G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Who Is a True Friend?

 Look closely at your friends. Cultivate good friends. They're so valuable. -Malcolm S. Jeppsen

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Sisters in Zion

But whatever the numbers, your contribution in creating unity among the people prepared for that Zion will be far greater than half. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Listening to the Voice of the Lord

Frequently the words of the prophets do not agree with our expectations or with our ways of seeing things. -Francisco J. Vinas

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Listening to the Voice of the Lord

Pride is a great obstacle in listening to the voice of the Lord. -Francisco J. Vinas

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -The Healing Power of Jesus Christ

When sore trials come upon us, it's time to deepen our faith in God, to work hard, and to serve others. -Cristina B. Franco (quoting Russell M. Nelson)

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -The Greatest Joy

The gospel of Jesus Christ is true. It is the greatest joy, the only pure joy, we have in this life. -Clinton L. Cutler

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Keep the Change

Our daily choices will either help or hinder our progress. Small but steady, deliberate changes will help us improve. Do not become discouraged. Change is a lifelong process. -Becky Craven

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Keep the Change

 Enduring to the end means changing to the end. -Becky Craven

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Keep the Change

In return for His priceless payment for each of us, the Lord asks us for a change of heart. The change He requests from us is not for His benefit but for ours. -Becky Craven

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"Partakers of the Glories"

And the lives of those around us are richer in things of the Spirit, for blessings are magnified as they are shared. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"Partakers of the Glories"

There is order to the work of God. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"Partakers of the Glories"

When we receive the blessings of the priesthood, we are drawing on the power and grace of God. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -By Union of Feeling We Obtain Power with God

It isn't complicated to know what to do, but it often goes against our selfish interests, and we have to try. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -By Union of Feeling We Obtain Power with God

 I offer this invitation: be part of a collective force that changes the world for good. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -By Union of Feeling We Obtain Power with God

 We have power to remove prejudice and build unity. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -By Union of Feeling We Obtain Power with God

 I believe the change we seek in ourselves and in the groups we belong to will come less by activism and more by actively trying every day to understand one another. -Sharon Eubank 

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -By Union of Feeling We Obtain Power with God

 We may not yet be where we want to be, and we are not now where we will be. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -By Union of Feeling We Obtain Power with God

 We are never alone in our efforts to create unity. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -By Union

Unity doesn't magically happen; it takes work. It's messy, sometimes uncomfortable, and happens gradually when we clear away the bad as fast as the good can grow. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -By Union of Feeling We Obtain Power with God

 Let's not judge each other or let our words bite. -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -By Union of Feeling We Obtain Power with God

When persons manifest the least kindness and love to me, O what pow'r it has over my mind. -Sharon Eubank (quoting Joseph Smith)

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -By Union of Feeling We Obtain Power with God

 What power from God might I access if I am just a little bit more unified with others? -Sharon Eubank

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -The Motorcycle Ride

Make sure that every invitation you extend and every invitation you receive is an invitation to come unto Christ. -Kenneth Johnson

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -God Will Do Something Unimaginable

 Focus on the things you can do and not on the things you cannot do. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -God Will Do Something Unimaginable

 What is needed during times of crisis is calm and clear-headed trust. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -God Will Do Something Unimaginable

 Our best days are ahead of us, not behind us. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -God Will Do Something Unimaginable

 God has something unimaginable in mind for you personally and the Church collectively--a marvelous work and a wonder. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -God Will Do Something Unimaginable

God will watch over and shepherd you during these times of uncertainty and fear. He knows you. He hears your pleas. He is faithful and dependable. He will fulfill His promises. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -God Will Do Something Unimaginable

 The righteous are not given a free pass that allows them to avoid the valleys of shadow. We all must walk through difficult times, for it is in these times of adversity that we learn principles that fortify our characters and cause us to draw closer to God. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -God Will Do Something Unimaginable

 In a way, we are seeds. And for seeds to reach their potential, they must be buried before they can sprout. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -God Will Do Something Unimaginable

 Even though this pandemic is not what we wanted or expected, God has prepared His children and His Church for this time. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -God Will Do Something Unimaginable

 We are humbled by the quiet sacrifice and noble efforts of those who have risked their own safety to assist, heal, and support people in need. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Joy of Living the Great Plan of Happiness

Generally you have no idea of how truly wonderful and capable you are, how very much appreciate and loved, or how desperately needed. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Joy of Living the Great Plan of Happiness

 I promise you that you can have significant growth and happiness now in your present circumstances. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -The Culture of Christ

 We can, indeed, all cherish the best of our individual earthly cultures and still be full participants in the oldest culture of them all--the original, the ultimate, the eternal culture that comes from the gospel of Jesus Christ. -William K. Jackson

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -The Culture of Christ

 The ability to choose is extremely important for our development and our happiness. Choosing wisely is essential. -William K. Jackson

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -The Culture of Christ

 Charity, true Christlike caring, is the bedrock of this culture. -William K. Jackson

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -The Culture of Christ

 An overfixation on one's cultural identity may lead to the rejection of worthwhile--even godly--ideas, attributes, and behavior. -William K. Jackson

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -The Culture of Christ

 Those things to which we are exposed by the cultures we grow up in--can serve as a great strength in our lives, it can also, at times, become a significant obstacle. -William K. Jackson

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -The Culture of Christ

 Mankind has much to be proud of and to celebrate. -William K. Jackson

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -The Aaronic Priesthood: Return with Honor

 A real friend loves us and protects us. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -The Aaronic Priesthood: Return with Honor

 If we ignore the warning lights in our lives, we may not return with honor. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -The Aaronic Priesthood: Return with Honor

 Faith is a gift of God bestowed as a reward for personal righteousness. -Robert D. Hales (quoting Bruce R. McConkie) 

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -The Aaronic Priesthood: Return with Honor

 All of us on earth are winners because we chose to come to this mortal probation. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -The Exquisite Gift of the Son

Regardless of the causes of our worst hurts and heartaches, the ultimate source of relief is the same: Jesus Christ. -Matthew S. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -The Exquisite Gift of the Son

 The instant we come unto Christ--demonstrating faith in Him and a true change of heart--the crushing weight of our sins starts to shift from our backs to His. -Matthew S. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -The Exquisite Gift of the Son

We must never forget that the very purpose of repentance is to take certain misery and transform it into pure bliss. -Matthew S. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Christians in Belief and Action

Our beliefs and actions may differ from those of others, but we, as good Christians, do not criticize other religions or their adherents. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -There Was Bread

Taking action is the exercise of faith. True faith is focused in and on the Lord Jesus Christ and always leads to action. -W. Christopher Waddell (quoting David A. Bednar)

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -There Was Bread

The most important step of all is to begin. -W. Christopher Waddell

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -There Was Bread

 The Lord will magnify our small but consistent efforts. -W. Christopher Waddell

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -There Was Bread

The Lord does not expect us to do more than we can do, but He does expect us to do what we can do, when we can do it. -W. Christopher Waddell

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -There Was Bread

Today we are blessed to be led by prophets who understand the need for us to prepare against the calamities "which should come" and who also recognize the limitations or restrictions that we may encounter in striving to follow their counsel. -W. Christopher Waddell

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -The Library of the Lord

Far more important than counting things we can see are those spiritual things we can feel. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -All Nations, Kindreds, and Tongues

 Truly, for those with faithful hearts and eyes to see, the Lord's tender mercies are manifest amidst life's challenges. -Gerrit W. Gong

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Women of the Church

 Do not give up hope. And do not give up trying. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Finding Joy in Christ

 Our youth cannot wait for the world to right itself before they come to know the Savior. -Steven J. Lund

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Finding Joy in Christ

 The surest way to find joy in this life is to join Christ in helping others. -Steven J. Lund

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Finding Joy in Christ

 The Savior's mission has always and forever been to serve His Father by saving His children. -Steven J. Lund

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Endure It Well"

 Personal spiritual symmetry emerges only from the shaping of prolonged obedience. Twigs are bent, not snapped, into shape. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Endure It Well"

So many spiritual outcomes require saving truths to be mixed with time, forming the elixir of experience, that sovereign remedy for so many things. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Endure It Well"

 Sustaining correct conduct for a difficult moment under extraordinary stress is very commendable, but so is coping with sustained stress subtly present in seeming routineness. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Endure It Well"

 To give temptations any heed can set the stage for later succumbing. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Endure It Well"

 Enforced change usually does not last, while productive enduring can ingrain permanent change. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Endure it Well"

 We tend to think only in terms of our endurance, but it is God's patient long-suffering which provides us with our chances to improve, affording us urgently needed developmental space or time. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Sustainable Societies

