Self Development
Abandoning Anger
Posted On January 26, 2019

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 …

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Self Development
Why Doctrine Doesn’t Change Us
January 23, 2019

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 …


Self Development
For the New Year: Renewal, not Resolutions
January 2, 2019

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 …


Self Development
Focusing on the Problems May be the Problem
December 21, 2018

by H. Wallace Goddard The Balm of Gilead is closer than you might think. We are all injured. Every mortal carries an assortment of chafes, bruises, and malfunctions. Some people’s disorders are …


Parenting
The Surprising Cost of Parenting Programs
December 21, 2018

by H. Wallace Goddard All ideas on parenting are not created equal, and some “good ideas” may not be so good as others. There is a general law that you get what …


Marriage
Taking Your Marriage From Misery to Joy
December 20, 2018

Mom says I was a pleasant baby. As I grew, I must have become less pleasant. I remember spending a lot of my growing-up years annoying and battling my siblings. …


Parenting
The Problem with Bribing Your Kids
December 20, 2018

By Wallace Goddard A big chunk of parenting time and energy is spent trying to get children to do some things or stop them from doing others. In the course of …


Marriage
I’m Just Being Honest
December 20, 2018

by H. Wallace Goddard Perhaps the most pernicious sins are those that make us feel virtuous. Perhaps the most pernicious sins are those that make us feel virtuous while we devastate our …


Self Development
Blessed Are the Merciful
December 20, 2018

by H. Wallace Goddard It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. …


Self Development
Misunderstanding the Messages
December 19, 2018

by H. Wallace Goddard The great danger for humans is that we will walk by the light of our own understanding. We wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we …