151. CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES ! Gaining wisdom, both sacred and secular knowledge.
I love wise sayings, and I love reading the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. To truly understand life, people, and above all the Gospel, includes an understanding of truth -- human nature, and God's dealings with us. I'm sure it involves much more also. Tonight, we have another dear grandchild, this time our grandson Jacob (Jake) Lieske, graduating from Snow Canyon High School. Then he will continue to work on his preparation for his mission, and entering the Provo MTC on August 13, 2014, to learn Indonesian, and go to Indonesia on an LDS mission. I remember both Wayne and I telling young people about age 18, that in the next 10 years they would be making decisions that would affect the rest of their lives, and also eternity. -- Mission or not?, marriage, choice of a profession, etc. etc. These are truly crucial ages to make wise choices. Some unwise choices will steer them away from happiness and peace, and often, unless quickly corrected, they ma