G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Facing Trials with Optimism

 I could decide to be positive and optimistic about the many good things in my life: my friendships, my studies, my family. -Anne Marie Rose

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -An Eternal Key

The salvation of our families will require all that we have to save all that we have. -Durrel A. Woolsey

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -An Eternal Key

 You need to be a hero in your family. They need a hero. -Durrel A. Woolsey

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Listening with New Ears

 Don't be discouraged--keep trying until you succeed. -Virginia H. Pearce

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Follow the Prophet

When a wrong wants righting, or a truth wants preaching, or a continent wants discovering [and, we might add, or a God wants us to read the Book of Mormon], God sends a baby into the world to do it. -J. Ballard Washburn (quoting Spencer W. Kimball who was quoting F. M. Bareham)

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Sustaining the Living Prophets

 We show by our behavior what we believe. -Janette Hales Beckham

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Changing Channels

 He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. -Marion D. Hanks (quoting Harry Emerson Fosdick)

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Changing Channels

 What really matters, after all, is what kind of people we are and that we are daily, hourly, deciding and manifesting. -Marion D. Hanks

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Changing Channels

 We are here on this earth to learn, after the example of the Father and the Son, to love enough to give -- to use our agency unselfishly. -Marion D. Hanks

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -"Remember ... Thy Church, O Lord"

 The honest in heart will detect that which is true and that which is false. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -"Remember ... Thy Church, O Lord"

 It [is] better to lean into the stiff wind of opportunity than to simply hunker down and do nothing. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Purity Precedes Power

 Repentance is a great blessing, but you should never make yourself sick just so you can try out the remedy. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Purity Precedes Power

 The devil is a dirty fighter, and we must be aware of his tactics. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Purity Precedes Power

 We cannot foresee what the Lord has in mind for us. Our only course of action is to be prepared and worthy for whatever he requires. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Purity Precedes Power

 Our future is shaped by our past, so be very careful what you do in your past! -M. Russell Ballard (quoting Ziggy)

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Purity Precedes Power

 We have confidence that you can develop the strength and integrity to surmount these challenges and live for the blessings that are promised. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Feasting at the Lord's Table

 The family is where the foundation of personal, spiritual growth is built and nurtured; the Church, then, is the scaffolding that helps support and strengthen the family. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Feasting at the Lord's Table

 We must fortify ourselves before we can ever hope to offer spiritual nourishment to others. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Feasting at the Lord's Table

We need to cultivate spiritual strength within ourselves before we can ever hope to engender it in others. -M. Russell Ballard 

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Feasting at the Lord's Table

 Those who yearn for true spiritual light and knowledge can only find it through the power of the Holy Ghost. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -The Greatest Challenge in the World--Good Parenting

 Without discipline, children will not respect either the rules of the home or of society. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -The Greatest Challenge in the World--Good Parenting

 Harmony, happiness, peace, and love in the home can help give children the required inner strength to cope with life's challenges. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -The Greatest Challenge in the World--Good Parenting

 Somehow, some way, we must try harder to make our homes stronger so that they will stand as sanctuaries against the unwholesome, pervasive moral dry rot around  us. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -The Greatest Challenge in the World--Good Parenting

 While few human challenges are greater than that of being good parents, few opportunities offer greater potential for joy. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -The Greatest Challenge in the World--Good Parenting

 Being a father or a mother is not only a great challenge, it is a divine calling. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Remember How Thou Hast Received and Heard

Our efforts to help our children establish a heritage of rich spiritual memories are never wasted. -Susan L. Warner

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Remember How Thou Hast Received and Heard

 Children come into this world pure and open and eager to learn. It is our happy privilege and solemn responsibility to lovingly teach them plain and simple gospel truths, provide opportunities for them to feel the Spirit, and help them identify and recognize their own spiritual feelings. -Susan L. Warner

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Remember How Thou Hast Received and Heard

 Recalling spiritual feelings reminds us of who we really are. -Susan L. Warner

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Witnesses of Christ

 To those who are devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ, I say there has never been a greater need for us to profess our faith, privately and publicly. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Witnesses of Christ

 Spiritual gifts come by the power of the Holy Ghost, that all the faithful may be benefited. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Witnesses of Christ

 Everyone who has received the witness of the Holy Ghost has a duty to share that testimony with others. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Temptation

 Through obedience to gospel principles, the enticements of the world lessen in our lives. With each right choice we make, we spiritually empower ourselves. -Rulon G. Craven

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Temptation

 Temptation is like a magnetic force which holds a metal object in its power. It loses its magnetic force and power when you turn away from it. So we must turn away from temptation; then it will lose its power. -Rulon G. Craven

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -What Is Truth?

 We must ask the right questions; we must seek in the right places and knock on the right doors. That sometimes is very difficult to do. -Lynn A. Mickelsen

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -What Is Truth?

 Not only must we teach by the Spirit, we must receive by the Spirit. -Lynn A. Mickelsen

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Conversion and Commitment

 Please note that it is insufficient to just hear the word of God in gatherings such as this conference. In order to have God's word impact our lives--to receive the promised blessings--we must follow it. -W. Mack Lawrence

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -The Value of a Testimony

 A testimony should not be hidden. It must be shared. -Helvecio Martins

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -The Value of a Testimony

 A testimony is not a work that is merely completed and concluded. Indeed, it is a process in continuous development. Nourishing and strengthening our testimonies is essential to our spiritual survival. -Helvecio Martins

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Joseph, the Man and the Prophet

 We should judge the actions of our predecessors on the basis of the laws and commandments and circumstances of their day, not ours. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Joseph, the Man and the Prophet

