Scones for the Heart: 184 Inspiring Morsels of Wit and Wisdom to Warm Your Soul

by Durrant, George D.

• ISBN13: 9781555175931
• ISBN10: 1555175937
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Cedar Fort

Summary

One of George Durrant's favorite memories is the day his mother cooked a batch of warm, delicious scones-- just for him.His older brothers and their friends had been picking on young George, but their attitudes quickly changed when he brought out the pan of warm scones. Suddenly everyone wanted to be his friend.Of course, we can't all carry around a pan of scones. But we each carry scones of a different sort in our hearts. There are scones of kind words and generous deeds. and the more we give these away, the more scones we seem to have.This book will warm you soul with its wit and wisdom taken from everyday life.

Table of Contents

SCONES FOR THE HEART
The Joy Of Giving And Receiving Scones	1	(1)
Eating Scones at Home With The Family Is Like Being In Heaven	2	(1)
Have A Scone For Everyone	3	(2)
SCONES FOR THE FAMILY
Being With Family Is Better Than Being in Disneyland	5	(2)
No Trip Is Too Long If It Takes You To Your Family	7	(2)
The Best Thing I've Done As Mission President Is To Build My Kids A Swing	9	(1)
Being At An Amusement Park With Your Family Is Church Work	10	(1)
Husband, Father And Priesthood Are The Greatest Honors	10	(1)
No Great Men But Only Great Challenges	11	(1)
I'd Come To The Delivery Room But I'm Reading This Sports Illustrated	12	(1)
President You Are Not As Great As My Father	13	(1)
Fathers Know More Than We Think That They Do	14	(1)
I Wish My Dad Was Crazy	15	(1)
When I Taught My Family I Felt Like A Real Father	15	(3)
Could We Count the Night That We Went To The Temple?	18	(2)
My Father Told Me He Loved Me In His Own Way	20	(1)
A Dad And A Son On A Log	21	(1)
Better To Be Father Than To Be King	22	(1)
Go Forward. Do Your Best. Love Your Family	23	(1)
My Mother Probably Saved My Life	24	(1)
An Angel Or A Mother	25	(1)
Mothers Know How Other Mothers Feel	26	(1)
When Mom Cried I Decided Not to Quit And That Made All The Difference	27	(1)
After Mom Said That, I Never Did It Again	28	(1)
I Knew My Mother Was Right	29	(1)
A Merciful Mother	30	(5)
MARRIAGE SCONES
Both Physical And Spiritual Attraction Make A Good Marriage	35	(2)
Tell Her That You Love Her And Ask Her To Marry You	37	(1)
Then You Will Know	38	(1)
You Won't Starve	39	(1)
Marry Her. She Is A Tough One	40	(1)
It Is Possible To Be Married And To Be Happier Than You Have Ever Dreamed	41	(1)
You've Created The Exact Image Of Your Wife	42	(2)
Of Course He Does Not Understand	44	(1)
He Survived Because Of Sister Mormon	45	(3)
THE SCONES THAT COME FROM THE CHILDREN
Don't Stop Having Children Until You Have Had Your Last One	48	(2)
Be Careful What You Put In The Baby's Crib	50	(1)
The Baby Looks Just Like His Father But Let's Keep Him Anyway	50	(2)
Just Be My Son	52	(1)
How Many Other Guys On The Team Got A Kiss From Their Father Before They Came To Practice?	53	(2)
The Relationship Changed When I Became His Champion Rather Than His Critic	55	(1)
Go To Korea, But While You Are Gone I'll Take Care Of Your Family	56	(3)
Coming Home Made Me Feel Like I Had The Whole World In My Hands	59	(1)
PRIESTHOOD SCONES
My Car Started Better Because It Knew I Was Getting More Authority	60	(2)
