Author Archives: Tom

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  Just for a Moment

  Posted on March 7, 2012 by Tom in Everyday Positivity, Haibun

  I purposely pulled into a parking space on the far side of my office building. It is a beautiful, clear Colorado morning. I can afford a walk before work and there’s a path that leads up and around the back of the property. Part of it winds through pinyon pines and spruce. I find energy […]

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• The Mercies of First Nephi

  Posted on February 19, 2012 by Tom in Gospel Positivity

  The book of First Nephi is a story of a two families being separated from a wicked people and led to a precious and blessed land. These families are shown the merciful hand of the Lord again and again. Despite physical and spiritual weakness, the Lord showed a pattern of mercy to these families that […]

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  The Book of Mormon: A Gift of Many Mercies

  Posted on February 18, 2012 by Tom in Gospel Positivity

  Most members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints are familiar with the verses in the Book of Mormon known as Moroni’s promise. Most of us see these verses as a way to verify that the Book of Mormon is true, that the book is of God. Before Moroni urges us to ask […]

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  The Atonement: An Answer for Anxiety

  Posted on February 8, 2012 by Tom in Gospel Positivity

  Many people’s lives are filled with worry. Some of us wake up in the morning worrying about our troubles, our failings, or at least our task lists. Some of us lay in bed at night, awake for hours, our worries replaying in our minds. But the atonement of Jesus Christ can help us trade worry […]

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  Jump Start

  Posted on December 29, 2011 by Tom in Everyday Positivity

  * * * * * * * * * A few days ago, my son asked me for help in getting his car home from the mall. It’s an old car and was refusing to start.  The car is “Just something to get him through until he joins the Air Force,” he says. So, it’s […]

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  Meek = Weak, Right?

  Posted on December 22, 2011 by Tom in Male Virtue

  * * * * * * * * * I can’t remember when a character in a movie or TV show was portrayed as meek and was shown to be anything other than weak or walked on. As a society, our stories reveal our attitudes, biases, and even our understanding — or lack of understanding. […]

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