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)