Category: Poems

The peaks of the great divide. Majestically they stand Sentinels of chiseled rock. Kings over all the land They’ve watched the generations. From glen to mountain high Tame the valley and the glade. To...

I didn’t learn to paint – but how to hold a brush To fill a hole and sand a ridge and not be in a rush And soon enough – I could paint ……………………………………………………………………………………………….....

While in those peaceful quiet moments When my thoughts freely fall without restraints A tranquil picture will come into view Of Nauvoo the home of the Latter Day Saints ………………………………………………………………………………….. An image of growth...

What myst’ry veils the sacrifice that transpired in that holy place Sacred darkness shrouds the garden and the suffering sore that won our grace …………………………………………………………………………… Public mocking and ridicule followed by the call to...

The doubts and fears and troubled days Keep heavens bliss beyond our gaze Our daily toils and earthly cares Are carried off on Sabbath prayers …………………………………………………………………………… Reason and thought can’t show the way Truth...

To be born of water, and of the Spirit too To mourn with those who mourn, do all that we can do To make our neighbor’s load a burden as our own To comfort...

Sacred hymns raise our hearts to thee Emblems prepared in reverence One speaks for all on bended knee One speaks for all on bended knee Uniting Prayers – no variance ……………………………………………………………….. We seek thy...

We’re thankful Lord for this Sabbath day We humbly fast with a broken heart We trust thee Lord and thy perfect way We meekly bow and pledge thee our part …………………………………………………………………………… I pray not...

We are each a pioneer seeking simple truth The queries of our journey pondered from our youth Our weakened weary limbs endure the thorny way The threat of gloomy skies conceals the brighter day...

As trav’lers on this dusty sojourn Where temptation lurks at ev’ry turn The murky darkness nurtures all doubt Perils define our treacherous bout ………………………………………………………………………… Scaling the fortress drawn by God’s light Our spirits heartened...