Quotes:
- A good woman knows that she does not have enough time, energy, or opportunity to take care of all of the people or do all of the worthy things her heart yearns to do. Life is not calm for most women, and each day seems to require the accomplishment of a million things, most of which are important. A good woman must constantly resist alluring and deceptive messages from many sources telling her that she is entitled to more time away from her responsibilities and that she deserves a life of greater ease and independence. But with personal revelation, she can prioritize correctly and navigate this life confidently. ~ Julie B. Beck
- Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. ~ Thomas Edison
- Choose faith over doubt, choose faith over fear, choose faith over the unknown and the unseen, and choose faith over pessimism. ~ Richard C. Edgley
- Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. ...Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give. (Thanks, Elora)
- Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds! ~ Bob Marley
- A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be a friend. ~Author Unknown
- What we discover is that the good days and the bad days and the ordinary days all mount into a cumulative total to build the strength and durability you just can’t get any other way. The good days alone won’t make it. By stretching to overcome the bad days, and continuing to reach toward our best selves on the ordinary days, we enlarge our capacity for the charity Paul wrote about. ~ Beppie Harrison (Thanks, Steph)
- Never suppress a generous thought.
- People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway. ~ Mother Teresa
- To live through a period of stress and sorrow with another human being creates a bond which nothing seems able to break. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
- In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance. Let us open our eyes and see the heavy hearts, notice the loneliness and despair; let us feel the silent prayers of others around us, and let us be an instrument in the hands of the Lord to answer those prayers. ~ President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
- When troubles fall within your dish and things don't tally with your wish: It's just as well to laugh as cry, to sing and joke, as moan and sigh; for a pound of sorrow never yet cancel'd a single ounce of debt. ~ Joseph Plumb Martin (Thanks, Shauntae)
- Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" ~ Leonardo daVinci
- You must not mistake passing local cloud cover for general darkness. ~ Neal A. Maxwell
- Situations and surroundings have no lasting impact on our ability to feel joy.
- There are four things you can't recover: The stone; after the throw. The word; after it's said. The occasion; after it's missed. The time; after it's gone.
- Satan's greatest tool is discouragement, don't encourage him!
- If you opt for any other way of life or try to live only the parts of the gospel that seem convenient, such a choice will cheat you of the full, resplendent joy and happiness for which you were designed by our loving Father in Heaven and His Son. ~ Marcus B. Nash
- You try, you sit -- this is about DOING. ~ from the movie "Forever Strong"
- My Faith in Jesus Christ is like the sun. Not only do I see it, but because of it I can see everything else. ~ John Ramsten
- Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have.
- God usually answers our prayers through someone who has resources and talents we lack.
- A coincidence is a small miracle in which God chooses to remain anonymous. ~ Jeffrey R. Holland
- Love is the ultimate and highest goal to which man can aspire. ~ Viktor E. Frankl
- The Lord knows us, but He gives us trials so WE can find out who we are.
- Tough times never last, but tough people do.
- Think about any attachments that are depleting your emotional reserves. Consider letting them go. ~ Oprah Winfrey
- At the end of the day you either focus on what's tearing you apart or you focus on what's holding you together. The choice is yours to make.
- Love is giving someone the power to destroy you, but trusting them not to.
- Faith isn't believing that God can, Faith is knowing that he will.
- Stand up for righteousness without apology.
- Let us here observe, that a religion that does not require the sacrifice of all things never has power sufficient to produce the faith necessary unto life and salvation. ~ Joseph Smith
- An important part of praying is a willingness to become part of the answer.
- The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. ~ Albert Einstein
- Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.
- When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our affection, the demands on our time, the interests we pursue, and the order of our priorities. ~ Ezra Taft Benson
- Nothing you will ever do in this life is more important than being a Mother.
- You are what you choose to be! ~ from The Iron Giant
- Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition and success achieved. ~ Helen Keller
- The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
- Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
- A distraction doesn't have to be evil to be effective. ~ Elder Bradley D. Foster
- Put your trust in the Lord, do your best, then leave the rest up to Him. ~ Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
- Attitude is more important than facts.
- Don't cry because it's over, SMILE because it happened.
- Sometimes the Lord calms the storm, and sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms His child
- Whether you think you can or think you can't, you are right. ~ Henry Ford
- When obedience becomes a quest, it is no longer an irritation.
- Strength isn't something you have, it is something you find.
- It is not our abilities that show what we truly are; It is our choices. ~ Professor Albus Dumbledore
- We become what we want to be by consistently being what we want to become each day. ~ Elder Richard G. Scott
- The Lord is pleased with every effort. Even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like him. ~ President Ezra Taft Benson
- Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. ~ James M. Barrie
- Today's trial is tomorrow's testimony.
