G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Power of a Strong Testimony

Your personal security and happiness depend upon the strength of your testimony, for it will guide your actions in times of trial or uncertainty. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Power of a Strong Testimony

A testimony is not emotion. It is the very essence of character woven from threads born of countless correct decisions. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Power of a Strong Testimony

A testimony is fortified by spiritual impressions that confirm the validity of a teaching, of a righteous act, or of a warning of pending danger. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Power of a Strong Testimony

A strong testimony is the unshakable foundation of a secure, meaningful life where peace, confidence, happiness, and love can flourish. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -The Role of the Book of Mormon in Conversion

The Book of Mormon contains the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It leads us to the covenants of the Father, which if kept will assure us of His greatest gift--eternal life. -Shayne M. Bowen

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -Beware of Murmuring

Obedience is essential to realize the blessings of the Lord, even if the purpose of the commandment is not understood. -H. Ross Workman

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -The Ministry of Reconciliation

I ask us to be peacemakers--to love peace, to seek peace, to create peace, to cherish peace. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -The Ministry of Reconciliation

Notwithstanding even the most terrible offenses that might come to us, we can rise above our pain only when we put our feet onto the path of true healing. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -The Ministery of Reconciliation

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more [destructive] than the injury that provokes it. -Jeffrey R. Holland (quoting from Seneca, In Tryon Edwards.)

G.C. Droplets April 1984 -"Go Ye Therefore, and Teach All Nations"

When a "pearl of great price" comes into our lives, we cannot be content just to admire it by ourselves. It must be shared! -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -Our Actions Determine Our Character

Our home should ideally be a refuge where each member feels safe, secure, loved, and insulated from the harsh criticism and contention that we so often encounter in the world. -Wayne S. Peterson

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -Our Actions Determine Our Character

The decisions we make and the way we behave are what ultimately shape our character. -Wayne S. Peterson

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -Our Actions Determine Our Character

It may seem natural to react to a situation by giving back what is given to us. But it doesn't have to be that way. -Wayne S. Peterson

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Our Actions Determine Our Character

In most encounters we can determine the kind of experience we are going to have by how we respond. -Wayne S. Peterson

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Becoming a Shepherd

The world is more hope-filled and joyful because of the inspired acts of kindness you perform. -Bonnie H. Cordon

G.C. Droplets April 1984 -"Youth of the Noble Birthright"

We'll not break faith, none of us. This is a generation of hope and faith and aspirations. -Ardeth Greene Kapp

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -"The First and Great Commandment"

The symbol of life is to give. -Robert F. Orton

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -"The First and Great Commandment"

Just as service is a natural consequence of love, so is love a natural consequence of service. -Robert F. Orton

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -"The First and Great Commandment"

Our eternal progression leans heavily on the degree to which we love. -Robert F. Orton

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -"The First and Great Commandment"

Love is the driving force behind faith. -Robert F. Orton

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -"The First and Great Commandment"

Love is like the Polar Star. In a changing world, it is a constant. -Robert F. Orton (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley)

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -"The First and Great Commandment"

I thought for many years that love was an attribute. But it is more. It is a commandment. -Robert F. Orton

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -"The First and Great Commandment"

Hatred is the antithesis of love. -Robert F. Orton

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -The Vision of the Redemption of the Dead

May the peace of the Lord sustain us now and forever. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1984 -Upheld by the Prayers of the Church

God wants us to become like himself. We are being prepared for godhood, and it hurts; it hurts abominably, but there is peace. -John K. Carmack

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Seventh Commandment: A Shield

We set the dial. We determine the degree of our happiness in this and the next world. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Seventh Commandment: A Shield

In certain times and circumstances, discipleship requires us to be willing to stand alone! -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Seventh Commandment: A Shield

However costumed or made up, lust is no substitute for love; actually, it chokes out the development of real love, causing "the love of many [to] wax cold." -Neal A. Maxwell (Matthew 24:12)

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Seventh Commandment: A Shield

The lustful person will usually be found to have a terrible hollowness at the center of his life. -Neal A. Maxwell (quoting Henry Fairlie)

