I stood in a bank lobby talking with a friend. We had talked for some time when the friend’s teenage son approached. The son waited anxiously for a few minutes, obviously looking for an opportunity to interrupt. … Read more
It is surprisingly hard for adults to remember what life feels like to a child. We have traveled so gradually from childhood to adulthood that we may not realize how different their world is from ours.
For … Read more
On one occasion, we were planning to visit a friend who had suffered some major setbacks in his life and career. We had an appointment to see him as a family, so we made a point of … Read more
Latter-day Saints often say that the purposes of mortal life are to receive a body and to be tested. For anyone who suffers from test anxiety, that is not good news.
Certainly, mortality includes testing. But I … Read more
God teaches surprising lessons about dealing with injustice. After suffering terrible injustices, Joseph Smith cried out to Heaven for vengeance on the Missourians: “Let thine anger be kindled against our enemies; and, in the fury of thine … Read more