Dear family and friends, The weeks go by tooo fast, for my comfort anyway, although imagine how exhausted we'ld be if they were longer. Recently, we at U.M. had wonderful opportunities to quote some significant jobs to a customer. I had real reason to pray for help and guidance and to reflect on how to expect to receive, recognize and process the answers. Something Brother Richards said before he sealed Maren and Joseph for time and all eternity kept coming into my thoughts. As I recall, he said, "If you want to talk to God, pray. If you want to know His answer, read the scriptures." Long ago the Lord told us that he always reveals his secrets to his servants the prophets [Amos 3:7]. And, on the day His church was organized in this dispensation, April 6, 1830, the Lord admonished us to record and receive the words of his prophet servants "as if from mine own mouth, in all patience and faith" [D&C 21:1-7]. This commandment with its accompanying promises applies to the words of all who have served faithfully in the calling of apostle and prophet in His church since that momentous day. In order to receive the benefits of the words the Lord has spoken to others we must sometimes ponder and invite the Holy Spirit to enlighten us as we seek to do as Nephi did and "liken the scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning" [1 Nephi 19:23]. At other times, speaking from personal experience, the words seem to literally blaze on the page as the answer I prayed for. In either case, as we make time in our busy lives to read daily from the scriptures, including the words of living apostles and prophets, and earnestly strive to apply these teachings in our lives, we will, as Nephi, find that our souls delight in the scriptures [2 Nephi 4:15-16]. And more importantly, we will be blessed, as Father Lehi reminded his children of the promise the Lord had previously made to those privileged to live in this great land, that, "inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments ye shall prosper in the land; and inasmuch as ye will not keep my commandments ye shall be cut off from my presence" [2 Nephi 4:4]. Simply put, this is true. I hope we will choose to seek and accept His guidance and receive His blessings. Love always, near though far, Ken-Dad.