Righteousness Has Never Precluded Adversity.

Because Of Jesus Christ, Peace Can Replace Guilt. Healthy Relationships Can Be Restored. Addictions Can Be Overcome.

I Believe The Entertainment Industry Cannot Portray On Film People Gunned Down In Cold Blood, In Living Color, And Not Have It Affect The Attitudes And Thoughts Of Some Of The People Who See It... I Believe That The Desensitizing Effect Of Such Media Abuses On The Hearts And Souls Of Those Who Are Exposed To Them Results In A Partial Fulfillment Of The Savior's Statement That 'because Iniquity Shall Abound, The Love Of Many Shall Wax Cold'.

The One-cylinder Ward Is One In Which The Bishop Handles All The Problems, Makes All The Decisions, Follows Through On All The Assignments, And Faces Every Challenge. Then, Like Any Other Overworked Cylinder, He Starts To Sputter And Behave Erratically. Eventually, He Burns Out Altogether.

It Is Our Homes And Families That Need Reforming In This Increasingly Materialistic And Secular World.

Though This World Has A Way Of Diminishing And Demeaning Men And Women, The Reality Is We Are All Of Royal, Divine Lineage. In That Unprecedented Appearance Of The Father And The Son In The Sacred Grove, The Very First Word Spoken By The Father Of Us All Was The Personal Name Of Joseph. Such Is Our Father's Personal Relationship With Each Of Us. He Knows Our Names And Yearns For Us To Become Worthy To Return To Live With Him.