G.C. Droplets April 1983 -The Gospel of Jesus Christ and Basic Needs of People

Everyone has a need to belong. -James M. Paramore

G.C. Droplets April 1983 -That Ye May Have Roots and Branches

Obedience to the commandments of the Lord, including the important commandment of tithing, brings many blessings. We do not always know how the Lord will bless us. -Hartman Rector, Jr.

G.C. Droplets April 1983 -Valiance in the Drama of Life

God does not select the type of life we live. We make that selection by what we think. If you want to play the part, just act the part. -Royden G. Derrick

G.C. Droplets April 1983 -Valiance in the Drama of Life

If we want to be a person of integrity, we act as if we have integrity. If we want to be a person of charity and love, we act as if we have that characteristic and we will be that person. -Royden G. Derrick

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Peace, Be Still

There is one responsibility that no man can evade. That is the effect of personal influence -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Peace, Be Still

For each of us it is infinitely better to hear and heed the call of conscience, for conscience always warns us as a friend before punishing us as a judge. -Thomas S. Monson 

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Peace, Be Still

Let integrity be our standard. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -I Believe I Can, I Knew I Could

We develop our talents first by thinking we can. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -I Believe I Can, I Knew I Could

At times all of us are called upon to stretch ourselves and do more than we think we can. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -The Greatest Geneartion of Missionaries

The rules for happiness and success after your mission are pretty much the same as they were during your mission: pray hard, work hard, and be obedient. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -The Stake Patriarch

It has been said that a patriarchal blessing is a "'[paragraph] from the book of your possibilities.' If we read our patriarchal blessings, we will see what the spirit of prophecy has held up to us as to what each of us can become." -Boyd K. Packer (quoting Harold B. Lee)

G.C. Droplets April 1983 -"Shine As Lights in the World

The Lord knows how true individual development requires a setting of agency and opportunity. There is no other way. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets April 1983 -"Shine As Lights in the World"

Life is a test in which man must overcome by faith, walking on the strait and narrow path--which is surely no escalator--but the path is there! -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -"Blessed Are the Peacemakers"

Peace can prevail only when that natural inclination to fight is superseded by self-determination to live on a loftier level. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 1983 -He Slumbers Not, nor Sleeps

Critics may wear out their lives in trying to deny or demean or cast doubts, but all who ask of God in faith have the assurance that by the voice of the Spirit will come the certainty that this work is divine. -Gordon G. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1983 -He Slumbers Not, nor Sleeps

God is weaving his tapestry according to his own grand design. All flesh is in his hands. It is not our prerogative to counsel him. It is our responsibility and our opportunity to be at peace in our minds and in our hearts, and to know that he is God, that this is his work, and that he will not permit it to fail. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1982 -The Celestial Nature of Self-reliance

The development of our spiritual nature should concern us most. Spirituality is the highest acquisition of the soul, the divine in man; 'the supreme, crowning gift that makes him king of all created things.' It is the consciousness of victory over self and of communion with the infinite. It is spirituality alone which really gives one the best in life. - Marion G. Romney (quoting David O. McKay)

G.C. Droplets October 1982 -The Celestial Nature of Self-reliance

Self-reliance is not the end, but a means to an end. -Marion G. Romney

G.C. Droplets October 1982 -The Celestial Nature of Self-reliance

Many programs have been set up by well-meaning individuals to aid those who are in need. However, many of these programs are designed with the shortsighted objective of "helping people," as opposed to "helping people help themselves." Our efforts must always be directed toward making able-bodied people self-reliant. -Marion G. Romney

G.C. Droplets October 1982 -The Blessings We Receive As We Meet the Challenges of Economic Stress

The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction. -James E. Faust (quoiting C. H. Spurgeon)

G.C. Droplets October 1982 -The Blessings We Receive As We Meet the Challenges of Economic Stress

Economists seem to have a hard time deciding when we are in a depression or a recession. One person said you can tell it this way: "A recession: a period in which you tighten your belt, a depression: a time in which you have no belt to tighten." -James E Faust (quoting Braude Speaker)

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -But If Not

Faith is, quite simply, a confidence in the Lord. -Lance B. Wickman

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -But If Not

Reduced to their essence, humility and submissiveness are an expression of complete willingness to le the "why" questions go unanswered for now, or perhaps even to ask, "Why not?" -Lance B. Wickman

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -But If Not

Do not ever doubt the goodness of God, even if you do not know "why." -Lance B. Wickman

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Tithing: A Test of Faith with Eternal Blessings

Pay your tithing. Unlock the windows of heaven. You will be abundantly blessed for your obedience and faithfulness to the Lord's laws and commandments. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Tithing: A Test of Faith with Eternal Blessings

Like the pioneers, the obedient payment of tithing fortifies our faith, and that faith sustains us through the trials, tribulations, and sorrows in our life's journey. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Tithing: A Test of Faith with Eternal Blessings

Tithing develops and tests our faith. By sacrificing to the Lord what we may think we need or want for ourselves, we learn to rely on him. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 1982 -Application of Welfare Principles in the Home: A Key to Many Family Problems

Many times the solutions to our problems await only our discovery that we already have the key to the answer. -Barbara B. Smith

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Were There Not Ten Cleansed?

It's so easy in life for us to receive blessings, many of them almost uncounted, and have things happen in our lives that can help change our lives, improve our lives, and bring the Spirit into our lives. But we sometimes take them for granted. -David B. Haight

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -What's in It for Me?