- Your future is not determined by the conditions around you. It is determined by your faith, your choices, and your efforts. ~ Elder Paul V. Johnson
- Spiritual progression is like a hill: if you're not going up, you'll go down. You can't just sit there.
- Many church leaders and marriage counselors indicate that they have not seen one marriage in serious trouble where the couple was still praying together daily. When problems arise and marriages are threatened, praying together as a couple may be the most important remedy.
- “It isn’t as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don’t worry. I say that to myself every morning. It will all work out. Put your trust in God and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us… If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers.” -- Gordon B. Hinckley
- If you treat an individual as he is, he will stay as he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he could be and ought to be, he will become what he ought to be. -- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
- Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you will land among the stars.
- Why NOT me?
- He gave us weakness and yet He calls us to obey.
- The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
- Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its trouble. It empties today of its strength.
- "What a resource are the women of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You love this Church, you accept its doctrine, you honor your place in its organization, you bring luster and strength and beauty to it congregations. How thankful we are to you. How much you are loved, respected, and honored. ...I bear testimony before the entire world of your worth, of your grace and goodness, of your remarkable abilities and tremendous contributions, and invoke the blessings of heaven upon you..." -- Gordon B. Hinckley
- “Noble and great. Courageous and determined. Faithful and fearless. That is who you are, and that is who you have always been. Understanding that truth can change your life, because this knowledge carries a confidence that cannot be duplicated any other way.” -- Sheri L. Dew
- "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, “Wow what a ride!" -- Marjorie Pay Hinckley
- "You always have time for things you put first." from Jocelyn's blog
- "Just because somebody doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have." ~ Author Unknown
- "When in doubt, choose the kids, there will be plenty of time later to choose work." - Anna Quindlen
- "We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do. We should set them an example that we wish them to imitate." ~ Brigham Young
- "Let us remember that desires dictate our priorities. Priorities shape our choices. And choices determine our actions. In addition, it is our actions and our desires that cause us to become something." ~ Dallin H. Oaks
- “When others speak ill of you, live so that nobody will believe them” ~ Plato.
- “Mothers can feel help from the Spirit even when tired, noisy children are clamoring for attention.”
- "Probably the greatest challenge and the most difficult thing you will ever face in mortal life is to learn to control your thoughts."
~Elder Boyd K. Packer - "We prepare each day, right now, for eternal life. If we are not preparing for eternal life, we are preparing for something else, perhaps something far less." ~Elder M. Russell Ballard
- "Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don't come until heaven; but for those who embrace the Gospel of Jesus Christ, they come." ~ Elder Jeffrey R. Holland (Thanks, Irene!)
- "We act as
though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements in life, when
all that we need to make us really happy is something to be
enthusiastic about."
~ Author Unknown - “God is eagerly waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as he always has. But he can't if you don't pray, and he can't if you don't dream. In short, he can't if you don't believe." ~ Jeffrey R. Holland (Thanks, Bridget)
- "My dear sisters, do not pray for tasks equal to your abilities, but pray for abilities equal to your tasks. Then the performance of your tasks will be no miracle, but YOU will be the miracle." ~ Thomas S. Monson
- "Do not refuse to be comforted. Let the revelations comfort you. Let the scriptures refresh you!" ~ Neal A. Maxwell (Thanks, Mistie)
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- Matthew 11: 28-30: "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
- Alma 26: 12: "Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever."
- Mosiah 2:20-21:"I say unto you, my brethren, that if you should render all the thanks and praise which your whole soul has power to possess, to that God who has created you, and has kept and preserved you, and has caused that ye should rejoice, and has granted that ye should live in peace one with another -- I say unto you that if ye should serve him who has created you from the beginning, and is preserving you from day to day, by lending you breath, that ye may live and move and do according to your own will, and even supporting you from one moment to another -- I say, if ye should serve him with all your whole souls yet ye would be unprofitable servants."
- Proverbs 3: 5-6: "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
- Joshua 1:9: "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."
- Doctrine & Covenants 101:16: "Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all flesh is in mine hands; be still and know that I am God."
- Job 27:5: "Till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me."
- Matthew 5:39-44-- "But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
- "The issue for us is trusting God enough to trust also His timing. If we can truly believe He has our welfare at heart, may we not let His plans unfold as He thinks best?" ~ Neal A. Maxwell
- "We cannot, of course, relive a particular moment in our lives, but we can use it as a spiritual spur to remake ourselves. We need not let yesterday hold tomorrow hostage." ~ Neal A. Maxwell
