WhiteBinder.org site syndication http://whitebinder.org Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:01:20 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://whitebinder.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://whitebinder.org WhiteBinder.org site syndication http://whitebinder.org/content/view/141/48/ This is an open letter to Derek: 10 things not to do on a mission, that I did do on mine. To the relief of many—and disappointment of others—I won’t include winking at women or sampling the local wines, though some might say the mistakes I made were just as grave. 1. Don’t think you represent a country when you represent a Kingdom. Talks and Stories - Stories - General Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:47:56 +0100 http://whitebinder.org/content/view/140/48/ When I interviewed this elder, I asked him how he was doing financially. His eyes clouded up, and he said was really trying, but his folks weren’t sending him quite enough. He said, “President, I haven’t been wasting. I haven’t eaten anything for three days, trying to cut back.” Then he said, “Even my little sister is helping. She received a one-dollar bill for her birthday, and she put it in an envelope and sent it to me because she thought I needed it more than she did.” Then he wept openly. Talks and Stories - Talks by Church Leaders Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:43:50 +0100 http://whitebinder.org/content/view/139/48/ Tonight I speak for all Americans in expressing our gratitude to the Mormon people - for their pioneer spirit, their devotion to culture and learning, their example of industry and self-reliance. But I am particularly in their debt tonight for their successful battle to make religious liberty a living reality… Talks and Stories - Stories - General Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:44:13 +0100 http://whitebinder.org/content/view/138/48/ “She was a pretty woman,” he said, “with six children and another on the way. She was always saying, ‘I’m going to pay you soon, when my husband gets a second job.’ I believed her. What a fool I was! I thought I was doing a good thing, but I’ve learned my lesson. I’ve been had!” Talks and Stories - Stories - General Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:46:37 +0100 http://whitebinder.org/content/view/137/48/ Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stood by the window and looked out dully at a gray cat walking a gray fence in a gray backyard. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present. Talks and Stories - Stories - General Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:05:40 +0100 http://whitebinder.org/content/view/133/48/ He was a little taller than my waist and very dark skinned. He was also thin as a bone. I noticed that his little arm was only about as big around as my thumb. My heart went out to him and I gave him another 10 rupees which he gladly accepted with a smile then caught my eye and motioned for me to look at his feet. I was shocked... Talks and Stories - Stories - General Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:34:58 +0100 http://whitebinder.org/content/view/132/49/ At the request of Mr. John Wentworth, Editor, and Proprietor of the “Chicago Democrat,” I have written the following sketch of the rise, progress, persecution, and faith of the Latter-day Saints, of which I have the honor, under God, of being the founder. … all that I shall ask at his hands is that he publish the account entire, ungarnished, and without misrepresentation. Church History - Joseph Smith Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:24:29 +0100 http://whitebinder.org/content/view/131/49/ I remember the churchman saying, in a very solemn and impressive tone, that the very influence the boy carried was the danger they feared for the coming generation, that not only the young men, but all who came in contact with him, would follow him, and he must be put down. Church History - Joseph Smith Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:17:36 +0100 http://whitebinder.org/content/view/130/49/ May it please the court and gentlemen of the jury, my brother attorney on the other side has charged me with connection with Joseph Smith and the golden Bible. The responsibility has been placed upon me, and I cannot escape reply. Church History - Joseph Smith Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:14:48 +0100 http://whitebinder.org/content/view/12/48/ Several weeks ago the impression came to me strongly that I was to deliver to the members of the wards in the stake an explicit message about the meaning of the covenant we undertake in connection with temple marriage. At one time, I proposed within myself to put it off until Fall Semester when I thought it would be more appropriate, as more members would likely be present. However, it was made clear to me that no postponement was in order. Talks and Stories - Talks by Church Leaders Mon, 03 Jul 2006 03:59:23 +0100