G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Zion in the Midst of Babylon

Courage is the basis and foundation for all of our other virtues; the lack of courage diminishes every other virtue that we have. -David R. Stone

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Zion in the Midst of Babylon

We can create the real Zion among us by limiting the extent to which Babylon will influence our lives. -David R. Stone

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Zion in the Midst of Babylon

One of the greatest challenges we will face is to be able to live in the world but somehow not be of the world. We have to create Zion in the midst of Babylon. -David R. Stone

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Now is the Time to Serve a Mission!

In the home the whole armor of truth is tailor fit to the individual characteristics of each child. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Creating a Gospel-Sharing Home

Gospel-sharing homes are very ordinary. They may not always be spotlessly clean nor the children perfectly behaved. But they are a place in which family members clearly love each other, and the Spirit of the Lord is felt by those who visit. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Creating a Gospel-Sharing Home

If you are truly motivated by love and testimony and gratitude, you will quite naturally do all that you can to assist the Lord. -M. Russell Ballard. 

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Constancy Amid Change

If there is any one thing that will bring peace and contentment into the human heart, and into the family, it is to live within our means. -N. Eldon Tanner (quoting Heber J. Grant) 

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Constancy Amid Change

Money can be an obedient servant but a harsh taskmaster. -N. Eldon Tanner

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Constancy Amid Change

I am convinced that it is not the amount of money an individual earns that brings peace of mind as much as it is having control of his money. -N. Eldon Tanner

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Seek Ye the Kingdom of God

A man must get his satisfaction from his work each day, must recognize that his family may remember him, that he may count with the Lord, but beyond that, small will be his monument among the coming generations. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -All Men Everywhere

Again and again the Book of  Mormon teaches that the gospel of Jesus Christ is universal in its promise and effect, reaching out to all who ever live on the earth. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -To Grow Up unto the Lord

Look for a resolution rather than at the roadblocks. -Anne C. Pingree

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -"We Will Go with Our Young and with Our Old"

A listening heart is a loving heart. -Hugh W. Pinnock

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -"We Will Go with Our Young and with Our Old

For heaven's sake, forget your regrets. The many years you have lived have been filled both with success and with experiences you might change if you could. But you can't, so stop any self-inflicted sadness or despair. -Hugh W. Pinnock 

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -"We Will Go with Our Young and with Our Old"

If you feel lonely, others probably do too. Loneliness can only be dispelled by helping others feel less lonely. -Hugh W. Pinnock

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Broken Things to Mend

If you are lonely, please know you can find comfort. If you are discouraged, please know you can find hope. If you are poor in spirit, please know you can be strengthened. If you feel you are broken, please know you can be mended. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Broken Things to Mend

Whatever your distress, please don't give up and please don't yield to fear. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Broken Things to Mend

Not everything we struggle with is a result of our actions. Often it is the result of the actions of others or just the mortal events of life. But anything we can change we should change, and we must forgive the rest. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Broken Things to Mend

Blessed are the poor in spirit who come unto me, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. -3 Nephi 12:3

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Happiness Now and Forever

Happiness is created. Love is its center. Its principal ingredients are sincere faith, true repentance, full obedience, and selfless service. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Happiness Now and Forever

We must learn to judge ourselves not by what we are but by what, under the influence of the Lord, we may become. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Happiness Now and Forever

God did not put us on earth to be victimized by circumstances. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -The Restoration of All Things

We have respect for the sincere religious beliefs of others and appreciate others extending the same courtesy and respect for the tenets we hold dear. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -"After Much Tribulation Come the Blessings"

No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called the children of God ... and it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire and which will make us more like our Father in Heaven. -Adney Y. Komatsu (quoting Orson F. Whitney)

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -The Need for Greater Kindness

There is no end to the good we can do, to the influence we can have with others. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -The Need for Greater Kindness

Why can't all of us reach out in friendship to everyone about us. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Pornography--the Deadly Carrier

I do not believe the greatest threat to our future is from bombs or guided missiles. I don't think our civilization will die that way. I think it will die when we no longer care. -Thomas S. Monson (quoting Laurence M. Gould)

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Our Sacred Priesthood Trust

Whom God calls, God qualifies. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Our Sacred Priesthood Trust

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 2006 -Our Sacred Priesthood Trust

The priesthood is not really 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

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Our Scared Priesthood Trust

The opportunity to declare a truth may come when we least expect it. Let us be prepared. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Our Sacred Priesthood Trust

There will be occasions in each of our lives when we will be called upon to explain or to defend our beliefs. When the time for performance arrives, the time for preparation is past. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -A Royal Priesthood

We do not consciously realize the extent to which ministering angels affect our lives. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Progress through Change

Never allow yourself to be offended by someone who is learning his job. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Progress through Change

There is no age when we are too old or too young or just too middle-aged to change. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Progress through Change

Great souls have wills; feeble souls have only wishes. -Marvin J. Ashton (quoting a Chinese proverb)

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Progress through Change

The recognition of the need to change has to be a greater force than the luxury of staying the same. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Progress through Change

The greatest discovery of my generation is that [we] can change [our] circumstances by changing [our] attitudes of mind. -Marvin J. Ashton (quoting William James)

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Progress through Change

Life is a series of hills and valleys and often the best growth comes in the valleys. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Progress through Change

Yes, there is pain in change, but there is also great satisfaction in recognizing that progress is being achieved. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Progress through Change

Just as a compass is valuable to guide us out of the dense forest, so the gospel points the way as we walk the paths of life. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Progress through Change

In God's plan we are usually free to choose the changes we make in our lives and we are always free to choose how we will respond to the changes that come. We need not surrender our freedoms. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Progress through Change

When change is thought through carefully, it can produce the most rewarding and profound experiences in life. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Progress through Change

Oh, change is hard! Change can be rough. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Our Rising Generation

Our rising generation is worthy of our best efforts to support and strengthen them in their journey to adulthood. -Ronald A. Rasband

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -See the End from the Beginning

We have great confidence in you. You are choice spirits. You are at the beginning of your journey through this mortal life. Your Heavenly Father wants your life to be joyful and to lead you back into His presence. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -See the End from the Beginning

We are surrounded by challenges on all sides. Occasionally discouragement may sneak into our day; frustration may invite itself into our thinking; doubt might enter about the value of our work. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -As Now We Take the Sacrament

If we were to become causal in partaking of the sacrament, we would lose the opportunity for spiritual growth. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Nurturing Marriage

Above all, do not be selfish! Generate a spirit of selflessness and generosity. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Nurturing Marriage

Marital unity is sustained when goals are mutually understood. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Nurturing Marriage

Couples should strive to elevate and motivate each other. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Nurturing Marriage

True happiness is predicated upon personal purity. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -The Gift of Agency

Although the time is sometimes not convenient for our schedule, nevertheless, if we make the right choice, the Lord will take care of us in His own way, which at that time is not yet known to us. -Wolfgang H. Paul

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -The Gift of Agency

Every intelligent being must have the power of choice. -Wolfgang H. Paul (quoting Brigham Young)

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -Your Mission Will Change Everything

The work will be difficult, but there will also be great satisfaction and joy as you serve. -David F. Evans

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -The Governing Ones

As an individual you have the right to govern yourself. It is divinely given to you to think and act as you wish. It is your decision. -William R. Bradford

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -That We May Always Have His Spirit to Be with Us

Be humble and faithful, and be sure to keep the spirit of the Lord and it will lead [you] right. Be careful and not turn away the small still voice; it will teach [you] what to do and where to go. -David A. Bednar (quoting Joseph Smith)

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -That We May Always Have His Spirit to Be with Us

Even as we strive to be faithful and obedient, there simply are times when the direction, assurance, and peace of the Spirit are not readily recognizable in our lives. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Making the Right Decisions

Have more confidence in yourself than allowing your decisions to happen just by chance. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Making the Right Decisions

Life offers you two precious gifts. One is time, the other, freedom of choice--the freedom to buy with your time what you will. -L. Tom Perry (quoting Richard L. Evans)

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -"I Will Remember Your Sins No More"

Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God. -D&C 18:10

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -True to the Faith

We have the power to resist any temptation and the ability to determine the path we will take, the direction we will travel. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -True to the Faith

I urge you to live within your means. One cannot spend more than one earns and remain solvent. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -True to the Faith

Avoid the philosophy that yesterday's luxuries have become today's necessities. They aren't necessities unless we make them so. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -True to the Faith

