G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Practicing What We Preach

Our family is the heart of our eternal hopes. -Marion D. Hanks

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -My Heart Pondereth Them Continually

Exercise your faith, discipline yourself, and do it. -Devin G. Durrant

Ponderize -1 Thessalonians 5:19

Quench not the Spirit. -1 Thessalonians 5:19

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -My Heart Pondereth Them Continually

Small efforts sustained over time can produce significant results. -Devin G. Durrant

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Why the Church

We are prone to excuse and rationalize our faults, and sometimes we simply do not know where we should improve or how to do it. Without those who can reprove us "betimes with sharpness, when moved upon by the Holy Ghost," we might lack the courage to change and more perfectly follow the Master. Repentance is individual, but fellowship on that sometimes painful path is in the Church. -D. Todd Christofferson

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Why the Church

All of us are imperfect; we may offend and be offended. We often test one another with our personal idiosyncrasies as we learn to live together in love. -D. Todd Christofferson

G.C. Droplets April 2015 -Latter-day Saints Keep on Trying

My invitation to all of us is to evaluate our lives, repent, and keep on trying. If we don't try, we're just latter-day sinners; if we don't persevere, we're latter-day quitters; and if we don't allow others to try, we're just latter-day hypocrites. -Dale G. Renlund

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -"The Spirit Beareth Record"

The bearing of a testimony is akin to a declaration of love. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -The Holy Ghost as Your Companion

Falsehoods and lies may be presented to us at any time. We need a constant influence of the Spirit of Truth to spare us moments of doubt. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -The Holy Ghost as Your Companion

The companionship of the Holy Ghost makes what is good more attractive and temptation less compelling. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Love of God

Satan did not participate in any of the creations that were for the good of man. We owe him absolutely nothing. -Bernard P. Brockbank

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Kingdom of God

If we understood completely the designs of the Lord, we would be more patient in our suffering and would not complain as much as we so often do when hardships come and we are asked to sacrifice. -Theodore M. Burton

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Let the Clarion Trumpet Sound

True disciples desire to inspire the hearts of men, not just impress them. -Gregory A. Schwitzer

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Let the Clarion Trumpet Sound

If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? -Gregory A. Schwitzer

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -A Plea to My Sisters

Married or single, you sisters possess distinctive capabilities and special intuition you have received as gifts from God. We brethren cannot duplicate your unique influence. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -A Plea to My Sisters

Do you realize the breadth and scope of your influence when you speak those things that come to your heart and mind as directed by the Spirit? -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -A Plea to My Sisters

If you quit now, others will have to painfully learn what you already know. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -A Plea to My Sisters

My dear sisters, you who are our vital associates during this winding-up scene, the day that President Kimball foresaw is today. You are the women he foresaw! Your virtue, light, love, knowledge, courage, character, faith, and righteous lives will draw good women of the world, along with their families, to the Church in unprecedented numbers! -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Drink of the Pure Water

There is no other experience known to mortal man that can be compared with the testimony or witness of the Holy Ghost. It is as powerful as a two-edged sword and burns in the breast of man like a consuming fire. It destroys fear and doubt, leaving in their stead absolute unqualified, and incontrovertible knowledge that a principle or thing is true. -Loren C. Dunn

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Drink of the Pure Water

There is something fundamental and basic in the makeup of man that will sooner or later turn him to his Creator. -Loren C. Dunn

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Ignorance is Expensive

That which doth not edify is not of God, and is darkness. -Hartman Rector Jr.

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Ignorance is Expensive

We are prone to say that we are waiting on the Lord to receive light and truth when, as a matter of fact, the Lord is waiting on us--waiting for us to get into condition so he can reveal the light we seek and so desperately need. -Hartman Rector Jr.

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Ignorance is Expensive

Simply stated, the reason we do not learn is because we are not in condition to learn. We are not in condition to receive the light because we are not willing to receive it. We just plain don't want it. -Hartman Rector Jr.