 When one has no higher god than himself and seeks no greater good than satisfying his own appetites and preferences, the effects will be manifest in due course. -D. Todd Christofferson

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Sustainable Societies

Whether aware of it or not, every man, woman, and child of every belief, place, and time is imbued with the Light of Christ and therefore possess the sense of right and wrong we often call conscience. -D. Todd Christofferson

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Sustainable Societies

 Sustainability is not guaranteed, and a thriving society can fail in time if it abandons the cardinal virtues that uphold its peace and prosperity. -D. Todd Christofferson

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Eternal Family

 The eternal nature of an individual becomes the eternal nature of the family. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Eternal Family

 How we conduct ourselves in this life will determine what we will be in all the eternities to come. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Love Your Enemies

 We must do better to help root out racism. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Love Your Enemies

 It is is a time-honored adage that love begets love. Let us pour forth love--show forth our kindness unto all mankind. -Dallin H. Oaks (quoting Joseph Smith)

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Love Your Enemies

 Anger is the way to division and enmity. We move toward loving our adversaries when we avoid anger and hostility toward those with whom we disagree. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Love Your Enemies

Anger is "Satan's tool," for "to be angry is to yield to the influence of Satan. No one can make us angry. It is our choice." -Dallin H. Oaks (quoting Thomas S. Monson)

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Personal Integrity

 Let us live true to the trust the Lord has placed in us. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Personal Integrity

The Holy Ghost does not attend us when we do evil. But when we do what is right, he can dwell with us and guide us in all we do. -Joseph B. Wirthlin 

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Personal Integrity

 When we are doing what is right, we will not feel timid and hesitant about seeking divine direction. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Personal Integrity

 Our integrity determines what we really are. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Personal Integrity

 Integrity is so precious that it is beyond price; it is invaluable. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Personal Integrity

 We all have within us the ability to know what is right and good. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Personal Integrity

Personal integrity implies such trustworthiness and incorruptiblity that we are incapable of being false to a trust or covenant. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Recommended to the Lord

Being worth to hold a current temple recommend is both a protection from the adversary, because you have made a firm commitment to the Lord about your life, and a promise that the Spirit will be with you. -Ronald A. Rasband

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Recommended to the Lord

Being worthy to attend the temple, however, has not been suspended. Let me emphasize, whether you have access to a temple or not, you need a current temple recommend to stay firmly on the covenant path. -Ronald A. Rasband

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Recommended to the Lord

Your temple recommend reflects a deep, spiritual intent that you are striving to live the laws of the Lord and love what He loves: humility, meekness, steadfastness, charity, courage, compassion, forgiveness, and obedience. -Ronald A. Rasband

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Hearts Knit in Righteousness and Unity

Being righteous is not dependent on each of us having every blessing in our lives at this time. -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Hearts Knit in Righteousness and Unity

 Our desire is that our hearts and minds will be knit in righteousness and unity and that we will be one. -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Hearts Knit in Righteousness and Unity

Unity is enhanced when people are treated with dignity and respect, even though they are different in outward characteristics. -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Eyes to See

 Understanding how God sees us prepares the way to help us se other as He does. -Michelle D. Craig

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Eyes to See

The more you understand your true identity and purpose, soul deep, the more it will influence everything in your life. -Michelle D. Craig

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Eyes to See

There may be times when you find yourself struggling to see how God is working in your life--times when you feel under siege--when the trials of mortality bring you to your knees. Wait and trust in God and in His timing, because you can trust His heart with all of yours. -Michelle D. Craig

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"Always Have His Spirit"

If we are practicing our faith and seeking the companionship of the Holy Spirit, His presence can be felt in our hearts and in our homes. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Becoming like Him

You are good enough, you are loved, but that does not mean that you are yet complete. -Scott D. Whiting

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Becoming like Him

If we are honest with ourselves, the Light of Christ within us whispers that there is distance between where we are in comparison with the desired character of the Savior. -Scott D. Whiting

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Becoming Like Him

Truly, there is no other way to heal the wounds of broken relationships or of a fractured society than for each of us to more fully emulate the Prince of Peace. -Scott D. Whiting

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Some Scriptural Lessons on Leadership

 Within the kingdom of God, to lead is to serve. -Spencer J. Condie

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Some Scriptural Lessons on Leadership

 Knowledge and wisdom alone do not qualify people to lead. -Spencer J. Condie

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -We Will Prove Them Herewith

Choices have to be made. Not making a choice is a choice. Learn to choose now. -David A. Bednar (quoting Jeffrey R. Holland)

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -We Will Prove Them Herewith

 Faithfulness is not foolishness or fanaticism. Rather, it is trusting and placing our confidence in Jesus Christ as our Savior, on His name, and in His promises. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -We Will Prove Them Herewith

 Effective and timely preparation precedes successful proving. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -We Will Prove Them Herewith

Just as challenging times reveal inadequacies in temporal preparedness, so too the maladies of spiritual casualness and complacency inflict their most detrimental effects during difficult trials. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"Women, Why Weepest Thou?"

Through faith and righteousness all of the inequities, injuries, and pains of this life can be fully compensated for and made right. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"Woman, Why Weepest Thou?"

The depth of our belief in the Resurrection and the Atonement of the Savior will, I believe, determine the measure of courage and purpose with which we meet life's challenges. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2020 -Moving Forward

 Unusual times can bring unusual rewards. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"This Thing Was Not Done in a Corner"

 If you want to reform a nation, you begin with families. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Choose You This Day"

I believe that no good cause is in vain, and if we can only touch one life, the world is a better place. -Hans B. Ringger

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Choose You This Day"

 We cannot hope for a better world, for more perfect governments and societies, if we are not willing to do our share. -Hans B. Ringger

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Choose You This Day"

I believe that if we want to be true Christians, our lives must be founded on true principles and our actions must reflect that. -Hans B. Ringger

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Choose You This Day"

 It is one thing to know the way, and another to take it. -Hans B. Ringger

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Choose You This Day"

 We hope for happiness, and we wish for comfort. -Hans B. Ringger

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"Be Thou an Example"

 The prayers of people are almost always answered by the actions of others. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"Be Thou an Example"

 In our time there are feet to steady, hands to grasp, minds to encourage, hearts to inspire, and souls to save. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"Be Thou an Example"

 Ours is the opportunity to learn, the privilege to obey, and the duty to serve. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Filling the Whole Earth

We may not be responsible for past generations, but we cannot escape the responsibility for this present one. -David B. Haight

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Filling the Whole Earth

 Do not underestimate the profound influence--politically and socially--of the principles of the restored gospel upon all of mankind. -David B. Haight

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Honesty--a Moral Compass

 All of us can climb high when we honor every form of truth. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Honesty--a Moral Compass

 Not all of the experiences in my life turned out the way I wanted them to, but they have always been strengthening to my faith. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Honesty--a Moral Compass

 We have the agency to make choices, but ultimately we will be accountable for each choice we make. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Honesty--a Moral Compass

In reality, we are only in competition with ourselves. Others can challenge and motivate us, but we must reach down deep into our souls and call forth our God-given intelligence and capabilities. We cannot do this when we depend on the efforts of someone else. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Honesty--a Moral Compass

 Honesty is a moral compass to guide us in our lives. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Honesty--A Moral Compass

 Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Family Traditions

 We can be certain that, by our actions, we are examples of how freedom should be enjoyed. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Savior Is Counting on You

There is much that is positive in the world of the media, but there is so much that is negative. If we permit ourselves to become involved with the negative, there will be much more cause for the devil to laugh and his angels to rejoice. -Joe J. Christensen

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Savior Is Counting on You

 You are a great work in progress. -Joe J. Christensen

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Savior Is Counting on You

 Think less about yourself and more about the power you have to assist others, even those within your own family. -Joe J. Christensen

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Savior Is Counting on You

 The Savior is counting on you to be a champion of those who need you. -Joe J. Christensen

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Thus Shall My Church Be Called"

 Surely every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord is precious. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"Run and Not Be Weary"

 God bless you that you will have the courage to live the way you should and be an example. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"Run and Not Be Weary"

I wonder in this age if it is enough to just have the courage to say no, or do we have a further responsibility to be of service to others in helping them overcome the great curse that is now plaguing our society? -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -The Spirituality of Service

 Service is unselfish and constitutes a positive power for good. -Derek A. Cuthbert

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -The Spirituality of Service

Service changes people. It refines, purifies, gives a finer perspective, and brings out the best in each one of us. It gets us looking outward instead of inward. -Derek A. Cuthbert 

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -The Spirituality of Service

 Live by the Spirit and teach by the Spirit. -Derek A. Cuthbert (quoting Ezra Taft Benson)

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Witnesses for God

 A testimony is a simple expression of what we feel. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Witnesses for God

Any call to bear witness and to care for others is not a request for extra service; it is a blessing designed by a loving Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Home First"

Individual burdens and concerns may be lightened by the power of a family united in mutual love and support and in prayers of faith. -Rex D. Pinegar

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Home First"

The issue is not one of setting priorities; the issue is one of making difficult choices for the family. -Rex D. Pinegar 

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Home First"

If our homes are to endure, parents and children must dedicate themselves to the gospel ideals that ensure preservation of home and family. -Rex D. Pinegar

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Home First"

Our family is our safety place, our support network, our sanctuary, and our salvation. -Rex D. Pinegar

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -"Home First"

Our Heavenly Father has organized us into families for the purpose of helping us successfully meet the trials and challenges of life. -Rex D. Pinegar

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Rejoice!

