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Just a thought…

May 23, 2017

“If we are ever to truly be like God, we must lift others, for that is what He does.”Brad Wilcox, “The Law of the Gospel,” BYU-Idaho Education Week address given on August 1, 2015.

The Apricot Tree

May 3, 2017

My reverence for living things began when I was a young girl.I gloried in flowers and birdsong.  Each year, I watched in sacred awe as the trees blossomed and then bore fruit.  It was with this feeling of reverence that, as a preteen, I helped my parents plant a young apricot tree.A few days later […]

Just A Thought…

May 3, 2017

“Always remember, the human heart is tender, and each individual is precious to our Heavenly Father.”-David O. McKay, “The Picture of Love,” Ensign, June 1971.

A Shirt for My Sister

May 3, 2017

When I was eight I fell in love with a shirt.  It was blue and white, with colorful stripes across the front.  I wore it whenever I could. Most of my clothes were plain and cheap, and I was okay with that.  But I sure loved that shirt.  One day the shirt disappeared.  I assumed it […]

Soli Deo Gloria – To God Alone be the Glory

April 20, 2017

On many of Bach’s and some of Handel’s manuscripts are found the initials “S.D.G.”  These letters represent the Latin expression, Soli Deo Gloria, which translates as “Glory to God alone.”  To me, this is a most fitting gesture.  In their music I can often hear the voice of God, and I am moved to glorify Him […]