G.C. Droplets April 1981 -Marriage

Marriage is not without trials of many kinds. These tests forge virtue and strength. The tempering that comes in marriage and family life produces men and omen who will someday be exalted. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets April 1981 -Marriage

One day, after all of the tomorrows have passed, there will be recompense. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets April 1981 -Marriage

Some marriages do bend, and some will break, but we must not, because of this, lose faith in marriage nor become afraid of it. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 2004 -Securing Our Testimonies

Strong testimonies become the driving force for each of us to do "much better." They become the impenetrable bulwark of armor that protects us from the unrelenting things of the world. -Donald L. Staheli

G.C. Droplets October 2004 -Securing Our Testimonies

The answer to your prayers may not be as clear or as timely as you would like, but keep praying. the Lord is listening! -Donald L. Staheli

G.C. Droplets October 2004 -Securing Our Testimonies

Do the best you can. But I want to emphasize that it be the very best. We are too prone to be satisfied with mediocre performance. We are capable of doing so much better. Donald L. Staheli (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley)

G.C. Droplets April 1981 -We Are Called to Spread the Light

No great joy can come to men than being involved in carrying the gospel to all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people. -Jacob de Jager

G.C. Droplets April 1981 -The Dignity of Self

Much of our self-respect is built by our own hard work, our thrift, and by trying to be independent as far as possible. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 1981 -The Dignity of Self

You cannot measure how deep our feelings of love are for each other, but that love is very real to us. Pain is also difficult to measure, but it is real. The same is true of faith in God. We can know of his existence without being able to quantitatively measure it. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 1981 -The Dignity of Self

Our own integrity is a substantial part of our individual worth. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2004 -"I Stand at the Door, and Knock"

What happened to the seeking mind, the open mind, the inquiring mind--one seeking to know truth and knowledge? -Ronald T. Halverson

G.C. Droplets October 2004 -"I Stand at the Door, and Knock"

We live in a day of rationalization; people want to discount spiritual experiences and they deny themselves revelation. -Ronald T. Halverson

G.C. Droplets October 2004 -"Feed My Sheep"

When we forgive and let go of that which has weighed heavily on our hearts and taken us off the path, a great burden is lifted from our souls, and we are free--free to move forward and progress. -Ned B. Roueche

G.C. Droplets October 2004 -Faith and Keys

If we look for human frailty in humans, we will always find it. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October1980 -Organize Yourselves

Home is the seminary of all other institutions. -Marian R. Boyer (quoting Harold B. Lee)

G.C. Droplets October 2004 -Where Do I Make My Stand?

As we live on earth we must walk in faith, nothing doubting. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2004 -Where Do I Make My Stand?

Life is not like a one-act play. It has three acts. We had a past act, when we were in the premortal existence; and now we have a present act, which is mortality; and we will have a future act, when we return to God. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2004 -Where Do I Make My Stand?

We need to try to be faithful every hour of every day so that our foundation of trust in the Lord will never be shaken. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -Singleness: How Relief Society Can Help

All conditions and circumstances in life cannot be controlled--influenced at times, but controlled, no! So the faith to adapt and grow in the places where we are planted or have planted ourselves becomes critical. -Addie Fuhriman

G.C. Droplets October 2004 -Peace of Conscience and Peace of Mind

Please come back. Don't wait until all is in perfect order. We will walk beside you. We love you. Please come back. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 2004 -Bringing Peace and Healing to Your Soul

God has infinite attention to spare for each one of us. He doe snot have to deal with us in the mass. You are as much alone with Him as if you were the only being He had ever created. -Dale E. Miller (quoting C.S. Lewis) 

G.C. Droplets October 2004 -The Power of God's Love

When filled with God's love, we can do and see and understand things that we could not otherwise do or see or understand. -John H. Groberg

G.C. Droplets October 2004 -The Power of God's Love

God's love fills the immensity of space; therefore, there is no shortage of love in the universe, only in our willingness to do what is needed to feel it. -John H. Groberg

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -"Learn--Then Teach"

The Lord loves you, for you are some of the most noble spirits of our Father in Heaven. If you continue faithful and true, no eternal blessing will one day be denied you. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -Welfare Services: The Savior's Program

May I remind each of us that we need the spiritual uplift that comes from giving of ourselves and working shoulder to shoulder. -Marion G. Romney

