G.C. Droplets April 1976 -Food Storage

Don't ever make a commitment to yourself you don't intend to keep--if you do, you weaken your character. -Vaughn J. Featherstone (quoting Henry D. Moyle)

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Let Virtue Garnish Your Thoughts

May we have the humility to take the opportunity to act upon our responsibility to demonstrate our ability to exercise integrity. -H. David Burton

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Let Virtue Garnish Your Thoughts

Integrity is the mother of many virtues. -H. David Burton (quoting James E. Faust)

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -The Past Way of Facing the Future

Preparation removes fear. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -The Past Way of Facing the Future

I do not want to go back to the past; I wan to go back to the past way of facing the future. -L. Tom Perry (quoting Ronald Reagan)

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Our Perfect Example

Different as we are in circumstances and experiences, we share a desire to become better than we are. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -School Thy Feelings, O My Brother

A man's a fool who takes an insult that isn't intended. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -School Thy Feelings, O My Brother

Anger doesn't solve anything. It builds nothing, but it can destroy everything. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1976- That We May Be One

The key to a unified church is a unified soul--one that is at peace with itself and not given to inner conflicts and tensions. So much in our world is calculated to destroy that personal peace through sins and temptations of a thousand kinds. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -That We May Be One

I know of no stronger weapons in the hands of the adversary ... than the weapons of divisiveness, faultfinding, and antagonism. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -That We May Be One

Our ideas may not always be quite like those who preside in authority over us, but the Lord will bless each of us as we cast off pride, pray for strength, and contribute to the good of the whole. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -That We May Be One

The great purposes of the Lord could not have been achieved with dissension or jealousy or selfishness. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -Are You a Member Missionary?

We ask you to set aside your fear, and to take strength in the Lord, and to bear your witness to the world of the truthfulness of this gospel. -Gene R. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Two Principles for Any Economy

Knowledge does away with darkness, [anxiety], and doubt; for these cannot exist where knowledge is. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf (quoting Joseph Smith)

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Two Principles for Any Economy

Education is not so much the filling of a bucket as the lighting of a fire. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Two Principles for Any Economy

It is not enough to want to make the effort and to say we'll make the effort. ... It's in the doing, not just the thinking, that we accomplish our goals. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf (quoting Thomas S. Monson)

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Two Principle for Any Economy

Let us set our minds and bodies to the glorious opportunity for work that each new day presents. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Two Principles for Any Economy

Work is an antidote for anxiety, an ointment for sorrow, and a doorway to possibility. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Two Principles for Any Economy

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

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Two Principles for Any Economy

That's the thing about work. If we simply keep at it--steady and constant--things certainly will improve. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Two Principles for Any Economy

Adversity, when confronted with faith, courage, and tenacity, can be overcome. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Two Principles for Any Economy

We must remain steadfast in hope, work with all our strength, and trust in God. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -I Love Loud Boys

You are the army of the Lord. -Yoon Hwan Choi

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -I Love Loud Boys

Let us love our boys--although some of them are loud boys. Let us teach them to change their lives. Modern sons of Helaman come not only from our precious families within the Church but also from new an young converts who do not have parents in the gospel. -Yoon Hwan Choi

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Becoming More Powerful Priesthood Holders

We can become more powerful in blessing the lives of our Heavenly Father's sons and daughters, more powerful in serving others, more powerful in rescuing others, and more powerful in becoming more Christlike. -Walter F. Gonzalez

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -Are We Following Christ's Pattern?

Love is the only element that can tenderize the human heart. -William R. Bradford

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Fathers and Sons: A Remarkable Relationship

Never give up, even when fervent prayer in their behalf is all you can do. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Fathers and Sons: A Remarkable Relationship

Those who are asked for advice try harder to give good, sound, useful counsel. -Russell M. Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Fathers and Sons: A Remarkable Relationship

You are your father's pride and joy. In you they see a promising future and their hope for a better, improved version of themselves. Your accomplishments are a joy to them. Your worries and problems are their worries and problems. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Fathers and Sons: A Remarkable Relationship

We are all in the process of becoming who we will one day be. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Prayer and Promptings

Your mind is in charge; your body is the instrument of your mind. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Prayer and Promptings

The Lord has many ways of pouring knowledge into our minds to prompt us, to guide us, to teach us, to correct us, to warn us. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets April 1076 -The Constitution--A Glorious Standard

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair. -Ezra Taft Benson (quoting George Washington)

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -The Constitution--A Glorious Standard

The burden of self-government is a great responsibility. It calls for restraint, righteousness, responsibility, and reliance upon God. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -The Constitution--A Glorious Standard

The price of liberty is and always has been blood, human blood, and if our liberties are lost, we shall never regain them except at the price of blood. They must not be lost! -Ezra Taft Benson  (quoting J. Reuben Clark, Jr.)

