- As we stand on the summit of these years and look back, we must never feel arrogant or proud, but we can feel humbly grateful for what has been accomplished in a variety of undertakings.
- Anyone, anywhere, could read in the Book of Mormon and receive inspiration.
- "They [the Nephites] were not fighting for monarchy nor power but they were fighting for their homes and their liberties, their wives and their children, and their all, yea, for their rites of worship and their church.
- "And they were doing that which they felt was the duty which they owed to their God; for the Lord had said unto them, and also unto their fathers, that: Inasmuch as ye are not guilty of the first offense, neither the second, ye shall not suffer yourselves to be slain by the hands of your enemies.
- "And again, the Lord has said that: Ye shall defend your families even unto bloodshed. Therefore for this cause were the Nephites contending with the Lamanites, to defend themselves, and their families, and their lands, their country, and their rights, and their religion."
- Do the best you can. Think of this verse: "See that all these things are done in wisdom and order; for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength. And again, it is expedient that he should be diligent, that thereby he might win the prize; therefore, all things must be done in order."
- I am occasionally asked by those not of our faith why it is that our Church grows so rapidly, in both membership and activity, while other churches are reportedly declining in both. The answer to that question is simply a still, small voice and then a throbbing heart. In this busy, tumultuous, and noisy world, it is not like a wind, it is not like a fire, it is not like an earthquake; but it is a still, small, but a very discernible voice, and it causes a throbbing heart. It is a quiet burning within that this is the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, with all of its doctrine, priesthood, and covenants that had been lost through the many centuries of darkness and confusion. yes, it is a still, small voice and a throbbing heart that testifies of the miracle of the Restoration.
- Children need to know that having faith in the Savior and following Him will help them receive peace in this troubled world.
- Children need to experience the Light of Christ so they can choose the light and resist the darkness.
- Teaching children requires more than desire. It requires diligence on our part.
- "Ye cannot say ... that I will repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will ... possess your body in that eternal world."
- Some people live as if there were no day of reckoning. Others waste today's time with a disabling fear of tomorrow or a paralyzing preoccupation over mistakes of yesterday.
- Each of us might well heed the words of a poet, as posted on a sundial: The shadow by my finger cast Divides the future from the past: Before it, sleeps the unborn hour, In darkness, and beyond thy power: Behind its unreturning line, The vanishing hour, no longer thine: One hour alone is in thy hands,-- The NOW on which the shadow stands.
- "The newborn child is almost an exact duplicate of an empty ... computer, although superior to such a computer in almost every way. ... What is placed in the child's [mind] during the first eight years of life is probably there to stay. ... If you put misinformation into his [mind] during [this period], it is extremely difficult to erase it."
- "Your mind is a cupboard, and you stock the shelves." Let us make certain that our cupboard shelves, and those of our family members, are stocked with the things which will provide safety to our souls and enable us to return to our Father in Heaven. Such shelves could well be stocked with gospel scholarship, faith, prayer, love, service, obedience, example, and kindness.
- I would say to each mother, each father--be a good listener. Communication is so vital today in our fast-paced world. Take time to listen.
- I would encourage you to be available to your children. I have heard it said that no man, as death approaches, has ever declared that he wished he had spent more time at the office.
- Live only for tomorrow and you will have a lot of empty yesterdays today.
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
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