A More Glorious One

If God deprives His children of any present blessing, it is so He may bestow upon them a greater and more glorious one by and by.

George Q. Cannon

Fire Hydrant

Though God always meters out life's challenges so that they don't exceed our ability to cope, there may be times and seasons, mightn't there, when from our standpoint we feel we are encountering a fire hydrant's torrent of tribulation?

Neal A. Maxwell

Face the Unknown

When you are confronted with challenges that are difficult to conquer or you have questions arise, the answers to which you do not know, hold fast to the things you do know. Hang on to your firmest foundation, however limited that may be, and from that position of strength face the unknown.

Jeffrey R. Holland

Expect a Miracle

When the Lord said, "Lengthen your stride, quicken your pace, heighten your reach, widen your vision, and stretch your capacity," he was in reality saying "expect a miracle," for these are the stuff from which miracles are made.

Hartman Rector Jr.

Continual Becoming

To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in his courtship.  I like a state of continual becoming, with a goal in front and not behind.

George Bernard Shaw

Dear Bought Experience

We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from our past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear bought experience.

George Washington

Refusing to Hold Hostage

We cannot repent for someone else. But we can forgive someone else, refusing to hold hostage those whom the Lord seeks to set free!

Neal A. Maxwell

Two Ways to Live

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

Albert Einstein

Criticized Anyway

Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Not Passively Waiting

Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow -- that is patience.

Unknown

Why Not Pray More Regularly?

You who pray sometimes, why not pray more regularly, more often, more devoutly? Is time so precious, life so short, or faith so scant?... Do you pray occasionally when you should be praying regularly, often, constantly?... Do you just speak, or do you also listen?... Do you give thanks or merely ask for favors?

Spencer W. Kimball

A Moonbeam

A testimony is fragile. It is as hard to hold as a moonbeam. It is something you have to recapture every day of your life.

Harold B. Lee

Our Full Capacity

The Lord doesn't expect us to work harder than we are able. He doesn't (nor should we) compare our efforts to those of others. Our Heavenly Father asks only that we do the best we can - that we work according to our full capacity, however great or small that may be.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Faith is a Decision

Faith is not only a feeling; it is a decision.  With prayer, study, obedience, and covenants, we build and fortify our faith.  Our conviction of the Savior and His latter-day work becomes the powerful lens through which we judge all else.

Neil L. Andersen

I'm Possible

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!

Audrey Hepburn

Love is Never Wasted

Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.

Neal A. Maxwell

Where You Start

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.

Nido Qubein

Drinking From an Empty Cup

Trying to find lasting love without obeying God is like trying to quench thirst by drinking from an empty cup - you can go through the motions, but the thirst remains.

John H. Groberg

Everything Has Beauty

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Confucius

Tree and Shadow

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Abraham Lincoln

Wait to Do

If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do much of anything.

Win Borden

Enjoy the Sunlight

Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight.

Gordon B. Hinckley

Faith in Something Greater

Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we'll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course is entirely uncertain.

Gordon B Hinckley

Magical Effect

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

John Adams

Hardboiled Egg

Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions.  You may have a heart of gold - but so does a hardboiled egg.

Maya Angelou

Object of Our Prayers

The object of our prayers should not be to present a wish list or a series of requests but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is eager to bestow, according to His will and timing.  Every sincere prayer is heard and answered by our Heavenly Father, but the answers we receive may not be what we expect or come to us when we want or in the way we anticipate.

David A. Bednar

Far More Blessed

I know not by what methods rare,
But this I know: God answers prayer.
I know that he has given his word,
Which tells me prayer is always heard,
And will be answered soon or late,
And so I pray and calmly wait.
I know not if the message sought
Will come just in the way I thought;
But leave my prayers with Him alone
Whose ways are wiser than my own,
Assured that He will grant my quest,
Or send some answer far more blessed.

Safe Landing

God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

Unknown

Good Things

Satan has a powerful tool to use against good people. It is distraction. He would have good people fill life with 'good things' so there is no room for the essential ones.

Richard G. Scott

Stuck in the Mud

When our wagon gets stuck in the mud, God is much more likely to assist the man who gets out to push than the man who merely raises his voice in prayer - no matter how eloquent the oration.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf