“Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?” This verse in Job suggests that wisdom and understanding are often found in those who have lived long and wise lives. There was a time when I thought getting older meant losing things — losing beauty, losing energy, losing time. But somewhere…
I have been married for sixty-one-derful years. I married at nineteen and I think I was initially in love with the idea of being in love. Fortunately, I lucked out and married a good man I’ve come to appreciate more and more every day of my life. Being elderly, we now experience the physical challenges…
MY MOTHER GIVING BIRTH TO ME I have a friend who is a well-educated, unassuming person who had a successful dentistry career and worked at least 30 years before retiring. I expected a response to this question with something more profound than these six words. At first, I was surprised, even disappointed, but the more…
I have a new job. It’s pretty basic, nothing of any consequence, something many people could do. Why is this important to me? Why am I putting myself through the effort of qualifying for a job? Why do I want to put myself out there like this? I’ve tried this a couple of times before…
There is much rhetoric these days about the validity of life, and it seems to hinge on ethnicity. I see posts on social media, watch never-ending protests covered by newscasts, and hear the voices all wanting to pledge their support of one race over the other. The political tumult only adds to the fray of…
I had an interesting experience this past Sunday and decided to share it with my philosophical view. I went to a Relief Society class in a different ward than my own. The lesson was taken from a talk by President Eyring and focused on the Plan of Salvation, often referred to as the Plan of…
