True Principles Applied Bring Success & Happiness

I first listened to this devotional talk at Ricks College in 1991. It is a perennial favorite of mine.

"True Principles Applied Bring Success & Happiness", 5 Mar 1991, Ed J. Pinegar, Former President of the MTC
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He talks here about how gratitude is the key to desire.

He talks about how faith is a principle of belief, action and power.

Faith is the first, great governing principle of this earth life. Faith is the power by which it was created. Faith is the moving cause of all action. Faith has three degrees, that of belief, that of action and that of power. The prophet Joseph Smith taught back in the school of the prophets in 1832 (First Lecture on Faith). 

From his obituary 

Ed Jolley Pinegar peacefully passed away on August 18, 2020 with his sweetheart, Pat, by his side.  He was born in Provo, Utah on February 12, 1935 to James Emery Pinegar and Effie Jolley Pinegar.  Ed will be remembered as a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, and as a teacher, speaker, author, dentist, and friend.  His life was filled with service - praising, inspiring, and encouraging others (PIE) with humor and love.

Ed was raised in Edgemont, Spanish Fork and Provo, Utah.  He graduated from BYU Elementary Training School and BY High School.  He excelled in athletics playing football, basketball, baseball, and tennis.  He attended BYU on a tennis and basketball scholarship playing for the legendary Coach Stan Watts.  In 1956, he graduated from BYU with a degree in chemistry and mathematics.  He married his college sweetheart, Patricia Peterson, March 28, 1956 in the Salt Lake Temple.  They recently celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary.

Ed attended dental school at the University of Southern California and graduated in 1961.  While attending dental school, he taught early morning seminary to high school students.  He began his dental practice in Provo, Utah.  After one year, he was asked to put his practice aside and serve as a Captain in the United States Army between 1962 and 1964.  Upon returning to Provo to restart his dental practice, he again taught early morning seminary for 3 years and then taught the Book of Mormon, Gospel Principles and Practices, and other religion classes part-time at BYU for 19 years.  He retired in 2000 from the faculty at the Orem Institute of Religion at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

Ed served in many capacities as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  He served as Bishop (twice) and Stake President.  He also served with Pat as President of the England London South Mission (1985-88), President of the Provo Missionary Training Center (1988-90), full-time missionaries to the church historical sites in the Rochester New York Mission, and as President and Matron of the Manti Temple (2009-12).  His last calling was as a greeter in the Suncrest 10th ward.  He was the author of over 60 books and audio recordings of which many were on missionary work.  

The joy of Ed’s life was his family.  He loved his sweetheart, Pat, an angel wife and mother.  They are the parents of eight children – Karie Bushnell (Bruce), Steve Pinegar, Kelly Hagemeyer (Dale), Kristi Gubler (Ross), Brett Pinegar (Susan), Cory Pinegar (who preceded him in death in 1986), Traci Magleby (Hans), and Tricia Skousen (Jeff).  He has 38 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, and 5 on the way.