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