That which doth not edify is not of God, and is darkness. -D&C 50:23

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -True to the Faith

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. -1 Corinthians 10:13

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -True to the Faith

Wo until them that call evil good, and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness. -2 Nephi 15:20 (also Isaiah 5:20)

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -As a Child

People have to believe that the danger is real to want to find safety. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -An Outpouring of Blessings

Spiritual gifts are numerous and varied and come to us as we seek them and use them appropriately. -Julie B. Beck

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -An Outpouring of Blessings

It is the privilege of every man and woman in this kingdom to enjoy the spirit of prophecy, which is the Spirit of God; and to the faithful it reveals such things as are necessary for their comfort and consolation, and to guide them in their daily duties. -Julie B. Beck (quoting Wilford Woodruff)

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Language: A Divine Way of Communicating

Words are a form of personal expression. They differentiate us as well as fingerprints do. They reflect what kind of person we are, and tell of our background, and depict our way of life. They describe our thinking as well as our inner feelings. -Charles A. Didier

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Language: A Divine Way of Communicating

Every time a word is said, watch it, because it can never be retrieved. It is gone with the wind, gone forever. -Charles A. Didier

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Language: A Divine Way of Communicating

The way we say one word, the intonation we use, may cause love or hate. Words can be harsh, melodious, soft-spoken, announced, or even shouted. They can roll like a wave and enthuse and bring victory and pride. -Charles A. Didier

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Language: A Divine Way of Communicating

One word--just a single, simple word--can bring a variety of thoughts and influences. A combination of words can make sense or express foolishness. -Charles A. Didier

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -To Act for Ourselves: The Gift and Blessings of Agency

Agency leads us to act: to seek that we may find, to ask that we may receive guidance from the Spirit, to knock on that door that leads to spiritual light. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -To Act for Ourselves: The Gift and Blessings of Agency

Our use of agency determine who we are and what we will be. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -To Act for Ourselves: The Gift and Blessings of Agency

Agency permits us to make faithful, obedient choices that strengthen us so that we can lift and strengthen others. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -To Act for Ourselves: The Gift and Blessings of Agency

Where light shines, the darkness of evil cannot remain. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -To Act for Ourselves: The Gift and Blessings of Agency

The promptings that come to us to flee evil reflect our Heavenly Father's understanding of our particular strengths and weaknesses and His awareness of the unforeseen circumstances of our lives. When these promptings come, they will not generally stop us in our tracks, for the Spirit of God does not speak with a voice of thunder. The voice will be as soft as a whisper, coming as a thought to our minds or a feeling in our hearts. By heeding its gentle promptings, we will be protected from the destructive consequences of sin. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -To Act for Ourselves: The Gift and Blessings of Agency

We must avoid being acted upon by acting for ourselves. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 2006 -To Act for Ourselves: The Gift and Blessings of Agency

It is our sins that make the devil laugh, our sorrow that brings him counterfeit joy. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Prayers and Answers

With thoughtless and impatient hands
We tangle up the plans
The Lord hath wrought. 
And when we cry in pain He saith,
'Be quiet, man, while I untie the knot.' 

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Prayers and Answers

The right kind of music can prepare you to receive inspiration. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Prayers and Answers

The Lord has a way of pouring pure intelligence into our minds to prompt us, to guide us, to teach us, to warn us. You can know the things you need to know instantly! Learn to receive inspiration. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Prayers and Answers

Stay in condition to respond to inspiration. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Prayers and Answers

Inspiration comes more as a feeling than as a sound. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Prayers and Answers

You can train yourself to hear what you want to hear, to see and feel what you desire, but it takes some conditioning. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Prayers and Answers

It is difficult to separate from the confusion of life that quiet voice of inspiration. Unless you attune yourself, you will miss it. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -In the Arms of His Love

I remind you that you are not second-class citizens in the kingdom of God. You are His divine creation. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Maintaining Spirituality

Being in tune with God is being spiritual. -Marion G. Romney 

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -Maintaining Spirituality

To feel one's faculties unfolding and truth expanding the soul is one of life's sublimest experiences. -Marion G. Romney (quoting David O. McKay)

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -To Look, Reach, and Come unto Christ

Be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace. -Luke 8:48

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -To Look, Reach, and Come unto Christ

The Messiah extends His arm of mercy to us, always eager to receive us--if we choose to come to Him. -Anne C. Pingree

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Remembering the Lord's Love

Women are asked to be nurturers to their families, but we must also be firm; we must be the hard rock footings on which our homes can stand. -Kathleen H. Hughes

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Remembering the Lord's Love

The Lord is there, always the same, His arms still outstretched. When we feel overwhelmed, we have to remember the peace He has spoken to us on previous occasions. His peace brings comfort and strength; the world cannot give that to us. -Kathleen H. Hughes

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Remembering the Lord's Love

The Lord is everywhere when we open our eyes and hearts to His love. -Kathleen H. Hughes

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Eternally Encircled in His Love

We must not allow pride or vanity, selfishness or personal agendas to displace our reaching out to others in love. Quite simply and profoundly, we must first allow ourselves to be encircled by God's love. -Bonnie D. Parkin

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Eternally Enricled in His Love

Don't underestimate your ability to share His love through simple genuine gestures. -Bonnie D. Parkin

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Eternally Encircled in His Love

I fear sometimes we see the Lord's love only in the big events of our lives; we must also see His love in the smallest of things. -Bonnie D. Parkin

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Eternally Encircled in His Love

The Lord's love is often delivered through others as they respond to promptings of the Spirit. -Boonie D. Parkin

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Eternally Encircled in His Love

"The love of God sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things ... and the most joyous to the soul." -1 Nephi 11:22-23

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Eternally Encircled in His Love

Perfection is a process. -Bonnie D. Parkin

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Eternally Encircled in His Love

We must believe that the love of Christ will never fail us. -Bonnie D. Parkin

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Closing Remarks

May the Spirit of the Lord dwell in your homes. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -"We Need a Listening Ear"

Extra needs require extra prayers. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets October 1979 -"We Need a Listening Ear"

When we cannot pray vocally, it is good to offer a silent prayer in our hearts and in our minds. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Wherefore, Settle This in Your Hearts

Stay on the straight and narrow path. No, stay in the middle of the straight and narrow path. Don't drift; don't wander; don't dabble; be careful. -Larry W. Gibbons

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Wherefore, Settle This in Your Hearts

Living the commandments brings joy here and now. -Larry W. Gibbons

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Wherefore, Settle This in Your Hearts

Commandments are not given to burden or restrict us. Rather, they are guideposts from an all-wise Heavenly Father to keep us out of trouble, to bring us a fullness of happiness in this life, and to bring us safely back home to Him. -Larry W. Gibbons

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Fundamental Welfare Services

Let us do what the Lord has told us to do and then put our trust in him. He can take care of us, and in the day of need he will do so. -Marion G. Romney

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -That They Might Know Thee

Although suffering may provide insight, we must be careful not to compare but rather to appreciate. -Keith R. Edwards

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -That They Might Know Thee

Experience teaches us that suffering is one of life's experiences that will come without seeking it.  -Keith R. Edwards

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -That They Might Know Thee

It is the attitude with which we approach our hardships and trials that allows us to know the Savior better. -Keith R. Edwards

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Stand Independent above All Other Creatures

No one else can work out our salvation for us, either temporally or spiritually. -Bruce R. McConkie

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Becoming Instruments in the Hands of God

A person does not need to have a Church calling, an invitation to help someone, or even good health to become an instrument in God's hands. -Don R. Clarke

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Moving Closer to Him

The priesthood, through the workings of the Spirit, moves individuals closer to God through ordination, ordinances, and refinement of individual natures. -Craig A. Cardon

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Receiving by the Spirit

The Spirit teaches when we honestly intend to do something about what we learn. -A. Roger Merrill

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Receiving by the Spirit

When we focus instead on seeking and receiving the Spirit, we become less concerned about a teacher or speaker holding our attention and ore concerned about giving our attention to the Spirit. -A. Roger Merrill

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -And Nothing Shall Offend Them

One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -And Nothing Shall Offend Them

You and I cannot control the intentions or behavior of other people. However, we do determine how we will act. Please remember that you and I are agents endowed with moral agency, and we can choose not to be offended. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -And Nothing Shall Offend Them