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Through God's Eyes

To effectively serve others we must see them through a parent's eyes, through Heavenly Father's eyes. Only then can we begin to comprehend the true worth of a soul. -Dale G. Renlund

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Through God's Eyes

You need to know that the Lord hasn't called you because of anything you have done. In your case, it is probably in spite of what you have done. The Lord has called you for what He needs to do through you, and that will happen only if you do it His way. -Dale G. Renlund

Ponderize - Moroni 7:33

If ye will have faith in me ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me. -Moroni 7:33

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -The Lord's People Receive Revelation

We can read about visions and revelations in the records of the past, we can study the inspired writings of people who had the fullness of the gospel in their day, but we cannot comprehend what is involved until we see and hear and experience for ourselves. -Bruce R. McConkie

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Plain and Precious Truths

Focus not on what I can't do but rather on what I can do. -Gary E. Stevenson

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -I Stand All Amazed

I'm confident that there is no choice, sin, or mistake that you or anyone else can make that will change His love for you or for them. His love for you or for them. That does not mean He excuses or condones sinful conduct--I'm sure He does not--but it does mean we are to reach out to our fellowman in love to invite, persuade, serve, and rescue. -Ronald A. Rasband

D.C. Droplets October 2015 -I Stand All Amazed

Not in the smallest part am I able to walk in their shoes, yet I am honored to stand tall on their shoulders. -Ronald A. Rasband

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Eternal Joy Is Eternal Growth

Life is largely worthless unless it is held together, given shape and form by some great purpose. -Joseph Anderson

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Eternal Joy Is Eternal Growth

Of what good is the priesthood to one if he does not honor it and live worthy of that great power? -Joseph Anderson

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Eternal Joy Is Eternal Growth

Pleasure is not necessarily joy. -Joseph Anderson

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Eternal Joy Is Eternal Growth

It is our duty and responsibility to live worthy of the blessings that we enjoy. -Joseph Anderson

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -The Iron Rod

A person never learns anything until he realizes how little he knows. -Harold B. Lee

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Be an Example and a Light

As we make Christ the center of our lives, our fears will be replaced by the courage of our convictions. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Be an Example and a Light

It is often difficult to be different and to stand alone in a crowd. It is natural to fear what others might think or say. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Be an Example and a Light

The words we use can lift and inspire, or they can harm an demean. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1971 -Decisions

As soon as you think you can lick the devil alone, on your own, without the Lord's help, you have lost the battle before you start. -Eldred G. Smith

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -The Iron Rod

We can become educated persons, regardless of our stations in life, if we never quit learning. -Harold B. Lee

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Keep the Commandments

Be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Keep the Commandments

God's commandments are not given to frustrate us or to become obstacles to our happiness. Just the opposite is true. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -"Except the Lord Build the House ..."

We seldom get into trouble when we speak softly. It is only when we raise our voices that the sparks fly and tiny molehills become great mountains of contention. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1971--"Except the Lord Build the House ..."

True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well being of one's companion. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -"Except the Lord Build the House ..."

Love cannot be forced. ... It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought. -Gordon B. Hinckley

1 Nephi 22:19

For behold, the righteous shall not perish; for the time surely must come that all they who fight against Zion shall be cut off.

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Be Not Afraid, Only Believe

There is nothing noble or impressive about being cynical. Skepticism is easy--anyone can do it. -Dieter Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Be Not Afraid, Only Believe

If we make no effort to believe, we are like the man who unplugs a spotlight and then blames the spotlight for not giving any light. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Be Not Afraid, Only Believe

There is no magic to belief. But wanting to believe is the necessary first step! -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Be Not Afraid, Only Believe

Why would anyone walk through life satisfied with their light from the candle of their own understanding when, by reaching out to our Heavenly Father, they could experience the bright sun of spiritual knowledge that would expand their minds with wisdom and fill their souls with joy? -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Be Not Afraid, Only Believe

Those who hold fast to faith are far more impressive than those who give in to doubt when mysterious questions or concerns arise. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

1 Nephi 22:16-17

...he will not suffer that the wicked shall destroy the righteous.
Wherefore, he will preserve the righteous by his power even if it so be that the fullness of his wrath must come, and the righteous be preserved, even unto the destruction of their enemies by fire. Wherefore, the righteous need not fear; ...

