Eric D. Huntsman Quotes

As I look at my own precious children, I feel, like Joseph, that I have been entrusted with a great treasure. Recognizing that Joseph was a strong, responsible, and loving man who sought and received revelation to care for his family, I am inspired to emulate those qualities. In those moments, the gift I hope to give my Lord that year is to be more like Joseph the Carpenter.

As we commemorate his birth each year in our holiday celebrations, we should remember that our joy in his first coming should prefigure the even greater joy we will feel at his Second Coming.

The story of the cursing of the fig tree is important for us today, for as the Jews of Jesus’ time were accountable for failing to bring forth fruit, so too are we accountable for the fruits we bring forth.