Thoughts and stories, by Pal

  I love stories of how inspired our prophets are -- and have been in the past! President Heber J. Grant was the prophet when I was a child!  He is the first one I remember hearing about while he was alive.   What happened when President Heber J. Grant felt prompted to call a “comparative stranger” instead of a close friend to be an Apostle by Dennis B. Horne, Contributor  | Aug. 24, 2021 Editor’s note: The following excerpt comes from a book about special witnesses of Jesus Christ. You can read this chapter in its entirety at  truthwillprevail.xyz  as well as other chapters as they are posted. This excerpt is republished here with permission. In 1919 a flu pandemic swept the world, killing many millions. It forced the Church to shut down its temples and meetinghouses and all public gatherings for months. President Joseph F. Smith himself had become incrementally ill for some time before that and had been largely confined to his room. Few church members and...

  Another great article from Meridian Magazine.  We all can use this counsel! Creating a Family Culture of Self-Reliance By  Carolyn Nicolaysen  · September 1, 2021 “Preparedness, when properly pursued, is a way of life, not a sudden, spectacular program. We could refer to all the components of personal and family preparedness, not in relation to holocaust or disaster, but in cultivating a life-style that is on a day-to-day basis its own reward.” –Spencer W. Kimball September is National Emergency Preparedness Month in the United States. What a perfect time to recommit and create a culture that will bring peace now and for generations to come. A successful self-reliance program is all about creating a mindset, making preparing something the family does without even thinking about it; a family culture. Family culture is the combination of a family’s habits, traditions, goals, values, beliefs, and choices. Your family may have a family culture of service. When any fami...

  I just read this story in the Deseret News that I get on the internet.  It brought tears to my eyes, as it will any of you who will read it.  The man in the story passed away this year on August 9, 2021, an 86 year old man! A Latter-day Saint behind enemy lines: The untold story of the man who spied on East Germany By  Heather Moore     Aug 29, 2021, 10:40pm MDT Share this story All sharing options Barbed wire and soldiers of the East German army block the border between East and West Berlin at Zimmerstrassen, Aug. 13, 1961.   Associated Press Several months into serving in West Germany, Bob Inama was called into Major Taggett’s office. “Sit down, Bob,” Taggett said. This was the red flag. Major Taggett, an officer, had addressed Bob by his first name. That never happened. Bob was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1959. He put his schooling and career plans of attending George Washington University, and becoming a lawyer, on hold. A returned missionary f...