G.C. Droplets October 1974 -"Blessed Are the Peacemakers"

We forget that we are not, and cannot be, totally independent of one another either in thought or action. We are part of a total community. -Theodore M. Burton

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -"Blessed Are the Peacemakers"

People nowadays seem to be continually against something or somebody. We appear to live in a negative era. -Theodore M. Burton

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -It Is Better to Look Up

If we exercise our faith and look to God for help, we will not be overwhelmed with the burdens of life. -Carl B. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -It Is Better to Look Up

Have an attitude of "can do" and "will do." -Carl B. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -It Is Better to Look Up

It is better to look up. -Carl B. Cook (quoting Thomas S. Monson)

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -A Time to Prepare

I urge each of us to take those things which rob us of precious time and determine to be their master, rather than allowing them through their addictive nature to be the master of us. -Ian S. Ardern

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -The Most Vital Information

The Holy Ghost stands ever ready to bear witness to all who earnestly seek the truth. -Robert L. Simpson

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -We Need to Continue in Righteousness

To continue in righteousness takes personal courage and strength of commitment. We must recognize that there is an opposing force to that which is right. -Rex D. Pinegar

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn

People increasingly need to be learners who act and thereby receive additional light and knowledge by the power of the Holy Ghost--and not merely passive students who primarily are acted upon. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Who's Losing?

It is not so important whether a young man has been through the experience of a mission as it is whether the mission experience has been through him. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Who's Losing?

Positive personal attitude will insist that we deliver our best, even though less might seem adequate for the moment. Proper attitude demands we be realistic--even tough with ourselves and self-disciplining. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Who's Losing?

The attitude with which we approach each day controls the outcome. We must be more concerned with what we do with what happens to us than what happens to us. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Who's Losing?

Proper self-confidence lets every man know there is a spark of divinity within waiting to be nurtured in meaningful growth. Proper attitude enables us to live in harmony with our potentials. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Who's Losing?

Never before is it more important for all of us to move forward with conviction. We may be behind, but we are not losing if we are moving in the right direction. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Who's Losing?

All of us, will do well to realize that attitude is more important than the score. Desire is more important than the score. Momentum is more important than the score. The direction in which we are moving is more important than position or place. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Who's Losing?

Some are ahead and some are behind, but no one is losing. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -You Matter to Him

God knows that some of the greatest souls who have ever lived are those who will never appear in the chronicles of history. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -You Matter to Him

The Lord doesn't care at all if we spend our days working in marble halls or stable stalls. He knows where we are, no matter how humble our circumstances. He will use--in His own way and for His holy purposes--those who incline their hearts to Him. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -You Matter to Him

God Himself said we are the reason He created the universe! -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -Counsel to Youth

Listen to the voice of the Spirit, and you will not be led astray. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -Counsel to Youth

If the adversary should take you prisoner due to misconduct, I remind you that you hold the key that will unlock the prison door from the inside. You can be washed clean through the atoning sacrifice of the Savior Jesus Christ. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Be Valiant in the Fight of Faith

We must be doers of the word and not hearers only. -Bruce R. McConkie

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Be Valiant in the Fight of Faith

The summer patriot and the sunshine saint retreat when the battles wages fiercely around them. Theirs is not the conqueror's crown. -Bruce R. McConkie

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Be Valiant in the Fight of Faith

Be valiant. Fight a good fight. Stand true. Keep the commandments. Overcome the world. -Bruce R. McConkie

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -The Beatitudes

If you wish to go where God is, you must be like God, or possess the principles which God possesses, for if we are not drawing towards God in principle, we are going from him and drawing towards the devil. -O. Leslie Stone (quoting Joseph Smith.)

