Music & the Spoken Word Library

Concerning Humor – Sunday, August 15, 1943

If you were suddenly to find yourself in a strange and unfamiliar place, and wanted to know whether you had arrived in a blessed land...

You Can’t Go Back – Sunday, August 08, 1943

It is probably that most of us at times cherish the thought that we would like to go back—back to try over—back to enjoy once...

A Lesson in Leadership – Sunday, August 01, 1943

Within the past week we have seen another dramatic evidence of the terrible disaster that can come into the lives of those who follow after...

What is it That Makes a Pioneer? – Sunday, July 25, 1943

The week now closing has seen commemorated once again the entrance of the Pioneers of 1847 into the Basin of the Great Salt Lake and...

Johnny Did It! – Sunday, July 18, 1943

There is a common practice among us that is perhaps as old as human nature— and almost as prevalent. When things go wrong, someone usually...

Something About a Soldier – Sunday, July 11, 1943

Every war of history has given rise to aggravated social problems, and this one is no exception. But the first step toward curing an evil...

Equality – Sunday, July 04, 1943

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that...

War Aims – Sunday, June 27, 1943

Scarcely a day passes but what someone, publicly and in high places, calls for a definition of our war aims. Of course the most frequent...

My Son, Keep Thy Father’s Commandment – Sunday, June 20, 1943

Perhaps the fathers of men have not been as much talked of as the mothers of men, because, in the manner of our living, they...