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