Saturday, October 31, 2020

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

Friday, October 30, 2020

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

Thursday, October 29, 2020

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

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Monday, October 26, 2020

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

Saturday, October 24, 2020

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

Friday, October 23, 2020

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

Thursday, October 22, 2020

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

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Monday, October 19, 2020

Sunday, October 18, 2020

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 

Saturday, October 17, 2020

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

Friday, October 16, 2020

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

Thursday, October 15, 2020

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

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

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

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

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

Sunday, October 11, 2020

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

Friday, October 9, 2020

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

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

Monday, October 5, 2020

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

Sunday, October 4, 2020

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

Saturday, October 3, 2020

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)

Thursday, October 1, 2020

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