The Little Eaglets

Beaming Shaylie. Cheerful Faithy. Elder Truman Jessee.

These are our little eaglets -- Eagles in training. Aren't they precious! The world desperately needs valiant, well-prepared souls to effectively fight the battles of life. Like Pres. Hinckley said once, "Don't muff it!" With the Lord's help I'll do my best to support these little ones and their parents in seeing that they are "firm and undaunted" (Alma 57:19). I hope to see them dwell in the glorious joy of those who keep the commandments with "exactness."

These little ones have to be warned, helped, guided, and protected with fierceness. The spirit of the eagle will allow for nothing less. These precious little souls have been reserved to come forth in these tumultuous last days for very specific reasons, among them due to the fact that they were incredibly valiant in the premortal existence. Billions of people have come and gone on this earth and here comes Shaylie, Faith, and Truman. Why them and why now? Hang around with them for a while and you'll see!

These little ones have to avoid the pitfalls, sins and stupidities of my and your generation. They must! For sure, it costs a lot in time, effort, and money to raise an eagle. It's not convenient to teach and train these little ones. "Sacrifice" means that you go without sleep and forgo many pleasures of life. However, the time, effort, and patience devoted to these little ones will yield incredible joys. The "return on investment" is unquestionably the best that can be had in this life. Moreover, that joy will continue on into the eternities.

The sobering thing is that we have only ONE chance to raise these precious little ones. There is a BIG difference between age 1 and 2; there's a BIG difference between age 5 and 6; a BIG difference between 12 and 13; and so on. You have to plant lots of seeds of the fruits of righteous living continually. These young ones are sharp, perceptive, impressionable, and VERY sensitive. As the twig is bent, so the tree grows.



Here's Paul the Eagle Scout in July 2007.

Eagles and Pansies

This blog is dedicated to promoting heroes. Heroes are Eagles with a capital "E." In the bird kingdom, eagles are the heroes. To call someone an "eagle" is to associate them with being noble, valiant, and courageous. We can learn important lessons from eagles.





To call someone a "pansy" is normally an insult. But then one day I realized something interesting at the Jordan River Temple. The flower beds were planted totally in colorful pansies...and they were flourishing in the snow! They survive all winter long and start blooming early in the spring. That's what you would call "hardy." Pansies endure well. They are growing when all the other flowers have perished. We can learn important lessons from pansies.

Chickens are not eagles. Their purpose is to be your dinner tonight. Although they taste good, to be called a "chicken" is to be called a coward.
A coward is "a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person."






This blog is all about the heroes, the eagles, in my life. They inspire me to shift from my chicken-like, cowardly ways. They motivate me to aspire to more nobler realms.

My sweetheart, Tina, is the nomination for Top Eagle in my life. She proved that to us all last year in her struggle with cancer. Anyone who fights cancer or any other affliction for that matter is an eagle. It takes extraordinary courage.



Before surgery, June 2007

Chemo treatment, November 2007




















On the rebound on the Heber Creeper in Oct. 2007.

Goochin' it up with Paul, Feb. 11, 2008.


Yep, she's pure Eagle all the way, an inspiration to me and many others as well. She is now slowly rebuilding strength. She is working out at the gym at least 3 times a week.