Saturday, August 31, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -The Joy of Honest Labor

Teach children the joy of honest labor. Provide a foundation for life that builds confidence and fulfillment in each life. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -The Joy of Honest Labor

One of the great challenges of life for parents from the very beginning has been succeeding in the very important task of rearing children. This great responsibility seems destined to bring the greatest joys and some of the greatest sorrows life has in store for us here in mortality. -L. Tom Perry

Friday, August 30, 2019

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -One More Day

Personal sacrifice strengthens us and gives value to the things we sacrifice for. -Taylor G. Godoy

Thursday, August 29, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -Pulling in the Gospel Net

Our Heavenly Father has endowed us with hearts of courage and faith, with strong wills, and with the ability to understand and to see clearly the difference between right and wrong. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -Pulling in the Gospel Net

The aim of each of us is to live a great and exemplary life. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1999 -He Lives

God knows what is best for us. Although we may not understand why we experience some things now, in His timetable we will know and be grateful. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 1999 -He Lives

With the gift of the Holy Ghost comes the ability to develop a powerfully sensitive capacity to make the right choices. -Richard G. Scott

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -Meek and Lowly of Heart

Meekness is the principal protection from the prideful blindness that often arises from prominence, position, power, wealth, and adulation. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -Meek and Lowly of Heart

Meekness is strong, not weak; active, not passive; courageous, not timid; restrained, not excessive; modest, not self-aggrandizing; and gracious, not brash. -David A. Bednar

Monday, August 26, 2019

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -Meek and Lowly of Heart

Meekness is a defining attribute of the Redeemer and is distinguished by righteous responsiveness, willing submissiveness, and strong self-restraint. -David A. Bednar

Sunday, August 25, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -"God Will Yet Reveal"

God's plan, however, is not something to be deduced by logic alone, nor is human experience deep enough or long enough to inform us adequately. It requires revelation from God. -Neal A. Maxwell

Saturday, August 24, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1999 -Righteousness

Righteousness is a composite of all that is good. -William R. Bradford

G.C. Droplets October 1999 -Righteousness

The word righteousness is a most interesting and unique word. It is an umbrella word that spreads out and covers all the attributes of God. A person, then, who is righteous is Godly or Godlike. -William R. Bradford

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -The Prophet of God

A prophet does not stand between you and the Savior. Rather he stands beside you and points the way to the Savior. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -The Prophet of God

We walk forward in faith, trusting in God, knowing that with time we will receive more spiritual clarity from our Heavenly Father. -Neil L. Andersen

Friday, August 23, 2019

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -The Prophet of God

The prophet's voice, while spoken kindly, will often be a voice asking us to change, to repent, and to return to the Lord. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -The Prophet of God

While we sustain the prophet as the Lord's anointed, let it be clear that we worship only God, our Heavenly Father, and His divine Son. It is through the merits, the mercy, and the grace of our Savior, Jesus Christ, that we can one day enter again into Their presence. -Neil L. Andersen 

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -The Prophet of God

The selection of a prophet is made by the Lord Himself. There is no campaigning, no debates, no posturing for position, no dissension, distrust, confusion, or commotion. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets October 1999 -"The Tongue of Angels"

We have been called to invite the light and to be a light, to sanctify ourselves and edify others. -Robert S. Wood

G.C. Droplets October 1999 -"The Tongue of Angels"

Each day each of us is implicated in obscuring the light or in chasing away the darkness. -Robert S. Wood

Thursday, August 22, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1999 -"The Tongue of Angels"

What we say and how we present ourselves not only betray our inner person but also mold that person, those around us, and finally our whole society. -Robert S. Wood

G.C. Droplets October 1999 -"The Tongue of Angels"

In small and in great ways, our words are creating an atmosphere in which we build or demolish. -Robert S. Wood

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -Until Seventy Times Seven

To keep our hope resilient as we face life's trials, the Savior's grace is ever ready and ever present. -Lynn G. Robbins

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -Until Seventy Times Seven

Hopefully, each mistake we make becomes a lesson in wisdom, turning stumbling blocks into stepping-stones. -Lynn G. Robbins

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -Godly Characteristics of the Master

Kindness pardons others' weaknesses and faults. Kindness is extended to all--to the aged and the young, to animals, to those low of station as well as the high. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -Godly Charactersitics of the Master

Faith is the foundation upon which a godlike character is built. -Ezra Taft Benson

Monday, August 19, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1999 -"No Man Is an Island"

Don't we all do better when we are supported, sustained, and loved by our families and friends? -Richard H. Winkel

Sunday, August 18, 2019

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -The Heart of a Prophet

In any circumstance we find ourselves, our conduct and hearts can be in accordance with the principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ. -Gary E. Stevenson