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Be Thou an Example

Remember that you do not walk alone. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Be Thou an Example

Never underestimate the far-reaching influence of your testimony. You can strengthen one another; you have the capacity to notice the unnoticed. When you have eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts to feel, you can reach out and rescue others. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Be Thou an Example

Cast out doubt. Cultivate faith. Strive always to retain that childlike faith which can move mountains and bring heaven closer to heart and home. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Be Thou an Example

Remember, faith and doubt cannot exist in the mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Be Thou an Example

[The] thing which we call testimony is as real and powerful as any force on the earth. It is found in young and old. It brings with it the assurance that life is purposeful, that some things are of far greater importance than others. -Thomas S. Monson (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley) 

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Be Thou an Example

Every Cinderella has her midnight--it's called Judgement Day. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Be Thou an Example

"Choose your friends with caution." We tend to become like those whom we admire, and they are usually our friends. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2005 -Be Thou an Example

You are an example of righteousness in a world which desperately needs your influence and your strength. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -"Is Any Thing Too Hard for the Lord?"

There is nothing too hard for the Lord. -Douglas W. DeHaan

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -"Is Any Thing Too Hard for the Lord?"

The temporal requirements placed upon the Church and our members are never simply temporal. They only seem temporal because our vision is lacking. The Lord's requirements are always spiritual. -Douglas W. DeHaan

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -He Knows You By Name

No one of us is less treasured or cherished of God than another. He loves each of us--insecurities, anxieties, self-image, and all. He cheers on every runner, calling out that the race is against sin, not against each other. -Elaine S. Dalton (quoting Jeffrey R. Holland)

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -Follow Joyously

Life is made up of small daily acts. -Barbara B. Smith

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -The Household of Faith

The Lord's way has always been an orderly preparation, not one of second-guessing, confusion, and panic. -J. Richard Clarke

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -The Household of Faith

People respond only to what they are prepared to believe. -J. Richard Clarke

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Closing Remarks

Regardless of the color of our skin, of the shape of our eyes, of the language we speak, we all are sons and daughters of God and must reach out to one another with love and concern. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -The Tender Mercies of the Lord

We should not underestimate or overlook the power of the Lord's tender mercies. The simpleness, the sweetness, and the constancy of the tender mercies of the Lord will do much to fortify and protect us in the troubled times in which we do now and will yet live. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -The Tender Mercies of the Lord

The Lord's tender mercies do not occur randomly or merely by coincidence. Faithfulness, obedience, and humility invite tender mercies into our lives, and it is often the Lord's timing that enables us to recognize and treasure these important blessings. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -"Do Not Weary by the Way"

We must not let the inner resolves we have made during this conference be forgotten as we return to the trials and tribulations and responsibilities of a workaday world, a world of turmoil and strife. -Spencer W. Kimball

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Be of Good Cheer and Faithful in Adversity

We need to view each trial as an opportunity for growth. Someday we will understand the why. -Adhear Damiani

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Be of Good Cheer and Faithful in Adversity

Each day we must take up our cross and press forward--and not just linger on the sidelines of our eternal journey. -Adhemar Damiani

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Be of Good Cheer and Faithful in Adversity

The gospel of Jesus Christ gives us the strength and the eternal perspective to face what is coming with good cheer. We must, however, not underestimate the difficulties that are prophesied for our day. -Adhemar Damiani

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Be of Good Cheer and Faithful in Adversity

What does it mean to be of good cheer? It means having hope, not getting discouraged, not losing faith, and living life joyfully. -Adhemar Damiani

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -Decide to Decide

If you and I are to reach the summit of our divine potential, we must work each step of the way. The path may be rugged, difficult, unheralded; but it can be successfully climbed if we are willing to work with all our strength and commitment. -Rex D. Pinegar

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Pornography

But the good news is that no one needs to follow the evil, downward descent to torment. Everyone caught up on that terrible escalator has the key to reverse his course. He can escape. Through repentance he can be clean. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -Let Every Man Learn His Duty

Duty is too often what one expects from others and not what one does. What people think and believe and plan are all very important, but what they do is the thing that counts most. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -Let Every Man Learn His Duty

