It is a simple mathematical and logical proof that the lesser of two evils is still evil. If this seems doubtful to you, consider this illustration of the concept from the movie “Master and Commander, the Far Side of the World”, where the lesser of two weevils is, most obviously, still a weevil. One...
Read more →Tragedies abound. The inhumanity of men and women is broadcast continuously on the television, radio, and internet. Wars and rumors of wars (Mormon 8:30-31; D&C 45:26-27) are heard. Torture. Brutality. Violence. Horror. Pestilence. Famine. Sickness. Death. Where in all this unspeakable suffering is the presence of God? Where is any semblance of fair play...
Read more →The Boy Scout program is promoting a new “Messengers of Peace” initiative consisting of three dimensions of peace: personal (harmony, justice, and equality), community (opposition to violence or hostility), and peace between man and its environment (social and economic welfare, relationship with the environment). Consider these three aspects of peace. In today’s world of...
Read more →A sense of direction can be quite handy. It can keep you out of trouble in the mountains; it can prevent you from becoming lost, and it can help you return home safely. Direction can be determined by reference to the sun, moon, or stars. A lodestone, sunstone, or compass, have been historically used...
Read more →Some of the most intense spiritual experiences I have felt, the joy of the spirit, have come while listening to, or singing, the songs of the restoration and other songs of Christ. Recently for example, Ye Elders of Israel filled my heart with such longing for Zion. “O Babylon, O Babylon we bid you...
Read more →Mormon 8:35 Behold, I speak unto you as if ye were present, and yet ye are not. But behold, Jesus Christ hath shown you unto me, and I know your doing. Ether 8:23 Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye...
Read more →“Home can literally become a house of glory. Memories of early childhood can become significant in our daily lives…. My brothers and sisters, if you will make your home a house of prayer and fasting, faith, learning and glory, and order, it can become a house of God. If you build your homes on...
Read more →D&C 6:32 Verily, verily, I say unto you, as I said unto my disciples, where two or three are gathered together in my name, as touching one thing, behold, there will I be in the midst of them—even so am I in the midst of you. 34 … Fear not, little flock; do good;...
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