Author: H. Wallace Goddard

Wally Goddard is a retired professor of Family Life having served in Arkansas and Alabama. He developed programs on personal well-being, marriage, and parenting. He is well known for his many creative family programs, including The Marriage Garden, The Parenting Journey, and Blueprint for Happiness. Wally has authored or co-authored several books including Between Parent and Child, The Soft-Spoken Parent, and Drawing Heaven into Your Marriage. He has been recognized by his colleagues with several awards including the Outstanding Family Life Educator Award. Wally and his wife, Nancy, have three adult children, fourteen grandchildren, and have cared for many foster children over the years. Wally describes Nancy as the finest human being he has ever known.

Teaching Our Children to Love and Serve Each Other

Quarreling and bickering among siblings are painfully common in family life. While children are declared innocent because of the atonement (D&C 93:38), it is also true that “when they begin to grow up, sin conceiveth in their hearts” (Moses 6:55).
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Quarreling and bickering among siblings are painfully common in family life. While children are declared innocent because of the atonement (D&C 93:38), it is also true that “when they begin to grow up, sin conceiveth in their hearts” (Moses 6:55).
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Thin Pancakes and Hardened Categories

“Only by pride cometh contention” (Proverbs 13:10).
By H. Wallace Goddard and Barbara Keil
Research is clear. We humans are not objective.  We gather data very selectively. We ignore or discard truths we don’t like. We see bias in others
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“Only by pride cometh contention” (Proverbs 13:10).
By H. Wallace Goddard and Barbara Keil
Research is clear. We humans are not objective.  We gather data very selectively. We ignore or discard truths we don’t like. We see bias in others
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Seek the Face of the Lord Always

Where do we find God? At the end of our journey—or somewhere along the way?

I am not sure why some ideas, words, or scriptures resonate as if spoken by a heavenly baritone. Why does an idea feel so powerful
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Where do we find God? At the end of our journey—or somewhere along the way?

I am not sure why some ideas, words, or scriptures resonate as if spoken by a heavenly baritone. Why does an idea feel so powerful
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Will I Ever Receive His Image in My Countenance?

Alma surrendered his civil leadership so that he could minister to the spiritual well-being of the people. He traveled the cities and villages giving the polished message recorded in Alma 5. Though Alma did not have the technology to deliver … Read more

Alma surrendered his civil leadership so that he could minister to the spiritual well-being of the people. He traveled the cities and villages giving the polished message recorded in Alma 5. Though Alma did not have the technology to deliver … Read more

Wally Teaches Valentine’s Day Fireside

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