Thoughts and stories, by Pal

An "extra" today! I wanted to write an entry on "integrity" , and had found notes our son Wayne had sent to us after he had given a talk on "integrity".  When I decided to write I couldn't find them, and did blog # 76.  Then today, in cleaning my desk, I found them !  So I decided to put them in as a new entry, as I really like them.   INTEGRITY (as given in a talk by Wayne M. Eckman – son of Wayne D and Paralee Miles Eckman) Our son, Wayne Miles Eckman, State Farm Agent, and in Tabernacle Choir. "The dictionary defines integrity as “honesty, sincerity, completeness, wholeness, an unimpaired condition.”  It means that one having integrity could be trusted by his every word and his actions would be consistent with his beliefs, even when nobody is watching.  All of us desire that kind of genuine integrity, but occasionally we compromise what is our inner core we know to be true and right.  Thankfully, through the atonement of Christ, we ca...

What is integrity ? That word inspires me, and I have wanted to write about it.  When writing about our pioneers, and ancestors, I feel their integrity.  Our lives are so important in the eternal scheme of things, that we need to live with integrity, so we can truly have happiness in this life, and in the life to come. On December 18, 1835, The Prophet Joseph Smith wrote, "I could pray in my heart that all my brethren were like unto my beloved brother Hyrum, who possesses the mildness of a lamb, and the integrity of a Job, and in short, the meekness and humility of Christ; I love him with that love that is stronger than death".   What a comfort such a brother was to the Prophet who had so many turn against him, both in and out of the Church.   (Italics and bold print added.)                A painting of Joseph, left, and his beloved brother Hyrum. By 1841,the saints had left Missouri because of increasing persecuti...