At Our Peril

"We ignore the realities of our history at our peril."
"Great things can happen when preparation meets opportunity."
"If you try, if you keep trying, you can punch through."

Backstory - The History of Mormon Film

Choose the Right Way

You cannot bring prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.
You cannot further brotherhood of men by inciting class hatred.
You cannot establish security on borrowed money.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

Rev William JH Boetcker

(Attributed often to Abraham Lincoln but it now seems not by him.)

Present Stories

"Our stories may not be pleasant as they're being lived.  They can in fact be just the opposite, acquiring a warm hue only in retrospect."

Jennifer Senior

Gratitude