Comparing blessings is almost certain to drive out joy. We cannot be grateful and envious at the same time. -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Rejoice!

 Joy comes when we have the Spirit in our lives. -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Small and Simple Things

We must ever be aware of the power that the small and simple things can have in building spirituality. At the same time, we must be aware that Satan will use small and simple things to lead us into despair and misery. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Small and Simple Things

We must remember that the purposes of the Lord in our personal lives generally are fulfilled through the small and simple things, and not the momentous and spectacular. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Covenant Marriage

 May we restore the concept of marriage as a covenant, even the new and everlasting covenant of marriage. -Bruce C. Hafen

G.C. Droplets April 1990 -Conference Is Here

You will have your trials and temptations through which you must pass, but there are great moments of eternity which lie ahead. -Thomas S. Monson (quoting Ezra Taft Benson)

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Faith in Every Footstep

The Lord encourages us to walk in faith to the edge of the light and beyond--into the unknown. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Rise to the Statue of the Divine within You

There is much of evil in the world and too much of harshness, even in the home. Do what you can to rise above all of this. Stand up. Speak out against evil and brutality. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Rise to the Stature of the Divine within You

I do not ask that you reach beyond your capacity. Please don't nag yourself with thoughts of failure. Do not set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. Simply do what you can do, in the best way you know, and the Lord will accept of your effort. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Rise to the Stature of the Divine within You

In their souls is a great residual of love to be widely spread for the blessing of others. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"According to the Desire of [Our] Hearts

 Like it or not ... reality requires that we acknowledge our responsibility for our desires. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"According to the Desire of [Our] Hearts"

Even when the light of Christ flickers only faintly in the darkness, it flickers nevertheless. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -"According to the Desire of [Our] Hearts"

Some seek to brush aside conscience, refusing to hear its voice. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Follow Him

 As we prepare ourselves to receive the blessings of the Lord and to be worthy to serve him, we are gathering strength--power from the Holy Ghost--preparing ourselves to overcome evil. -Michaelene P. Grassli

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Follow Him

Although you will have disappointing days, and discouragement and sorrow along with the good, if you follow God's plan, you will be feasting at the table of the Lord where the spiritual satisfaction is far greater and lasts longer than the physical satisfaction of food. -Michaelene P. Grassli

G. C. Droplets October 1989 -Follow Him

 Life is a fabulous feast of experiences just waiting for you to choose and explore. -Michaelene P. Grassli

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Christ at Bethesda's Pool

On every side there are those who suffer pain, who endure debilitating illness, who battle the demon of depression. Our hearts go out to all. Our prayers ascend in their behalf. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -"Remember Him"

Keeping our covenants should make a difference in the way we live, the way we act, the way we speak, the way we dress, the way we treat each other. -Joanne B. Doxey

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -"Remember Him"

 The scriptures have been written and preserved at great cost so that we can "treasure up" the truths of the gospel. We have a responsibility to know what these scriptures contain. -Joanne B. Doxey

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -"Remember Him"

 The adversary, who is the enemy to all righteousness, seeks to thwart the efforts of the Lord's people. -Joanne B. Doxey

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -"Remember Him"

 The proper nurturing and teaching of our children must be our first priority. -Joanne B. Doxey

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Identity of a Young Woman

Next time you are questioning your identity, remember the divine potential you have been given and the promises you can realize. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Identity of a Young Woman

Spiritual growth doesn't just happen without our best efforts. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Ordinary Classroom--a Powerful Place for Steady and Continued Growth

Maintaining a climate of trust and safety is a responsibility the teacher and the learners share. -Virginia H. Pearce

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Ordinary Classroom--a Powerful Place for Steady and Continued Growth

Although some seem to be born teachers, teaching skills can successfully be learned. -Virginia H. Pearce

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Ordinary Classroom--a Powerful Place for Steady and Continued Growth

A teacher's goal is greater than just delivering a lecture about truth. It is to invite the Spirit and use techniques which will enhance the possibility that the learner will discover the truth for herself and then be motivated to apply it. -Virginia H. Pearce

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Ordinary Classroom--a Powerful Place for Steady and Continued Growth

The reality of life is that each of us is daily at risk for drifting or even marching into inactivity. -Virginia H. Pearce

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Spirit of Prophecy

We boldly assert that the spirit of revelation rests upon the Lord's living prophets, seers, and revelators. -L. Aldin Porter

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Spirit of Prophecy

Their power comes not of their learning in the things of the world. Their power comes of faith, and prayer, and humility. -L. Aldin Porter

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Spirit of Prophecy

 The Holy Ghost does not teach the proud, the unteachable, the indolent, or the doubter. -L. Aldin Porter

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -"Murmur Not"

No one knows how to work a crowd better than the adversary. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -"Murmur Not"

Perspective makes such an enormous and constant difference in our lives. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -"Murmur Not"

 The murmurer often lacks the courage to express openly his concerns. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -"Murmur Not"

A basic cause of murmuring is that too many of us seem to expect that life will flow ever smoothly, featuring an unbroken chain of green lights with empty parking places just in front of our destinations! -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Twelve Apostles

The most precious thing we have to give is our witness of the Lord, our testimony of Jesus Christ. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -The Twelve Apostles

While each feels his own limitation, there is strength in unity. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Look to the Savior

 Look to the Savior, for he will give you life eternal. -John Sonnenberg

G.C. Droplets October 1996 -Listen by the Power of the Spirit

 I invite you to listen, listen if you will be the power of the Spirit. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Keep the Faith

 Keep the faith. -F. Arthur Kay

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Pioneers All

We are not losing. We are winning. We will continue to win if we will be faithful and true. There is nothing the Lord has asked of us that in faith we cannot accomplish. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Pioneers All

 We really don't know how much good we can do until we put forth the effort. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Pioneers All

 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 of your age. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -The Summer of the Lambs

 We know that you need someone to love you, someone to listen and understand. You need to be needed. -Jayne B. Malan

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Modern Pioneers

We must have faith to walk away from those things that would tear us down or hold us back from our destination. We must have faith in every footstep. -Janette Hales Beckham

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Modern Pioneers

 The Lord loves you for your strength and your courage. -Janette Hales Beckham

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Modern Pioneers

 The courage to take a step of faith is needed today as never before. -Janette Hales Beckham

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Modern Pioneers

Gospel principles are the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. The commitment to keep the commandments is the same in every generation. -Janette Hales Beckham

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Modern Pioneers

 Your faith in the Lord helps to strengthen others who look to you as an example. -Janette Hales Beckham

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Running Your Marathon

 A righteous life is the way--the only way--to happiness, joy, and peace. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Running Your Marathon

 The Lord will never forsake or abandon anyone. You may abandon him, but he will not abandon you. You never need to feel that you are alone. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Running Your Marathon

 Keep close to the Lord and trust in him during the easier times, just as you do in your uphill struggles. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Running Your Marathon

 Success results when preparation meets opportunity in your lives. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -A Righteous Choice

 Do you find difficulties in opportunities or opportunities in difficulties? -Fono Lavatai

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -"The Peaceable Followers of Christ"

 Missionaries go forward with the purest of intent, with no hidden agenda, and at great personal sacrifice. They are not out to destroy anyone's faith or to exert unrighteous pressure. They are teachers who invite those interested in their message to listen and determine for themselves if the message is true. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Friends Standing Together

 We can all have the faith to do what is right. -Kristin Banner

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Windows

 When we catch the vision regarding the worth of human souls, when we realize the truth of the adage, "God's sweetest blessings always flow through hands that serve Him here below," then we have quickened within our souls the desire to do good, the willingness to serve, and the yearning to lift to a higher plan the children of God. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Keep Walking, and Give Time a Chance

 We may not see it now, but everything we do, every day we live is for a purpose. -Virginia H. Pearce

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Keep Walking, and Give Time a Chance

Be the person who reaches out your hand toward others as we all move forward together. -Virginia H. Pearce

