Category: Writings

Posted on: March 23, 2018 Posted by: barberbell Comments: 0

My Dad as Brigham Young

I had a tender mercy today. I woke up to a rainy spring morning and my mind returned to another rainy spring morning 3 years ago. I was a Young Women’s leader and was really excited about our combined Young Men and Young Women activity. We were going to hike …

Posted on: October 1, 2017 Posted by: barberbell Comments: 0

Jeff’s Funeral Talk – Mental Illness & Suicide

*This talk was given by Cal in 2011 at the funeral of a loved young man from his neighborhood and church congregation. Cal’s outline is shared here with scriptures defined and links added, as the messages seem timely and hopefully can bring hope and perspective for other families. Jeff’s mother …

Posted on: September 20, 2017 Posted by: barberbell Comments: 1

Principles of Life Management

Cal first shared his Principles of Life Management with a group Priests age 16-18 on one of the many campouts he led. The list has been preserved and often referenced by many of those young men and their leaders. That original list, geared towards young men, can be found here. …

Posted on: September 17, 2017 Posted by: barberbell Comments: 0

The Barnes Couple, I met as a boy

Often our hay and straw didn’t last all winter on the dairy I grew up on in Farmington.  We would buy it from local farmers to make it through winter.  One of the places my father took me to get pick up loads of hay and straw was that owned …