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -The Beatitudes

A love of God and of our fellow beings bring purity of character. -O. Leslie Stone

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -The Beatitudes

There is no better exercise for the heart than to reach down and lift someone up. -O. Leslie Stone

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -The Beatitudes

Is it not humility, which renders us teachable and eager to learn? -O. Leslie Stone

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -The Time Shall Come

The sun never sets on this work of the Lord as it is touching the lives of people across the earth. -L. Whitney Clayton (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley)

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Gifts of the Spirit

It was not intended that we make merchandise out of the gifts of God and shout to the world the result of these most wonderful gifts. -James A. Cullimore

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -Personal Revelation and Testimony

Our testimonies fortify us and strengthen us as we face challenges in our daily lives. -Barbara Thompson

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Do Not Procrastinate!

The greatest joy and happiness come through the family unit. -Eldred G. Smith

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -The Power of Scripture

Scriptures can calm an agitated soul, giving peace, hope, and a restoration of confidence in one's ability to overcome the challenges of life. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -The Power of Scripture

Scriptures are like packets of light that illuminate our minds and give place to guidance and inspiration from on high. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 2011 -The Power of Scripture

Scriptures are generated from inspired communication through the Holy Ghost, they are pure truth. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Believe, Obey, and Endure

There will be times when you will face challenges which might jeopardize your testimony, or you may neglect it as you pursue other interests. I plead with you to keep it strong. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Good Habits Develop Good Character

Good habits are not acquired simply by making good resolves, though the thought must precede the action. -Delbert L. Stapley

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Now Is the Time to Arise and Shine!

Stay focused. Don't lose sight of  your goals. -Elaine S. Dalton 

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Now Is the Time to Arise and Shine!

If you desire to make a difference in the world, you must be different from the world. -Elaine S. Dalton

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Now Is the Time to Arise and Shine!

Your example, even the light in your eyes, will influence others who see your "shine," and they will want to be like you. -Elaine S. Dalton

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Now Is the Time to Arise and Shine!

Your "shine"--does not lie in makeup, gooey cream, or the latest clothing or hairstyles. It lies in your personal purity. -Elaine S. Dalton

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Good Habits Develop Good Character

It all starts with a single step--we decide that we can do it. -Delbert L. Stapley

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Good Habits Develop Good Character

The habits that direct our lives and form our character are fashioned in the often uneventful, commonplace routine of life. They are acquired by practice. -Delbert L. Stapley

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Good Habits Develop Good Character

It is not in the great moments of test and trial that character is built. That is only when it is displayed. -Delbert L. Stapley

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Good Habits Develop Good Character

Good habits are developed in the workshop of our daily lives. -Delbert L. Stapley

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Seek Learning: You Have a Work to Do

Learning by faith will give you confidence and will help you navigate your way through times of uncertainty. -Mary N. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Seek Learning: You Have a Work to Do

Arise! You determine your goals. You decide what enters your mind and heart. -Mary N. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Seek Learning: You Have a Work to Do

Train your minds and hands to become an influence for good as you go forward with your lives. -Mary N. Cook (Quoting Gordon B. Hinckley)

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Arise and Shine Forth

Never lower our standards in the face of worldly temptations. -Ann M. Dibb

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Arise and Shine Forth

You know what is right and what is wrong, and no disguise, however appealing, can change that. -Ann M. Dibb

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Why Not Now?

My friends, there are footprints to follow where we must go--made not by a leader who said, safely from the side-lines, "Go thither," but by a leader who said, "Come, follow me." -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -Why Not Now?

Act, for once the soul is tilted toward belief, and once there is even a desire to believe, then marvelous things begin to happen! -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -As We Close This Conference

Our Heavenly Father is mindful of the challenges we face. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -What Thinks Christ of Me?

Whatever the difficulties confronting us, the weaknesses confining us, or the impossibilities surrounding us, let us have faith in the Son of God, who declared, "All things are possible to him that believeth." -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -What Thinks Christ of Me?

