Monthly Archives: February 2026

Avoid Metaphysics at Your Peril!

Monthly Message, August 2021 Metaphysics is ideas about the unseen universe in which we live. It is the complement of the seen universe in which we live, which we will call “physics.” We cannot see all of physics, but we … Continue reading

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The Role and Rule of Universals (Concepts) in our Lives

Monthly Message, July 2021 In our thinking we use universals as a catalog of all the kinds of things we imagine. Some of the universals we imagine we call “real,” such as cat, dog, sand, gravel, small-pox, impetigo, foreigner, native, … Continue reading

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What is the most important event recorded in the Book of Mormon?

Monthly Message, June 2023 This one is really a no-brainer. It is, of course, the visit of Jesus Christ to the Nephites in the land Bountiful during the year after his resurrection. His teachings there were similar to his messages … Continue reading

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What is the most important gift of God to mankind mentioned in the Book of Mormon?

Monthly Messages, May 2023 The most important gift? What a value judgment. But let us see if there are reasons it is so. The most important gift of God to man mentioned in the Book of Mormon I believe to … Continue reading

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Report on General Conference April 2023

Monthly Messages, April 2023 Noting the encouragements to “do.” (Knowing without doing is a waste.) Saturday Morning Saturday Afternoon Saturday Evening Sunday Morning Sunday Afternoon

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What is the most important spiritual warning in the Book of Morning?

Monthly Messages, April 2023 The most important spiritual warning? What a value judgment. But there are reasons why it might be so. The spiritual warning is as follows: “They wear stiff necks and high heads; yea, and because of pride, … Continue reading

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