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Keep Walking, and Give Time a Chance

True greatness ... always requires regular, consistent, small, and sometimes ordinary and mundane steps over a long period of time. -Virginia H. Pearce (quoting Howard W. Hunter)

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Keep Walking, and Give Time a Chance

Most of our lives are not a string of dramatic moments that call for immediate heroism and courage. Most of our lives, rather, consist of daily routines, even monotonous tasks, that wear us down and leave us vulnerable to discouragement. -Virginia H. Pearce

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Keep Walking, and Give Time a Chance

 It is so difficult to keep believing that we are making progress when we are moving at such a pace--to keep believing in the future when the mileage of the day is so minuscule. -Virginia H. Pearce

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Modern Pioneers

 Forgiveness is mortality's mirror image of the mercy of God. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Modern Pioneers

 One of the most Godlike expressions of the human soul is the act of forgiveness. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Modern Pioneers

Since we all have a need to improve, we should always be willing to recognize goodness and encourage improvement in everyone. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Modern Pioneers

 One of the best qualities in any of the sons and daughters of God, whatever their circumstance, is a determination to become better. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Modern Pioneers

The purposes of God were accomplished by the unswerving loyalty and backbreaking work of the faithful tens of thousands who pushed on. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Finding Faith in Every Footstep

 We are all required to make journeys of faith. -Bonnie D. Parkin

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Winding Up Our Spiritual Clocks

 Earnest, sincere prayer is an essential ingredient in maintaining spiritual tone. -Dean L. Larsen

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Our Testimony to the World

 May you live together in love and appreciation and respect one for another. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Our Testimony to the World

 The past is behind us. It is the future with which we must be concerned. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -The Sacrament--and the Sacrifice

Immortality comes to us all as a free gift by the grace of God alone, without works of righteousness. Eternal life, however, is the reward for obedience to the laws and ordinances of His gospel. -David B. Haight 

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"When Thou Art Converted, Strengthen Thy Brethren"

We whose conversion is sufficient must reach out to those who wander. As we do, we will find great joy in gathering the Lord's sheep. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"When Thou Art Converted, Strengthen Thy Brethren"

Conversion happens over a period of time as study, prayer, experience, and faith will help us to grow in our testimony and conversion. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -An Ensign to the Nations

Our individual contribution may be small, but it is not unimportant. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -An Ensign to the Nations

Each of us has a small field to cultivate. While so doing, we must never lose sight of the greater picture, the large composite of the divine destiny of this work. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"Pray unto the Father in My Name"

I bear earnest and solemn witness to you that the Lord does communicate with us as individuals. -L. Edward Brown

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -The Scourge of Illicit Drugs

God will bless you if you make the effort. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -The Scourge of Illicit Drugs

We may not be able to change the nation or the world. But we can change the problem in our own lives as individuals and, in that process, move others in the same direction. -Gordon B. Hinckley 

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -The Scourge of Illicit Drugs

Your testimony of the truth of this work is strong and vibrant. We have heard your expressions. Your love for the Lord is real and personal. We know that. Your desire to serve is sincere and commendable. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"Go, and Do Thou Likewise"

May we be generous with our time and liberal in our contributions for the care of those who suffer. -H. David Burton

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -The Service That Counts

 The finest teaching you can provide is that of a good example. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"A Small Stone"

The time is past when we can merely believe in this gospel; we must be passionate in our belief and in our commitment to Jesus Christ and His plan. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"A Small Stone"

 If we are obedient, faithful, and earnest, the Lord helps us prepare our offerings. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Good Memories Are Real Blessings

 Good memories are real blessings. -Joe J. Christensen

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Endure and Be Lifted Up

Your responsibility to endure is uniquely yours. But you are never alone. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Endure and Be Lifted Up

Enduring love provides enduring lift through life's trials. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Endure and Be Lifted Up

Whenever an undertaking is begun, both the energy and the will to endure are essential. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -The Value of Preparation

Stay on the Lord's side and you will find eternal joy and fulfillment. -Ben B. Banks

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"That Spirit Which Leadeth to Do Good"

 Gifts have only limited value unless they are used. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"That Spirit Which Leadeth to Do Good"

The gift of the Holy Ghost is as important to man as sunshine and water are to the plants. -L. Tom Perry (quoting LeGrand Richards)

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Chastity: The Source of True Manhood

Forget the past--except to use it to build a better life. -Robert L. Backman

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Chastity: The Source of True Manhood

Self-control is vital when you are resisting what you know is wrong, especially when a friend insists. -Robert L. Backman

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Chastity: The Source of True Manhood

Set limits to your actions--bounds you will not pass--far from the line which separates good from evil. -Robert L. Backman

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"True to the Faith"

 At a time when families all across th world are falling apart, let us solidify our own, let us strengthen them, let us nurture them in righteousness and truth. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"True to the Faith"

 We must grasp the torch and run the race. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -"Stalwart and Brave We Stand"

Enduring, or carrying on, is not just a matter of tolerating circumstances and hanging in there, but of pressing forward. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"You Have Nothing to fear From the Journey"

 It is only in faith--real faith, whole-souled, tested and tried--that we will find safety and confidence as we walk our own perilous pathways through life. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"You Have Nothing to Fear from the Journey"

 There is "nothing to fear from the journey" if faith is your constant companion. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"You Have Nothing to Fear from the Journey"

If you will be faithful, you have nothing to fear from the journey. -M. Russell Ballard (quoting William Clayton)

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Duties, Rewards, and Risks

 Replace fear with faith. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Jesus Christ, Our Redeemer

 Don't give up what you most want in life for something you think you want now. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Jesus Christ, Our Redeemer

Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Jesus Christ, Our Redeemer

In quiet moments when you think about it, you recognize what is critically important in life and what isn't. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Learning to Recognize Answers to Prayer

 When answers to urgent prayer don't seem to come, it can be that we don't understand some truths about prayer, or because we don't recognize answers when they come. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Learning to Recognize Answers to Prayer

 When one is caught in a whirlpool of emotion, it is difficult to find a way out alone. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -They Showed the Way

Jesus Christ, Savior of the world--even the Son of God--was and is the ultimate pioneer, for He has gone before, showing all others the way to follow. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Overcoming Adversity

Those who suffer great adversity and sorrow and go on to serve their fellowmen develop a great capacity to understand others. -Carlos H. Amado

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Overcoming Adversity

 We do not have an answer in this life for every adversity. When trials come, it is time to turn our souls to God, who is the author of life and the only source of comfort. -Carlos H. Amado

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Converts and Young Men

Those whom we teach will overlook our youth if in our conversations in charity, in spirit, in faith, and in the purity of our lives, we reflect the Spirit of Christ. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -"An Eye Single to the Glory of God"

When our eyes are fixed on God's glory, we feel the majesty of His creations and the grand scope of His work on this earth. -Marlin K. Jensen

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -They Will Come

The unseen hand of the Lord guides the efforts of those who strive to learn and live the truth of the gospel. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -"He Loved Them unto the End"

I testify that there is one thing which will never, ever fail us. One thing alone will stand the test of all time, of all tribulation, all trouble, and all transgression. One thing only never faileth--and that is the pure love of Christ. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Power of the Priesthood

Living providently means living well within our means and providing for future needs and events. We should avoid the bondage of crushing,  unnecessary indebtedness. We should also try to have some savings to tide us over for a rainy day. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Love

Be complimentary. Look for attributes and acts of others that you can be genuinely complimentary of. Everyone is lifted by sincere and deserved commendation. -W. Eugene Hansen

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Love

Be encouraging, uplifting, careful not to break down a person's confidence. -W. Eugene Hansen

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Love

Be considerate. Be sensitive to the thoughts and feelings of others, always careful not to demean or belittle by either word or act. -W. Eugene Hansen

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Love

Perhaps the greatest opportunity for improvement is in our individual relationships with one another. -W. Eugene Hansen

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Love

As we approach what seem like insurmountable problems facing mankind today, there has never been a greater need for love in the world--not only of God, but love of all mankind. -W. Eugene Hansen

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"In His Strength I Can Do All Things"

With His strength and the guidance of the Spirit, you too can do all things! -Jack H. Goaslind

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"In His Strength I Can Do All Things"

Each of us has a miracle to perform, a journey to complete, and a marvelous mission to fulfill. -Jack H. Goaslind

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"In His Strength I Can Do All Things"

You can succeed beyond your own strength if you learn to rely on the Spirit of the Lord. -Jack H. Goaslind

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"In His Strength I Can Do All Things"

Holders of the holy priesthood can accomplish mighty feats of heroism, bravery, and service through faith in that sacred power. -Jack H. Goaslind