Together we can lift and strengthen one another in the great and important days ahead. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets October 1974 -God Will Not Be Mocked

Stay clean in mind and body, and let nothing lead you into the bypaths which will bring ruin and great distress to you. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -To Hold Sacred

The sacred cannot be selectively surrendered. Those who choose to abandon even one sacred thing will have their minds darkened. -Paul B. Pieper

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -To Hold Sacred

Our experiences with the divine may not be as direct or dramatic nor our challenges as daunting. However, our strength to endure faithfully depends upon recognizing, remembering, and holding sacred that which we receive from above. -Paul B. Pieper

G.C. Droplets April 1974 -The Cause Is Just and Worthy

Your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. -1 Corinthians 2:5

G.C. Droplets April 1974 -The Cause Is Just and Worthy

Anyone can build an altar, it requires a God to produce the flame. -Spencer W. Kimball (quoting John Henry Jowett)

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Was It Worth It?

It is the worth of souls, whatever their condition, that is great to our Heavenly Father, His Son, and to us. -David F. Evans

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Was It Worth It?

The Lord loves both the person who has never had the gospel and the person who is returning to Him. -David F. Evans

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Only upon the Principles of Righteousness

Learning opportunities are lost when controlling persons pridefully assume they have all the right answers for others. -Larry Y. Wilson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Only Upon the Principles of Righteousness

We simply cannot force others to do the right thing. -Larry Y. Wilson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Only Upon the Principles of Righteousness

Anytime we try to compel someone to righteousness who can and should be exercising his or her own moral agency, we are acting unrighteously. -Larry Y. Wilson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Only upon the Principles of Righteousness

We lose our right to the Lord's Spirit and to whatever authority we have from God when we exercise control over another person in an unrighteous manner. -Larry Y. Wilson

G.C. Droplets April 1974 -Hearken Unto the Voice of God

Godliness in man goes undeveloped without the words of God and his program. -Bernard P. Brockbank

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Having the Vision to Do

As we gain a vision of ourselves as the Savior sees us and as we act on that vision, our lives will be blessed in unexpected ways. -O. Vincent Haleck

G.C. Droplets April 1974 -Response to a Call

If you have not chosen the kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -That the Lost May Be Found

Remove any of your fear with faith. Trust the power of God to guide you. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -That the Lost May Be Found

The Church is a mooring in this tempestuous sea, an anchor in the churning waters of change and division, and a beacon to those who value and seek righteousness. The Lord uses this Church as a tool in pulling His children throughout the world toward the protection of His gospel. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The the Lost May Be Found

The most important cause of our lifetime is our families. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -That the Lost May Be Found

There can be no genuine happiness separate and apart from the home. -M. Russell Ballard (Quoting Joseph F. Smith)

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -That the Lost May Be Found

Everyone loses his or her way at some point, to some degree. It is through the promptings of the Holy Ghost that we can be brought safely back onto the right path, and it is the atoning sacrifice of the Savior that can return us home. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1974 -The Strength of Testimony

Testimony won't save us, but testimony coupled with faith and conversion, which includes, staying power, which is endurance, will exalt us. -Hartman Rector Jr.

G.C. Droplets April 1974 -The Strength of Testimony

Testimony is vitally important, but men are not saved by virtue of their testimony alone, although it is the beginning of real spiritual progress. -Hartman Rector Jr.

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Power of Deliverance

We can be delivered from the ways of evil and wickedness by turning to the teachings of the holy scriptures. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Power of Deliverance

When used together, the Bible and the Book of Mormon confound false doctrines. -L. Tom Perry (Quoting Ezra Taft Benson)

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Race of Life

The prize belongs to him or her who endures to the end. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Race of Life

When loved ones are hurt or injured, when sickness enters the house of good health, when life's candle dims and darkness threatens. Our thoughts become focused, and we are easily able to determine what is really important and what is merely trivial. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Race of Life

In this fast-paced life, do we ever pause for moments of meditation--even thoughts of timeless truths? -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Race of Life

We enter mortality not to float with the moving currents of life but with the power to think, to reason, and to achieve. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Doctrine of Christ

A prophet [is] a prophet only when he [is] acting as such. -D. Todd Christofferson (quoting Joseph Smith)

G.C. Droplets April 1974 -The Savior's Ministry

In our striving to do right, we are beset at times with trials and testing, but the Lord gives us this comforting assurance: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls." -Matthew 11:28-29 -Delbert L. Stapley