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Seventh Commandment: A Shield

Fearful of the dawn, evil cannot stand the steady scrutiny of bright truth, nor can it endure the quiet reflections of soul-searching! -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Seventh Commandment: A Shield

Yes, we mortals are still free to choose. Yes, a war was even fought in heaven to preserve our moral agency. Yet down here, the great gift of agency is often surrendered without so much as a mild whimper! -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Sisters' Participation in the Gathering of Israel

You have the capacity to sense what someone needs--and when he or she needs it. You can reach out, comfort, teach, and strengthen someone in his or her very moment of need. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Sisters' Participation in the Gathering of Israel

No one can do what a righteous woman can do. No one can duplicate the influence of a mother. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 1984 -Count Your Blessings

Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long-suffering, and self-mastery. -Yoshihiko Kikuchi (quoting Spencer W. Kimball)

G.C. Droplets April 1984 -Count Your Blessings

We know little of the will of the Lord, yet we judge the Lord often with our small wisdom. -Yoshihiko Kikuchi

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Returned Missionary

The Lord's words are always positive and direct, revealing the blessings that come through following His law and His way. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Returned Missionary

If the world has diverted us from the practice of prayer, we then have lost a great spiritual power. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Returned Missionary

The guidance of the Holy Spirit seems to be magnified the more times we appeal to the Lord for direction on a given day. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Parents and Children

Stand out; be different from the world. -Dallin H. Oaks (quoting Russell M. Nelson)

G.C. Droplets April 1984 -The Sure Sound of the Trumpet

The example which we set and the life we live are a reflection of all that we truly are. -Angel Abrea

G.C. Droplets April 1984 -The Sure Sound of the Trumpet

We cannot escape from ourselves or from that which we hold in our hearts. We become that which we pursue. -Angel Abrea

G.C. Droplets April 1984 -The Sure Sound of the Trumpet

Our actions are the results of our ignorance or the fruits of our knowledge, the results of our disbelief or of the testimony which we possess. -Angel Abrea

G.C. Droplets April 1984 -The Sure Sound of the Trumpet

Our attitudes, actions, and words convey messages to others which in some way affect their lives, either positively or negatively. -Angel Abrea

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Times in Which We Live

Religion offers no shield for wickedness, for evil, for those kinds of things. The God in whom I believe does not foster this kind of action. He is a God of mercy. He is a God of love. He is a God of peace and reassurance, and I look to Him in times such as this as a comfort and a source of strength. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Times in Which We Live

There are times when we must stand up for right and decency, for freedom and civilization. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -The Times in Which We Live

Let us be friendly and helpful, protective and supportive. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Women and Gospel Learning in the Home

There will be times when you feel that your progress in learning how better to nurture is slow. It will take faith to endure. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Women and Gospel Learning in the Home

It takes great love to feel the needs of someone else more than your own. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Women and Gospel Learning in the Home

Fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. They are equal partners, equal in their potential for spiritual growth and for acquiring knowledge, and so are unified by helping each other. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -"Set in Order Thy House"

Because the evil one is ever at work, our vigilance cannot be relaxed--not even for a moment. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -"Set in Order Thy House"

Parents and children should realize that strong opposition will always come against the work and will of the Lord. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -"Set in Order Thy House"

Not only are parents to cling to the word of the Lord, but they have a divine mandate to teach it to their children. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -"Set in Order Thy House"

Anchored in truth, that iron rod is immovable and immutable. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -"Set in Order Thy House"

Regardless of gender, marital status, or age, individuals can choose to link themselves directly to the Savior, hold fast to the rod of His truth, and lead by the light of that truth. By so doing, they become examples of righteousness to whom others will want to cling. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -The Joy of Unselfish Service

Our Savior gave Himself in unselfish service. He taught that each of us should follow Him by denying ourselves of selfish interests in order to serve others. -Cristina B. Franco (quoting Dallin H. Oaks)

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -"Fear Not: For They That Be with Us Are More"

Loving may come naturally, but leading is a polished skill that maybe we don't take seriously enough. We lead by example more strongly than any other way. -Sharon G. Larsen