To believe that someone or something can make us feel offended, angry, hurt, or bitter diminishes our moral agency and transforms us into objects to be acted upon. As agents, however, you and I have the power to act and to choose how we will respond to an offensive or hurtful situation. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -And Nothing Shall Offend Them

To be offended is a choice we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something else. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -And Nothing Shall Offend Them

The time to stop being offended is now. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Let Us Move Forward and Upward

For as we learn to bear more we are made ready to hear more. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Let Us Move Forward and Upward

We will move faster if we hurry less. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Let Us Move Forward and Upward

The Lord will not ask us to bear more than we can bear nor thrust upon us that for which we are not yet ready. But likewise, we must not tarry too long when we are ready to move on. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Let Us Move Forward and Upward

Let us not shrink from the next steps in our spiritual growth. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Let Us Move Forward and Upward

We have paused on some plateaus long enough. Let us resume our journey forward and upward. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -A Defense and a Refuge

We look forward with faith. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -A Defense and a Refuge

It is a true principle that you cannot lift yourself by putting others down. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -A Defense and a Refuge

If we are doing the best we can, we should not become discouraged. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -A Defense and a Refuge

It was not what they possessed that gave them strength but what they knew. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -"Judge Not According to the Appearance"

Win your own battle as best you can. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -"Judge Not According to the Appearance"

Be careful of those who promote controversy and contention. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Faith to Move Mountains

Go forward in faith. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Gathering of Scattered Israel

Spiritual security will always depend on how one lives, not where one lives. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Gathering of Scattered Israel

Zion is wherever righteous Saints are. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Gathering of Scattered Israel

The choice to come unto Christ is not a matter of physical location; it is a matter of individual commitment. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -"The Great and Wonderful Love"

Optimism is a virtue that allows us to see God's loving hand in the details of our life. -Anthony D. Perkins

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -"The Great and Wonderful Love"

Find joy in each day. -Anthony D. Perkins

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -"The Great and Wonderful Love"

There is a clear difference between humility and humiliation. Identify and use your unique talents rather than dwelling on your weaknesses. -Anthony D. Perkins

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -"The Great and Wonderful Love"

Childlike faith in the perfect love of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ will "divide asunder" Satan's snares of inadequacy, imperfection, and guilt. -Anthony. D. Perkins

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -The Need for Love

A life of love is not an easy life to live, especially when one lives in a world where strife with neighbors and strife within one's own family is common. -Theodore M. Burton

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Behold Your Little Ones

Who we are and what is in our heart are discerned by children more quickly than we think. -Margaret S. Lifferth

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Behold Your LIttle Ones

We cannot teach principles that we do not know and that we do not live. -Margaret S. Lifferth

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Behold Your Little Ones

Nothing can replace a righteous family in the life of a child. -Margaret S. Lifferth

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -The Spirit Giveth Life

The Spirit can and should have power in our lives. -Loren C. Dunn

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -The Spirit Giveth Life

It is not a matter of how many laws we keep and how many we do not keep. We keep the commandments because they are the laws that govern the Spirit. -Loren C. Dunn

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Three Towels and a 25-Cent Newspaper

When we are true to the sacred principles of honesty and integrity, we are true to our faith, and we are true to ourselves. -Richard C. Edgley

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Three Towels and a 25-Cent Newspaper

We have a sacred obligation to not only teach the principles of honesty, but also to live them. -Richard C. Edgley

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Three Towels and a 25-Cent Newspaper

There will never be honesty in the business world, in the schools, in the home, or anyplace else until there is honesty in the heart. -Richard C. Edgley

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Three Towels and a 25-Cent Newspaper

Sadly, some of the greatest missing values in today's world are honesty and integrity. -Richard C. Edgley

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Roadblocks to Progress

Fears in our lives can be conquered if we will but have faith and move forward with purpose. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Roadblocks to Progress

Progress comes as we are able to give up something for something we want more. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Roadblocks to Progress

How refreshing and strengthening are the lives of those who push upward and onward despite tragedies and griefs. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Roadblocks to Progress

Certainly what we are is more important than what we have or what is said of us. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Roadblocks to Progress

Those of us who cannot forgive and forget break the bridges over which we must pass. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Roadblocks to Progress

It is up to us to go forward and not confuse or confound ourselves. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Roadblocks to Progress

The wise person will avoid the flood of bitterness and hatred that can be caused by the waters of hurt. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Roadblocks to Progress

No one can meet life in all its fullness without experiencing hurt, pain, and suffering. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Roadblocks to Progress

On occasion some of us seem to stand on the sidelines waiting to be hurt, offended, or ignored. We listen for careless words from others and remember the unsaid hellos and read into the said or unsaid words a totally unintended message. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Roadblocks to Progress

How tragic it is to see, on occasion, a life of usefulness lost because we have allowed an unkind comment to cause a wound or hurt. We let the injury become an open sore and fester rather than treat it will prompt skill and maturity. Some try to get even with their offenders by dropping out of life's race. How weak, how damaging, how self-restricting. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Roadblocks to Progress

Victories in life come through our ability to work around and over the obstacles that cross our path. We grow stronger as we climb our own mountains. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Roadblocks to Progress

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed. -Marvin J. Ashton (quoting Booker T. Washington)

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Roadblocks to Progress

Often we can best feed others when we are hungry ourselves or not completely comfortable in the fold that we presently occupy. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Roadblocks to Progress

Many of us set up roadblocks to progress and contribute to our own unhappiness while we wait for others to seek us out and offer help. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Plan of Salvation

The evidence is well documented; we are not left alone to wander through mortality without knowing of the master plan which the Lord has designed for His children. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -How Firm a Foundation

Of course we do not live in a world where we experience nothing but the spiritual, but we can fortify our foundations of faith, our testimonies of truth, so that we will not falter, we will not fail. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -How Firm a Foundation

If we do not have a deep foundation of faith and a solid testimony of truth, we may have difficulty withstanding the harsh storms and icy winds of adversity which inevitably come to each of us. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2016 -Rise Up, O Men of God

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; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. -Isaiah 41:10

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Rise Up, O Men of God

Awake, my sons; put on the armor of righteousness. Shake off the chains with which ye are bound, and come forth out of obscurity, and arise from the dust. -2 Nephi 1:23

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -True to Our Priesthood Trust

It is in doing--not just dreaming--that lives are blessed, others are guided, and souls are saved. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -True to Our Priesthood Trust

If we don't try, then we don't do; and if we don't do, then why are we here? -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -True to Our Priesthood Trust

I hope with all my heart and soul that every young man who receives the priesthood will honor that priesthood and be true to the trust which is conveyed when it is conferred. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -True to Our Priesthood Trust

Wherefore, now let every man learn his duty, and to act in the office in which he is appointed, in all diligence. -D&C 107:99

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -True to Our Priesthood Trust

Duty is the sublimest word in our language. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less. -Thomas S. Monson (quoting Robert E. Lee)

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -The Refiner's Fire

In our extremities, it is possible to become born again, born anew, renewed in heart and spirit. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -The Refiner's Fire

Here then is a great truth. In the pain, the agony, and the heroic endeavors of life, we pass through a refiner's fire, and the insignificant and the unimportant in our lives can melt away like dross and make our faith bright, intact, and strong. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -The Refiner's Fire

The price we paid to become acquainted with God was a privilege to pay. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Spiritual Nutrients

Replenishing our spirits with spiritual nutrients can be everlasting and will go with us into the eternities. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -He Trusts Us!

