Divine guidance for the rich and poor alike

Rich people:
Give to the poor or your riches will canker your soul.

Poor people:
Labor with your own hands, don’t lay hold on other people’s goods.

Both rich and poor:
Be satisfied, be pure in your desires, avoid greed, and you will have the “fatness of the earth”.

A man here in Houston was the CEO of a large marketing firm. One of his clients was Michael Jordan and he has pictures and a nice chair Michael gave him. He had a limo take him to work each day. He was rolling in money, wealth, and prestige.

Now he is destitute and has very little. What happened? He says that because he set his heart on the money and was prideful he lost it all.

Something to keep in mind.

- DC 56:16-18

Avoid being deceived

If it doesn’t edify then it isn’t of God. Edify means to uplift, to benefit in a moral or spiritual way.

Ask yourself when you listen to music, view entertainment, and in your education: does this edify? If it doesn’t then it’s not of God and is not going to be of benefit to you.

- DC 50:23

Have a happy marriage

A successful marriage relationship is established by following these two principles:

Accept the other person for who they are, including all the good and bad. Don’t try to change them.

Think more of the other person’s needs and desires than your own.

I believe that if both people live these principles they will have a strong and happy marriage.

- DC 49:15

Marriage is not our's to change

Marriage is ordained by God. Ordained means it was instituted by him, enacted by him, it's his law.

My belief is that since God ordained marriage therefore we don't have any right to change it. Making it different in any way than what God established makes it something else. It's not marriage any more.

Given that God ordained marriage it seems to me that governments should have no business with it. Governments don't tell churches how people should be baptized, for example. If a government wants to recognize unions between people then go for it, but don't call it marriage. Leave that to the churches.

- DC 49:15

Improving our seminary tools

After several years of trying to upgrade the ancient audio/visual equipment at our stake center not succeeding, I've decided to buy the new equipment myself and donate it to the 4 seminary classes (and other classes) taught at the Katy Stake Center. It will cost about $600 and will be given to the church.

If you would like to join me and contribute $20 to the purchase please click here: