Monthly Archives: February 2026

28 July 2002 I have been assigned to speak to the topic: “Now is the time to prepare to meet God.” May I refer you to an excellent discourse on this topic given by President Thomas S. Monson in the … Continue reading →

22 June 2002—Provo Utah Oak Hills StakePriesthood Leadership Meeting 6:00 p.m. Setting Apart Review of Melchizedek Priesthood Handbook material. Three things to keep in mind when setting someone apart: 1.   Be prepared: Be ye Holy. 2.   Bless the person with … Continue reading →

Be thou humble and the Lord thy God will take thee by the hand and give thee answer to thy prayers. Being humble (active, deliberate, difficult) is different from being humbled (passive, random, natural, easy). Being humble is to acknowledge … Continue reading →

OH 6th Ward, 23 September 2001 The sure formula for success in this life and eternal life in the world to come: 1.   Increase faith in Jesus Christ: 2.   Love and serve those around us: 3.   Set our stewardship in … Continue reading →

Oak Hills Stake—18 April 2001 (Note: This talk hearkens back to the olden days before the High Priests and Elders were united into one group.) I rejoice at this opportunity to speak to you. In the last ten days I … Continue reading →

6 May 2001 Brethren, I commend you for being here this afternoon. It is only the faithful who come to a Stake Priesthood Meeting at 3:00 p.m. on a spring Sunday. My assignment is to speak to all of us … Continue reading →

13 January 2016 21 And he that will hear my voice shall be my sheep; and him shall ye receive into the church, and him will I also receive. 22 For behold, this is my church; whosoever is baptized shall … Continue reading →

1 October 2014 The great High Priestly prayer of Christ in Gethsemane: 20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 21 That they all may be one; as thou, … Continue reading →

21 September 2009 Thesis: The most important thing and the most precious thing in the universe is a celestial family, consisting of a faithful husband and a faithful wife and faithful children united in the bonds of the New and … Continue reading →

Written in 2010 The Large and Spacious Building Lehi and Nephi were both blessed with visions in which they saw a large and spacious building: “and it stood as it were in the air, high above the earth.” (1 Nephi … Continue reading →