Category: Sports

“Only faith that He suffered for our sakes will help us endure to the end.”

November 4, 2021

In 1952, Florence Chadwick attempted something no woman had attempted before: swimming the Catalina Channel. It was cold and extremely foggy the whole time she was in the water. She could barely even see the support boats swimming beside her. Fifteen hours in, she decided to quit. She went to get into the support boat, … More “Only faith that He suffered for our sakes will help us endure to the end.”

“When we work together in love and unity, we can expect Heaven’s help.”

June 13, 2021

The river was dangerous and the weather was stifling as Joseph and some elders traveled down the Mississippi River coming back from Independence. Some elders were quick to place blame and tensions soon ran high. A few men were so angry with the situation that they refused to paddle.  Consequently, during a particularly dangerous river … More “When we work together in love and unity, we can expect Heaven’s help.”

“Let us not give up. Let us be true to our covenants.”

April 29, 2021

I was mostly a short-distance runner in high school track. But since one of my events was the 1500m, I would occasionally run with the distance team. My least favorite practices BY FAR were when the distance coach would have us run laps without telling us the number of laps we were going to run … More “Let us not give up. Let us be true to our covenants.”

“In order to have a healed and faithful heart, we must first allow it to break before the Lord.”

January 23, 2021

There was once a man out playing catch. His glove was so broken-in that it could almost make the catch on its own without him doing much of anything. The man realized that maybe having broken heart is more about having a broken-in heart. A broken heart can seem non-functional. But with a broken-in heart … More “In order to have a healed and faithful heart, we must first allow it to break before the Lord.”

“It is easier to prepare and prevent than to repair and repent.”

December 30, 2020

There was once a young man who made his high school football team, but barely…he was the fourth of four quarterbacks. On the last game of the season, he was resigned to the fact that he would never enter a game, and so he took his shoes off on the bench, wrapped himself in a … More “It is easier to prepare and prevent than to repair and repent.”