G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Rowing Your Boat

 We are all in the [same] boat, and it needs all of us to paddle just as hard as we can. Let us value everyone's contributions. Let us not exclude [anyone], whatever [their] life choices and whatever [their] circumstances. -Chieko N. Okazaki

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Rowing Your Boat

 As we struggle with our own burdens, let us not diminish our strength by accepting the perhaps thoughtless judgments of others. -Chieko N. Okazaki

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Rowing Your Boat

 Let us trust the Lord, trust ourselves, and trust each other that we are trying to do the best we can. -Chieko N. Okazaki

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Rowing Your Boat

 The Holy Ghost cannot give us some answers until we are actively seeking knowledge. -Chieko N. Okazaki

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Make Time for the Lord

 Make your own spiritual foundation firm and able to stand the test of time by doing those things that allow the Holy Ghost to be with you always. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Make time for the Lord

 Even Saints who are otherwise faithful can be derailed by the steady beat of Babylon's band. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Make Time for the Lord

 The pandemic has demonstrated how quickly life can change, at times from circumstances beyond our control. However, there are many things we can control. We set our own priorities and determine how we use our energy, time and means. We decide how we will treat each other. We choose those to whom we will turn for truth and guidance. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -The Blessings of Sacrifice

 Sacrifice is a demonstration of pure love. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -"Seek, and Ye Shall Find"

 For us to stand firm and faithful, we must be clearly focused on seeking the Lord. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -The Name of the Church Is Not Negotiable

 The doctrine of Christ is unchanging and everlasting. Yet specific and important steps of the Savior's work are revealed at their appropriate time. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Doors of Death

 When hardship heaps its heavy load upon us, good may yet be gleaned. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Doors of Death

 Mourning is one of the deepest expressions of pure love. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Follow the Son of God

 Let us follow the Son of God in all ways and all walks of life. Let us make him our exemplar and our guide. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Look down the Road

 The adversary understands that distractions do not have to be bad or immoral to be effective. -Alvin F. Meredith III

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Look down the Road

 The adversary seems determined to get good people to do nothing, or at least to waste their time on things that will distract them from their lofty purposes and goals. -Alvin F. Meredith III

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Look down the Road

 Focusing on Christ can simplify our decisions and provide a guide for how we can best spend our time and resources. -Alvin F. Meredith III

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Look down the Road

 We cannot play a successful game without knowing the goal, nor can we live a meaningful life without knowing its purpose. -Alvin F. Meredith III

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Look down the Road

 Understanding our ultimate purpose helps us to determine what our focus should be. -Alvin F. Meredith III

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Look down the Road

 If you only look at what is directly in front of you, you will never drive straight. -Alvin F. Meredith III

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -"A Chosen Generation"

If we deny the one sure source of moral truth, then from whence will it come? -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -The Spirit of Elijah

 To the faithful, comfort comes from the knowledge that no blessings will be withheld from any who love the Lord and strive earnestly to keep His commandments. We will be judged by our deeds and the desires of our hearts--in the Lord's merciful way and time. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -The Spirit of Elijah

 Let us be a temple-attending and a temple-loving people. Let us hasten to the temple ... not only for our kindred dead, but let us also go for the personal blessing of temple worship. -Russell M. Nelson (quoting Howard W. Hunter)

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Miracles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

 Like soap, repentance is a cleaning agent. It allows us the opportunity to get rid of our impurities and our old debris so we are worthy to be with God. -Carlos G. Revillo Jr.

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Our Moral Environment

Life is a moral issue. When morality is involved, we have both the right and the obligation to raise a warning voice. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Our Moral Environment

 Interesting how one virtue, when given exaggerated or fanatical emphasis, can be used to batter down another, with freedom, a virtue, invoked to protect a vice. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Our Moral Environment

 While we pass laws to reduce pollution of the earth, any proposal to protect the moral and spiritual environment is shouted down and marched against as infringing upon liberty, agency, freedom, the right to choose. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -"Stand Ye in Holy Places"

 When we visit the temple as often as distance and individual circumstances permit, the temple will be in us. Then, despite the buffetings of life, we will always be in a holy place. -Lance B. Wickman

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Facing Our Spiritual Hurricanes by Believing in Christ

 The Lord does not require perfect faith for us to have access to His perfect power. But He does asks us to believe. -Sean Douglas (quoting Russell M. Nelson)

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Facing Our Spiritual Hurricanes by Believing in Christ

 Just as belief is a choice, so is doubt. When we choose to doubt, we choose to be acted upon, yielding power to the adversary, thereby leaving us weak and vulnerable. -Sean Douglas