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Woman--Of Infinite Worth

Loving parent. What a noble title! There are no greater roles in life for a man than those of husband and father. Likewise, there are no greater roles for a woman than those of wife and mother. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -The Golden Thread of Choice

Let us be conscious of the fact that our future is being fashioned by the decisions we make. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -The Golden Thread of Choice

We can always, even in our darkest hour and most disastrous errors, look to the Son of God and live. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"Because She Is a Mother"

 Be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. -Jeffrey R. Holland (Matthew 9:22)

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"Because She Is a Mother"

You are doing God's work.  You are doing it wonderfully well. He is blessing you and He will bless you, even--no, especially--when your days and nights may be the most challenging. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"Because She Is a Mother"

 If you will show others, including your children, the same caring, compassionate, forgiving heart you want heaven to show you; if you try your best to be the best parent you can be, you will have done all that a human being can do and all that God expects you to do. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Revelation in a Changing World

The patterns of revelation are not dramatic. The voice of inspiration is a still voice, a small voice. There need be no trance, no sanctimonious declaration. It is quieter and simpler than that. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Revelation in a Changing World

The Holy Ghost communicates with the spirit through the mind more than through the physical senses. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Remembrance and Gratitude

One of the ways God teaches us is with his blessings; and so, if we choose to exercise faith, the Holy Ghost will bring God's kindness to our remembrance. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -His Peace

Even if the world is crumbling around  us, the promised Comforter will provide His peace as a result of true discipleship. Ultimate total peace will come, of course, because He overcame the world. But we can have His peace with us irrespective of the troubles of the world. -Dennis E. Simmons

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -His Peace

Jesus promised His peace--not the peace that the world gives. -Dennis E. Simmons

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -Continuous Revelation

The inspiration of God is available to all who worthily seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -As Good As Our Bond

Honesty and integrity are not old-fashioned principles. They are just as viable in today's world. -Sheldon F. Child

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -To the Elderly in the Church

 We pray that you will continue to strive to remain strong in attitude and spirit. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -To the Elderly in the Church

 Peace and joy and blessings will follow those who render service to others. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -To the Elderly in the Church

How we need the counsel and influence of you who have walked the pathway of life! We all need to hear of your successes and how you have risen above heartache, pain, or disappointment, having become stronger for experiencing them. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -To the Elderly in the Church

 Eternity will be but an extension of righteous family life. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets October 1989 -To the Elderly in the Church

We pray that you will feel the joy of a life well-spent and one filled with fond memories and even greater expectations through Christ's atonement. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -To the Children of the Church

The Holy Ghost helps you to choose the right. The Holy Ghost will protect you from evil. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Finding Safety in Counsel

 Sometimes we will receive counsel that we cannot understand or that seems not to apply to us, even after careful prayer and thought. Don't discard the counsel, but hold it close. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Finding Safety in Counsel

 The Savior has always been the protector of those who would accept His protection. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -The Effects of Television

 The Lord does not need a society that hides and isolates itself from the world. Rather, he needs stalwart individuals and families who live exemplary lives in the world and demonstrate that joy and fulfillment come not of the world but through the spirit and the doctrine of Jesus Christ. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -The Effects of Television

Be involved; be informed. Try to be understanding and tolerant and to appreciate diversity. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -The Way to Perfection

Once one has gained purity of heart, he receives peace in his mind and peace in his heart. -Royden G. Derrick

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Eternity Lies before Us

This life makes no logical sense unless we think in terms of the eternities. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -"Lord, When Saw We Thee an Hungred?"

 People respond to grief in different ways. Not everyone recovers in the same period of time, and not everyone acts the same. -Joy F. Evans

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -"Lord, When Saw We Thee an Hungred?"

We must take seriously our responsibility to reach out in love to those among us who may be lonely or unhappy--who are struggling with problems or temptations. -Joy F. Evans

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"True to the Truth"

Do we, indeed, actually live the gospel, or do we just manifest the appearance of righteousness so that those around us assume we are faithful when, in reality, our hearts and unseen actions are not true to the Lord's teachings? -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -"True to the Truth"

 While we are taught to develop our talents and provide for our families, nevertheless we must be careful not to let the pursuit of our career path divert us from the gospel path. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -University for Eternal Life

 We cannot remove a stumbling block unless we see it first. We cannot grow unless we know what is holding us back. -F. Enzio Busche

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -University for Eternal Life

Although we might deceive others, we cannot deceive ourselves, and we cannot deceive the Lord. -F. Enzio Busche

G.C. Droplets April 1997 -Caring for the Souls of Children

To rear children in an atmosphere of love, security, and faith is the most rewarding of all challenges. -Patricia P. Pinegar (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley)

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -The Canker of Contention

As we dread any disease that undermines the health of the body, so should we deplore contention, which is a corroding canker of the spirit. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Let Love Be the Lodestar of Your Life

Let love become the lodestar of our lives. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Let Love Be the Lodestar of Your Life

Love is like the Polar Star. In a changing world, it is a constant. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Irony: The Crust on the Bread of Adversity

If a sudden, stabbing light exposes the gap between what we are and what we think we are, can we, let that light be a healing laser? Do we have the patience to endure when one of our comparative strengths is called into question? -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -The Mighty Strength of the Relief Society

You must feel your testimony before you can influence or give of that testimony to your children. -Thomas S. Monson (quoting Sister Spafford)

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -The Mighty Strength of the Relief Society

Home--that marvelous place--was meant to be a haven called heaven where the Spirit of the Lord might dwell. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -The Might Strength of the Relief Society

Be true to your ideals, for "ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But ... following them you will reach your destiny." -Thomas S. Monson (quoting Carl Schurz)

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -The Mighty Strength of the Relief Society

The Holy Ghost will be your constant guide when difficult decisions are to be made. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -The Mighty Strength of the Relief Society

Remember the past; learn from it. Contemplate the future; prepare for it. Live in the present; serve in it. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -To Young Women and Men

Repentance is like soap; it can wash sin away. Ground-in dirt may take the strong detergent of discipline to get the stains out, but out they will come. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -To Young Women and Men

You are a child of God. He is the father of your spirit. Spiritually you are of noble birth, the offspring of the King of Heaven. Fix that truth in your mind and hold to it. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"Are you the Woman I Think You Are?"

Our prophet believes in us. He believes in our spiritual strength and our resilience, in our faith as well as our faithfulness. -Sheri L. Dew

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"Are You the Woman I Think You Are?"

We are the ones who determine whether or not we will come unto Him. -Sheri L. Dew

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Creating Places of Security

Anytime we lift someone else we are in essence creating places of security for them. -Virginia U. Jensen

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Creating Places of Security

Other institutions in society may falter and even fail, but the righteous woman can help to save the home, which may be the last and only sanctuary. -Virginia U. Jensen

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Magnify Your Calling

When we live up to our high and holy calling, when we show love for God through service to fellowmen, when we use our strength and talents to build faith and spread truth, we magnify our priesthood. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"For Such a Time as This"

If you live up to your privileges, the angels cannot be restrained from being your associates. -Mary Ellen Smoot

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Go For It!

Life was never intended to consist of a glut of luxury, be an easy course, or filled only with success. There are those games which we lose, those races in which we finish last, and those promotions which never come. Such experiences provide an opportunity for us to show our determination and to rise above disappointment. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Go For It!

As you define your goals and plan for their achievement, ponder the thought: The past is behind--learn from it; the future is ahead--prepare for it; the present is here--live in it. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Go For It!