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -"Repent ... That I May Heal You"

The invitation to repent is rarely a voice of chastisement but rather a loving appeal to turn around and to "re-turn" toward God. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Being Temperate in All Things

A temperate soul--one who is humble and full of love--is also a person of increased spiritual strength. -Kent D. Watson

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Being Temperate in All Things

Being temperate means to carefully examine our expectations and desires, to be diligent and patient in seeking righteous goals. -Kent D. Watson

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Being Temperate in All Things

No one can assist in this work except he shall be humble and full of love, having faith, hope, and charity, being temperate in all things, whatsoever shall be entrusted to his care. -Kent D. Watson (D&C 12:8)

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -The Matter of Personal Testimony

The Lord never forsakes those who seek him. -Joseph Anderson

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Joseph Smith--Prophet of the Restoration

Likewise there will always be the sure and solid doctrines of the Restoration to cling to, which will provide the rock foundation upon which our testimonies may be built. -Tad R. Callister

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Joseph Smith--Prophet of the Restoration

There will always be some seemingly intellectual crisis looming on the horizon as long as faith is required and our minds are finite. -Tad R. Callister

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Joseph Smith--Prophet of the Restoration

Don't fall into the trap of losing faith in the many things you do know because of a few things you do not know. -Tad R. Callister

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Attempting the Impossible

Let us with faith, enthusiasm, dedication, responsibility, and love do all that is within our reach, and we will be doing all that is possible to achieve the impossible. -Jorge F. Zeballos

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Attempting the Impossible

The Lord encourages us to achieve the best of ourselves, to discover and develop our talents and attributes. -Jorge F. Zeballos

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Attempting the Impossible

The Lord does not expect that we do what we cannot achieve. -Jorge F. Zeballos

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Attempting the Impossible

Rich rewards come only to the strenuous strugglers. -Jorge F. Zeballos (quoting David O. McKay)

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Seeking to Know God, Our Heavenly Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ

The light of belief is within you, waiting to be awakened and intensified by the Spirit of God. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Seeking to Know God, Our Heavenly Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ

When we do not do what is right or when our outlook is dominated by skepticism, cynicism, criticism, and irreverence towards others and their beliefs, the Spirit cannot be with us. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Love and Law

God will bless us to endure the consequences of others' choices, but He will not prevent those choices. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -The Love of God

The divine love of God turns ordinary acts into extraordinary service. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -The Love of God

We are important to God not because of our resume but because we are His children. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -The Love of God

Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -The Love of God

Think of the purest, most all-consuming love you can imagine. Now multiply that love by an infinite amount--that is the measure of God's love for you. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -The Love of God

Since the beginning of time, love has been the source of both the highest bliss and the heaviest burdens. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -The Love of God

What we love determines what we seek. What we seek determines what we think and do. What we think and do determines who we are--and who we will become. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -The Love of God

Love should be our walk and our talk. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -The Love of God

Love is the fire that warms our lives with unparalleled joy and divine hope. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -The Love of God

Love is the power that initiates friendship, tolerance, civility, and respect. It is the source that overcomes divisiveness and hate. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Drloplets October 2009 -The Love of God

Love is the healing balm that repairs rifts in personal and family relationships. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -The Love of God

Because love is the great commandment, it ought to be at the center of all and everything we do. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -More DIligent and Concerned at Home

Expressions of love do not need to be flowery or lengthy. We simply should sincerely and frequently express love. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -The Right to Choose

There is no end to the good that can be accomplished when we are not concerned as to the one who will receive the credit. -Henry D. Taylor

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Teaching Helps Save Lives

When [we receive] the truth [we] will be saved by it. [We] will not be saved merely because someone taught it to [us]. but because [we] received and acted upon it. -Russell T. Osguthorpe (quoting Joseph F. Smith)

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -That Your Burdens May Be Light

Bearing up under our own burdens can help us develop a reservoir of empathy for the problems others face. -L. Whitney Clayton

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -That Your Burdens May Be Light

Life presses all kinds of burdens on each of us, some light but others relentless and heavy. -L. Whitney Clayton

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -Helping Others Recognize the Whisperings of the Spirit

Teachers and leaders do more than teach lessons or conduct meetings. They facilitate the whisperings of the Spirit to each member. -Vicki F. Matsumori

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -To Acquire Spiritual Guidance

Spirituality yields two fruits. The first is inspiration to know what to do. The second is power, or the capacity to do it. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 2009 -To Acquire Spiritual Guidance