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Your Next Step

We fail only if we fail to take another faithful step forward. We will not, we cannot, fail if we are faithfully yoked to the Savior. -Randall K. Bennett

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Your Next Step

Heavenly Father rejoices in each and every faithful step, and if we fall, He rejoices in each effort to get back up and try again. -Randall K. Bennett

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Your Next Step

Loving parents are always ready with outstretched arms to welcome even our smallest step in the right direction. -Randall K. Bennett

1 Nephi 21:24-25

For shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives delivered?
But thus saith the Lord, even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -"Choose You This Day"

As human beings, we are endowed with this freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is up to us. -N. Eldon Tanner

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice

No matter how alone we feel, God will not forsake us. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice

Faith never demands an answer to every question but seeks the assurance and courage to move forward. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice

You no longer stand on neutral ground. Your faith will grow not by chance, but by choice. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice

The future of your faith is not by chance, but by choice. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice

Your faith is either growing stronger or becoming weaker. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice

Faith in Jesus Christ is a gift from heaven that comes as we choose to believe and as we seek it and hold onto it. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice

Faith does not fall upon us by chance or stay with us by birthright. -Neil L. Andersen

Ponderize -November 16th 2015

... Pray unto him continually by day, and give thanks unto his holy name by night. Let your hearts rejoice. -2 Nephi 9:52

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice

Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is not something ethereal, floating loosely in the air. -Neil L. Andersen

1 Nephi 21:23

...thou shalt know that I am the Lord; for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Today's Young People

The power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves. And inasmuch as men do good they shall in nowise lose their reward. -Harold B. Lee

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Strengthened by the Atonement of Jesus Christ

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee." -Dallin H Oaks  (Isaiah 41:10)

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Turn to Him and Answers Will Come

Our response to life's experiences will often greatly influence our testimonies. -James B. Martino

1 Nephi 21:16

... I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands: thy walls are continually before me.

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Choose the Light

The gift of the Holy Ghost becomes a brighter light in the merging twilight. -Vern P. Stanfill

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Choose the Light

While we are struggling in the darkness, there is nothing wrong with relying temporarily upon the light of those who love us and have our best interests at heart. -Vern P. Stanfill

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Choose the Light

No matter how intense the darkness of doubt, we choose how long and to what extent we allow it to influence us. -Vern P. Stanfill

1 Nephi 21:14

But, behold, Zion hath said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me--but he will show that he hath not.

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -"Choose You This Day"

Always remember and never forget that everyone is looking for happiness. -N. Eldon Tanner

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Unchanging Principles of Leadership

You are going to face some Goliaths ahead--big challenges. Don't fear them. Meet them. Move into them, knowing that the Lord is with you. -Wendell J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Tested and Tempted -- but Helped

Smile. This small action can help those who are overwhelmed or burdened. -Hugo Montoya

1 Nephi 20:18

O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments--then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea.

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -The Meaning of Morality

An honest debt can never be outlawed, and a man's word is better than his bond. -Victor L. Brown

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -The Meaning of Morality

To be just with one's self, one must be honest with one's self and with others. -Victor L. Brown

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -It's Never Too Early and It's Never Too Late

I've been where you are, I know what comes next, and I'll help you through it. -Bradley D. Foster

G.C. Droplets October 2015 --It's Never Too Early and It's Never Too Late

In the past, the world competed for our children's energy and time. Today, it fights for their identity and mind. -Bradley D. Foster

1 Nephi 20:16

Come ye near unto me; I have not spoken in secret; from the beginning, from the time that it was declared have I spoken; and the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -The Meaning of Morality

It is not difficult for men who are true to themselves to be true to others. -Victor L. Brown

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -The Meaning of Morality

Let every man's life be so that his character will bear the closet inspection, and that it may be seen as an open book, so that he will have nothing to shrink from or be ashamed of. -Victor L. Brown

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -"Teach One Another"

To develop great teachers takes effort, dedication, faith, and believing. -David B. Haight

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -"Teach One Another"

Teach with the spirit and heart rather than with the book. -David B. Haight

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -"Teach One Another"

Nothing succeeds like success. -David B. Haight

1 Nephi 20:10

For, behold, I have refined thee, I have chosen thee out of the furnace of affliction.