Let us be true to the trust vested in us. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Latter-day Saints in Very Deed

We are all in this together. Every man and woman has a part to play. God give us the strength and the will to play it well. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Latter-day Saints in Very Deed

We must never forget that spirituality must be the dominant feature of the Church. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Making Points for Righteousness

The Lord will speak to you through the words of the scriptures. Draw close to the Lord through the scriptures. -Russell C. Taylor

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Making Points for Righteousness

Sometimes the media, friends, or other influences will try to pull you away from what is right. Choose to stand with the Lord. -Russell C. Taylor

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"Feed My Lambs"

It is wise to fear that our own skills are inadequate to meet the charge we have to nourish the faith of others. Our own abilities, however great, will not be enough. But that realistic view of our limitations creates a humility which can lead to dependence on the Spirit and thus to power. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -The Beauty and Importance of the Sacrament

No matter what our problems, the sacrament always gives hope. -John H. Groberg

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -The Beauty and Importance of the Sacrament

The sacrament is an intensely personal experience, and we are the ones who knowingly are worthy or otherwise. -John H. Groberg

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Universal Application of the Gospel

I am grateful for the gospel's beauty and simplicity, and I bear witness to you that it is true and easy to understand. -J. Kent Jolley

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Trust in the Lord

Righteous characters provides the foundation of spiritual strength that enables you to make difficult, extremely important decisions correctly when they seem overpowering. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Trust in the Lord

Trust in the Lord. He knows what He is doing. He already knows of your problems. And He is waiting for you to ask for help. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Trust in the Lord

Don't face the world alone. Trust in the Lord -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Trust in the Lord

I want to help you catch fire spiritually, that you may enjoy the marvelous experience of radiating strength to others while you continue to grow and develop yourself. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -The Gift of the Holy Ghost--A Sure Compass

I believe the Spirit of the Holy Ghost is the greatest guarantor of inward peace in our unstable world. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -The Gift of the Holy Ghost--A Sure Compass

The Spirit--the Holy Ghost--will help us work out our insecurities. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -The Gift of the Holy Ghost--A Sure Compass

The comforting Spirit of the Holy Ghost can abide with us twenty-four hours a day: when we work, when we play, when we rest. It's strengthening influence can be with us year in and year out. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -The Gift of the Holy Ghost--A Sure Compass

We are inclined to accept something morally wrong if it is only a shade more wrong than something we are already accepting. -James E. Faust (quoting Thomas R. Rowan)

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -The Gift of the Holy Ghost--a Sure Compass

The gift of the Holy Ghost is available as a sure guide, as the voice of conscience, and as a moral compass. This guiding compass is personal to each of us. It is unerring. It is unfailing. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -The Plan of Salvation: A Flight Plan for Life

If we do make mistakes, the Lord expects us to learn from our bad decisions, and our normal and abnormal procedures require us to confess, repent, and seek forgiveness. And thus, by doing, even failure can become success. -Duane B. Gerrard

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Alternate Voices

Some of life's most complicated decisions involve mixtures of good and evil. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Alternate Voices

When attacked by error, truth is better served by silence than by a bad argument. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Alternate Voices

Members who listen to the voice of the Church need not be on guard against being misled. They have no such assurance for what they hear from alternate voices. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Making Faith a Reality

Choosing faith has made all of the difference. -Janette Hales Beckham

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Making Faith a Reality

In order to have faith, or know that we have faith, we need to have experience with faith. -Janette Hales Beckham

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Follow the Prophet

While the gospel is sacred and serious, sometimes we take ourselves a little too seriously. A sense of humor, especially about ourselves, is an attribute worthy of development. -Glenn L. Pace

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Follow the Prophet

Relax, lighten up, mellow out, and [don't] get so huffy. -Glenn L. Pace

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Following the Pioneers

Do you have the faith and continuing commitment to demonstrate the principles of the gospel in your own lives consistently? -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Adversity and the Divine Purpose of Morality

Adversity, or what we perceive to be adversity, enters into the life of every individual at various times and in various forms. -Ronald E. Poelman

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -On Being Worthy

We need to come to terms with our desire to reach perfection and our frustration when our accomplishments or behaviors are less than perfect. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -On Being Worthy

Unfortunately, when we make these comparisons, we tend to compare our weakest attributes with someone else's strongest. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Look to the Future

Let us love the Lord, yes, with all our strength and power. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -The God That Doest Wonders

We are miracles in our own right, every one of us. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -The God That Doest Wonders

To deny the reality of miracles on the ground that the results and manifestations must be fictitious simply because we cannot comprehend the means by which they have happened is arrogant on the face of it. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"He Hath Filled the Hunger with Good Things"

No matter how serious the trial, how deep the distress, how great the affliction, [God] will never desert us. He never has, and He never will. He cannot do it. It is [against] His character [to do so]. -Jeffrey R. Holland (quoting George Q. Cannon)

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"He Hath Filled the Hungry with Good Things"

If you feel too spiritually maimed to come to the feast, please realize that the Church is not a monastery for perfect people, though all of us ought to be striving on the road to godliness. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"He Hath Filled the Hungry with Good Things"

Whoever we are and whatever we reply, His response is always the same: "Come," He says lovingly. "Come, follow me." -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Proclaim My Gospel from Land to Land

Yes, we are all anxious to know the purpose of our creation and the opportunities and limitations resulting from our mortal probation. The answers to all these questions are found in the gospel of Jesus Christ. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Teachers, the Timeless Key

The forces against which we labor are tremendous. We need more than our own strength to cope with them. -Harold G. Hillam (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley)

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Now Is the Time

It is time to take responsibility for ourselves. -Hugh W. Pinnock

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Now Is the Time

Let us not rely too heavily upon what others tell us the Lord is saying in the standard works. Let us find out by going directly to those sacred pages ourselves. -Hugh W. Pinnock

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Now Is the Time

Remember, doing for others tasks they should be doing on their own leads to their detriment and atrophy. -Hugh W. Pinnock

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Now Is the Time

To have a testimony and personality become stronger, one must go it alone. -Hugh W. Pinnock

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Now Is the Time

Often, when the days are dark and times are difficult, turning to the scriptures will provide a strength and confirmation that, generally, can come in no other way. -Hugh W. Pinnock

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Now Is the Time

Turning to [other] people for help is not wrong. But what is wrong is expecting others to do what we can and should do for ourselves. -Hugh W. Pinnock

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Now Is the Time

 Each of us must stand before our Redeemer alone and account for what we have done. We must assume responsibility for our actions. -Hugh W. Pinnock

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Receive Truth

There is a special strength we gain from associations with each other, especially in gospel settings. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Seeds of Renewal

Charity must become a fundamental state of mind and heart that guides us in all we do. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Seeds of Renewal

I believe our progress toward exaltation and eternal life depends upon how well we learn and live the principle of charity. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Seeds of Renewal

We should learn to thrive in the heat of adversity. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Seeds of Renewal

We should grow, flourish, flower, and bear good fruit in abundance despite the evil, temptation, or criticism we might encounter. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Seeds of Renewal

We should send our roots deep into the soil of the gospel. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -The Weightier Matters of the Law: Judgment, Mercy, and Faith

The childlike faith of a follower of the divine Christ is a choice spiritual gift. It can be enjoyed by young and old. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -The Weightier Matters of the Law: Judgment, Mercy, and Faith

When we focus our entire attention on what may be wrong rather than what is right, we miss the sublime beauty and essence of the sweet gospel of the Master. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -The Weightier Matters of the Law: Judgment, Mercy, and Faith

True religion is not looking primarily for weaknesses, faults, and errors. It is the spirit of strengthening and overlooking faults even as we would wish our own faults to be overlooked. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -The Weightier Matters of the Law: Judgment, Mercy, and Faith

We are to focus on the inward things of the heart, which we know and value intuitively but often neglect for that which is trivial, superficial, or prideful. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -The Weightier Matters of the Law: Judgment, Mercy, and Faith

We are not only to avoid evil, not only to do good but, most importantly, to do the things of greatest worth. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Beware of Pride

Pride is the great stumbling block to Zion. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Beware of Pride

Let us choose to be humble. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Beware of Pride

The antidote for pride is humility--meekness, submissiveness. It is the broken heart and contrite spirit. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Beware of Pride

Pride is the universal sin, the great vice. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Beware of Pride

The proud stand more in fear of men's judgement than of God's judgment. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Beware of Pride

Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man. ... It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition has gone, pride has gone. -Ezra Taft Benson (quoting C.S. Lewis)

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Beware of Pride

Our will in competition to God's will allows desires, appetites, and passions to go unbridled. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Beware of Pride

Pride is essentially competitive in nature. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplet April 1989 -Beware of Pride

The central feature of pride is enmity--enmity toward God and enmity toward our fellowmen. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets April 1989 -Beware of Pride

In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride--it is always considered a sin. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Some Thoughts on Temples, Retention of Converts, and Missionary Service

Walk in the sunlight, strength, and virtue of self-control and of absolute integrity. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -To the Single Adult Sisters of the Church

Be thankful to the Lord for your blessings. Think more about what you do have than what you don't have. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -To the Single Adult Sisters of the Church

Time is numbered only to man. God has your eternal perspective in mind. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -To the Single Adult Sisters of the Church

Remember, you are not required to lower your standards in order to get a mate. -Ezra Taft Benson

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Home Teaching--a Divine Service

Above all, be a genuine friend. -Thomas S. Monson (quoting Ezra Taft Benson)

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Stand for Truth and Righteousness

I've made up my mind. I will keep plowing right through all the trials that Satan puts in my way. -Ardeth G. Kapp

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Stand for Truth and Righteousness

Once you make your decision to do what is right, you don't have to fight the battle with every temptation that presents itself every day. -Ardeth G. Kapp

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Stand for Truth and Righteousness

Right now each one of you can fight for the right on your own battlefield by making right choices about what you will do and what you won't do as you learn to listen to the promptings of the Spirit. -Ardeth G. Kapp

