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  This was first published in the Deseret News in 2012.  It is great for thinking about what we want to set as New Year's Goals.  There also is an article by Elder John A. Widtsoe when he was President of the University of Utah.  I am putting that also at the end of this article.  This may seem long, and you can take whatever time you need, or come back and read it later.  It is well worth the read! Setting goals: Advice from Elder John A. Widtsoe still relevant more than a century later By  Deseret News     Jan 2, 2012, 5:00am MST Caresa Alexander Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window) Share this on Twitter (opens in new window) All sharing options Members of the BYU Board of Trustees on commencement day 1933. From (L to R) BYU President, Dr. Franklin S. Harris, Church President, Heber J. Grant, Church counselor Anthony W. Ivins, Senator and Member of the Council of Twelve, Reed Smoot, David O. McKay, later P...

This gives us new thoughts as to what we allow our eyes to see.  Good thoughts! I Made a Covenant with Mine Eyes By Ted Gibbons  · January 5, 2016 No Wicked Thing “I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes . . . it shall not cleave to me” (Psalms 101:3). I found this verse one day as I read and pondered the book of Psalms. I read it again and again while I reflected on the young men and women I work with in my church calling who are struggling with the curse of pornography. David wrote Psalm 101, almost certainly in the years after his encounter with Bathsheba, when a walk on the roof and an inadvertent glance allowed his eyes to rest and remain where they ought not to have rested. David’s Eyes and Job’s Eyes David knew as well as anyone the consuming calamity that can come when we settle our eyes in places that can nurture wickedness. He wrote of his resolve as he looked back through the magnifying lens of experience, “I will set no wicke...

I enjoyed this article in Meridian Magazine today, and I thought it could relate to acting on our good intentions as far as New Year's resolutions are concerned also.  If we have anyone in a care center that we have thought of visiting, or even calling on the phone, let's do it today, before the New Year 2014 begins! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL YOU DEAR PEOPLE, AND BE SAFE TONIGHT!  WE WILL BE PLAYING GAMES HERE FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE AT OUR HOME IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH -- IF YOU LIVE CLOSE AND DON'T HAVE PLANS, CALL US, AND INVITE YOURSELF!      Home     LDS Church     Personal Voice    Acting On Good Intentions Tuesday, December 31 2013 Acting On Good Intentions By Daris Howard Comment on Article My dad used to say that good intentions are never enough; they must be acted upon. Still, I find myself too often with good intentions which I don’t follow through on. That was wha...