Better To Be A Priesthood Man Than A Harvard Man Or A Yale Man	62	(1)
I Didn't Call The Bishop, He Just Came	63	(2)
The Bishop Seemed To Think That I Was The Only One Who Could Give The Closing Prayer	65	(1)
I Want You To Get Active In The Church Because I Want You To Be My Bishop	65	(2)
The Custodian Leads The Superintendent	67	(1)
SCONES OF COMMUNICATION
Now Tell Your Brother What You Just Told Me	68	(1)
The Lord Did Not Bless Our Voices, He Blessed Our Ears	69	(1)
She Asked Me What Was Wrong With Her And I Told Her	70	(2)
The Only Time Your Children Can Talk To You Is When You Are With Them	72	(1)
When We Are Both Resurrected, We'll Play Again And I'll Thrash You	73	(1)
How Are You Doing, Pops?	74	(2)
TEACHING SCONES
What Will I Say?	76	(1)
Someday He Will Get A Great Religion Teacher, And Then He Will Be All Right	76	(1)
I Can Only Play The First Verse	77	(1)
Going To See Your Teachers In Their Offices Can Teach You Things That Can't Be Learned In A Classroom	78	(1)
The Student Teacher Is Entitled To Good Fortune	79	(3)
Helping My Best Teacher Quit Teaching	82	(3)
The Worst Class Becomes The Best	85	(3)
The Message That Stopped In The Heart	88	(2)
Teaching The Cool Ones	90	(4)
A Teacher Who Understood	94	(3)
Mr. Brimhall Recognized Common Sense	97	(2)
MISSIONARY SCONES
You Can't Score Until You Have Served	99	(1)
The Right Time To Go Down The Hall With Your Arm Around A Girl	100	(1)
I Thought That I'd Never Catch Up, But I Did	100	(2)
They Did Not Know That I Was A Dud	102	(1)
Responsible For Your Companion	103	(1)
The Youngest Missionaries Ever	103	(3)
Keeping the Brakes On Going Uphill	106	(1)
We'd Be Great Companions	106	(1)
True Missionary Success	107	(1)
Afraid To Invite For Fear Of Being Rejected	108	(3)
Do Missions Make You More Handsome?	111	(1)
Looking Good	112	(1)
The Changes That Can Come While You Serve Your Mission	113	(1)
Tracting In The Rain	113	(1)
When You are Bold and Open Your Mouth, The Message Will Come	114	(3)
Don't Be Wishy-Washy	117	(1)
It Is Easier To Be Bold When You Know You Are The Lord's Agent	118	(1)
That Is Exactly What We Are Saying	119	(1)
The Most surprising Thing We Will See In Heaven Will Be the Surprised Look On Other People's Faces	120	(1)
My Senior Companion	121	(4)
Arm's Length	125	(1)
Call Me Elder	125	(1)
The Wild Chicken	125	(1)
Love Of Those We Teach	126	(1)
Guided By The Spirit	126	(1)
I Knew That I Would Never See My Mother Alive Again	127	(4)
TESTIMONY SCONES
My Boss Told Me, ``Don't Say The Church Is True.'' But I Couldn't Help Saying So	131	(3)
THE SCONES OF REPENTANCE
The Easy Way Is Not Always The Right Way	134	(1)
When He Came Back, I Swung Him Around Again	134	(1)
I Lied When I Said I Felt Good About Doing Wrong	135	(2)
A ``No Smoking'' Sign Hanging In The Heart	137	(1)
The Wrong Idea Of What Is Phony And What Is Real	138	(1)
Elder Cowley Made Me Want To Be Religious	139	(2)
Staying A Long Way From Sin	141	(1)
If It Is To Be, It Is Up To Me	141	(5)
Church Is Better Than Cleaning Out The Chicken Coops	146	(1)
Dad, I Don't Want To Go Play. I Want To Stay Here With You	147	(3)
Mom, You'll Never Go To Church Alone Again	150	(2)
I Finally Spoke Up, And It Made A Real Difference	152	(1)
The Lord Said, You Go Home And Bless Her	153	(3)
Being Prepared Leads To A Lot Of Work And To A Lot Of Joy	156	(4)
Look At The Sky	160	(1)