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Facing Our Spiritual Hurricanes by Believing in Christ

 It becomes a rather simple formula: If you want to be happy, keep the commandments. -Sean Douglas (quoting Russell M. Nelson)

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Facing Our Spiritual Hurricanes by Believing in Christ

 The joy or misery we feel as we brave the storms of life is tied to the laws that God has set. -Sean Douglas

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Facing Our Spiritual Hurricanes by Believing in Christ

 Each of us has weathered and will weather spiritual hurricanes that threaten our peace and try our faith. -Sean Douglas

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Gratitude for the Goodness of God

 Gratitude is also the foundation upon which repentance is built. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Gratitude for the Goodness of God

 Your kindness to me lifted my spirits and aided in the healing process. -Robert D. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -The Simple Things

 Frequently it is the commonplace tasks that have the greatest positive effect on the lives of others. -Rex D. Pinegar (quoting Howard W. Hunter)

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -The Simple Things

 Big problems grow out of thinking that little things don't matter. -Rex D. Pinegar

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -The Simple Things

 Life is made up of little things. -Rex D. Pinegar (quoting David O. McKay)

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -The Simple Things

 Obedience in doing the simple things has always been the means of obtaining the blessings of the Lord. -Rex D. Pinegar

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -One Percent Better

 Every effort to change we make--no matter how tiny it seems to us--just might make the biggest difference in our lives. -Michael A. Dunn

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -One Percent Better

 Seek modest but makeable fixes in your life that might result in the sweet joy of being just a little better. -Michael A. Dunn

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -One Percent Better

 Even if the changes needed in your life are wholesale, begin at a small scale. -Michael A. Dunn

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -One Percent Better

 Remember, just as we would not attempt to go from being Attila the Hun to Mother Teresa overnight, so too should we reorient our patterns of improvement incrementally. -Michael A. Dunn

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -One Percent Better

 Repentance is not an event; it is a process. It is the key to happiness and peace of mind. -Michael A. Dunn (quoting Russell M. Nelson)

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -One Percent Better

 Nothing is more liberating, more ennobling, or more crucial to our individual progression than is a regular, daily focus on repentance. -Michael A. Dunn (quoting Russell M. Nelson)

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -One Percent Better

 For small gains to aggregate, there must be a consistent, day-in and day-out effort. -Michael A. Dunn

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -One Percent Better

 Habits are the compound interest of self improvement. -Michael A. Dunn (quoting James Clear)

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -A More Excellent Way

 The world in which we live would benefit greatly if men and women everywhere would exercise the pure love of Christ, which is kind, meek, and lowly. It is without envy or pride. It is selfless because it seeks nothing in return. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -A More Excellent Way

 When all else fails, charity--Christ's love--will not fail. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -A More Excellent Way

 We need to be kinder with one another, more gentle and forgiving. We need to be slower to anger and more prompt to help. We need to extend the hand of friendship and resist the hand of retribution. In short, we need to love one another with the pure love of Christ, with genuine charity and compassion and, if necessary, shared suffering, for that is the way God loves us. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -A More Excellent Way

 If we would secure and cultivate the love of others, we must love others, even our enemies as well as friends. -Howard W. Hunter (quoting Joseph Smith)

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Teach the Children

 Teach and show the children that Heavenly Father loves them and has confidence in them because they are his children. -Patricia P. Pinegar

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Remember Thy Suffering Saints, O Our God

 Those who suffer often feel that the night just goes on and on, and daylight will never come. It is OK to weep. Yet, if you find yourself in dark nights of suffering, by choosing faith you can awake to bright mornings of rejoicing. -Anthony D. Perkins

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Remember Thy Suffering Saints, O Our God

 The Spirit gives us strength to endure trials and do what we cannot possibly do on our own. -Anthony D. Perkins

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Remember Thy Suffering Saints, O Our God

 I fear that too many Church members think if they are just a little tougher, they can get through any suffering on their own. This is a hard way to live. Your temporary moment of strength can never compare to the Savior's infinite supply of power to fortify your soul. -Anthony D. Perkins

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Remember Thy Suffering Saints, O Our God

 Refined souls can bear others' burdens with true empathy and compassion. -Anthony D. Perkins

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Remember Thy Suffering Saints, O Our God

 Suffering does not mean God is displeased with your life. -Anthony D. Perkins

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Remember Thy Suffering Saints, O Our God

 Regardless of where you live, physical or emotional suffering from a variety of trials and mortal weaknesses has been, is now, or will someday be part of your life. -Anthony D. Perkins

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -An Attitude of Gratitude

 True friends put up with our idiosyncrasies. They have a profound influence in our lives. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -An Attitude of Gratitude

