April 16th, 2026 
Scott 
TheDisicpleMD Joseph Fielding McConkie gave a talk entitled, “Finding Answers,” at a devotional in 2006. In his talk he told a story. The story centered around a young man who had a very difficult problem. He did not know what to do, so he visited with his bishop. The bishop listened carefully and thoughtfully. He […]
April 2nd, 2026 Scott
TheDiscipleMD A number of years ago I was in a priesthood leadership meeting. That particular meeting we had invited a representative of the physical facilities to address us on how we could help teach the members of the church on how to properly treat and maintain our buildings. The gentlemen who came to speak to […]
March 16th, 2026 Scott
TheDiscipleMD Having been born and raised in the Washington, D.C., area, I was privy to the building and dedication of one of my religion’s temples. As you round the Washington Beltway, it still stands majestically above the trees and looks like something out of the land of Oz. More times than I can remember, someone […]
January 27th, 2026 Scott
TheDiscipleMD A DEFINING MOMENT SHARED BY A FATHER WITH HIS SON- My assistant coach tapped me on the shoulder and said, “Your son is crying out on the mound.” I turned and looked out to see my eight-year-old son, my star pitcher, with baseball in hand and tears coming down his face. As the head […]
January 14th, 2026 Scott
TheDisicpleMD I waited too long at the school playground. I was having so much fun…so I soiled my pants before I could make it to safety. Now I sat stranded in the boys’ lavatory in a bit of (excuse the pun) mess! What was I going to do now? I pondered my situation, but couldn’t […]
January 7th, 2026 Scott
TheDiscipleMD Albert Pine once said: “What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” Each of us will brush up against others during our sojourn here on earth. Almost all who come to this earth leave footprints, some soft and small, others large and […]
December 23rd, 2025 Scott
TheDiscipleMD A number of years ago I was preparing to teach an early morning religious class for our youth. It was centered on the gift of “spikenard” that Mary used to anoint the head and feet of the Savior just prior to his death. The lesson asked the instructor to bring to class a memorable […]
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December 18th, 2025 Scott
TheDiscipleMD Who hasn’t heard, or read, or seen a rendition of Myra Welch’s “Touch of the Master’s Hand”. It reads: T’was battered and scarred, and the auctioneer Thought it scarcely worth his while To waste much time on the old violin, But held it up with a smile. “What am I bidden, good folks,” he […]