He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit. -John 15:5

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Great Plan of Happiness

Just like a fish needs water, you need the gospel and the companionship of the Holy Ghost to be truly, deeply happy. -Marcus B. Nash

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -"Put on the Whole Armor of God"

It is important that we make up our minds early in life as to what we will do and what we will not do. -N. Eldon Tanner

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Let Us Be Men

True manhood is not always measured by the fruits of one's labors but by the labors themselves--by one's striving. -D. Todd Christofferson

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Let Us Be Men

Sometimes men try but fail. Not all worthy objectives are realized despite one's honest and best efforts. -D. Todd Christofferson

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Let Us Be Men

Good men sometimes make mistakes. A man of integrity will honestly face and correct his mistakes, and that is an example we can respect. -D. Todd Christofferson

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Let Us Be Men

Arise from the dust, my sons, and be men. -2 Nephi 1:21

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -A Priesthood Quorum

Quorum unity lasts when it is forged in the Lord's service and in the Lord's way. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -A Priesthood Quorum

The strength of a quorum comes in large measure from how completely its members are united in righteousness. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Atonement Can Secure Your Peace and Happiness

When the lesson you are to learn is very important, trials can extend over a long period of time, but they should not be allowed to become the confining focus of everything you do. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Atonement Can Secure Your Peace and Happiness

True, enduring happiness with the accompanying strength, courage, and capacity to overcome the greatest difficulties, will come as you center your life in Jesus Christ. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Voice of the Lord

When we choose to have faith, we are prepared to stand in the presence of God. -Neil L. Andersen (quoting Robert D. Hales)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Voice of the Lord

Often His voice directs us to change something in our lives. He invites us to repent. He invites us to follow Him. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Voice of the Lord

You don't know everything, but you know enough! -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets October 2017-The Voice of the Lord

As you listen, the messages you receive may be very literal or they may be customized just for you. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -The Army of the Lord

Stick to your task till it sticks to you.
Beginners are many, but enders are few.
Honor, power, place and praise
Will always come to the one who stays.
Stick to your task till it sticks to you;
Bend at it, sweat at it, smile at it, too--
For out of the bend and the sweat and the smile
Will come life's victories after awhile.

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -The Army of the Lord

Until willingness overflows obligation, men fight as conscripts rather than following the flag as patriots. Duty is never worthily performed until it is performed by one who would gladly do more if only he could. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of a Personal Testimony

Our personal testimony is a protective shield, and like an iron rod it is guiding us safely through darkness and confusion. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of a Personal Testimony

A testimony motivates us to choose the right at all times and in all circumstances. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of a Personal Testimony

A testimony provides us with a reason for hope and gladness. It helps us cultivate a spirit of optimism and happiness and enables us to rejoice in the beauties of nature. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of a Personal Testimony

A testimony is a constant source of confidence, a true and faithful companion during good times and bad. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of a Personal Testimony

A testimony provides proper perspective, motivation, and a solid foundation on which to build a life of purpose and personal growth. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of a Personal Testimony

Behold, I have fasted and prayed ... that I might know these things of myself. And ... the Lord God hath made them manifest unto me by his Holy Spirit; and this is the spirit of revelation. -Alma 5:45-46

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of a Personal Testimony

Have questions; study them out; search in the scriptures for answers. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of a Personal Testimony

God promises us divine help even if we have only a desire to believe, but it has to be a true and not a pretended desire. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of a Personal Testimony

A testimony is a most precious possession because it is not acquired by logic or reason alone, it cannot be purchased with earthly possessions, and it cannot be given as a present or inherited from our ancestors. We cannot depend on the testimonies of other people. We need to know for ourselves. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Power of a Personal Testimony

A testimony is very personal and may be a little different for each of us, because everyone is a unique person. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of a Personal Testimony

Our firm conviction of gospel truth is an anchor in our lives; it is steady and reliable as the North Star. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of a Personal Testimony

Our testimony motivates us to live righteously, and righteous living will cause our testimony to grow stronger. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of a Personal Testimony

Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not. -D&C 6:36

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of a Personal Testimony

Our motives and thoughts ultimately influence our actions. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Love One Another as He Has Loved Us

I know that by serving and forgiving others with real love, we can be healed and receive the strength to overcome our own challenges. -Jose L. Alonso

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Love One Another as He Has Loved Us

Love without service is like faith without works; it's dead indeed. -Jose L. Alonso

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Love One Another as He Has Loved Us

Behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God. -Mosiah 2:17

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Love One Another as He Has Loved Us

Love is a combination of actions as well as deep feelings. -Jose L. Alonso

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Love One Another as He Has Loved Us

Love is a feeling of deep devotion, concern, and affection. The greatest example of God's love for His children is found in the infinite Atonement of Jesus Christ. -Jose L. Alonso

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Love One Another as He Has Loved Us

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. -John 13:35

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -This Is a Day of Sacrifice

If you would find yourself, learn to deny yourself for the blessing of others. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Seek Ye Out of the Best Books

They don't profess to know all things, but they have paid the price to know enough to have peace and to live with patience as they seek to know more.

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Seek Ye Out of the Best Books

The greater the light in our lives, the fewer the shadows. -Ian S. Ardern

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Seek Ye Out of the Best Books

Unless we are spiritually vigilant and build a sure foundation on our Redeemer, we may find ourselves bound with Satan's chains. -Ian S. Ardern

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Seek Ye Out of the Best Books

Failure to protect and deepen our spiritual roots is an invitation to have them gnawed at by those who seek to destroy our faith. -Ian S. Ardern

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Following Christ to Victory

For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. -Luke 6:38

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Following Christ to Victory

Be where you should be when you should be there. -Hartman Rector, Jr.

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Following Christ to Victory

Forget and forgive when they fail, but don't you fail. -Hartman Rector, Jr.

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Following Christ to Victory

What man can conceive, he can achieve. Believe you can do it. -Hartman Rector, Jr.

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Following Christ to Victory

If you don't do it, you really didn't want it. -Hartman Rector, Jr. 

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Following Christ to Victory

In a crisis the optimist takes action; the pessimist takes a seat. -Hartman Rector, Jr.

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Following Christ to Victory

Refuse also to speak negatively.  -Hartman Rector, Jr.

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Following Christ to Victory

How do you perform positively? Easy: eliminate all negative words and phrases from your vocabulary. -Hartman Rector, Jr.

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Following Christ to Victory

Self-esteem is vitally important to successful performance. -Hartman Rector, Jr.

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Following Christ to Victory

Believe you can do it. -Hartman Rector, Jr. 

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Atonement Can Clean, Reclaim, and Sanctify Our Lives

There is no habit, no addiction, no rebellion, no transgression, no apostasy, no crime exempted from the promise of complete forgiveness. That is the promise of the atonement of Christ. -Shayne M. Bowen (quoting Boyd K. Packer) 

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Atonement Can Clean, Reclaim, and Sanctify Our Lives

Why would anyone want to destroy something beautiful and useful in an attempt to dig up old garbage? -Shayne M. Bowen

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Essential Truths--Our Need to Act

He is a God who hears and answers our prayers; a God who watches us from heaven above and is constantly concerned about our spiritual and temporal well-being; a God who gives us agency to decide for ourselves to follow Him and obey His commandments without coercion; a God who gives us blessings and allows us to face trials so we can grow and become like Him. -Adilson de Paula Parrella

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Essential Truths--Our Need to Act

By strictly following a prophet's counsel, we will be protected and receive choice blessings in our journey on this earth. -Adilson de Paula Parrella

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Look toward Eternity!

Let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God. -D&C 121:45

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Look toward Eternity!

There will come times in your life when you will need immediate blessings. You will need to live in such a way that they will be granted--not out of mercy but because you are worthy. -Elaine S. Dalton (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley)

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Look toward Eternity!

Always live in such a way that when you need the Lord's blessings, you can call upon Him and receive them because you are worthy. -Elaine S. Dalton (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley)

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Look toward Eternity!

Knowing that we are sons and daughters of God, we must strive for worthiness. -Elaine S. Dalton

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Look toward Eternity!

It is through our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ that we can resist temptation. Our faith will enable us to shun evil. -Elaine S. Dalton

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Look toward Eternity!

Our success on this earth is determined by our worthiness and purity. -Elaine S. Dalton

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Look toward Eternity!