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -The Heart of a Prophet

The work of the Lord is endless. Even when a powerful leader dies, not for a single instant is the Church without leadership. -Gary E. Stevenson

Saturday, August 17, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -The War We Are Winning

It seems that we are constantly under attack from one quarter or another. But we go on. We must go on. We have gone forward, and we will continue to go forward. -Gordon B. Hinckley

Thursday, August 15, 2019

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -Even as Christ Forgives You, So Also Do Ye

Even if forgiveness doesn't come today, know that as we desire it and work for it, it will come. -Larry J. Echo Hawk

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -Courage Counts

Courage becomes a living and an attractive virtue when it is regarded not only as a willingness to die manfully, but as the determination to live decently. -Thomas S. Monson

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -Courage Counts

The call for courage comes constantly to each of us. It has ever been so, and so shall it ever be. -Thomas S. Monson

D.C. Droplets October 1986 -Courage Counts

Decisions do determine destiny. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -Courage Counts

Decisions are constantly before us. To make them wisely, courage is needed: the courage to say no, the courage to say yes. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -Courage Counts

Life's journey is not traveled on a freeway devoid of obstacles, pitfalls, and snares. Rather, it is a pathway marked by forks and turnings. -Thomas S. Monson

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1999 -A Year of Jubilee

You can change by changing your environment. Let go of lower things, and reach for higher. Surround yourself with the best in books, music, art, and people. -L. Tom Perry (quoting Spencer W. Kimball)

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -Am I a Child of God?

When you feel hurt, lost, scared, upset, sad, hungry, or hopelessly abandoned in life's extremities--open the book of Mormon, and you will come to know that "[God] will never desert us. He never has, and He never will. He cannot do it. It is not His character [to do so]." -Brian K. Taylor (quoting George Q. Cannon)

Monday, August 12, 2019

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -Am I a Child of God?

Knowing I am a child of God is the most powerful knowledge I possess. -Brian K. Taylor 

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -Am I a Child of God

However many generations in your mortal ancestry, no matter what race or people you represent, the pedigree of your spirit can be written on a single line. You are a child of God! -Brian K. Taylor (quoting Boyd K. Packer)

Sunday, August 11, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -Presidents of the Church

Whenever the gospel has been on earth, there have been prophets of God, men holding the priesthood of God, through whom the Lord has made known His will. -Joseph Anderson

Friday, August 9, 2019

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -Precious Gifts from God

Life can be filled with faith, joy, happiness, hope, and love when we exercise the smallest amount of real faith in Christ. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 2018 -Precious Gifts from God

We should not be surprised to know that those individuals called to do the Lord's work are not humanly perfect. -M. Russell Ballard

Thursday, August 8, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1999 -A Testimony of the Book of Mormon

Each individual who prayerfully studies the Book of Mormon can also receive a testimony of its divinity. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Shepherding Souls

Heavenly Father can take our simple, daily efforts and turn them into something miraculous. -Gary E. Stevenson

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1999 -Peace, Hope, and Direction

As we follow this plan and the example of our Savior, we can find peace in this troubled world, our hearts can be filled with hope, and we will receive the direction we need. -Patricia P. Pinegar

Monday, August 5, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Shepherding Souls

Our greatest challenges and our greatest rewards may come as we minister to lost sheep. -Gary E. Stevenson

Sunday, August 4, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -We Proclaim the Gospel

The key to success in bringing souls unto Christ is to act at a time when you feel the Spirit and you sense that your friend does also. -M. Russell Ballard

Saturday, August 3, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1999 -Our Destiny

We are literally sons and daughters of God. That reality should permeate every fiber of our beings. -L. Aldin Porter

G.C. Droplets October 1999 -Our Destiny

We may choose as we desire, but we may not avoid the consequences of our choices. Think on that. We are permitted to make our choices in life, but we out not then call the plan unfair because we must accept the results of our choices. -L. Aldin Porter

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Now Is the Time

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. -Jack N. Gerard (Quoting Pierre Teilhard de Chardin)

Friday, August 2, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 2018 -Now Is the Time

We have to forego some good things in order to choose others that are better or best because they develop faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and strengthen our families. -Jack N. Gerard (Quoting Dallin H. Oaks)

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -My Son and Yours--Each a Remarkable One

We must be the lifters and not leaners. Reach for the stars. -Ted E. Brewerton

Thursday, August 1, 2019

G.C. Droplets October 1986 -My Son and Yours--Each a Remarkable One

God's purpose and goal is to bring to pass your immortality and eternal life. You are the most important thing that exists--his most important creation. -Ted E. Brewerton