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Behold Thy Mother

Mothers know intuitively, instinctively that this is a sacred trust of the highest order. -Jeffrey R. Holland

Ponderize -November 7th 2015

Awake, my soul! No longer droop in sin. Rejoice, O my heart, and give place no more for the enemy of my soul. -2 Nephi 4:28

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Behold Thy Mother

It is not only that they bear us, but they [mothers] continue bearing with us. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Behold Thy Mother

No love in mortality comes closer to approximating the pure love of Jesus Christ than the selfless love a devoted mother has for her child. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Behold Thy Mother

Bear, borne, carry, deliver. ... They convey help and hope for safe movement from where we are to where we need to be--but cannot get without assistance.  -Jeffrey R. Holland

1 Nephi 19:14

And because they turn their hearts aside, saith the prophet, and have despised the Holy One of Israel, they shall wander in the flesh and perish, and become a hiss and a byword, and be hated among all nations.

Stick to your convictions. Don't do what you don't want others to do to you.

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Behold Thy Mother

Be peaceful. Believe in God and yourself. You are doing better than you think you are. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Behold Thy Mother

Thank you for giving birth, for shaping souls, for forming character, and for demonstrating the pure love of Christ. -Jeffrey R. Holland

1 Nephi 19:7

For the things which some men esteem to be of great worth, both to the body and soul, others set at naught and trample under their feet. Yea, even the very God of Israel do men trample under their feet; I say, trample under their feet but I would speak in other words--they set him at naught, and hearken not to the voice of his counsels.

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Meeting the Challenges of Today's World

I didn't raise my children on money; I raised them on faith -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Meeting the Challenges of Today's World

None of us marry perfection; we marry potential. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Meeting the Challenges of Today's World

Knowledge does away with darkness, suspense and doubt; for these cannot exist where knowledge is. ... In knowledge there is power." -Robert D. Hales (quoting Joseph Smith.)

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Meeting the Challenges of Today's World

If you are there for the Lord, He will be there for you. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Meeting the Challenges of Today's World

[Heavenly Father] will help us know whether to fight, flee, or go with the flow of our unfolding circumstances. -Robert D. Hales.

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Meeting the Challenges of Today's World

You are the pilots. You are responsible to think about the consequences of every choice you make. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Meeting the Challenges of Today's World

Always be looking ahead--looking to the future. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Meeting the Challenges of Today's World

Straighten up and fly right! -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Warnings from the Past

Every great panic we have ever had has been foreshadowed by a general decline in observance of religious principles. -Mark E. Petersen

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Shipshape and Bristol Fashion: Be Temple Worthy -- in Good Times and Bad Times

Self-control is like a muscle: the more you use it, the stronger it gets. -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Shipshape and Bristol Fashion: Be Temple Worthy -- in Good Times and Bad Times

The storms and temptations of this life are often unpredictable. But this we know: they will come! -Quentin L. Cook

1 Nephi 18:15-16

And it came to pass that we were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea. And after we had been driven back upon the waters for the space of four days, my brethren began to see that the judgments of God were upon them, and that they must perish save that they should repent of their iniquities; wherefore they came unto me, and loosed the bands which were upon my wrists, and behold they had swollen exceedingly; and  also mine ankles were much swollen, and great was the soreness thereof.
Nevertheless, I did look unto my God, and I did praise him all the day long; and I did not murmur against the Lord because of mine afflictions.

Its never too late to call upon the Lord.

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -The Law of Abundance

The real test of a man is his attitude toward his earthly possessions. -Franklin D. Richards

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -The Law of Abundance

No blessing that is sealed upon us will do us any good unless we live for it. -Franklin D. Richards

1 Nephi 18:3

And I, Nephi did go into the mount oft, and I did pray oft unto the Lord; wherefore the Lord showed unto me great things.

Keep a constant reliance on the Lord. Check in with him.

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -The Law of Abundance

Life is God's greatest gift to man, and what we do with our life is our gift to God. -Franklin D. Richards

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -The Pleasing Word of God

We are the ones who condemn ourselves and that it is the torment of disappointment in our mind that makes it as intense as a burning lake of fire and brimstone. -Francisco J. Vinas

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -What Lack I Yet?

Our direction is more important than our speed. -Larry R. Lawrence

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -What Lack I Yet?

Our Heavenly Father knows our divine potential. He rejoices every time we take a step forward. -Larry R. Lawrence

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -What Lack I Yet?