It is our personal worthiness that will qualify us to fulfill our individual earthly missions. -Elaine S. Dalton

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good

The Lord has taught me that discouragement and fear are tools of the adversary. The Lord's answer to hard times is to go forward with faith. -Stanley G. Ellis

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good

God hath not given us the spirit of fear. -2 Timothy 1:7

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good

In whatever we do, we should not decide nor act out of a spirit of fear. -Stanley G. Ellis

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good

It has been said that for evil to prevail, it is only necessary for good people to do nothing. -Stanley G. Ellis (quoting John Stuart Mill)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good

Hard is constant! We all have challenges. The variable is our reaction to the hard. -Stanley G. Ellis

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good

No sacrifice is too great, no price too heavy, no struggle too difficult in order to receive [temple] blessings. -Stanley G. Ellis (quoting Thomas S. Monson)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good

May we ever choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong. -Stanley G. Ellis (quoting Thomas S. Monson)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good

A religion that does not require the sacrifice of all things never has power sufficient to produce the faith necessary unto life and salvation. -Stanley G. Ellis (quoting Joseph Smith)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good

Hard makes us stronger, humbles us, and gives us a chance to prove ourselves. -Stanley G. Ellis

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good

Looking back, I learned some of the best lessons during the hardest times. -Stanley G. Ellis

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good

Be not wise in thine own eyes. -Proverbs 3:5-7 

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Developing Spirituality

The place to begin is here. The time to start is now. The length of our stride need be but one step at a time. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Developing Spirituality

Perfection is something yet ahead for every one of us; but we can capitalize on our strengths, begin where we are, and seek after happiness that can be found in pursuing the things of God. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -Developing Spirituality

Developing spirituality and attuning ourselves to the highest influences of godliness is not an easy matter. It takes time and frequently involves a struggle. It will not happen by chance, but is accomplished only through deliberate effort and by calling upon God and keeping his commandments. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Sunday Will Come

The Resurrection transformed the lives of those who witnessed it. Should it not transform ours? -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Apart, but Still One

We have no right to portray anybody as a badly finished product! Rather, our words about our fellow beings should reflect our belief in Jesus Christ and His Atonement and that, in Him and through Him, we can always change for the better! -Joni L. Koch

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Apart, but Still One

Depending on what we choose to say about one another, our words will either have our "hearts knit together in unity," or they will erode the love, trust, and goodwill that should exist among us. -Joni L. Koch

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Apart, but Still One

What really determines, solidifies, or destroys our unity is how we act when we are apart. -Joni L. Koch

G.C. Droplets April 1978 -Signs of the True Church

The spring of the year is a most welcome season. It is then that all life seems to renew itself, when the promise of the future appears brightest and hope rises to its zenith. Indeed it is a time of reawakened courage and confidence. -Mark E. Petersen

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Holy Scriptures: The Power of God unto Our Salvation

We must remember that we have control over who we are no matter how difficult the world becomes. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -God's Compelling Witness: The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon is one of God's priceless gifts to us. It is both sword and shield--it sends the word of God into battle to fight for the hearts of the just and serves as an arch defender of the truth. -Tad R. Callister

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -God's Compelling Witness: The Book of Mormon

If one will take the time to humbly read and ponder the Book of Mormon and give ear to the sweet fruits of the Spirit, then he or she will eventually receive the desired witness. -Tad R. Callister

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -God's Compelling Witness: The Book of Mormon

God's fingerprints all over the Book of Mormon. -Tad R. Callister

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Discipleship

Discipleship brings purpose to our lives so that rather than wandering aimlessly, we walk steadily on that strait and narrow way that leads us back to our Heavenly Father. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Discipleship

For many, living a Christlike life everyday may be even more difficult than laying down one's life. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Discipleship

We can seek out the lonely or those who are less active and befriend them. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Discipleship

Everything in life has a price. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Trek Continues!

We must be careful where our footsteps in life take us. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Trek Continues!

Many of us are on amazing journeys of discovery-leading to personal fulfillment and spiritual enlightenment. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -O Be Wise

The key, it seems to me, is to know and understand your own capabilities and limitations and then to pace yourself, allocating and prioritizing your time, your attention, and your resources to wisely help others. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -O Be Wise

Good balance comes in doing things in a timely way and in not procrastinating our preparation or waiting to fulfill our responsibilities until the last minute. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -O Be Wise

We must always motivate through love and sincere appreciation, not by creating guilt. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -O Be Wise

The instruction to magnify our callings is not a command to embellish and complicate them. Too innovate does not necessarily mean to expand; very often it means to simplify. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -O Be Wise

Programs are tools. Their management and staffing must not take priority over the needs of the people they are designed to bless and to serve. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -O Be Wise

Focus on people and principles--not on programs. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -O Be Wise

We need to strive to keep things in proper balance. We should never allow our service to replace the attention needed by other important priorities in our lives. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -O Be Wise

It wasn't about ideology, philosophy, or even theology. It was about family. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Fear Not to Do Good

If we stop trying after one burst of effort, the change will fade. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Fear Not to Do Good

Serve not only with diligence but also with laughter and smiles. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Fear Not to Do Good

As we plant in our hearts a testimony of Jesus Christ, we gain the power, the desire, and the courage to go to the rescue of others without concern for our own needs. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of Patience

We can grow in faith only if we are willing to wait patiently for God's purposes and patterns to unfold in our lives, on His timetable. -Robert C. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Power of Patience

Patience may well be thought of as a gateway virtue, contributing to the growth and strength of its fellow virtues of forgiveness, tolerance, and faith. -Robert C. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Lor, Wilt Thou Cause That My Eyes May Be Opened

Truly loving others requires the ongoing practice of accepting the best efforts of people whose life experiences and limitations we may never fully know. -Craig W. Zwick

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Lord, Wilt Thou Cause That My Eyes May Be Opened

To accept and love others does not mean we must embrace their ideas. -W. Craig Zwick

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Lord, Wilt Thou Cause That My Eyes May Be Opened

We live in a world that feeds on comparisons, labeling, and criticism. Instead of seeing through the lens of social media, we need to look inward for the godly attributes to which we each lay claim. -W. Craig Zwick

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Lord, Wilt Thou Cause That My Eyes May Be Opened

We must look past the easy assumptions and stereotypes and widen the tiny lens of our own experience. -W. Craig Zwick

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Lord, Wilt Thou Cause That My Eyes May Be Opened

Look beyond what you see. -W. Craig Zwick

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -"Because I Have a Father"

Quit thinking that tomorrow your problems will go away and life will begin in earnest. The Lord is waiting to help you cope today if you will lay your human-size needs at his divine feet. -Paul H. Dunn

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -"Because I Have a Father"

You and I cannot give up, no matter what the size of our struggles. We were not meant to be fear-haunted and defeated nobodies. -Paul H. Dunn

G.C. Droplets April 1979 -"Because I Have a Father"

It matters not if you try and fail and try and fail again. It matters much if you try and fail and fail to try again. -Paul H. Dunn

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Faith, Service, Constancy

The real tragedy in the whirlwinds of life comes only when we allow them to blow us off our true course. -David S. Baxter

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Faith, Service, Constancy

What to do when adversity strikes? There is only one thing to do. Stand steady and see it through. Stay steadfast, constant, and true. -David S. Baxter

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Faith, Service, Constancy

Like all other virtues, faith is strengthened as we practice it, as we live and act as if our faith were already deep. Faith is the product of righteous desire, belief, and obedience. -David S. Baxter

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -Faith, Service, Constancy

Faith fuels hope. Our perspective changes; our vision becomes clearer. We begin to look for the best, not the worst, in life and in others. We gain a deeper sense of life's purpose and meaning. Despair gives way to joy. -David S. Baxter

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Turn to the Lord

Sometimes we are 'healed' by being given strength or understanding or patience to bear the burdens placed upon us. -W. Christopher Waddell (quoting Dallin H. Oaks)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Turn to the Lord

No amount of change, trial, or opposition can alter that eternal course--only our choices, as we exercise our agency. -W. Christopher Waddell

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The First Generation

Please never underestimate who you are and the power that you have to affect others. -Paul B. Pieper

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Exceedingly Great and Precious Promises

Sometimes we try to run so fast that we may forget where we are going and why we are running. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets October 2006 -The Temple Is about Families

Sometimes our minds are so beset with problems, and there are so many things clamoring for [our] attention at once that we just cannot think clearly. At the temple the dust of distraction seems to settle out, the fog and the haze seem to lift, and we can 'see' things that we were not able to see before. -Richard H. Winkel

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Has the Day of Miracles Ceased?