 We can lift ourselves, and others as well, when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -An Attitude of Gratitude

 If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Deep Roots

 Our spiritual strengths are like batteries; they need to be charged and frequently recharged. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Deep Roots

 Members whose roots are only at the surface of the gospel need to sink them deeper until they reach the bedrock below the soft topsoil. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Deep Roots

 Our foundations should be solid and deep-rooted so we can withstand the winds of temptation, false doctrine, adversity, and the onslaught of the adversary without being swayed or uprooted. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Deep Roots

 We should understand and live by the simple, basic truths and not complicate them. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Deep Roots

 Faithful members of the Church should be like oak trees and should extend deep roots into the fertile soil of the fundamental principles of the gospel. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Giving Holiness to the Lord

 As we live for God and others by giving of our means, our time, and yes, even our ourselves, we are leaving the world a little greener, leaving God's children a little happier, and in the process, becoming a little holier. -L. Todd Budge

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Giving Holiness to the Lord

 When our sacrifices on behalf of others are viewed from the perspective of "giving up," we may see them as a burden and become discouraged when our sacrifices are not recognized or rewarded. However, when viewed from the perspective of "giving to" the Lord, our sacrifices on behalf of others become gifts, and the joy of generously giving becomes its own reward. -L. Todd Budge

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Giving Holiness to the Lord

Sacrifice is less about "giving up" and more about "giving to" the Lord. -L. Todd Budge

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -"Believe His Prophets"

 Be sensitive to the promptings of the Spirit. Be slow to censure and quick to encourage. -Gordon B. Hinckley (quoting Harold B. Lee)

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -The Keys That Never Rust

 Great temporal and spiritual strength flows from following those who have the keys of the kingdom of God in our time. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -The Keys That Never Rust

 The keys of the kingdom of God are here, and they are going to stay here, too, until the coming of the Son of Man. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Trust Again

 Forgiveness looks liberatingly to the future. -Gerrit W. Gong

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Trust Again

 With God's blessing, process of time, and continuing faith and obedience, we can find resolution and peace. -Gerrit W. Gong

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Trust Again

 When trust is broken or betrayed, disappointment and disillusionment are real; so is the need for discernment to know when faith and courage are merited to trust again in human relations. -Gerrit W. Gong

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Trust Again

 While our individual circumstances are personal, gospel principles and the Holy Ghost can help us know if, how, and when to trust others again. -Gerrit W. Gong

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Trust Again

 Trust becomes real when we do hard things with faith. -Gerrit W. Gong

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Trust Again

 Trust is an act of faith. -Gerrit W. Gong

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Trust Again

 Whether we are coming home or going home, God is coming to meet us. -Gerrit W. Gong

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -To Learn, To Do, To Be

 When one becomes a holder of the priesthood, he becomes an agent of the Lord. He should think of his calling as though he were on the Lord's errand. -Thomas S. Monson (quoting Harold B. Lee)

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -To Learn, To Do, To Be

 First: Learn what we should learn! 

Second: Do what we should do! 

Third: Be what we should be! 

-Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -The Fatherless and the Widows--Beloved of God

 We need not wait for Christmas, we need not postpone till Thanksgiving Day our response to the Savior's tender admonition: "Go and do thou likewise." =Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation

 The Restoration is a process, not an event, and will continue until the Lord comes again. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation

 The temple lies at the center of strengthening our faith and spiritual fortitude because the Savior and His doctrine are the very heart of the temple. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation

 My dear brothers and sisters, these are the latter days. If you and I are to withstand the forthcoming perils and pressures, it is imperative that we each have a firm spiritual foundation built upon the rock of our Redeemer, Jesus Christ. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -"A Disciple of Jesus Christ"

 Let us remember that it takes time to develop the power to resist the fires of temptation. -L. Aldin Porter

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -"A Disciple of Jesus Christ"

 Truly effective missionaries have many talents, varied and beautiful, but one quality they all seem to have is the ability to stick with their commitments--that is, the power to do what they agree to do. -L. Aldin Porter

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Restored Truth

 God does communicate with mortals. He loves us today just as much as He loved those who lived anciently. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Personal Peace in Challenging Times

 The Savior can provide protection and peace to guide you ultimately to safety and shelter from life's storms. -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Personal Peace in Challenging Times

 Agency is at the heart of the personal growth and experience that bless us as we follow the Savior. -Quentin L. Cook

G.C. Droplets October 2021 -Personal Peace in Challenging Times

 Personal peace can be achieved despite the anger, contention, and division that blight and corrupt our world today. -Quentin L. Cook