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One of the most popular courses taught at Harvard University is a class called “Positive Psychology.” In essence, the professor teaches how to find...
One of the best gifts parents can give their children is to love each other. When children notice that their parents like being together,...
The recent passing at age 97 of President Gordon B. Hinckley moves us to pay tribute to his remarkable life and leadership. We respectfully...
In the middle of a cold winter it’s difficult to believe that summer’s warmth will ever come. Likewise, when we’re in the midst of...
The immortal words of Oscar Hammerstein inspire us today with their truth: My heart will be blessedWith the sound of music. 1 From the...
At the scene of a disastrous house fire, a television news journalist interviewed a woman who had lost her home and all her belongings....
New beginnings are all around us. They come as the beginning of new days, weeks, months, or even years. With them come opportunities to...
In 1741, swimming in debt and out of favor as a composer, George Frideric Handel accepted a commission for a benefit concert in Dublin,...
Bethlehem seems so far away from much of the world. A relatively small town, not much different from other communities near Jerusalem, Bethlehem is...
“O Holy Night” is one of the most beloved Christmas carols of our time. But most people have never heard the curious story of...
Christmas excitement is so much a part of being a child. Who doesn’t remember counting down the days, eagerly anticipating the big event, asking,...
The greatest story ever told needs no embellishment. It occupies little more than a page of holy writ. It begins with the mundane duty...
The psalms are hymns of praise to God written in poetic style. Their authors lived thousands of years ago in a culture that would...
In September 1620 a determined band of British citizens filed down worn stone stairs to board the Mayflower, moored in Plymouth harbor. The ship...
Inscribed on the coat of arms of the United States Military Academy at West Point is the motto “Duty, Honor, Country.” These three words...
A perennial question echoes down the centuries: Whence happiness? It doesn’t take long to realize what doesn’t make people happy—wealth, possessions, prestige, and intelligence....
More than a hundred years ago, the popular American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox published poetry filled with simple eloquence and uncommon wisdom. She was...
Over 150 years ago, Johannes Brahms began work on his masterpiece, A German Requiem. It premiered in Bremen, Germany, in 1868, one month before...
For years an attentive woman had tended her rose garden, carefully pruning and maintaining her plants exactly the way her family had done for...
Very often, the greatest truths are taught simply. Principles that have the power to resonate in our hearts for generations need no embellishment. And...
In today’s high-speed society, the time-honored virtue of patience is in short supply. We expect patience in others—sometimes impatiently—but we often deny ourselves the...
Our greatest blessings and deepest joys always come from helping others, from opening our hearts to someone in need. Service is evidence of our...
The story is told of an inquisitive widow in 17th-century England who lived next to a man she considered quite eccentric. Each day her...
We are shaped and tempered by our exposure to nature and wildlife—by the opportunity to rub shoulders with the trees. As Wallace Stegner, Pulitzer...
The well-known words of Sam Walter Foss, written more than a hundred years ago, inspire us with their simple eloquence: Let me live in...
We’re all more alike than we are different. We want happiness and health, well-being for our loved ones, contentment, and a sense of security...
In her endearing novel Pride and Prejudice, beloved author Jane Austen writes of a fictional clergyman, “Mr. Collins is a conceited, pompous, narrow-minded, silly...
With so much to worry about these days, it’s easy to feel distressed. In addition to our personal difficulties and disappointments, we read the...
Ancient proverbs remind us that “wisdom is better than rubies” (Proverbs 8:11) and that “wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom” (Proverbs 4:7)....
All through life, we work toward goals, and when we achieve them, we often discover that we’re not done yet. The progress we’ve made...