by Derek Nelson | Nov 24, 2015 | Family Wisdom
What does it mean to have twins?Some think, double cribs, double car seats, double trouble, double the bill, double the effort, double diapers, double effort, double the pain, and more. All of these things seem to have a negative connotations. Where things are hard...
by Derek Nelson | Nov 19, 2015 | Family Wisdom
So I have not had the time to devote to this blog but now I feel I need to be more diligent. I have had a lot of things change in our lives. We have the two boys and now we are expecting two more. At this time we are expecting twin boys. We are very excited. At the...
by Derek Nelson | Dec 9, 2013 | Family Wisdom
Well I guess I have need to learn to post more frequently on this blog. From the last time I posted we have one more child and we have been so blessed to have such wonderful boys in our family. Things just can’t be better. I have often wondered what it was like...
by Derek Nelson | Dec 20, 2011 | Far Reaching Thoughts
The reaches of infinity are so close. I feel that we can understand the world around us so much better when we understand the finite of infinite.When you read this take a moment to clear your mind and begin to see farther than you ever have.Read. (Download the...
by Derek Nelson | Sep 18, 2011 | Far Reaching Thoughts
You can see that there are dimensions in the world.There are zero dimensional things. such as a dot on a number line.Or you can have a line. This is a one dimensional item. Where the line is the dimension.You can even have a square or triangle. This is two...
by Derek Nelson | Jul 17, 2011 | Far Reaching Thoughts
Ok I have been studding the New Testament in my online college course and I read something that confused me. This is what I read, So in the student manual it reads, “Salvation for the dead is limited expressly to those who do not have opportunity in this life to...
by Derek Nelson | Jul 9, 2011 | Far Reaching Thoughts
Read 3 John 1:1–11. Write a brief comparison between the actions of Gaius and Diotrephes. Read the institute student manual Points to Ponder section, “Disobedience to Priesthood Authority” (p. 441). List some of the results that come to those who criticize the leaders...
by Derek Nelson | Jul 2, 2011 | Far Reaching Thoughts
Peter 1:1–9; 2:12, 15, 20–25; 3:11–16; 4:12–19What if someone says that “Life isn’t fair. Why do I have to have so many trials? I’m tired of being ridiculed by those who do not keep the commandments.” We then can go to the scriptures that are mentioned above and we...
by Derek Nelson | Jun 25, 2011 | Far Reaching Thoughts
Hebrews 13How should we treat strangers and those “in bonds”?We should continue to love those people we should entertain strangers, we have no idea if they are an angel in disguise or not. When I think of entertaining someone I think of caring for them loving them...
by Derek Nelson | Jun 19, 2011 | Far Reaching Thoughts
I was given an opportunity to visit the House of the Lord at a very interesting time. As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and as non members we know that the Temples are very clean and literally spotless. I find that every time I go there to...
