Category Archives: 2026 Essay

July 1986 Lesson One: People 1.   A person is a human being: a body and a spirit. An individual human person is one who has learned to act independently of other human beings and to act as a unit to … Continue reading →

January 21, 2006In the Saturday Evening Sessionof Stake Conference for theOak Hills Stake of Provo, Utah Dear Brothers and Sisters: Sister Riddle and I are glad to be home and to make our continuing contribution to the work of the … Continue reading →

Our Savior has said that we should be holy, for He is holy. Holy is a form of the word, “wholly.” What can we do to be holy? Be wholly focused on Him.

24 April 2004 – Oak Hills Stake My Brethren: I count it a great blessing to have the opportunity to speak to you about missionary work. I wish to ask and answer four questions: Number 1. A mission is being … Continue reading →

Messages to the faculty of the College of Religion, Brigham Young University, 1966 No. 1 The following ideas are submitted in the hope that each of us can more completely fill our potential as servants of the Lord in instructing … Continue reading →

Sacrament Meeting Talk-26 May 2002-Oak Hills 5th Ward 1960’s bomb shelter. We must prepare spiritually against the power of Satan. Checklist for the family: You do the following with fasting, prayer and scripture study. 1.   Husband and wife: Unified in … Continue reading →

College of Religious Instruction The Mormon Intellectual     fix WCr date in WCrVol. II, No. 1, 28 February 1968 Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who develop themselves intellectually enjoy the riches of a double heritage. Participation … Continue reading →

19 June 2022, Hillcrest 6th Ward My daughter, Elizabeth, and I moved into this ward a little over three years ago. We are grateful to have been warmly received. My dear wife of 70 years passed away six years ago, … Continue reading →

Be in tune with the Savior: Think out: Work out: Evaluate:

20 January 2001 Brothers and Sisters: I humbly ask an interest in your faith and prayers, that someone might be helped by what I say, and that no one will be harmed. I am speaking to myself as much as … Continue reading →