No matter what may have been done to us--all of us have equal access to miracles. -Donald L. Hallstrom

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -If We Want to Go Up, We Have to Get On

If we want to "go up," we must "get on." -Elaine Cannon

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -If We Want to Go Up, We Have to Get On

We are tied together by technology but sense each other's spirit through the tender influence of the Lord Jesus Christ. -Elaine Cannon

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -That Your Joy Might Be Full

Taking the time to build and strengthen our knowledge and testimony of Jesus Christ will yield rich dividends in times of trial and adversity. -Jean B. Bingham 

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -That Your Joy Might Be Full

Despite a world that will try to knock us down to the level of "mere animals," knowing that God is our Father assures us that we have divine potential and royal promise. Despite a world that tells us this life is a dead end, knowing that God's Only Begotten Son has made it possible for us to be redeemed and resurrected gives us hope for eternal progress. -Jean B. Bingham

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Lord Leads His Church

The faith of the people we serve, sometimes more than our own faith, brings us revelation in the Lord's service. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Lord Leads His Church

It takes faith to believe that He calls imperfect people into positions of trust. It takes faith to believe that He knows the people He calls perfectly, both their capacities and their potential, and so makes no mistakes in His calls. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -Privileges and Responsibilities of Sisters

The Lord has never promised us that we will be free of problems and challenges. He has, however, promised that with faith we will have the strength to meet any eventuality in this life. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -Privileges and Responsibilities of Sisters

We must make a strong stand for the right or we may not stand at all. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Let Virtue Garnish Thy Thoughts Unceasingly

If you will take control of your lives, the future is filled with opportunity and gladness. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Bearers of Heavenly Light

Darkness is not an indication that there is no light. Most often, it simply means we're not in the right place to receive the light. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Bearers of Heavenly Light

If we become comfortable with darkness, it is unlikely that our hearts will change. For change to take place, we need to actively let the light in. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Bearers of Heavenly Light

"God is no respecter of persons." His light is available to all--great or small, rich or poor, privileged or disadvantaged. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Bearers of Heavenly Light

We will find spiritual healing as we step away from the shadows of the world and into the everlasting Light of Christ. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Bearers of Heavenly Light

Just because spiritual trials are real does not mean that they are incurable. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Earning the Trust of the Lord and Your Family

Once you take a bribe or compromise your integrity, it is very difficult to ever get it back. Don't ever do it, not even once. -Richard J. Maynes

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Earning the Trust of the Lord and Your Family

Trust brings peace, love, and an environment where that love can grow. -Richard J. Maynes

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Earning the Trust of the Lord and Your Family

Having trust in someone is similar to having faith in someone. Without that trust and faith, there's fear and doubt. -Richard J. Maynes

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Earning the Trust of the Lord and Your Family

The first step in our quest to earn the Lord's trust is to place our trust in Him. -Richard J. Maynes

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Earning the Trust of the Lord and Your Family

Being a man of integrity simply means your intentions, as well as your actions, are pure and righteous in all aspects of your life, both in public and in private. -Richard J. Maynes

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Earning the Trust of the Lord and Your Family

Trust is built on integrity. -Richard J. Maynes

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Remembering, Repenting, and Changing

The sturdiest plants are not grown under glass, and strength of character is not derived from the avoidance of problems. -Julie B. Beck

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Truth of All Things

Choose to "act" rather than to be "acted upon." -David F. Evans

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Truth of All Things

Do the things you know you should and don't do the things you know you should not. -David F. Evans

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -Attending to Personal and Family Preparedness

Preparedness is not something that is static; it is ever changing. -H. Burke Peterson

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Daughters of Heavenly Father

Modesty is not about the climate. It's about the heart. -Susan W. Tanner

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Daughters of Heavenly Father

In families, friendships, dating, and marriage, we should value not just beauty and resumes, but rather character, good values, and each other's inherited divine natures. -Susan W. Tanner

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Priesthood and the Savior's Atoning Power

Priesthood is not an amorphous source of autonomous power. -Dale G. Renlund

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -Successful Welfare Stewardship

Good quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention and sincere effort. -J. Richard Clarke

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -Successful Welfare Stewardship

We are free to accept or reject the invitation to serve, but once we accept, we assume full responsibility for the results. -J. Richard Clarke

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Book of Mormon: What Would Your Life Be Like without It?

The truths of the Book of Mormon have the power to heal, comfort, restore, succor, strengthen, console, and cheer our souls. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Repentance and Conversion

A repentant soul is a converted soul, and a converted soul is a repentant soul. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Heart of the Widow

The heart of the widow is a heart that senses, feels, and knows the light of truth and will give anything to embrace that truth. It also helps others to see that same light and come to the same measure of eternal happiness and joy. -O. Vincent Haleck

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Heart of the Widow

As we follow the example of the Savior, ours will be the opportunity to be a light in the lives of others. -O. Vincent Haleck (quoting Thomas S. Monson)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Heart of the Widow

A man can live in the dark for a period, but there will come a time when he will long to come into the light. -O. Vincent Haleck

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Point of Safe Return

You are the captain of your life. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Point of Safe Return

For our own good, we need the moral courage to forgive and to ask for forgiveness. Never is the soul nobler and more courageous than when we forgive. This includes forgiving ourselves. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Point of Safe Return

God did not promise that we would not remember our sins. Remembering will help us avoid making the same mistakes again. But if we stay true and faithful, the memory of our sins will be softened over time. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Point of Safe Return

Faith in Christ will change our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that are not in harmony with God's will. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -By Divine Design

Not all that the Lord asks of us is a result of how strong we are, how faithful we are, or what we may know. -Ronald A. Rasband

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -By Divine Design

Each of us is precious and loved by the Lord, who cares, who whispers, and who watches over us in ways unique to each of us. -Ronald A. Rasband

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -By Divine Design

Sometimes we consider changes in our plans as missteps on our journey. Think of them more as first steps to being "on the Lord's errand." -Ronald A. Rasband

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -By Divine Design

God does not do things by 'coincidence' but by 'divine design. -Ronald A. Rasband (quoting Neal A. Maxwell)

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Will a Man Rob God?

Paying tithing, willingly, develops an honest and pure heart. Paying tithing increases our love for the Lord. -Yoshihiko Kikuchi

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Eternal Everyday

Humility isn't some grand identifiable achievement or even overcoming some major challenge. It is a sign of spiritual strength. -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Eternal Everyday

We humbly serve as called with all our might, mind, and strength. -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Eternal Everyday

Sometimes humility is overcoming hurt feelings when we feel that leaders or others have mistreated us. -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Eternal Everyday

While this life is relatively short, it is incredibly significant. -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Repentance Is Always Positive

Repentance both puts us on the right path and keeps us on the right path. -Stephen W. Owen

G.C. Droplets October 2017- Repentance Is Always Positive

We are all prodigals. We all have to "come to ourselves"--usually more than once--and choose the path that leads back home. -Stephen W. Owen

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Repentance Is Always Positive

Repentance is uplifting and ennobling. It's sin that brings unhappiness. Repentance is our escape route! -Stephen W. Owen

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Repentance Is Always Positive

While there may be undefeated seasons in sports, there aren't any in life. -Stephen W. Owen

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -Home Teaching--A Sacred Calling

If you are humble and faithful, you shall have power to settle all difficulties that may come before you. -L. Tom Perry (quoting Joseph Smith)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Spiritual Eclipse

Relationships, even with close family and loved ones, are fostered in humility and are stymied by pride. -Gary E. Stevenson 

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Spiritual Eclipse

Pride is often competitive; it is a tendency to seek to obtain more and presume we are better than others. -Gary E. Stevenson

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Spiritual Eclipse

Hopefully, we can learn to be more real, find more humor, and experience less discouragement when confronted with images that may portray idealized reality. -Gary E. Stevenson

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Spiritual Eclipse

Success in life doesn't come down to how many likes we get or how many social media friends or followers we have. It does, however, have something to do with meaningfully connecting with others and adding light to their lives. -Gary E. Stevenson 

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Spiritual Eclipse

Any virtue when taken to an extreme can become a vice. -Gary E. Stevenson (quoting Dieter F. Uchtdorf)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Spiritual Eclipse

A gospel perspective expands our sight to an eternal view. -Gary E. Stevenson

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Spiritual Eclipse

A spiritual eclipse can occur when we allow minor and troublesome obstructions--those we face in our daily lives--to get so close that they block out the magnitude, brightness, and warmth of the light of Jesus Christ and His Gospel. -Gary E. Stevenson

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -Let There Be No Misunderstanding

There is a deliberate purpose for every soul to be here on the earth. -Jacob de Jager

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -This Day

Complacency is a danger for us all. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -This Day

On many days, doing what matters most will not be easy. It is not supposed to be. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -This Day

The thought "Someday I will" can be a thief of the opportunities of time. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Be Ye Therefore Perfect--Eventually

May we refuse to let our own mortal follies, and the inevitable shortcomings of even the best men and women around us, make us cynical. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Be Ye Therefore Perfect--Eventually

Every one of us aspires to a more Christlike life than we often succeed in living. If we admit that honestly and are trying to improve, we are not hypocrites; we are human. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Be Ye Therefore Perfect--Eventually

Focusing on the Father's and the Son's achievements rather than our failures does not give us one ounce of justification for undisciplined lives or dumbing down our standards. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Be Ye Therefore Perfect--Eventually

We should not demean or vilify ourselves, as if beating up on ourselves is somehow going to make us the person God wants us to become. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Be Ye Therefore Prefect--Eventually

The Lord would never give us a commandment He knew we could not keep. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -Spiritual Development

To be good teachers, we must learn to be better listeners. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Living Bread Which Came Down from Heaven

Let us not be content with where we are, but neither let us be discouraged. -D. Todd Christofferson

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Living Bread Whihc Came Down from Heaven

We are the product of all we read, all we view, all we hear and all we think. -D. Todd Christofferson (quoting Thomas S. Monson)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Living Bread Which Came Down from Heaven

We cannot be content to remain as we are but must be moving constantly toward "the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ." -D. Todd Christofferson

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -"I Have a Work for Thee"

While some spiritual gift may not be prominent by the world's standards, they are essential to God and His work. -John C. Pingree Jr.