As you gain experience and success in being guided by the Spirit, your confidence in the impressions you feel can become more certain than your dependence on what you see or hear. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -"As a Man Soweth"

Justice, kindness, and charity always produce peace, love and harmony. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Your Happily Ever After

Stay true to what you know is right. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Your Happily Ever After

Let me repeat: how you react to adversity and temptation is a critical factor in whether or not you arrive at your own "happily ever after." -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Your Happily Ever After

It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life's story will develop. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Your Happily Ever After

Adversity helps to develop a depth of character that comes in no other way. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Your Happily Ever After

Sandwiched between their "once upon a time and "happily ever after," they all had to experience great adversity. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Dropletes April 2010 -Your Happily Ever After

Isn't that what we all desire: to be the heroes and heroines of our own stories; to triumph over adversity; to experience life in all its beauty; and, in the end, to live happily ever after? -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -These Four Things

Truth travels best on the wings of personal testimony and individual worthiness. -Robert L. Simpson

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -These Four Things

Truth and light must indeed be received before there can be a dissemination of it. -Robert L. Simpson

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Remember Who You Are!

You are elect. You are of noble birth. Don't compromise your divine inheritance. You were born to be a queen [or king]. -Elaine S. Dalton

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Remember Who You Are?

Deep beauty springs from virtue. -Elaine S. Dalton

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Remember Who You Are!

We simply cannot do the work we have been reserved and prepared to do unless we can access the strength and confidence that comes by living a virtuous life. -Elaine S. Dalton

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -"There Am I in the Midst of Them"

The springs of human action are inherently in the feelings, not the intellect. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -"There Am I in the Midst of Them"

Mere knowledge in itself may be, but it is not necessarily, power. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Never, Never, Never Give Up!

Be strong and of a good courage and never, never, never give up! -Mary N. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Never, Never, Never Give Up!

Your testimony is strengthened gradually through your experiences. No one receives a complete testimony all at once. -Mary N. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -Family Communications

Listening is more than being quiet. Listening is much more than silence. Listening requires undivided attention. The time to listen is when someone needs to be heard. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -Family Communications

Communication is more than a sharing of words. It is the wise sharing of emotions, feelings, and concerns. It is the sharing of oneself totally. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -Family Communications

Courtesy and respect in listening and responding during discussions are basic in proper dialogue. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -Family Communications

One's point or opinion usually is not as important as a healthy, continuing relationship. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Be of a Good Courage

Heavenly Father knows our individual journeys are not easy. We are faced every day with situations that require courage and strength. -Ann M. Dibb

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Be of a Good Courage

We can find courage and strength in this promise that the Lord will always be there for us and will never leave us alone. -Ann M. Dibb

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -A Word at Closing

Look to the lighthouse of the Lord. There is no fog so dense, no night so dark, no gale so strong, no mariner so lost but what its beacon light can rescue. It beckons through the storms of life. The lighthouse of the Lord sends forth signals readily recognized and never failing. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -Boys Need Heroes Close By

If you have not done so yet, decide to decide! -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -Boys Need Heroes Close By

Indecision and discouragement are climates in which the Adversary lives to function, for he can inflict so many casualties among mankind in those settings. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -Boys Need Heroes Close By

We can make a single decision about certain things that we will incorporate in our lives and then make them ours--without having to brood and redecide a hundred times what it is we will do and what we will not do. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -Boys Need Heroes Close By

Those who are careful and thoughtful in courtship will usually be careful and thoughtful in marriage. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -Boys Need Heroes Close By

We can only tap the powers of heaven on the basis of our personal righteousness. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

If a child is not listening, don't despair. Time and truth are on your side. At the right moment, your words will return as if from heaven itself. Your testimony will never leave your children. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

Live up to your important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 1976 -Are You Taking Your Priesthood for Granted?

I want to surround myself with men who have the courage to do what they think is right regardless of what anybody else thinks about it. -N. Eldon Tanner

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Developing Good Judgment and Not Judging Others

The peace that comes from listening to the Holy Spirit removes the fear of making a poor judgment in life. -Gregory A. Schwitzer

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Developing Good Judgment and Not Judging Others

We are given the gift of the Holy Ghost after our baptism, but often we leave this gift on the shelf, forgetting that He will help us in the most important judgments of our lives. -Gregory A. Schwitzer

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -Developing Good Judgement and Not Judging Others

Many blessings in life are missed because worldly judgement was applied to what was really a spiritual decision. -Gregory A. Schwitzer

G.C. Droplets April 2010 -All Things Work Together for Good

In our trials, let us not become bitter or uncommitted, but let us follow the Savior's example of becoming more earnest, more sincere, and more faithful. -James B. Martino