G.C. Droplets April 1974 -The Savior's Ministry

Blessed are ye because of your faith. -3 Nephi 17:20

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Special Lessons

This life is training for eternal exaltation, and that process means tests and trials. It has always been so, and no one is spared. -Ronald A. Rasband

G.C. Droplets April 1974 -Build Your Shield of Faith

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. -Ephesians 6:11

G.C. Droplets April 1974 -Build Your Shield of Faith

Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. -Ephesians 6:10

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Thanks Be to God

God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, but we are not. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Thanks Be to God

A perfect body is not required to achieve one's divine destiny. In fact, some of the sweetest spirits are housed in frail or imperfect bodies. Great spiritual strength is often developed by people with physical challenges, precisely because they are so challenged. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Thanks Be to God

Our degree of gratitude is a measure of our love. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Merciful Obtain Mercy

Remember, heaven is filled with those who have this in common: They are forgiven. And they forgive. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Merciful Obtain Mercy

We are not perfect. The people around us are not perfect. People do things that annoy, disappoint, and anger. In this mortal life it will always be that way. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Merciful Obtain Mercy

Brothers and sisters, there is enough heartache and sorrow in this life without our adding to it through our own stubbornness, bitterness, and resentment. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Merciful Obtain Mercy

Let us return good for evil. Let us not seek revenge or allow our wrath to overcome us. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Merciful Obtain Mercy

Brothers and sisters, let us put down our stones.
Let us be kind.
Let us forgive.
Let us talk peacefully with each other.
Let the love of God fill our hearts.
"Let us do good unto all men."

-Dieter F. Ucthdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Merciful Obtain Mercy

The pure love of Christ can remove the scales of resentment and wrath from our eyes, allowing us to see others the way our Heavenly Father sees us: as flawed and imperfect mortals who have potential and worth far beyond our capacity to imagine. -Dieter F. Ucthdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Merciful Obtain Mercy

The more we allow the love of God to govern our minds and emotions--the more we allow our love for our Heavenly Father to swell within our hearts--the easier it is to love others with the pure love of Christ. As we open our hearts to the glowing dawn of the love of God, the darkness and cold of animosity and envy will eventually fade. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Merciful Obtain Mercy

Sometimes, of all the people in the world, the one who is the hardest to forgive--as well as perhaps the one who is most in need of our forgiveness--is the person looking back at us in the mirror. -Dieter F. Ucthdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Merciful Obtain Mercy

When the Lord requires that we forgive all men, that includes forgiving ourselves. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Merciful Obtain Mercy

When it comes to our own prejudices and grievances, we too often justify our anger as righteous and our judgement as reliable and only appropriate. Though we cannot look into another's heart, we assume that we know a bad motive or even a bad person when we see one. We make exceptions when it comes to our own bitterness because we feel that, in our case, we have all the information we need to hold someone else in contempt. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -The Merciful Obtain Mercy

When we feel hurt, angry, or envious, it is quite easy to judge other people, often assigning dark motives to their actions in order to justify our own feelings of resentment. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Willing and Worthy to Serve

Miracles are everywhere to be found when the priesthood is understood, its power is honored and used properly, and faith is exerted. When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God brings to pass His purposes. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Willing and Worthy to Serve

Let us have ready hands, clean hands, and willing hands, that we may participate in providing what our Heavenly Father would have others receive from Him. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Willing and Worthy to Serve

I slept and dreamt
That life was joy
I awoke and saw
That life was duty
I acted and behold
Duty was joy.

(quoted by Thomas S. Monson)

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Willing and Worthy to Serve

At times the wisdom of God appears as being foolish or just too difficult, but one of the greatest and most valuable lessons we can learn in mortality is that when God speaks and a man obeys, that man will always be right. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Willing and Worthy to Serve

Catastrophic conflicts come and go, but the war waged for the souls of men continues without abatement. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2012 -Willing and Worthy to Serve

The priesthood is not so much a gift as it is a commission to serve, a privilege to lift, and an opportunity to bless the lives of others. -Thomas S. Monson