Keep Things Level And Square	161	(3)
Just Deciding That Made Me Feel Better	164	(2)
The Christmas That I Remember Best	166	(2)
The Prayer That Brings Immediate Results	168	(2)
SELF ESTEEM SCONES
The Great Race Is To Keep Up With Yourself	170	(1)
The Great Discovery Is To Find Yourself	170	(1)
You Are Still In There	171	(1)
You Are The Best Size Of All	171	(1)
Son, Having You Help Me Is Like Having A Man	172	(1)
Giving Yourself A Big But Inward Hand	172	(2)
The Greatest Lesson That You Taught Me Was That You Remembered My Name	174	(1)
I Still Lie A Little	175	(1)
FAMILY HOME EVENING SCONES
Popcorn Popping In The Front Room	176	(1)
From Now On, Could Mom Teach The Lesson?	176	(1)
To Say All The Good About Mom Would Take All Night	177	(2)
HOLIDAY SCONES
I Hope You Don't Get All the Things That You Want For Christmas	179	(5)
Christmas Alone With The Savior	184	(9)
Better To Give	193	(2)
The Winner Is Father	195	(13)
Over The River And Through The Woods	208	(2)
Grandpa, Are You Awake?	210	(1)
I'd Like To Be That Kind Of Grandfather	211	(3)
TEMPLE SCONES
Father Has Finally Joined the Church	214	(1)
Why Was Your Name and Address In Our San's Pocket When He Died In Vietnam?	215	(1)
They Are Sacred And Are Part Of His Religion	216	(4)
GOSPEL LIVING SCONES
Helping Your Mom Always Pays Off	220	(1)
A Walk Along The River With My Little Dog	220	(2)
A Counter Attack On Bad Language	222	(1)
Unlock Your Heart And Follow Your Feelings	223	(4)
I Think That You Are The Nicest Boy In The Class	227	(2)
Don't Blame The Ref	229	(1)
I've Never Felt Such A Strong Desire To Go To Church	230	(2)
Justice Is Not Always Easy, But It Is Always Right	232	(3)
I Could Tell That She Had Mercy	235	(2)
You Don't Have To Be A Starter To Be A Star	237	(2)
Giving Is Best, But Receiving Is Pretty Good Too	239	(1)
The Girls Couldn't Tell Whether I Was Coming Or Going	240	(1)
Family Histories Are The Most Important Histories	241	(1)
Talking To a Beautiful Bush	241	(1)
God Answers Prayers In His Own Way	242	(1)
I Would Have Missed So Much If God Had Answered My Prayers In The Way That I Desired	242	(1)
Heavenly Father Doesn't Care Who Wins The Game, But He Cares About The Players	243	(1)
What Is Winning Anyway?	244	(1)
When You Find Another Member Of The Church You Feel At Home	245	(1)
My Little Girl's Prayers Made It So I Was Not Scared Anymore	245	(1)
Flying In Makes You More Credible	246	(1)
We Did Not Know Our Brother Was That Smart	246	(2)
Stop Your Meeting On Time	248	(1)
How To Make a Father Happy	248	(1)
What Is Greatness Anyway?	249	(1)
How Long Has It Been Since You Told Your Wife That You Love Her?	249	(2)
What Is In A Name?	251	(1)
Be a Number One Christian	251	(253)
The Mean Sergeant Could Not Call Me Bad Names	253	(1)
Please Send An Angel	254	(2)
Finally The Father Was Comforted	256	(2)
THE SCONES OF SACRIFICE AND SERVICE
I Finally Got a Trend of Thought For My Upcoming Talk On Service	258	(1)
We Did Not Have A New Couch, But Neither Did We Have Another Debt	258	(1)
If You Don't Have The Money You Can Say No	259	(1)
I Can Carry More	260	(1)
The Children Will Make The Same Calculations On Tithing That The Father Made	261	(1)
Like Unto Tithing	262	(2)
A Kiss Is Worth More Than Money	264	(1)
When You've Sat On The Bench You Know How Others Feel	265	(1)
That Thine Alms May Be In Secret	266