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -"Fear Not: For They That Be with Us Are More"

Love is listening when they are ready to talk. -Sharon G. Larsen

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Divine Discontent

Peace comes in knowing that being more does not necessarily equate to doing more. -Michelle D. Craig

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Divine Discontent

Never suppress a generous thought. -Michelle D. Craig

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Divine Discontent

Divine discontent will lead us to faithful action. Divine discontent is not an invitation to stay in our comfort zone, nor will it lead us to despair. -Michelle D. Craig

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Divine Discontent

Our discontent can become divine--or destructive. -Michelle D. Craig

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Divine Discontent

We should welcome feelings of divine discontent that call us to a higher way, while recognizing and avoiding Satan's counterfeit--paralyzing discouragement. -Michelle D. Craig

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Divine Discontent

Each of us, if we are honest, feels a gap between where and who we are, and where and who we want to become. -Michelle D. Craig

G.C. Droplets April 1984 -The Practice of Truth

I believe for every law of truth we keep, there is a compounding effect. Our character is a complex of coordinated support systems, just like a well-engineered bridge. Each truss, column, column, or girder contributes to the strength or weakness of the whole structure. -J. Richard Clarke

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -Standing Tall

It is said that a fence-sitter eventually has to come down on one side or the other. If we are sitting on top of life's fences, now is the time to muster the courage to stand tall on the side of righteousness and shun the shackles of sin. -H. David Burton

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -For Him

When we focus on all that God has done for us, our service flows from a heart of gratitude. As we become less concerned about our service magnifying us, we realize instead that the focus of our service will be on putting God first. -Joy D. Jones

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -For Him

Sometimes we may initially serve from a sense of duty or obligation, but even that service can lead us to draw on something higher within us, leading us to serve in "a more excellent way." -Joy D. Jones

G.C. Droplets April 1984 -The Simplicity of Gospel Truths

People don't soon forget acts of simple kindness. Pure love can transcend all differences. -Robert L. Simpson

G.C. Droplets April 1984 -The Simplicity of Gospel Truths

The closer we approach a basic truth, the more simply it can be expressed. -Robert L. Simpson

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Believe, Love, Do

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. This is a promise to all who seek to believe. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Believe, Love, Do

Belief is not so much like a painting we look at and admire and about which we discuss and theorize. It is more like a plow that we take into the fields and, by the sweat of our brow, create furrows in the earth that accept seeds and bear fruit that shall remain.  -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Believe, Love, Do

It is the love of God that rescues, restores, and revives. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Believe, Love, Do

Believe, love, and do. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Believe, Love, Do

There is a solution to even the deepest hopelessness and discouragement you might feel. This hope is found in the transformative power of the gospel of Jesus Christ and in the Savior's redemptive power to heal us of our soul-sickness. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -Now Is the Time

Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable. There are hearts to gladden. There are kind words to say. There are gifts to be given. There are deeds to be done. There are souls to be saved. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -Reaching Down to Lift Another

We need to care for one another more diligently. We need to make a little more effort to assist those who are down at the bottom of the ladder. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 2001 -Reaching Down to Lift Another

Brethren, let us be worthy of the priesthood which we hold. Let us live nearer to the Lord. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Our Campfire of Faith

We may, for a time, lose our way. God lovingly assures us, no matter where we are or what we have done, there is no point of no return. He waits ready to embrace us. -Gerrit W. Gong

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Our Campfire of Faith

There is joy in imagining, learning, doing worthwhile new things. -Gerrit W. Gong

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Our Campfire of Faith

Our campfire of faith--our memories, experiences, and heritage of faith in God's goodness and tender mercies in our life--has strengthened us through the night. -Gerrit W. Gong

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Our Campfire of Faith

On long lonely nights, our campfire of faith can give hope and assurance. -Gerrit W. Gong

G.C. Droplets October 2018 - Our Campfire of Faith

Attempt to be creative, even if the results are modest. … Creativity can engender a spirit of gratitude for life and for what the Lord has woven into your being. -Gerrit W. Gong (quoting Richard G. Scott)