Almost every day brings opportunities to perform unselfish acts for others. Such acts are unlimited and can be as simple as a kind word, a helping hand, or a gracious smile. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -What's in It for Me?

For each of us unselfishness can mean being the right person at the right time in the right place to render service. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Encircled in the Arms of His Love

As to remedying our personal mistakes, we face no hindering traffic jams on the road of repentance. It is a toll road, not a freeway, and applying Christ's Atonement will speed us along. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -A Voice of Gladness for Our Children

Children are always learning from us. They are learning what is important by what we choose to do as well as what we choose not to do. -Coleen K. Menlove

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -A Voice of Gladness for Our Children

The joy of our testimonies of the Savior can punctuate every aspect of our lives as we seek to come unto Christ. -Coleen K. Menlove

G.C. Droplets October 1982 -"Behold My Beloved Son, in Whom I Am Well Pleased"

Perfection in one thing can act as a stepping-stone to perfection in something else. -George P. Lee

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -The Global Church Blessed by the Voice of the Prophets

Our safety lies in repentance. Our strength comes of obedience to the commandments of God. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley)

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -The Global Church Blessed by the Voice of the Prophets

There is no need to fear. We can have peace in our hearts and peace in our homes. We can be an influence for good in this world, every one of us. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley) 

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -The Global Church Blessed by the Voice of the Prophets

Whatever our challenges in life may be, our burdens may become light if we not only believe in Christ, but also in His ability and His power to cleanse and console our lives, and accept His peace. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Called of God

We live in a world that is crying for righteous leadership based on trustworthy principles. -L. Tom Perry

"O That I Were an Angel, and Could Have the Wish of Mine Heart"

We are as one great family, representatives of the human family in this vast and beautiful world. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -You Are a Child of God

May life be kind to you, for you are indeed a child of God, worthy and deserving of His love and blessing. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1982 -Pure Religion

Certainly one of our God-given privileges is the right to choose what our attitude will be in any given set of circumstances. We can let the events that surround us determine our actions--or we can personally take charge and rule our lives. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1982 -Pure Religion

No religion, group, or individual can prosper over an extended period of time with fault-finding as their foundation. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1982 -Pure Religion

If you will keep your eyes, ears, and mind open, you can learn much while you are here. Look for the good and overlook that which is different from your ways. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1982 -Pure Religion

At no time did Jesus Christ encourage us to spend time participating in damaging, destructive criticism. His message was to encourage us to seek, learn, and share all that is praiseworthy and of value as we associate with our fellowmen. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -Show You Know

The Savior taught us to love and do good to one another--even those who have different standards. These differences are no excuse for avoiding others or being unkind. -Coleen K. Menlove

G.C. Droplets October 1982 -The Pearl of Great Price

There are many testaments of Jesus Christ--the Old Testament, the New Testament, another testament commonly known as the Book of Mormon. May we drink deeply from these testaments to bear up that testimony in our hearts. -J. Thomas Fyans

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -The Light of His Love

Heavenly Father knows how to love each of us in the way we most need it. -Gayle M. Clegg

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -The Virtues of Righteous Daughters of God

Always remember that you can go much further on respect than on popularity. -James E. Faust (quoting N. Eldon Tanner)

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -The Virtues of Righteous Daughters of God

You cannot be honest with others unless you are honest with yourself. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -The Virtues of Righteous Daughters of God

Virtue is the chiefest of beauty of the mind, the noblest ornament of humankind. Virtue is our safeguard and our guiding star that stirs up reason when our senses err. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -Press Forward and Be Steadfast

Your vision of your future will help you press forward. Take a few minutes to envision where you want to be in one year or two or five. Then take action to prepare yourselves. -Elaine S. Dalton

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -There Is Hope Smiling Brightly before Us

Every time you worthily partake of the sacrament, you have the opportunity to begin again and do a little better. It is like burying the old, unworthy part of yourself and starting over with a new life. -Julie B. Beck

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -Steadfast in Our Covenants

Sometimes it is hardest in our own homes to be our best selves. -Susan W. Tanner

G.C. Droplets October 1982 -The Power of the Priesthood

Never do anything to disappoint yourselves or your loved ones or the Lord. -Marion G. Romney

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -Benediction

Pray for wisdom and understanding as you walk the difficult paths of your lives. If you are determined to do foolish and imprudent things, I think the Lord will not prevent you. But if you seek His wisdom and follow the counsel of the impressions that come to you, I am confident that you will be blessed. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -Give Thanks in All Things

Those who view every calamity and measure every new assertion or discovery against the standard of revealed truth need not be "tossed to and fro" but can be steady and at peace. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -Give Thanks in All Things

God offers us opportunities for blessings and blesses us through our own adversities and the adversities of others. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1982 -Prepare the Heart of Your Son

We need to understand that we cannot force the heart of another to believe. We cannot force faith and testimony and obedience. We can lead another to believe, but we cannot push another to believe. -H. Burke Peterson

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -Eternal Marriage

If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently. You shield it and protect it. You never abuse it. You don't expose it to the elements. You don't make it common or ordinary. If it ever becomes tarnished, you lovingly polish it until it gleams like new. It because special because you have made it so, and it grows more beautiful and precious as time goes by. -F. Burton Howard

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -Eternal Marriage

How can we claim to be one with God if we cannot sustain one another? -F. Burton Howard

G.C. Droplets April 2003 -Follow the Instructions

None of us are perfect, and we all need help. But we are not left alone if we are teachable, with hearts to feel and ears to hear. -D. Rex Gerratt