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -"I Have a Work for Thee"

As we discover our gifts, we have a responsibility to develop them. -John C. Pingree Jr.

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -"I Have a Work for Thee"

God has important work for each of us. -John C. Pingree Jr.

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -"Come Home, Felila"

Caring is all-important--the intensity, the duration, the amount, the quality, the extent. For in God's wisdom, caring creates faith. -John H. Groberg

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -"Come Home, Felila"

The law of growth requires constant effort and stretching. Thus, in order to have our faith strengthened, it must be stretched and tried and tested. -John. H. Groberg

D.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Miracle of the Holy Bible

The Book of Mormon does not dilute nor diminish nor de-emphasize the Bible. On the contrary, it expands, extends, and exalts it. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Miracle of the Holy Bible

The Dark Ages were dark because the light of the gospel was hidden from the people. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Plan and the Proclamation

I see a wonderful future in a very uncertain world. If we will cling to our values, if we will build on our inheritance, if we will walk in obedience before the Lord, if we will simply live the gospel, we will be blessed in a magnificent and wonderful way. -Dallin H. Oaks (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Plan and the Proclamation

Every generation has its tests and its chance to stand and prove itself. -Dallin H. Oaks (quoting Ezra Taft Benson)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Plan and the Proclamation

But whatever the cause of conflict with those who do not understand or believe God's plan, those who do understand are always commanded to choose the Lord's way instead of the world's way. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Do You Know?

Once you have felt it, you can never forget it. -Glenn L. Pace

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Needs before Us

We are not just receivers and takers of what is offered at church; we are needed to be givers and suppliers. -Bonnie L. Oscarson

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Needs before Us

Changing the world begins with strengthening your own family. -Bonnie L. Oscarson

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Needs before Us

Serving others can begin at almost any age. It need not be on a grand scale, and it is noblest within the family. -Bonnie L. Oscarson (quoting James E. Faust)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Needs before Us

Heavenly Father may have placed those who need us closest to us, knowing that we are best suited to meet their needs. -Bonnie L. Oscarson

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Needs before Us

How much value is there in fixing the world if people around us are falling apart and we don't notice? -Bonnie L. Oscarson

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Needs before Us

What good does it do to save the world if we neglect the needs of those closest to us and those whom we love the most? -Bonnie L. Oscarson

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Needs before Us

We are touched when we see the suffering and great needs of those halfway around the world, but we may fail to see there is a person who needs our friendship sitting right next to us. -Bonnie L. Oscarson

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Needs before Us

Sometimes it's easy to miss some of the greatest opportunities to serve others because we are distracted or because we are looking for ambitious ways to change the world and we don't see that some of the most significant needs we can meet are within our own families, and among our friends. -Bonnie L. Oscarson

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -The Needs before Us

Those who live only for themselves eventually shrivel up and figuratively lose their lives, while those who lose themselves in service to others grow and flourish--and effect save their lives. -Bonnie L. Oscarson (quoting Thomas S. Monson)

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -A Lesson from the Book of Mormon

It begins with us. -Vicki F. Matsumori

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -A Lesson from the Book of Mormon

Persistence is the key. -Vicki F. Matsumori 

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -A Yearning for Home

This is your great adventure. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -A Yearning for Home

No, life is not a self-driving car. It is not an airplane on autopilot. You cannot just float in the waters of life and trust that the current will take you wherever you hope to be one day. Discipleship requires our willingness to swim upstream when needed. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -A Yearning for Home

Blessings will come not so much because of your abilities but because of your choices. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -A Yearning for Home

Do you yearn to feel within your heart the peace that passes understanding? Then turn your soul toward the light. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -A Yearning for Home

The fires and tumults of mortal life may threaten and frighten, but those who incline their hearts to God will be encircled by His peace. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -A Yearning for Home

Just as God makes the "sun to rise on the evil and on the good," He also allows adversity to test the just and the unjust. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -A Yearning for Home

If you will hear Him, the Savior will speak to you this very day. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -A Yearning for Home

No matter your history--if you have faltered, failed, feel broken, bitter, betrayed, or beaten--know that you are not alone. God still calls to you. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -A Yearning for Home

I believe that every man, woman, and child has felt the call of heaven at some point in his or her life. Deep within us is a longing to somehow reach past the veil and embrace Heavenly Parents we once knew and cherished. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -It's True, Isn't It? Then What Else Matters?

We need to be careful because excuses can impede our progress. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -It's True, Isn't It? Then What Else Matters?

We can learn much from other men and women of faith and goodness. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Three Sisters

It is not so much your abilities but your choices that make the difference in life. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Three Sisters

You have the power to choose both your destination and many of your experiences along the way. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Three Sisters

Live joyfully not because your circumstances are joyful but because you are joyful. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Three Sisters

Maintain your faith and hope, despite the scorn and cynicism around you. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Three Sisters

Our love for them is independent of their feelings toward us. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Three Sisters

We are responsible for our own discipleship, and it has little--if anything--to do with the way others treat us. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Three Sisters

We must always stand for what is right, and there are times when we must raise our voices for that cause. However, when we do so with anger or hate in our hearts--when we lash out at others to hurt, shame, or silence them--chances are we are not doing so in righteousness. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Three Sisters

Once you degrade a group of people, you are more likely to justify words and acts of violence against them. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Three Sisters

Others words are meaningless compared to what God has said about you. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Three Sisters

You have the spiritual DNA of God. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Three Sisters

If you find yourself worrying about what other people say about you, may I suggest this antidote: Remember who you are. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Three Sisters

Why should you surrender your happiness to someone, or a group of someones, who cares very little about you or your happiness? -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Three Sisters

When we give others control over how we feel and behave, we are driven about by every wind of opinion. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -"Look to God and Live"

You'll never know how wonderful it is to recognize people by the smiles on their faces rather than the dust on their shoes. -Carlos E. Asay

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -"Look to God and Live"

I knew of a man who never looked up consequently, he never lived--he just existed. -Carlos E. Asay

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Divorce

A good marriage does not require a perfect man or a perfect woman. It only requires a man and a woman committed to strive together toward perfection. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Divorce

If you wish to marry well, inquire well. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Divorce

Festering is destructive; forgiving is divine. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Divorce

Don't treasure up past wrongs, reprocessing them again and again. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Value beyond Measure

Comparison is the thief of joy. -Joy D. Jones

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Value beyond Measure

We can stop comparing our worst to someone else's best. -Joy D. Jones

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Value beyond Measure

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. -Joy D. Jones

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Value beyond Measure

Thinking small about ourselves does not serve us well. Instead it holds us back. -Joy D. Jones

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Value beyond Measure

No matter what, we always have worth in the eyes of our Heavenly Father. -Joy D. Jones

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Value beyond Measure

The least, the most inferior spirit now upon the earth is worth worlds. -Joy D. Jones (quoting Brigham Young)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Value beyond Measure

If we sin, we are less worthy, but we are never worth less! -Joy D. Jones

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Value beyond Measure

You are unique. One of a kind, made of the eternal intelligence which gives you claim upon eternal life. -Joy D. Jones (quoting Spencer W. Kimball)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Value beyond Measure

Knowing you're a child of God can give you peace and courage to face your overwhelming trial in a positive way. -Joy D. Jones

