• A poem by Kenneth R Hardman, 2023, revised 2026 Introduction: I love harmony. In music, two or more different notes are played or sung creating a pleasing chord, then captured by the ears. In sunlight two or more full spectrum rays branch out and are acted upon by each unique path or journey, then attractively…

  • Why did Jesus teach what seems unnatural and hard for most of us, “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you…” The bible states the reason in part so “that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven…” (Matt. 5:44-45) Was this a rule…

  • Hearing aids blessed the high-tone breadth of what I can hear – The Gospel opens the high traits in what I can see and be In March of this year while serving on Maui. I had this delightful experience. “It was a pleasant Aloha Saturday morning as Joan and I drove from Wailuku to Wailea.…

  • Have you ever had ‘wondrous and glorious thoughts during a time of trial?’ Do you know someone who exercised their agency toward faith or optimism even when their options were limited by others? In the fall of 1951, seven years before I was born, the war raged on in Korea. Dad wrote his Sunday letter…

  • Life is filled with many ‘ones.’ There’s that next ‘one’ beach or bay not yet visited. There’s that personal feeling of one-on-one with God, or even with a loving priesthood leader. There’s the ‘one’ who comes alone to addiction recovery group but still feels Gods love for them, the one. There’s the ‘one’ who lifts…

  • We have witnessed ‘beauty for ashes’ (Isaiah 61:3), growth from despair, power from Jesus Christ. And even though there is sometimes unfortunate relapse, we know that God never gives up but picks us up where we are and helps all move forward if we will. And we have seen that those who keep coming back…

  • Several years ago, while reading, “Experience God’s Love,” by Dale G. Renlund (reference below) my emotions took hold of my pen and marked every page. Anxious to remember his journey and counsel I began writing, and re-writing. Perhaps like a Psalm, it has become my practice, even my method of study, to attempt to embody…

  • I’m so excited for this song to touch you; it is a tender glimpse of my family history. I hope I’ve captured some of the feeling, the emotion as William Clayton in Nauvoo, Illinois writes to William Hardman, a close acquaintance back in England, March 30, 1842. “Dear William, my heart rejoices while I write…

  • My father-in-law was a distinguished genius (in my opinion), curly hair like Einstein but dark, no mustache, full lips and a pleasant expression. As an electrical engineer and communications expert, he knew wavelengths, propagation theories, radar, amplifiers, oscillators, modulators, waveguides, and…well, you get the idea. No kidding! He could transform a farmers field into a…

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