[…] our minds “nourished and invisibly repaired” when “depressed by false opinion and contentious thought,” or caught up in “trivial occupations” (The Prelude, 12:208-215). The imprints of Gene that live on in me most certainly have […]
[…] him and for him. When I asked Eugene why he had defended practically everyone else in the world but himself, he re sponded simply, “I can’t. I cannot take a stand against those I […]
[…] human cost. For both my and my wife’s families there was no relative killed or wounded in World War II. The same may be written for war veterans of my Cedar Valley home. Hunting […]
[…] re ally perfectly natural. The point is that the Magic Theory asserts that baptism affects the natural world directly and thereby attains its effectiveness. This is different than the Psychological Theory that asserts that […]
[…] for the dead), and beliefs that deceased Latter-day Saints were engaged in missionary activity in the spirit world. The significance of all this is that Mormonism affords a sense of transcendence over death “at […]
[…] “What’s a testimony?” she asked. “It’s a witness that you have had a message from the other world. Mark my word. Carol has had a big one.” “They both seem like awfully decent people,” […]
[…] over post-retreat remembrances, I hear the hopeful voices of women who aren’t necessarily trying to change the world or the world of the church, but are trying very hard to find ways to live […]
[…] average of 250 missionaries— 35 of us women—we were probably one of the largest missions in the world in 1977 and where baptisms among the Catholic French-speaking people were rare. For the majority of […]
[…] had last spoken to her. I secretly envied those with real grief. I was jealous of that world-worn, gray-lined look. The crying, pale face showed up grieving in my mirror when my Grandfather Nielson […]
[…] headline: TERRORISTS BOMB AMERICA! The driver, hoping to have been the one to reveal such rare, exciting news, monitored Leila’s face as she read of horrific events involving hijacked planes used as deadly missiles. […]