The Spirit can show us our weaknesses, but He is also able to show us our strengths. -Larry R. Lawrence

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -What Lack I Yet?

Most of us clearing understand that the Atonement is for sinners. I am not so sure, however, that we know and understand that the Atonement is also for saints. -Larry R Lawrence (Quoting David A. Bednar)

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -What Lack I Yet?

The Holy Ghost doesn't tell us to improve everything at once. If He did, we would become discouraged and give up. The Spirit works with us at our own speed.  -Larry R. Lawrence

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -What Lack I Yet?

The Holy Ghost really does give customized counsel. He is a completely honest companion and will tell us things that no one else knows or has the courage to say. -Larry R. Lawrence

1 Nephi 18:2

Now I, Nephi, did not work the timbers after the manner which was learned by men, neither did I build the ship after the manner of men; but I did build it after the manner which the Lord had shown unto me; wherefore, It was not after the manner of men.

You can be creative. You don't need to do what everyone else has always done.

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Great Experiences

Hang on the walls of your mind the memory of your successes. Take counsel of your strength, not your weakness. -Sterling W. Sill

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Great Experiences

Life begins when we begin. -Sterling W. Sill

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -What Lack I Yet?

It is our duty to be better today than we were yesterday, and better tomorrow than we are today. -Larry R. Lawrence.

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -What Lack I Yet?

Be persistent, brothers and sisters, but never discouraged. -Larry R. Lawrence

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -"Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery"

Men and women cannot defile the fountain of life and reap a fullness of joy. Happiness and purity of heart and mind go hand in hand. -Milton R. Hunter

1 Nephi 17:36

Behold, the Lord hath created the earth that it should be inhabited; and he hath  created his children that they should possess it.

That doesn't mean that the children should destroy the world. They should take care of it and protect it.

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Yielding Our Hearts to God

Can we love Jesus Christ and His way more than we love ourselves and our own agenda? -Neill F. Marriott

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Yielding Our Hearts to God

Banish the mortal desire to have things my way, ...my way is oh so lacking, limited, and inferior to the way of Jesus Christ. -Neill F. Marriott

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -Yielding Our Hearts to God

If you do your best, it will all work out. Put your trust in God. ... The Lord will not forsake us. -Neill F. Marriott (quoting President Gordon B. Hinckley.)

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -"When Thou Art Converted"

The methods are many, but the gospel is to save the souls of men. -S. Dilworth Young

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -The Joy of Living a Christ-Centered Life

If our lives are centered in Jesus Christ, He can successfully mold us into who we need to be in order to return to His and Heavenly Father's presence in the celestial kingdom. The joy we experience in this life will be in direct proportion to how well our lives are centered on the teachings, example, and atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ -Richard J. Maynes

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -The Joy of Living a Christ-Centered Life

The world in which we live is putting great pressure on good people everywhere to lower or even abandon their standards of righteous living. However, despite the evils and temptations that surround us each day, we can and will find true joy today in living a Christ-centered life. -Richard J. Maynes

1 Nephi 17:19

And now it came to pass that I, Nephi, was exceedingly sorrowful because of the hardness of their hearts; and now when they saw that I began to be sorrowful they were glad in their hearts, insomuch that they did rejoice over me, saying: We knew that ye could not construct a ship, for we knew that ye were lacking in judgement; wherefore, thou canst not accomplish so great a work.

Some people will never change for long.

Don't rejoice in others maladies. Instead, help them, support them.

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Be Slow to Anger

Our children may forget what is said, but they never forget that which they are made to feel. -ElRay L. Christiansen

Ponderize -November 2nd 2015

The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season unto thee. ... -2 Nephi 7:4

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Be Slow to Anger

When one is in the right, he need not lose his temper; and when he is wrong, he cannot afford to. -ElRay L. Christiansen

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Be Slow to Anger

When we become upset, reason is suppressed, and anger rushes in. To make decisions while infuriated is as unwise and foolish as it is for a captain to put out to sea in a raging storm. Only injury and wreckage result from wrathful moments. -ElRay L. Christiansen

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Be Slow to Anger

Anger does not contribute to good. It is a destroyer, not a builder. -ElRay L. Christiansen