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Value beyond Measure

The worth of a soul is its capacity to become as God. -Joy D. Jones (quoting Thomas S. Monson)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Value beyond Measure

Don't ever thing you are nothing. -Joy D. Jones

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Value beyond Measure

I don't have to prove anything to anyone. I know I am special. -Joy D. Jones

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Healing Power of Forgiveness

Some hold grudges for a lifetime unaware that courageously forgiving those who have wronged us is wholesome and therapeutic. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Healing Power of Forgiveness

Forgiveness is freeing up and putting to better use the energy once consumed by holding grudges, harboring resentments, and nursing unhealed wounds. It is rediscovering the strengths we always had and relocating our limitless capacity to understand and accept other people and ourselves. -James E. Faust (quoting Sidney Simon)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Abiding in God and Repairing the Breach

It is now, with our mortal limitations, that the Father asks us to love when loving is most difficult. -Neill F. Marriott

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Abiding in God and Repairinng the Breach

We can lose our trusting connection to God if trials drive us to distraction instead of sending us to our knees. -Neill F. Marriott

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Abiding in God and Repairing the Breach

Do we trust in the Lord enough to abide in Him and walk in Him? -Neill F. Marriott

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -"I Am Clean"

With a little more dedication this wonderful recent past can be but prologue to a greater future. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Turn On Your Light

There is an energy that comes from happiness and optimism that doesn't just bless us--it builds everyone around us. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Turn On Your Light

You don't build out of pessimism or cynicism. You look with optimism, work with faith, and things happen. -Sharon Eubank (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley)

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Turn On Your Light

When we build, when we lift the burden of others, it blesses our lives in ways our trials cannot take away. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Turn On Your Light

Being happy doesn't mean to slap a plastic smile on your face no matter what is going on. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Turn On Your Light

We need to practice living the gospel before the emergency so that, unafraid, we will be strong enough to help when others are being swept away by the current. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Turn On Your Light

We aren't always going to fit in with the world, but being different in positive ways can be a lifeline to others who are struggling. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Turn On Your Light

Innovation and creation are spiritual gifts. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Turn On Your Light

It follows that true Christians would be striving to be the MOST loving people in the world. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Turn On Your Light

Being righteous doesn't mean being perfect or never making mistakes. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2017 -Turn On Your Light

Be seen as distinct and different--in happy ways--from the world. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Priesthood--a Sacred Gift

There is no limit to the power of the priesthood which you hold. The limit comes in you if you do not live in harmony with the Spirit of the Lord and you limit yourselves in the power you exert. -Thomas S. Monson (quoting Spencer W. Kimball)

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Priesthood--a Sacred Gift

The call for courage comes constantly to each of us--the courage the stand firm for our convictions. -Thomas S. Monson 

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Priesthood--a Sacred Gift

Courage counts. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -The Blessing of Church Interviews

We cannot overemphasize the necessity of our being worthy of the responsibilities given to us. -N. Eldon Tanner

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Message to My Grandson

There is great danger in trifling with Satan's temptations. We will need to guard against all forms of evil all of the days of our lives. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Message to My Grandsons

The devil can't make us do anything we choose not to do. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 20007 -Lay Up in Store

You are in charge of your world! -Keith B. McMullin

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -To the Aaronic Priesthood: Preapring for the Decade of Decision

True friends make it easier to live the gospel. They never make us choose between their ways and the Lord's ways. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -To the Aaronic Priesthood: Preparing for the Decade of Decision

Remember that making no decision at all could be just as deadly as making the wrong decision. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -To the Aaronic Priesthood: Preparing for the Decade of Decision

You are a child of God who decided to follow the Savior when it mattered most, and that makes you great indeed. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -Faith, Courage, and Making Choices

The nature of the challenges we face in this life is not nearly so important as what we choose to do about them. -Dean L. Larsen

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -Faith, Courage, and Making Choices

Having the courage of our convictions has its own rewards. -Dean L. Larsen

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -Faith, Courage, and Making Choices

It is of little value for us to believe one way if we behave contrary to that belief in our private actions or in our public performance. -Dean L. Larsen

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -Faith, Courage, and Making Choices

We are free in most instances to make our own decisions, but we are never free to determine the final outcomes of our choices. -Dean L. Larsen

G.C. Droplets April 2007 - Life's Lessons Learned

The Light of Christ helps us to discern right from wrong. When we allow temptations to drown out the still voice of our conscience--that is when decisions become difficult. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Life's Lessons Learned

Do what is right, no matter the consequence. Do what is right and things will turn out OK. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Life's Lessons Learned

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. -Joseph B. Wirthlin (quoting Henry David Thoreau)

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Life's Lessons Learned

Create inspiring, noble, and righteous goals that fire your imagination and create excitement in your heart. And then keep your eye on them. Work consistently towards achieving them. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Life's Lessons Learned

Determine where you are and what you need to do to be the kind of person you want to be. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1978 -The Joy of Serving a Misison

There is nothing so wonderful--nothing--as tasting the joy and success of missionary labors. -Legrand Richards

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Tabernacle Memories

It will not be long until calamities will overtake the human family unless there is a speedy repentance. -Thomas S. Monson (quoting George Albert Smith)

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -Ours Is a Shared Ancestry

Using the technological blessings of today does not depersonalize; it modernizes the quest for our roots. -J. Thomas Fyans

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -"What Are the Blessings of a Mission? Can Ye Tell?"

The harder you fight for something, the harder it is to surrender. -Vaughn J. Featherstone (quoting Vince Lombardi)

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -The Cs of Spirituality

A person of high character testifies and then lives in harmony with his testimony. -Robert E. Wells

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -The Cs of Spirituality

To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. -Robert E. Wells (quoting David O. Mckay)

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Gratitude: A Path to Happiness

Adversity compels us to go to our knees; does gratitude for adversity do that as well? -Bonnie D. Parkin

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Gratitude: A Path to Happiness

Gratitude is our sweet acknowledgement of the Lord's hand in our lives; it is an expression of our faith. -Bonnie D. Parkin

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Gratitude: A Path to Happiness

Gratitude inspires happiness and carries divine influence. -Bonnie D. Parkin

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Gratitude: A Path to Happiness

When we communicate gratitude, we can be filled with the Spirit and connected to those around us and the Lord. -Bonnie D. Parkin

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Gratitude: A Path to Happiness

The more we express gratitude, the more there is to be grateful for. -Bonnie D. Parkin

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -If These Old Walls Could Talk

Don't you do anything you shouldn't do, but whatever you do, do well and do right. -H. David Burton (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley)

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Prophets--Pioneer and Modern Day

God is at the helm. This is the mighty ship Zion. You stick to the ship and honor it, and see that you are in favor with the ship Zion and you need not worry about anything else. -Earl C. Tingey (quoting Brigham Young)

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Spirit of the Tabernacle

When music is reverently presented, it can be akin to revelation. At times, I think, it cannot be separated from the voice of the Lord, the quiet, still voice of the Spirit. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Spirit of the Tabernacle

The still, small voice is felt more than heard. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -I Know That My Redeemer Lives!

We laugh, we cry, we work, we play, we love, we live. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1978 -"Behold Your Little Ones"

The greatest forces in the world are not the earthquakes and the thunderbolts. The greatest forces in the world are babies. -Gordon B. Hinckley (quoting E. T. Sullivan)

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Ye Must Be Bron Again

Interestingly, simple and ordinary experiences often provide the most important learning opportunities we ever have. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Tongue of Angels

No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Tongue of Angels

Speak hopefully. Speak encouragingly, including about yourself. Try not to complain and moan incessantly. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Tongue of Angels

The spirit of the gospel is optimistic; it trusts in God and looks on the bright side of things. -Jeffrey R. Holland (quoting Orson F. Whitney)

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Tongue of Angels

Negative speaking so often flows from negative thinking, including negative thinking about ourselves. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Tongue of Angels

What we say or don't say, how we say it and when is so very, very important in shaping a child's view of himself or herself. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Tongue of Angels

There is no place in that magnificent spirit of yours for acerbic or abrasive expression of any kind, including gossip or back-biting or catty remarks. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -The Tongue of Angels

A woman's words can be more piercing than any dagger ever forged. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets April 2007 -Commitment to the Lord

The adversary will have very little power to tempt you with things that you have never touched. -John B. Dickson