 I never told you I was perfect--but there is no error in the revelations which I have taught. -Dallin H. Oaks (quoting Joseph Smith)

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -No More Strangers and Foreigners

 What a blessing it is to belong and to be wanted and needed! -Harold G. Hillam

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -"Becometh as a Child"

 Quiet goodness must persevere. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -"Becometh as a Child"

 Ironically, as some people become harder, they use softer words to describe dark deeds. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -"Becometh As a Child"

 The more what is politically correct seeks to replace what God has declared correct, the more ineffective approaches to human problems there will be. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Hour of Conversion

 Do not be afraid. We have already overcome the evil one at another time and place. -Robert K. Dellenbach

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Hour of Conversion

 We can trust the Lord. He is our truest Friend. He always keeps his word. -Robert K. Dellenbach

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Hour of Conversion

 Surely the Lord would not ask us to pray if he did not intend to answer our prayers. -Robert K. Dellenbach

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Hour of Conversion

 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, Uttered or unexpressed. -Robert K. Dellenbach

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Hour of Conversion

 If you question whether you have a testimony of the restored gospel, I encourage you to read, ponder, and study the Book of Mormon. -Robert K. Dellenbach

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -This Glorious Easter Morn

 The Church is the stronger or the weaker as each member is strong or weak in his or her faith and performance. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -A Pattern in All Things

 Satan would have us forget the essential thing in life is not conquering, but steadfast commitment to righteous patterns. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -A Pattern in All Things

 It is true, life does not determine winners. Winners determine life. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -A Pattern in All Things

 Very often in life, God gives us difficulties to bring out the best in us. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -A Pattern in All Things

 Many times true winners in life are those who have been hurt and disappointed but have risen above these challenges. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -A Pattern in All Things

 God's love for us is constant and will not diminish, but he cannot rescue us from the painful results that are caused by wrong choices. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -A Patter in All Things

 Our freedom to choose our course of conduct does not provide personal freedom from the consequences of our performances. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -A Pattern in All Things

 How can we even guess how our lives will turn out if we don't choose to follow the right pattern? -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -A Legacy of Testimony

 More than we can imagine, our faithful effort to offer to our family the testimony we have of the truth will be multiplied in power and extended in time. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -A Legacy of Testimony

 We would, if we could, leave our families a legacy of testimony that it might reach through the generations. -Henry B. Eyring

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -"Come unto Me"

 We must believe that Jesus Christ possesses the power to ease our burdens and lighten our loads. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Stay on the True Course

 Whoever you are, wherever you live, and whatever you are doing, there will be challenges, for this is a time of testing. However, you must stay on the true course if you want to obtain happiness here and reach the safe harbor hereafter. -Carlos E. Asay

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Stay on the True Course

 Mortality is not a pleasure cruise on some luxury liner. It is a voyage fraught with challenges and constant buffetings of winds and waves. -Carlos E. Asay

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Stay on the True Course

 The storms of life beat consistently against our "hulls." Therefore, from time to time we, too, must take our latitude and ascertain how far the elements have driven us off the true course. -Carlos E. Asay

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Stay on the True Course

 We must not allow the things of the world to blinker our vision of the eternal destination. -Carlos E. Asay

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Stay on the True Course

 The ultimate goal of every clear-thinking person is to live after the manner of happiness in this world and, following death and resurrection, "dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness." -Carlos E. Asay

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Put Off the Natural Man, and Come Off Conqueror

 Unchecked selfishness thus stubbornly blocks the way for developing all of the divine qualities: love, mercy, patience, long-suffering, kindness, graciousness, goodness, and gentleness. Any tender sprouts from these virtues are sheared off by sharp selfishness. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Put Off the Natural Man, and Come Off Conqueror

The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere. -Neal A. Maxwell (quoting Anne Morrow Lindbergh)

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Put Off the Natural Man, and Come Off Conqueror

The selfish individual has a passion for a vertical pronoun I. Significantly, the vertical pronoun I has no knees to bend, while the first letter in the pronoun we does. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

We should delight in the privilege of partaking of the sacrament, and thereby affirming our faith in our Lord and Savior. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Happiness Is Home

 We should be what we want to see. -LeGrand R. Curtis

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Happiness Is Home

 It is said that happiness is homemade. -LeGrand R. Curtis

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Happiness Is Home

 Home should be a happy place because all work to keep it that way. -LeGrand R. Curtis

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -Happiness Is Homemade

 It is possible to make home a bit of heaven. -LeGrand R. Curtis (quoting David O. McKay)

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -The Way of the Master

 Change is at times imperceptible, but it does take place. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -The Way of the Master

The countenance can change, the heart can be softened, the step can be quickened, the outlook enhanced. Life becomes what it should be. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -The Way of the Master

 By learning of Him, by believing in Him, by following Him, there is the capacity to become like Him. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1990 -The Word of Wisdom

 How I wish that each of us could have a strong testimony of the Word of Wisdom and that we could share with others the results of its sacred promises so that our future generations can be healthy and intelligent, and so our families and nations can be strengthened. -Eduardo Ayala

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -"Be Ye Clean"

 Something happens inside of us when we are courteous and deferential toward others. It is all part of a refining process, which if persisted in, will change our very natures. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -"Be Ye Clean"

 I urge you to be clean in manner, to be courteous, to be respectful, to be honest, to be young men and older men of integrity. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -"Be Ye Clean"

 A filthy mind expresses itself in filthy and profane language. A clean mind expresses itself in language that is positive and uplifting and in deeds that bring happiness into the heart. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -"Be Ye Clean"

 You hold the priesthood of God.  You are someone special. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1996 -"Be Ye Clean"

 Everything looks better when there is cleanliness. -Gordon B. Hinckley