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One of the more annoying things about belief in a religion is the devout’s attempt to format history or the culture to fit with a belief system. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard how many advancements the world has experienced since 1830, the founding of the LDS Church. (For some reason the bad stuff, Nazis, hard-core pornography … are never blamed on the restoration of the Gospel…) Conversely, it is refreshing to learn how Gospel principles are found as ingredients — with many, many neighbors, religious and secular — for historical events worthy of respect and emulation, past and present.
As we have been learning about President Howard W. Hunter this year in Priesthood and Relief Society, we have mostly gotten to know about him as an adult—a leader of the Church with profound ideas and a strong testimony. But what was he like as a child? The journal he left as a 10-year-old gives some fun, unique insights into the boy who became a prophet. Here are just a few:
Having been born into a family void of religious instruction, I didn't know the love of my Father in Heaven and his keen awareness of me a young man. This knowledge came as a result of joining the Army as an 18 year old, fresh out of high school.
On Monday, the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles excommunicateda member of the Quorum of the Seventy. Those who remember him as their mission president had beautiful messages to share.
I don't know if it's a widespread thing, but when I was a Mia Maid, I made a wedding time capsule.
While it's often easier to categorize things in terms of checklists and rules, the simple truth is that living truth isn't that simple. Here's an interesting blog that shows some of the lists we typically think of as Mormons, but it's also important to remember that we live in a world outside lists. Instead, we should think of how we can grow closer to our Savior and Heavenly Father at every turn.
Former NBA player Shawn Bradley isn’t letting his new life as a quadriplegic keep him from finding joy.