Empathy is perhaps the most critical of all human emotions. It is what ties us together as partners, teams, organizations, and to our customers. It is the ability to suspend our own interests, opinions, and convictions momentarily and listen long enough to feel what someone else is feeling; to truly understand their interests, opinions, and … Read more
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are encouraged to read the scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon, often. In our weekly Sacrament meetings, we listen to talks on scriptural topics. In Sunday School we discuss sections of scripture that we have (presumably) been studying at home during the prior week. Yet … Read more
If you are charged with protecting the sheep, don’t lie down with the wolves. Anonymous What do the people in these two pictures have in common? The people in their best dress, and on their best behavior, are waiting patiently and politely to go in to General Conference and hear the inspired words of a … Read more
“… there are many gifts, and to every man is given a gift by the Spirit of God. Doctrine and Covenants 46:11 In Sunday School class recently we were divided into groups to discuss different parts of the lesson. My group was assigned to read 1 Corinthians chapter 12, and 1 Corinthians 14:12, and to … Read more
And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? Genesis 4:9 When caught in an infraction, our first human tendency is to make an excuse and/or to blame someone else. As parents we see this in our children and soon realize that … Read more
Look closely at these two photographs. Which picture shows the most people? Yes, the one on the left is Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009. The other is Trump’s inauguration in 2017. Both photos were taken from the top of the Washington Monument at noon on January 20th of their respective years. The pictures were taken … Read more
“Good, as it ripens, becomes continually more different not only from evil but from other good.” C.S. Lewis The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has begun to roll out its “New Approach” to Children and Youth, which will officially begin on January 1. 2020. This new program “is designed to be personalized and … Read more
I was at an outdoor end-of-summer concert when I noticed a friend trying to coax her charming toddler granddaughter to dance with her on the grass in front of the stage. I took a few cute pictures of them with my phone, and sent them to my friend the next day. I got a text … Read more