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Stand for Truth and Righteousness

You will never lose your courage unless you choose too. -Ardeth G. Kapp

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Stand for Truth and Righteousness

It takes courage to do what you know to be right even when it is hard, very hard. -Ardeth G. Kapp

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Stand for Truth and Righteousness

When you keep the commandments and follow the Savior's example, it's like holding up a light. Your good example helps others to find their way in a darkening world. -Ardeth G. Kapp

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Stand for Truth and Righteousness

I am not asking for perfection; I am asking for greater effort. -Ardeth G. Kapp (quoting Gordon B. Hinckley)

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Stand for Truth and Righteousness

Times change, but truth remains constant. -Ardeth G. Kapp

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Pioneers of the Future: "Be Not Afraid, Only Believe"

We can overcome all of our fears, not all at once, but one a ta time. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Pioneers of the Future: "Be Not Afraid, Only Believe"

If you take each challenge one step at a time, with faith in every footstep, your strength and understanding will increase. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Pioneers of the Future: "Be Not Afraid, Only Believe"

Believing requires action. If you prepare to walk down the path of life, you can be rewarded beyond your dreams and expectations. But to achieve this, you must work very hard, save, be wise, and be alert. -James E. Faust 

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Pioneers of the Future: "Be Not Afraid, Only Believe"

We should also believe in ourselves. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -I Will Follow God's Plan for Me

All of us will make mistakes in our lives, but although perfection is our ultimate destination, righteousness, or goodness, is the chariot to carry us there. -Michaelene P. Grassli

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -I Will Follow God's Plan for Me

The Lord has given you control of your life. I'm not saying that nothing bad will ever happen to you. You will not always be able to control what others may say or do, but you can control how you will react to them. -Michaelene P. Grassli

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -I Will Follow God's Plan for Me

Life does make sense because there is a plan--a plan by which we may have joy and be happy here on earth and eternally. -Michaelene P. Grassli

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -I Will Follow God's Plan for Me

Our Heavenly Father expects and intends for us to be happy. -Michaelene P. Grassli

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"Behold the Man"

We are sons of our Heavenly Father and disciples of Jesus Christ. We act in 'faith, hope, charity, and love, with an eye single to the glory of God.' -Keith B. McMullin (quoting D&C 4:5)

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"Behold the Man"

In the eyes of God, there is more power and authority in the hand of an Aaronic Priesthood bearer than there is among all of the world's rich, famous, and influential people. -Keith B. McMullin

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"Behold the Man"

The gospel is imparted and received in two ways--one comes before the other. The first contains a lesser portion which prepares; thereafter comes the greater portion which fulfills. -Keith B. McMullin

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Becoming a Prepared People

Often the advice that is given by our prophets is so simple and practical that we overlook it and fail to heed it. -Barbara W. Winder

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Becoming a Prepared People

Keeping the commandments and following the words of the prophet may be the greatest preparation we can make for any eventuality to come.  -Barbara W. Winder

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Becoming a Prepared People

Qualities of spirituality do not come without effort. Like any other talent with which we are blessed, they must be constantly practiced. -Barbara W. Winder

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Becoming a Prepared People

It is because of our spiritual preparation that we can find joy in enduring and overcoming our trials. It is because of our spiritual preparation that we can feel the greatest joy of all, a nearness and closeness to our Savior and Father in Heaven. -Barbara W. Winder

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Standing for Truth and Right

Standing for truth and right is not solely a Sunday thing. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Standing for Truth and Right

It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is always the right thing to do. Always. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -A Call to Serve

Our challenges are just as important as those of the past. Our testing is as crucial; our contributions may be as great. -David B. Haight

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Valued Companions

Love is the very essence of the gospel of Christ. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -A Celestial Connection to Your Teenage Years

Our futures are truly connected to our past. -Richard J. Maynes

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Children at Peace

It is important that we provide a favorable environment for spiritual growth and the peace that will accompany it. -Michaelene P. Grassli

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Children at Peace

The human spirit thrives on love, knowledge of its origin, and teachings of a spiritual nature. -Michaelene P. Grassli

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -The Home: A Refuge and Sanctuary

A virtuous life is built step by step, brick by brick. Beware of small sins that erode integrity. -Eran A. Call

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -The Home: A Refuge and Sanctuary

Live lives of virtue and integrity so you can sleep at night, knowing you have done your best with a conscience void of offense to anyone. -Eran A. Call

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -True Friends That Lift

He is your Father; pray to him. If your life is in disarray and you feel uncomfortable and unworthy to pray because you are not clean, don't worry. He already knows about all of that. He is waiting for you to kneel in humility and take the first few steps. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -The Lord Blesses His Children through Patriarchal Blessings

It should always be made clear that the realization of all promised blessings is conditioned upon faithfulness and the Lord's will. -Richard D. Allred

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -"Train Up a Child"

Today there are many problems in our society, and so many of these problems are symptoms of failure in the home. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -"Train Up a Child"

If you abdicate your responsibilities of teaching and training your children and then expect some other institution to pick up this responsibility and effect an immediate transformation, you expect what never was and never will be. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -"Train Up a Child"

The responsibility for training children rests primarily with the parents. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -In Remembrance of Jesus

We have not been left alone. We have the light of Christ and the Holy Ghost to lead and guide us in an otherwise very dark and dreary world. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -In Remembrance of Jesus

Light and darkness cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Where the light of Christ is found, the darkness of Lucifer, even Satan, must depart, defeated. May we follow the light and choose the right. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Hallmarks of a Happy Home

Prayer is the passport to spiritual power. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Hallmarks of a Happy Home

Happiness does not consist of a glut of luxury, the world's idea of a "good time." Nor must we search for it in faraway places with strange-sounding names. Happiness is found at home. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Hallmarks of a Happy Home

The home is the laboratory of our lives, and what we learn there largely determines what we do when we leave there. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"Applying the Atoning Blood of Christ"

One can have humility that is hierarchical: being humble up, but not humble down. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"Applying the Atoning Blood of Christ"

One can be sincerely grateful for his major blessings but regularly murmur over minor irritations. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"Applying the Atoning Blood of Christ"

Strange as it seems, we sometimes respond better to larger challenges than to incessant smaller ones. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"Applying the Atoning Blood of Christ"

You and I, when impacted by lesser irony, are so much more brittle, often forgetting that some tests by their very nature are unfair, especially when crusty irony is present. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -"Applying the Atoning Blood of Christ"

We are to press forward, whatever the length of the near horizon, while rejoicing in what awaits us on the far horizon. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -"What Think Ye of Christ?"

Man unquestionably has impressive powers and can bring to pass great things by tireless efforts and indomitable will. But after all our obedience and good works, we cannot be saved from the effect of our sins without the grace extended by the atonement of Jesus Christ. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Teach the Children

Children learn through gentle direction and persuasive teaching. They search for models to imitate, knowledge to acquire, things to do, and teachers to please. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -The Royal Law of Love

If you will always be more fair and more kind to others than a few of them may sometimes be to you, you will enjoy every sweet blessing life affords. -Marion D. Hanks

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Spiritual Capacity

A good hobby can dispel heartache and give zest to life. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Spiritual Capacity

Hobbies can aid in spiritual development. Worthy music, dance, art, and writing are among the creative activities that can enrich the soul. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Spiritual Capacity

We must never lose sight of the Savior's enduring standard as the ultimate for each of us. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Go Forward in Faith

I bless you with peace and increasing faith in the Lord. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Go Forward in Faith

During times of our distress when temples are closed, you can still draw upon the power of your temple covenants and endowment as you honor your covenants. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Blessed from on High

Perhaps no promise in life is more reassuring than that promise of divine assistance and spiritual guidance in times of need. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Pioneer Shoes through the Ages

We can feel of our Heavenly Father's love. He knows our circumstances and our sorrows and will not leave us comfortless. We need only seek "for the things of a better," and we will feel of His perfect love. -Mary Ellen Smoot

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Pioneer Shoes through the Ages

The stronger our spiritual footings, the greater our capacity to build the kingdom--and the greater our joy. -Mary Ellen Smoot

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Sharing the Message of the Restoration and the Resurrection

The Lord is pleased with every effort we make, no matter the outcome. -D. Todd Christofferson

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Sharing the Message of the Restoration ad the Resurrection

If the love of Christ dwells in us, others will know that our love for them is genuine. If the light of the Holy Spirit burns within us, it will rekindle the Light of Christ within them. -D. Todd Christofferson

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Care for New Converts

In building the kingdom of God, every positive act, every friendly greeting, every warm smile, every thoughtful, kind note contributes to the strength of the whole. -Carl B. Pratt

