Be A Better You!
by Oscar Wild with an assist from Bob Copeland INTRODUCTION Oscar Wilde was a genius. Not in the class of Shakespeare, who stands alone as the best, but certainly a genius. His plays and other writings made him famous and popular in his time, and are still produced and loved today, after more than […]
Bob Copeland © 2002 R C Copeland VivaYo152@aol.com. All rights reserved OPERATING THE BOAT SAFETY FIRST! Check the boat, rig, engine, and sails before operating. Be sure gear is stowed Be sure no loaded line can become a “slingshot” if a block breaks Install the lifebuoy, with MOB pole and light. Discuss how to use […]
D&C 88:119: “… seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.” Boyd K. Packer said, “It takes an extremely good meeting to beat no meeting at all!” Many would cheerfully agree. Teaching, […]
Life is hard. But it is easy to sum it up: Number One: We need to obtain a body. That was not hard. Number Two: We need to obtain a family. The up-line was not hard.[We have to work on the down-line, but those unable to do so in this life are promised they will […]
It is wonderful: Every Easter Sunday, even more than other Sundays, millions gather all over the world to testify of Jesus Christ and his Atonement for us. In the Bible God, through his prophets, has taught us that we are his children—he is the Father of our spirits—and the experience of this life is the […]
– 1 Cor. 13 What is charity? Def. of love from RLT. It requires work. “Random acts of kindness” Single small acts of out-of-the-way kindness spawn additional similar acts No expectations. Self-sustaining, world could soon be filled with them. Examples Begin to do these things, they become a habit. You will feel better and happier […]
– Matt. 6 No longer a safe, secure world, and people are deeply concerned, especially for families If you did not have the Gospel, how would you feel for yourself and your family? Do you think your friends and people you meet recognize a profound need in their lives? “Every member a missionary”: Do you […]
– Matt. 5 What would Jesus teach if here? I think I know! Sermon on the Mount. A complete sermon, by Jesus himself. [Mt. 5:3 and 3N 12:3 etseq.] Read it? Searched? Talmage: Nothing can be compared with it: “No mortal man has ever preached a discourse of its kind!” Contains so much! How possibly […]
– D&C 42 Most things in life, once achieved, seem to lose value; the only exception is relationships, including family and friends. People talk a lot about the “Battle of the Sexes”; it is probably the most universally popular topic and is certainly among the most important. It is not so much a battle as […]
– see Lectures on Faith Most imp. principle in all eternity? First principle of Gospel? 2d most imp? First principle of religion? Joseph Smith said all thingsin heaven and earth are the effect of faith – and nothing else – LoF All creation the result of faith, obedience, charity, salvation. Solomon asked for wisdom; I […]