Small and Simple Things

On May 27, 2015, I was boarding a bus with my good friend Gregory Barker. We were starting a journey that would begin with an 18 hour bus ride. We were joined by 34 strangers who were filing onto the bus where we would be riding and sleeping that night. I boarded that bus not recognizing yet recognizing that I was missing something. I didn't realize that I was missing it until we arrived at our destination the next day. On Thursday, we arrived at our first site in Kansas City, Missouri. It is a beautiful temple and it was great to walk around the temple and enjoy of the spirit that you can feel on temple grounds. Directly after, we went to the Community of Christ temple (a dissension of the LDS church) in Independence and it was a beautiful building. Speaking with Gregory, it was interesting that we both noticed the lack of meaning and symbolism within the building. Our next stop on the tour was Liberty Jail. This was a place of great suffering, butt along with suffering came

The declaration of the United States of America states that all men are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Men have pursued happiness since the beginning of time in a variety of ways. Psychologists and others who study human nature brew up theories trying to discover how to live a happy life. Should there not be an answer that applies to all? If there is a universal answer to this question, would it not be the most important information we could possibly share with others? The pursuit of happiness ends when one discovers, and patterns their life after the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The gospel of Jesus Christ has been around since the beginning of time. The first two humans to walk the earth were taught the Gospel by heavenly hosts. Adam and Eve lived the gospel and were blessed. Since Adam and Eve, God has called prophets to preach and remind each of us where peace and happiness ca