Author Archives: Monte Shelley

Monthly Message, April 2021 It is true that some secular ideas are not compatible with the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is true that some persons are destroyed spiritually by the university experience. But it is also true that … Continue reading →

Monthly Message, May 2021 A theory is a set of unproved ideas. The word “theory” means vision. Our human minds always invent or appropriate unprovable theoretical frameworks, mental visions, which we use to make sense of and to explain what … Continue reading →

Monthly Message, June 2021 As I think about departing this mortal sphere my mind keeps coming back to why we are here. And we are here for two reasons. First, to get a physical body. Second, to choose what kind … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

Monthly Message, September 2021 The Savior has been very clear about the temporal order he wishes his servants to create on this earth: “For verily I say unto you … it must needs be that there be an organization of … Continue reading →

Monthly Message, October 2021 Just before a concert begins for a symphony orchestra, the concertmaster, usually the 1st chair violin, sounds a note and all the other instruments tune their instruments to that exact pitch. Then as the concert proceeds, … Continue reading →

Monthly Message, November 2021 Giving Thanks November is a great time to give special thanks to our Father in Heaven and our Savior, for they have given us all we have and are the source of all we hope for. … Continue reading →

Monthly Message, January 2022 Your answer to this question is all important because it signals where your heart is. Our spiritual heart is the most important part of us, because it makes all of our important decisions. (Mind is also … Continue reading →

Monthly Message, February 2022 Sometimes we equate right and wrong with truth and falsity, as in “That is the wrong answer.” Sometimes we use right and wrong as a matter of taste, as in “That is the wrong color.” Sometimes … Continue reading →