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Despair and Relief
The long, dark, cold winter night pressed upon the man like a vise. His head was heavy and his thinking clouded like a fog behind his...
Roger Bird
Oct 22, 20222 min read
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Planting Trees
The old man finished and stood up to admire his work. The seedling was now firmly planted in the soil of mother earth. A passing stranger...
Roger Bird
Feb 22, 20222 min read
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We Can Know for Sure
(Ether Chapter 12, Moroni Chapters 7 & 10, Alma Chapter 32) The weathered man bent down and inspected the young sprout. After all these...
Roger Bird
Jan 10, 20222 min read
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Nephi
The leather cords were so tight that his hands and ankles were sore and swollen. He was tied up by his brothers, jealous of the role for...
Roger Bird
Jan 10, 20222 min read
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The Mediator
Inspired by a parable related by Elder Boyd K. Packer in a Conference talk in 1977 See also Alma 42:15 The two men had been friends from...
Roger Bird
Dec 15, 20213 min read
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To Whom Shall We Go?
The Gospel of John 4 and 6 The disciples looked around at each other not knowing what to say. They had just heard a hard doctrine that...
Roger Bird
Dec 8, 20212 min read
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From Fear to Faith
Fear held it’s grip like a vise upon my soul. It faced me from all directions and would not let go. Everywhere I turned from morning to...
Roger Bird
Dec 8, 20212 min read
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Compassion
Compassion: sympathy and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. Inspired by 3 Nephi 17: 6-10 The man sat afar off, not...
Roger Bird
Dec 8, 20212 min read
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He Looked Up
Inspired by the song “He Looked Up” by Michael McLean The angry men gathered around amid the noise and shouts- among themselves they...
Roger Bird
Dec 8, 20212 min read
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The Sermon, Part II
Matthew 5-7 The villager looked up and beheld the Master as He sat and taught - he was hoping to hear the words of eternal life for which...
Roger Bird
Dec 7, 20212 min read
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The Sermon
Matthew 5-7 The villager looked up and beheld the Master as He sat and taught - he was hoping to hear the words of eternal life for which...
Roger Bird
Dec 7, 20212 min read
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I Was. Now I Am
As God looks on me, He sees not only what I once was, but what I can yet be. He does not define me by my past as others may do, only the...
Roger Bird
Dec 6, 20212 min read
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Little Children
He called them ‘little children”, affectionately and with true description, among all the sons of men, these were fortunate to be “the...
Roger Bird
Dec 6, 20212 min read
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It is Well With My Soul
Her life had been turned upside down, everything was now on hold; the tragic and sudden death of a loved-one made her feel so empty and...
Roger Bird
Dec 6, 20212 min read
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God So Loved The World
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have...
Roger Bird
Dec 6, 20212 min read
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Beyond Words
(Farm Boy to Prophet) Some things are so incredible, there are not words to describe or explain- few words will do justice to experiences...
Roger Bird
Dec 3, 20212 min read
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Cheer Up Your Hearts
2 Nephi 10: 23 Those who have the teachings of Jesus, should be the happiest in the land, we should have constant cheer in our hearts and...
Roger Bird
Dec 3, 20215 min read
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Come See
“Go see” and find the babe, Christ the Lord, who lies in a manger, said the angel to the shepherds who were keeping their flock from...
Roger Bird
Dec 3, 20212 min read
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Death and Birth
What does it mean to die, when death is not the end of living? What does it mean to be born, when birth is not the beginning? The word...
Roger Bird
Dec 3, 20212 min read
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Dust in the Wind
The breeze blows where it will, the dust and leaves follow every surging gale. Changing course, going wherever it must the prevailing...
Roger Bird
Dec 3, 20211 min read
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