Category Archives: 2026 Essay

(Written in the 1960’s) Why do men organize? Men organize because their collective power is greater than their individual power; sometimes it is greater than their additive individual power. What does organization necessitate? Organization necessitates leadership: someone to direct and … Continue reading →

Talk given by Chauncey Riddle23 October 1990,at Weber State College Institute, Ogden, Utah Suppose with me for a moment. Let’s pretend that you have acquired a passion for Granny Smith apples. You buy and keep them on hand whenever you … Continue reading →

One trouble man has is vision clouded with untruth, false values, incorrect anticipations. To see clearly is a great blessing. There are times that overwhelm one and are accompanied by increased clarity of vision, surety of judgment, correctness of anticipation. … Continue reading →

Unit 1: Good and Evil The Gem: The most important ability is the power to discern the difference between the good spirit and the evil spirit. This ability makes agency possible. To identify each correctly in every moment is the … Continue reading →

“And the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and there was no poor among them.” Moses 7:18 Church Missionary work Intellectual Educational Civic Social Economic Cultural Technological Personal Righteousness

My Father:Forgive me: my head bowed lowIs weighted down with sin;I need not say, you too well knowThe rottenness within. I could not ask for blessings more,My cup e’en yet o’erflows;The wicked soul when blest is poor,His debt still ever … Continue reading →

Location: Can be anywhere people are. Fortunately, there are some uninhabited places on earth as yet. But when you go there, such places are no longer uninhabited. Access: You don’t have to find it; it finds you. Lucky are you … Continue reading →

The concept of behavioral objectives has been a signal contribution to education. It brings into focus and control the objective measurement of overt effects of teaching inputs. When considering behavior objectives in a gospel context, however, it must be kept … Continue reading →

Our testimony is what we know to be true from our own personal experience. As we act in faith in Jesus Christ, following the whisperings of the Spirit, we come to know for ourselves what happens when one puts his … Continue reading →

The word sacrifice means to “make holy.” Man cannot become holy through his own efforts alone. Neither can God make men holy if men will not to their part. Man’s part in becoming holy is to use his agency to … Continue reading →