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Care for New Converts

We ought to be the most open, friendly, happy, kind, considerate, thoughtful, loving people in the whole world. -Carl B. Pratt

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -The Finest Homes

Mortality always brings challenges, but time after time I have seen that those who strive to obey the commandments are blessed to find their way forward with peace and hope. Those blessings are available to everyone. -L. Whitney Clayton

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -The Finest Homes

Daily repentance is a transforming tool that enables us to grow a little kinder, more loving, and more understanding. -L. Whitney Clayton

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -To the Bishops of the Church

There is little we cannot accomplish if we will go forward with united hearts to do so. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Four Absolute Truths Provide an Unfailing Moral Compass

Given our agency, we are therefore individually responsible for our ideas, acts, habits, character, and, yes, even our destiny. -Richard B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Four Absolute Truths Provide an Unfailing Moral Compass

We should always remember that our choices do not begin with the act, but in the mind with the idea. -Richard B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Four Absolute Truths Provide an Unfailing Moral Compass

Who we are is the sum of all the choices we make. -Richard B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Four Absolute Truths Provide an Unfailing Moral Compass

We cannot cope with the confusions and the challenges of this world unless we use a clear and consistent moral compass that will unerringly take us through our own personal trials and the tugs and pulls of our own temptations--a compass that will chart our way to peace of mind, self-worth, and joy. -Richard B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Four Absolute Truths Provide an Unfailing Moral Compass

Unfortunately, the explosive increase in information has not lead to a parallel increase in true wisdom. -Richard B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Come and Belong

Our part is to love and serve God and to love and serve God's children. As you do so, God will encircle you with His love, joy, and certain guidance through this life, even under the most serious circumstances, and even beyond. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Come and Belong

You don't have to be perfect. You only have to have a desire to develop your faith and draw nearer to Him each day. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Come and Belong

God uses the weak and the plain to bring about His purposes. This truth stands as a testimony that it is God's power, not man's, that accomplishes His work on the earth. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Come and Belong

You don't have to walk this road alone. Our Heavenly Father has not left us to wander in darkness. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Come and Belong

In truth, God does not show favoritism--the things the world values mean nothing to Him. He knows your heart, and He loves you regardless of your title, financial net worth, or number of Instagram followers. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Come and Belong

Your prayers do not have to be loud or eloquent or grammatically correct in order to reach heaven. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Come and Belong

There is no threshold of perfection you must attain in order to qualify for God's grace. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Goal beyond Victory

Remember, the wisdom of God may appear as foolishness to men, but the greatest single lesson we can learn in mortality is that when God speaks and a man obeys, that man will always be right. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Called to Serve

It is not in the proper spirit for us to decide where we will serve or where we will not. We serve where we are called. It does not matter what the calling may be. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Finding Refuge from the Storms of Life

As we face the storms of life, I know that if we make our best effort and rely upon Jesus Christ and His Atonement as our refuge, we will be blessed with the relief, comfort, strength, temperance, and peace that we are seeking. -Ricardo P. Gimenez

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Finding Refuge from the Storms of Life

Although many people indeed believe in Jesus Christ, the key question is whether we believe Him and whether we believe the things that He teaches us and asks us to do. -Ricardo P. Gimenez

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Finding Refuge from the Storms of Life

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. -Ricardo P. Gimenez (quoting Thomas Aquinas) 

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Finding Refuge from the Storms of Life

In order to enjoy the refuge that Jesus Christ and His Atonement offer, we must have faith in Him--a faith that will allow us to rise above all the pains of a limited, earthly perspective. -Ricardo P. Gimenez

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Finding Refuge from the Storms of Life

Suffering can take us one of two ways. It can be a strengthening and purifying experience combined with faith, or it can be a destructive force in our lives if we do not have the faith in the Lord's atoning sacrifice. -Ricardo P. Gimenez (quoting Robert D. Hales)

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Finding Refuge from the Storms of Life

Suffering is universal; how we react to suffering is individual. -Ricardo P. Gimenez (quoting Robert D. Hales)

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Finding Refuge from the Storms of Life

No matter what kind of storm is battering us--regardless of whether there is a solution to it or whether there is an end in sight--there is only one refuge, and it is the same for all types of storms. This single refuge provided by our Heavenly Father is our Lord Jesus Christ and His Atonement. -Ricardo P. Gimenez

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Finding Refuge from the Storms of Life

Faith is the antidote for fear. -Ricardo P. Gimenez (quoting Russell M. Nelson)

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Finding Refuge from the Storms of Life

Although our lives may at times be relatively smooth, the time will come for each of us when we will face unexpected challenges and storms that will push the limits of our ability to endure. -Ricardo P. Gimenez

G.C. Droplets October 1997 -Drawing Nearer to the Lord

It is your friendliness, your concern for others, and the good examples of your live that result in the opinions held by others. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -The Blessing of Continuing Revelation to Prophets and Personal Revelation to Guide Our Lives

Although its impact can be incredibly powerful, it most often comes quietly as a still, small voice. The scriptures include many examples of how the Spirit influences our minds, including speaking peace to our minds, occupying our minds, and even sending a voice to our minds. -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -The Blessing of Continuing Revelation to Prophets and Personal Revelation to Guide our Lives

We need you! The Church needs you! The Lord needs you! -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 1998 -How Near to the Angels

Do not be deceived in your quest to find happiness and an identity of your own. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 1998 -How Near to the Angels

The Savior said, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness." If we do not then nothing else really matters. -James E. Faust (Matthew 6:33)

G.C. Droplets April 1998 -How Near to the Angels

You cannot become great if you are not also good. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -The Great Plan

Sometimes our needed growth is achieved better by suffering and adversity than by comfort and tranquility. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 1998 -Young Women--Titles of Liberty

Our Father in Heaven needs you to be who you are, in your family. He planned it that way. Your family wouldn't be the same without you. You are very important. -Sharon G. Larsen

G.C. Droplets April 1998 -Young Women--Titles of Liberty

When you are carrying your title of liberty, your banner, you will find many ways to bless your family, to love your family, and to just pay attention. -Sharon G. Larsen

G.C. Droplets April 1998 -Understanding Our True Identity

Some of you are doing hard things, and you are doing them so very well. -Carol B. Thomas

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -Hear Him

Your love of and faith in the Savior may very well be the catalyst for someone to discover the Restoration of the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Inviting Others to "Come unto Christ"

Express love openly for God and for His children, and the Spirit will be felt profoundly. -Gene R. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -Inviting Others to "Come unto Christ"

Remember, not only the teacher but the learner must have the Spirit of the Lord. -Gene R. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -"Let This House Be Built unto My Name"

We do not come to the temple to hide from or escape the evils of the world. Rather, we come to the temple to conquer the world of evil. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -"Let This House Be Built unto My Name"

The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature. -David A. Bednar (quoting Ezra Taft Benson)

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -"Let This House Be Built unto My Name"

The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. -David A. Bednar (quoting Ezra Taft Benson)

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -"Let This House Be Built unto My Name"

Our hearts--the sum total of our desires, affections, intentions, motives, and attitudes--define who we are and determine what we will become. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -The Priesthood of God

The priesthood lifts us and enables us to do things far beyond our own unassisted abilities if we are worthy to exercise it. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -The Priesthood of God

Your ability to accept greater tasks will depend on how well you do the lesser ones. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -The Priesthood of God

See every assignment as a blessing, regardless of how small or routine it may seem. Complete each one as well as you can, always striving to do more than is required or expected. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -The Priesthood of God

Always be aware of the privilege you have received of bearing the priesthood of God. It is a unique gift to the world. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1998 -New Temples to Provide "Crowning Blessings" of the Gospel

May there be peace and harmony and love in our homes and in our families. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -A Perfect Brightness of Hope

We have every reason to hope for blessings even greater than those we have already received. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -A Perfect Brightness of Hope

When our backs are to the wall and, as the hymn says, "other helpers fall and comforts flee," among our most indispensable virtues will be this precious gift of hope linked inextricably to our faith in God and our charity to others. -Jeffrey R. Holland 

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -A Perfect Brightness of Hope

If we finally lose hope, we lose our last sustaining possession. -Jeffrey R. Holland

G.C. Droplets April 2020 -A Perfect Brightness of Hope

We all need to believe that what we desire in righteousness can someday, someway, somehow yet be ours. -Jeffrey R. Holland 

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -"Answer Me"

God's work is one of finding, helping, reconciling--not of leaving, betraying, and deserting. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -"Answer Me"

On the straight and narrow path, there are simply no corners to be cut. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -"Answer Me"

Even God cannot bring to pass a reconciliation involving only one party. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1988 -"Answer Me"

Sometimes we do too much comparing and too little following. -Neal A. Maxwell