Quentin L. Cook -Can Ye Feel So Now?
- In my view, those of you in the rising generation are better prepared than any previous generation. Your knowledge of the scriptures is particularly impressive. However, the challenges your generation faces as you prepare for service are similar to those faced by all members of the Church. We are all aware the culture in most of the world is not conducive to righteous or spiritual commitment.
- Christianity tells people to repent and promises them forgiveness; but until people know and feel they need forgiveness, Christianity does not speak to them.
- The Prophet Joseph pointed out that before your baptism, you could be on neutral ground between good and evil. But "when you joined this Church you enlisted to serve God. When you did that you left the neutral ground, and you never can [go] back." His counsel was that we must never forsake the Master.
Ann M. Dibb -I Know It. I Live It. I Love It.
- "I'm a Mormon. I know it. I live it. I love it."
- "Knowledge is necessary to life and godliness. ... Hear, all ye brethren, this grand key: knowledge is the power of God unto salvation."
Craig C. Christensen -An Unspeakable Gift from God
- "The Spirit of God speaking to the spirit of man has power to impart truth with greater effect and understanding than the truth can be imparted by personal contact even with heavenly beings."
Shayne M. Bowen -"Because I Live, Ye Shall Live Also"
- Self-pity can also be very debilitating.
- The same feelings of loyalty, love, and family unity don't end as our loved ones pass to the other side; instead, those feelings are intensified.
- I have learned that the bitter, almost unbearable pain can become sweet as you turn to your Father in Heaven and plead for His comfort that comes through His plan; His Son, Jesus Christ; and His Comforter, who is the Holy Ghost.
Russell M. Nelson -Ask the Missionaries! They Can Help You!
- All missionaries, younger and older, serve with the sole hope of making life better for other people.
- You may have previously encountered, or even ignored, our missionaries. My hope is that you will not fear them but learn from them. They can be a heaven-sent resource to you.
- Ask the missionaries! They can help you!
Dieter F. Uchtdorf -Of Regrets and Resolutions
- Isn't it true that we often get so busy? And, sad to say, we even wear our busyness as a badge of honor, as though being busy, by itself, was an accomplishment or sign of a superior life.
- In our day it is easy to merely pretend to spend time with others. With the click of a mouse, we can "connect" with thousands of "friends" without ever having to face a single one of them. Technology can be a wonderful thing, and it is very useful when we cannot be near our loved ones. My wife and I live far away from precious family members; we know how that is. However, I believe that we are not headed in the right direction, individually and as a society, when we connect with family or friends mostly by reposting humorous pictures, forwarding trivial things, or linking our loved ones to sites on the Internet. I suppose there is a place for this kind of activity, but how much time are we willing to spend on it? If we fail to give our best personal self and undivided time to those who are truly important to us, one day we will regret it.
- When it comes to living the gospel, we should not be like the boy who dipped his toe in the water and then claimed he went swimming. As sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father, we are capable of so much more. For that, good intentions are not enough. We must do. Even more important, we must become what Heavenly Father wants us to be.
- Declaring our testimony of the gospel is good, but being a living example of the restored gospel is better. Wishing to be more faithful to our covenants is good; actually being faithful to sacred covenants--including living a virtuous life, paying our tithes and offerings, keeping the Word of Wisdom, and serving those in need--is much better.
- The older we get, the more we look back and realize that external circumstances don't really matter or determine our happiness.
- We do matter. We determine our happiness.
- You and I are ultimately in charge of our own happiness.
- Doesn't it seem foolish to spoil sweet and joyful experiences because we are constantly anticipating the moment when they will end?
- We shouldn't wait to be happy until we reach some future point, only to discover that happiness was already available--all the time! Life is not meant to be appreciated only in retrospect.
- I pray that we will not wait until we are ready to die before we truly learn to live.
Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
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