Author Archives: Monte Shelley

If people live by high moral principles, they do not need the restrictions or enforcements of civil law. A society is strong and can meet changing times and conditions readily only as the individual members of the society are strong-minded … Continue reading →

(BYU Graduate School Convocation) We have come to that moment which the program denominates as a “charge to the graduates.” The root and original meaning of the word “charge” is “to lay a burden upon” something. How interesting that the … Continue reading →

Provo, Utah10 Dec 1985 Dear Wendy, Thanks for your letter describing the family get-together. I’m sorry we could not be there; we will try next Thanksgiving. You asked me to explain what is happening in the Church Education System. Since … Continue reading →

10 November 1980 No. 1 The basic message of the Bible is true: We have a loving Father in Heaven. Jesus Christ is His Son, our Savior. Our Savior teaches us right from wrong. As our Savior spoke to men … Continue reading →

Ask any group of teenagers, or senior citizens, any group of construction workers, any board of directors: Is there anything you want that you do not have? Will not the answer be a resounding “yes”? For most people have unfulfilled … Continue reading →

November 1991 Part I. The Place of Argument. 1. What is an argument? Argument-1: A conclusion accompanied by supporting ideas. Argument-2: An antagonistic conversation between two people. This work will deal only with Argument-1 and will use the word “argument” … Continue reading →

Heart language is the ability of a human being to read and to express matters of the heart. The vocabulary of heart language is simple though infinite. There are only two terms, good and evil. Good is singular, unambiguous. Evil, … Continue reading →

March 1985 1. Definition: Communication: The effect or relationship one being has on or with another. Kinds: Static communication is always reciprocal. Dynamic communication may or may not be reciprocal. Intentional communication=agentive communication. 2. Definition:  Human communication: One human being … Continue reading →

7 December 2015Key Scriptures: 2 Nephi 2:8–29, D&C 84:19–25 The Commandment Celestial Counterpart Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. (Do not be guided by pleasure, money, sex, any other person, etc.) Trust Jehovah (Jesus Christ) only. Make no … Continue reading →

March 1985 Principle of radical utility: Usefulness shapes and controls the nature of every language in every aspect. Language is a technology, by far the most important technology known to man. As with all technology, it is thus an instrument … Continue reading →