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Joseph A. Cannon has had a life-long appreciation for words and their meanings. As a descendant of pioneer-era journalists, he has been a voracious reader for as long as he can remember.

After careers in law, government, business and politcs, he currently works as the editor of the Deseret News, where he is immersed in words all day, every day. So it is no wonder that he now writes a weekly column about -- what else? -- words.

You can reach him via e-mail at cannon@desnews.com.

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Thursday – Nov 19, 2009
"That every man may act in doctrine and principle pertaining to futurity, according to the moral agency which I have given unto him." (Doctrine and Covenants 101:78)

Thursday – Nov 12, 2009
Fidelity is "the quality of being faithful; faithfulness, loyalty, unswerving allegiance to a person or party."

Thursday – Nov 5, 2009
"Remember, to be carnally-minded is death, and to be spiritually-minded is life eternal." (2 Nephi 9:39)

Thursday – Oct 29, 2009
Third part on the word "humility." "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time." (1 Peter 5:6)

Thursday – Oct 22, 2009
Humility is the most elusive virtue, exactly because its opposite vice, pride, is the mother of all sins and the easiest to commit.

Thursday – Oct 15, 2009
"(Unless they) consider themselves fools before God, and come down in the depths of humility, he will not open unto them." (2 Nephi 9:42)

Thursday – Oct 8, 2009
"Blessed is my servant Hyrum Smith; for I, the Lord, love him because of the integrity of his heart." (Doctrine and Covenants 124:15)

Thursday – Oct 1, 2009
To be reconciled is to be restored to friendly relations after estrangement. It also has "reference to the restoration of humanity to God through the incarnation and sacrifice of Christ."

Thursday – Sep 24, 2009
"Seek the face of the Lord always, that in patience ye may possess your souls." (Doctrine and Covenants 101:38)

Thursday – Sep 17, 2009
"Love your enemies." (Matthew 5:44)



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