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Marriage and the Parting of the Red Sea
Posted On January 12, 2008

There is nothing quite so helpful for mortals as total desperation. As long as there is even a sliver of hope that our efforts might remove us from our dilemmas, …

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Conflict Resolution and the Creation of Peace
January 12, 2008

Nancy and I have some friends who have been married for a few years longer than we have been. They are earnest, good people. But they are human. A few …


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The One Source for Happiness
January 12, 2008

It was always nice to sit with my Dad and talk of the gospel, his favorite topic. From time to time his words come back to me. “Many decisions are …


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“I Could Not Believe it Myself”
January 12, 2008

You don’t know me—you never will. I don’t blame you for not believing my history; had I not experienced it [I] could not believe it myself. (Words of Joseph Smith, p. 343) Nancy and I …


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The Mystery of Jesus
January 12, 2008

Jesus is and was a mystery. He just kept doing things that people didn’t expect and couldn’t deserve. He treated the adulterous woman at the well as if she were …


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The Lesson of the Washing Machine Hose
January 12, 2008

Okay. So the plumber inspected the house we had just bought. Among other things he told Nancy that it would be a good idea to replace the hoses on our …


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Toddling toward Godliness
January 12, 2008

When God gives us a potted miniature rose in full bloom, many of us feel both blessed and cursed. Where can I …


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New Year Resolutions
January 1, 2008

The new year invites us to make resolutions. But too often resolutions merely accentuate our failings. Are we ever enlarged by our aspirations—or only reminded of our chronic failings? For years …