Quentin L. Cook -Choose Wisely
- Decisions determine destiny.
- When Satan is raging in the hearts of men in so many new and subtle ways, our choices and decisions should be made carefully, consistent with the goals and objectives by which we profess to live.
- It is heartbreaking when we profess belief in these goals yet neglect the everyday conduct required to achieve them.
- It is important to rise above rationalizations and make the best choices.
- You can get caught up in endless loops of triviality that waste your time and degrade your potential.
- How could it not make you feel worse to spend part of your time pretending to be happier than you are, and the other part of your time seeing how much happier others seem to be than you?
- When we rationalize wrong choices, big or small, which are inconsistent with the restored gospel, we lose the blessings and protections we need and often become ensnared in sin or simply lose our way.
- Many choices are not inherently evil, but if they absorb all of our time and keep us from the best choices, then they become insidious.
- Even worthwhile endeavors need evaluation in order to determine if they have become distractions from the best goals.
- Distractions and rationalizations that limit progress are harmful enough, but when they diminish faith in Jesus Christ and His Church, they are tragic.
Craig C. Christensen -I Know These Things of Myself
- In order for us to be strong and to withstand all the forces pulling us in the wrong direction, we must have our own testimony.
- It is essential for you to have your own testimony, for the testimonies of others will carry you only so far.
- Some people speak of a testimony as if it were a light switch--it's either on or off; you either have a testimony, or you do not. In reality, a testimony is more like a tree that passes through various stages of growth and development.
- If ye neglect the tree, and take no thought for its nourishment, behold it will not get any root; and when the heat of the sun cometh and scorcheth it, because it hath no root it withers away, and ye pluck it up and cast it out.
Dean M. Davies -The Law of the Fast: A Personal Responsibility to Care for the Poor and Needy
- No member of the Church who has helped provide for those in need ever forgets or regrets the experience.
Dieter F. Uchtdorf -"Lord, Is It I?"
- This business of beams and motes seems to be closely related to our inability to see ourselves clearly. I'm not sure why we are able to diagnose and recommend remedies for other people's ills so well, while we often have difficulty seeing our own.
- None of us likes to admit when we are drifting off the right course. Often we try to avoid looking deeply into our souls and confronting our weaknesses, limitations, and fears. Consequently, when we do examine our lives, we look through the filter of biases, excuses, and stories we tell ourselves in order to justify unworthy thoughts and actions.
- Those who do not wish to learn and change probably will not.
Henry B. Eyring -The Preparatory Priesthood
- In priesthood preparation, "show me" counts more than "tell me."
Thomas S. Monson -Guided Safely Home
- Like the vital rudder of a ship, we have been provided a way to determine the direction we travel. The lighthouse of the Lord beckons to all as we sail the seas of life.
- A man without purpose is like a ship without a rudder, never likely to reach home port.
- Chart your course, set your sail, position your rudder, and proceed.
- Always remember that people are looking to you for leadership and you are influencing the lives of individuals either for good or for bad.
Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
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