Thoughts and stories, by Pal

My days are getting busier all the time!  I am on a Church Service Mission, in which I do 8 hours or more a week in the Records Operations Center mission.  It is called V-ROC, as it is done entirely in my home on my own computer, even the training.  But added to that I have had family get togethers, etc. so I will post things that don't take a lot of my time for awhile! June 22, 2017 Our Days Are Numbered  SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Doctrine & Covenants 122:9 ""Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee; for their bounds are set, they cannot pass. Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less; therefore, fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever. " QUOTE OF THE DAY Gordon B. Hinckley "If we would claim to worship and follow the Master, must we not strive to emulate his life of service? None of us may rightly say that his life is his own. ...

I love this story! Elder Holland Shares one Of The Most Remarkable Missionary Stories Of All Time The following is a portion of R. Scott Lloyd’s article posted on DeseretNews.com. Elder Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke on June 27, the fourth day of the 2017 Seminar for New Mission Presidents being held at the Provo Utah Missionary Training Center. His topic was “the Divine Companionship.” Elder Holland closed by relating a story  — being careful to protect the privacy and anonymity of the participants —  of a young man from southern Idaho.  One night the young man stormed out of the house and set off to join an infamous motorcycle gang. He succeeded in that resolve and for 20 years became immersed in a culture “of temptations yielded to and degradations explored,” never contacting his parents, who feared that he was dead. Eventually ending up in Southern California, he one day was sitting on the porch of a rented home when he ...

Wayne, on a July 4th holiday at our son Allen's in Menan, Idaho. Wayne on the left, and Blaine, his twin brother, in the army in 1954, in Europe. This was first written on July 4, 2016.   Tomorrow, July 4th, is the anniversary of two major events in my husband Wayne D Eckman's life! In 1953, he returned home from his 2 and a half year mission to Sweden,  and was awaiting his draft papers to be in the army, during the Korean War period.  In August, the next month, is when Wayne and I were introduced by mutual friends, on a blind date.  My best friend from Dixie High School had married one of his best friends in Murray, Utah.  They picked me up from an old Church in Salt Lake City, I forget which one, where we were attending a family reunion.  We just rode around and they 2 men mostly talked about memories of their high school days, and Wayne's mission.  Wayne said he would write to me, and I told him to write to:  Pal Miles, St. G...

I am also posting another blog today about July 4th I have posted before, which is very significant to me!  This post is from LDS Living. 6 Renditions of Patriotic Songs by LDS Artists That Will Give You Chills by LDS Living Staff  | Jul. 04, 2017 Mormon Life Comments These inspiring renditions of patriotic sons by LDS artists are sure to give you chills and help you remember the  true meaning  of  Independence Day . Happy July 4th, everyone! BONUS: The Piano Guys dedicated this touching rendition of "Bring Him Home" from  Les Miserables  to families who sacrifice to  preserve  freedom. MORE Mormon Life   Alex Boye   Mormon Tabernacle Choir   The Piano Guys   David Archelta   Lexi Walker   Gentri   Patriotism   Holidays   United States