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
Focusing on the Problems May be the Problem
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 more debilitating or apparent, but no mortal is … Read more
The Surprising Cost of Parenting Programs
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 you pay for. It seems that cheap chips … Read more
Taking Your Marriage From Misery to Joy
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. I suppose that struggles with life and siblings teach all … Read more
The Problem with Bribing Your Kids
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 trying to get our children to “behave,” most of
I’m Just Being Honest
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 fundamental Christian professions. For instance, the Pharisees were … Read more
Blessed Are the Merciful
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. (Luke 15:32)
In a rural Utah town some years … Read more
Misunderstanding the Messages
by H. Wallace Goddard
The great danger for humans is that we will walk by the light of our own understanding.
… Read moreWe wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
We grope for the wall