cars and travel in climate-controlled, music-filled comfort to our destinations with speed … Read more
Month: January 2019
The Perils of Excellence
If we were to create a caricature of the typical American commencement address, it would entail Famous Person X coming to say to a group of distracted students: “Take this one virtue (for which I am duly famous) and make … Read more
When Being Right Isn’t Good Enough
Almost twenty years ago Nancy and I were planning the landscaping around our new house. A landscape architect had recommended a cluster of three fruit trees at the corner of our property. We wondered if that was too many trees … Read more
Abandoning Anger
by H. Wallace Goddard
Under the banner of honesty, anger has been made into a virtue. Under the banner of psychological well-being, the expression of anger has been made into a necessity. From the beginning, it was not so.
Years
Why Doctrine Doesn’t Change Us
By Wallace Goddard · January 22, 2019
I love the insightful statement by Elder Boyd K. Packer:
“True doctrine, understood, changes attitudes and behavior. The study of the doctrines of the gospel will improve behavior quicker than a study of
… Read moreFor the New Year: Renewal, not Resolutions
By Wallace Goddard · January 1, 2019
It is the time of year when our accumulated failures commonly move us to lofty resolutions. We plan to fellowship our neighbors, consume less than 30% of our calories in fats, budget more … Read more