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Be Slow to Anger

It would seem reasonable to believe that in order to develop a healthy, pleasing personality and to become useful and an influence for good, one must avoid being easily provoked to anger. -ElRay L. Christiansen

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Be Slow to Anger

How we react to these irritations is a reflection of our personalities and temperaments. -ElRay L. Christiansen

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Be Slow to Anger

To become upset and infuriated over trivial matters gives evidence of childishness and immaturity in a person. -ElRay L. Christiansen

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Be Slow to Anger

The size of a man may be measured by the size of the things that make him angry. -ElRay L. Christiansen

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Be Slow to Anger

Individual spiritual development cannot be realized without self-discipline. -ElRay L. Christiansen

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -God is at the Helm

Let us be grateful for the beautiful Old Ship Zion, for without it we are cast adrift, alone and powerless, swept along without rudder or oar, swirling with the strong currents of the adversary's wind and waves. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -God is at the Helm

God's plan is in place. He is at the helm, and His great and powerful ship flows toward salvation and exaltation. Remember that we cannot get there by jumping out of the boat and trying to swim there by ourselves. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -God is at the Helm

Looking for human weakness in others is rather easy. However, we make a serious mistake by noticing only the human nature of one another and then failing to see God's hand working through those He has called. -M. Russell Ballard

1 Nephi 17:13

... I will also be your light in the wilderness...

God can be with you no matter how dark or lonely the place.

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -God is at the Helm

Too many people think Church leaders and members should be perfect  or nearly perfect. They forget that the Lord's grace is sufficient to accomplish His work through mortals. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -God is at the Helm

We are on the old ship Zion. ... [God] is at the helm and will stay there. ... He dictates, guides and directs. If the people will have implicit confidence in their God, never forsake their covenants nor their God, He will guide us right. -M. Russell Ballard (quoting Brigham Young)

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Satan -- The Great Deceiver

Satan is irrevocably committed to countering and overcoming the influence of the Spirit of Christ upon men. -Marion G. Romney

1 Nephi 17:3

...If it so be that the children of men keep the commandments of God he doth nourish them, and strengthen them, and provide means whereby they can accomplish the thing which he has commanded them. ...

G.C. Droplets April 1971 -Satan -- The Great Deceiver

Satan is evil: totally and always. He ever seeks to defeat the gospel plan and "destroy the souls of men." -Marion G. Romney

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -It Works Wonderfully!

God will take you as you are at this very moment and begin to work with you. All you need is a willing heart, a desire to believe, and trust in the Lord. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -It Works Wonderfully!

We don't need to be "more" of anything to start to become the person God intended us to become. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -It Works Wonderfully!

Sometimes we feel discouraged because we are not "more" of something--more spiritual, respected, intelligent, healthy, rich, friendly, or capable. Naturally, there is nothing wrong with wanting to improve. God created us to grow and progress. But remember, our weaknesses can help us to be humble and turn us to Christ, who will "make weak things become strong." -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -It Works Wonderfully!

Living the gospel doesn't need to be complicated. It is really straightforward. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -It Works Wonderfully!

We need to make a conscience effort to devote our energy and time to things that truly matter. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -It Works Wonderfully!

Sometimes we take the beautiful lily of God's truth and gild it with layer upon layer of man-made good ideas, programs, and expectations. Each one, by itself, might be helpful and appropriate for a certain time and circumstance, but when they are laid on top of each other, they can create a mountain of sediment that becomes so thick and heavy that we risk losing sight of that precious flower we once loved so dearly. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -It Works Wonderfully!

This beautiful gospel is so simple a child can grasp it, yet so profound and complex that it will take a lifetime--even an eternity--of study and discovery to fully understand it. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -It Works Wonderfully!

When we chase after shadows, we are pursuing matters that have little substance and value. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets -October 2015 -It Works Wonderfully!

Sometimes, the truth may just seem too straightforward, too plain, and too simple for us to truly appreciate its great value. So we set aside what we have experienced and know to be true in pursuit of more mysterious or complicated information. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -It Works Wonderfully!

I was disregarding truth I could rely on and instead found myself being drawn to the often-outlandish claims of Internet lore. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2015 -It Works Wonderfully!

Tell a man there are trillions of stars in the universe, and he'll believe you. Tell him there's wet paint on the wall, and he'll touch it just to be sure. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf