Category Archives: 2026 Essay

Premise: Human beings are primarily doers, not knowers. Doing: Physical action to achieve a physical result. Knowing: Mental representation of the universe created on the basis of the experiences of the individual, which are primarily physical experiences. Conclusion: Knowing is … Continue reading →

September 1991 1.   What human beings do: They These four things constitute the bulk of what human beings do. But there is one more important activity. Human beings also: 2.   Thinking is done by human beings in all of the … Continue reading →

March 1991 1. Communication: One thing affecting another. Two-way communication is conversation (action-reaction cycle). Some conversation is language facilitated. A language is a patterned and socially normed set of items used to converse. All language conversation is based in non-language … Continue reading →

February 1987 1.   History of universals: Plato: There is a general ideal entity (the true) which is named. Materially instantiated particulars have their being in being like the general. Aristotle: Recurring identities are noticed in the comparison of particulars, affirmed … Continue reading →

Values relate to that which is good. There are two kinds of good: Right exists independent of being chosen. It exists as a possibility for action in every context, and is always context-specific (particular). Wrong exists in the same way, … Continue reading →

Adam and Eve could not have risen from the Fall without help. They needed and accepted the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which Father sent to them by angelic messengers. The Gospel is not a do-it-yourself formula; it enjoins a dependency … Continue reading →

I. The word “pure.” 1.   Definition: from Latin purus = clean, pure, unmixed 2.   As applied to: II. Related words and concepts 1.   Purify: to make pure (Latin purus, pure + facio, to make) 2.   Purge: to make pure (Latin … Continue reading →

6 March 2009 Thesis: The first principles and ordinances of the Restored Gospel form a tight unity which is a beauty to behold. Latter-day Saints are familiar with the first principles and ordinances but are not always aware of the … Continue reading →

28 April 1978 The Role of the Patriarch (father) in Zion A patriarch is a faithful servant of Jesus Christ, bearer of the Melchizedek Priesthood, who is yoked with a faithful spouse in the temple covenants of eternal marriage. The … Continue reading →

25 July 1979 Prior to the meeting: 1.   Prepare a checklist 2.   Immediately prior to the meeting Conducting the meeting: 1.   Begin on time, and begin by announcing who is presiding (if other than the person conducting) and who is … Continue reading →