Most of us don't mind doing what we ought to do when it doesn't interfere with what we want to do, but it takes discipline and maturity to do what we ought to do whether we want to or not. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -Let Every Man Learn His Duty

Duty is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less. -Joseph B. Wirthlin (Robert E. Lee)

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -The Great Things Which God Has Revealed

The burden is at times heavy, as you well know. But let us not complain. Let us walk in faith, each doing our part. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -"Acquaint Thyself with Him, and Be at Peace"

The Lord's approach to problems and his approach to resolving them probably would not make headlines or the six o'clock news; but nevertheless, his approach would solve our nation's problems as well as the world's problems, and it would revolutionize our world. -George P. Lee

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -"Acquaint Thyself with Him, and Be at Peace"

If we make the worst of times the best of times, we will be going directly toward heaven, but if we make the best of times the worst of times, we will be going backwards. -George P. Lee

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -"Acquaint Thyself with Him, and Be at Peace"

The most important responsibility that the Lord has ever laid upon us is that of making the best and the most of our lives. -George P. Lee

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -What Greater Goodness Can We Know: Christlike Friends

Some of my friends are very different from me. We disagree about things, and we can even irritate each other. But friendship allows for differences--in fact, it embraces them. -Kathleen H. Hughes

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -What Greater Goodness Can We Know: Christlike Friends

If we can lift others in Christ's name, surely we can also be lifted. -Kathleen H. Hughes

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -What Greater Goodness Can We Know: Christlike Friends

You are called to represent the Savior. Your voice to testify becomes the same as His voice, your hands to lift the same as His hands. -Kathleen H. Hughes (quoting Henry B. Eyring)

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -"Of You It Is Required to Forgive"

There is no peace in the nursing of a grudge. -Gordon B. Hinckley 

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Faith Is the Answer

I have learned faith and obedience are the answers to our concerns, cares, and suffering. -David E. Sorensen

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -Adversity and You

Adversity need have no necessary connection with failure. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -Adversity and You

Your trials are not tests so the Lord can measure you. They are tests and trials so that you can measure yourself. It is most important that you know your strengths in adversity and grow from the experiences. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -Adveristy and You

We can be broken by adversity, or we can become stronger. The final result is up to the individual. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -Adversity and You

Adversity will surface in some form in every life. How we prepare for it, how we meet it, makes the difference. -Marvin J. Ashton 

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -Adversity and You

In life, the adversaries, the ones with whom we compete, the ones we oppose or resist--our opponents, our foes, our enemies, or our problems--are often the determining factors in our ultimate strength and achievement. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -One More

Missionary service is not easy, but it is infinitely worth it. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -One More

The Light of Christ is as universal as sunlight itself. Wherever there is human life, there is the Spirit of Christ. It is the inspirer of everything that will bless and benefit mankind. It nourishes goodness itself. -M. Russell Ballard (quoting Boyd K. Packer)

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Standing in Holy Places

If we really want our homes to be places of holiness, we will try hard to do those things that are conducive to the Spirit of the Lord. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Standing in Holy Places

Holiness speaks when there is silence, encouraging that which is good or reproving that which is wrong. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Standing in Holy Places

Holiness is the strength of the soul. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Standing in Holy Places

We are bombarded on all sides by a vast number of messages we don't want or need. More information is generated in a single day than we can absorb in a lifetime. To fully enjoy life, all of us must find our own breathing space and peace of mind. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1980 -The Lord God of the Restoration

The gospel is the message of peace and salvation for all men. -Bruce R. McConkie

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -The Sacred Call of Service

Remember that the Lord will shape the back to bear the burden placed upon it. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -The Sacred Call of Service

Do not postpone a prompting; rather, act on it, and the Lord will open the way. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -The Sacred Call of Service

Let us reach out to rescue those who need our help and lift them to the higher road and the better way. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -The Sacred Call of Service

Men will work hard for money. [Men] will work harder for other men. But men will work hardest of all when they are dedicated to a cause. ... Duty is never worthily performed until it is performed by one who would gladly do more if only he could. -Thomas S. Monson (quoting Harry Emerson Fosdick)

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Perseverance

If I faithfully persevered in my Church callings, the Lord would open up the way and guide me to other opportunities and blessings, even beyond my dreams. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 2005 -Perseverance

Success is usually earned by persevering and not becoming discouraged when we encounter challenges. -James E. Faust