Michelangelo’s Materpiece – August 16, 2009
It was a pity that such a beautiful block of marble would be wasted. It was immense; the size of three men. Artists had eyed...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
The Good in Good-bye – August 09, 2009
On January 5, 2006, mine foreman Martin Toler and 11 fellow miners, trapped in a West Virginia mine, crouched together hoping to escape poisonous gasses...
Pruning Season – August 02, 2009
Gardeners know that pruning is one of the best things you can do for your plants, if it’s done the right way. Plants and trees...
Before Our Journey’s Through – July 26, 2009
Too often we measure success by the outcome: a goal achieved, a task accomplished, a journey completed. But perhaps a better measure of success might...
Eighty Years of Music and the Spoken Word – July 19, 2009
On a hot summer afternoon eight decades ago, a young announcer climbed a ladder in the Tabernacle on Temple Square and spoke into a borrowed...
Life’s Bounty – July 12, 2009
One summer, a woman set off on an adventure to live in a rustic house on an island off the coast of Maine. For several...
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness – July 05, 2009
In 1776, 56 men signed a document that put at risk their “Lives, [their] Fortunes, and [their] sacred Honor.” This document, the Declaration of Independence,...
Goodness Is Its Own Reward – June 28, 2009
We live in a world where awards seem to be freely given and freely received. In fact, sometimes the award becomes such a strong incentive...
For the Beauty of the Earth – June 21, 2009
Nature is often a theater for some of our most meaningful experiences. Many of us can tell of a time when we have been comforted,...