Music & the Spoken Word Library

Simplicity – November 25, 1984

Henry David Thoreau once observed that our lives are often frittered away by detail. He advised us to simplify! Simplify!

The History Lecture – Thanksgiving – Sunday, November 18, 1984

Today, a history lesson of ten thousand years we study; of the species called man we learn; with laws, customs, arts, traditions we become acquainted...

The Lord Also Listens – Sunday, November 11, 1984

Listening has always been one of the most important aspects of mankind's communication. Even the Savior made reference to it. "He that hath ears to...

The Greatest of All Miracles – Sunday, November 04, 1984

Poet Robert Browning once wrote, "A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for."

The Fourth Commandment – Sunday, October 28, 1984

One of the more interesting and important aspects of the Ten Commandments is that they are as valid today as they were when Moses came...

Youth and Age – Sunday, October 21, 1984

George Eliot once observed that we would never have loved the earth so much if we had not first been children here. It was then...

Asking the Right Questions – Sunday, October 14, 1984

Often in life we're concerned with giving or getting the right answer. But we must also be cognizant of the right question.

The Burden of Modern Civilization – Sunday, October 07, 1984

The burden of modern civilization is not, as many have supposed, that wealth is ill-distributed, or that social welfare has been neglected. It is rather...

Finding Contentment – Sunday, September 30, 1984

In “The Prayer Perfect,” just sung by the Choir, the supplicant asks the Lord to share with all the needy his own vast treasure of...