Sunday, September 30, 2018

G.C. Droplets October 1983 -"Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother"

Live with enthusiasm! Nobody grows old by deserting their ideals. Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt, as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear, as young as your hope, as old as your despair. -Paul H. Dunn (quoting Douglas McArthur)

Saturday, September 29, 2018

G.C. Droplets April 2002 -The Road We Call Life

At each stage of life's journey, we should set out full of hope and optimism, but we should be prepared nonetheless to face opposition or hardship at some point. -Ben B. Banks

Friday, September 28, 2018

G.C. Droplets April 2002 -Becoming Men in Whom the Spirit of God Is

Listen to the still, small voice when you are faced with a time of decision. It will surely be a strong warning voice to tell you when you are in forbidden territory. -L. Tom Perry 

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

G.C. Droplets April 2002 -Being Teachable

When our desire to receive instruction is a greater force than our comfort in remaining as we are, we become teachable. -Robert R. Steuer

Monday, September 24, 2018

G.C. Droplets April 2002 -Faith Obedience

As we make our way through this life's journey, we must continually be on guard and watch for those things which are deceptive and not what they appear to be. -R. Conrad Schultz

Sunday, September 23, 2018

G.C. Droplets April 2002 -True Friends

All of us will be tested. And all of us need true friends to love us, to listen to us, to show us the way. -Henry B. Eyring

Saturday, September 22, 2018

G.C. Droplets April 2002 -Full Conversion Brings Happiness

It is a sobering reminder to each of us that knowing to do right, even ardently desiring to do right, is not enough. It is often very hard to actually do what we clearly know we should do. -Richard G. Scott

Friday, September 21, 2018

G.C. Droplets April 2002 -Hidden Wedges

In many families, there are hurt feelings and a reluctance to forgive. It doesn't really matter what the issue was. It cannot and should not be left to injure. Blame keeps wounds open. Only forgiveness heals. -Thomas S. Monson

Thursday, September 20, 2018

G.C. Droplets April 2002 -"Follow Me"

That we do a lot may not be so important. That we focus the energy of our minds, our hearts, and our souls on those things of eternal significance--that is essential. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1983 -Train Up a Child

A child should learn not merely to love, but to be a loving person--to make love his stance in the world. -L. Tom Perry

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Sunday, September 16, 2018

Saturday, September 15, 2018

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Charity: One Family, One Home at a Time

We can alter the face of the earth one family and one home at a time through charity, our small and simple acts of pure love. -Anne C. Pingree

Friday, September 14, 2018

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Each A Better Person

I hope that I will be a little kinder to any I meet who may be in distress. I hope that I will be a little more helpful to those who are in need. I hope that I will be a little more worthy of your confidence. -Gordon B. Hinckley

Monday, September 10, 2018

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Dad, Are You Awake?

The Spirit of the Lord cannot be expected to bless our lives if we persist in being angry, callous, and cruel to our mates. -F. Melvin Hammond

Sunday, September 9, 2018

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Come to Zion! Come to Zion!

Work is the source of happiness, self-esteem, and prosperity. -Keith B. McMullin

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Fun and Happiness

Both fun and happiness are fine, but certainly happiness is the most worth seeking. Happiness can encompass fun as well, but fun alone will not assure us true happiness. -Claudio R. M. Costa

Saturday, September 8, 2018

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Fun and Happiness

Happiness is much more than just fun. Fun is just a fleeting moment, but happiness is a lasting thing. -Claudio R. M. Costa

Friday, September 7, 2018

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Shall He Find Faith on the Earth?

Our faith is the foundation upon which all our spiritual lives rest. It should be the most important resource in our lives. Faith is not so much something we believe; faith is something we live. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Shall He Find Faith on the Earth

Faith has eyes that penetrate the darkness, seeing into the light beyond. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

G.C. Droplets April 1983 -Within the Clasp of Your Arms

Never give up. Keep trying, keep reaching, keep talking, keep praying--but never give up. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -Rise to Your Call

You can have the utmost assurance that your power will be multiplied many times by the Lord. All He asks is that you give your best effort and your whole heart. Do it cheerfully and with the prayer of faith. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets April 1983 -Straightway

A man must rise by his own efforts and walk by faith. One of our greatest resources for success and happiness is doing the right thing now. -Marvin J. Ashton 

G.C. Droplets April 1983 -Straightway

Do not doubt your abilities. Do not delay your worthy impressions. With God's help, you cannot fail. He will give you the courage to participate in meaningful change and purposeful living. -Marvin J. Ashton

Monday, September 3, 2018

G.C. Droplets April 1983 -Straightway

Wishing things were different in our lives, or waiting for a roadblock to be removed or an attitude altered, can cause us to mark time rather than to move forward straightway. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1983 -Straigthway

Unsuspected courage and strength will be given to those who start forward in the right decision. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1983 -Straightway

All of us must take charge of our own lives. We must evaluate the choices that are open to us, and then we must act positively on our own decision. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -A Woman of Faith

A woman of faith is fearless. She fears no evil, for God is with her. -Margaret D. Nadauld

Sunday, September 2, 2018

Saturday, September 1, 2018

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -That They May Be One in Us

Becoming at one within ourselves prepares us for the greater blessing of becoming one with God and Christ. -D. Todd Christofferson

G.C. Droplets October 2002 -That They May Be One in Us

As we endeavor day be day and week by week to follow the path of Christ, our spirit asserts its preeminence, the battle within subsides, and temptations cease to trouble. There is greater and greater harmony between the spiritual and the physical until our physical bodies are transformed, in Paul's words, from "instruments of unrighteousness unto sin" to "instruments of righteousness unto God." -D. Todd Christofferson (Romans 6:13)