G.C. Droplets April 1993 -The Power of Correct Principles

 While easy to find, true principles are not easy to live until they become an established pattern of life. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -The Power of Correct Principles

 Principles are anchors of safety. They are like the steel anchors a mountaineer uses to conquer otherwise impossible cliffs. They will help you have confidence in new and unfamiliar circumstances. They will provide you protection in life's storms of adversity. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -The Power of Correct Principles

 You and I can be assured of reaching worthy objectives in life by understanding and consistently following correct principles rooted in revealed truth. -Richard G. Scott

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Where Is Wisdom?

 To build a house straight and strong, you do not choose crooked boards. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Where Is Wisdom?

 Preparation for your career is not too long if you know what you want to do with your life. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Prayer

 While the blessings we ask for and receive through prayer are undeniably magnificent, the greatest blessing and benefit is not the physical or spiritual blessings that may come as answers to our prayers but in the changes to our soul that come as we learn to be dependent on our Heavenly Father for strength. -David E. Sorensen

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Prayer

 Prayer is the passport to spiritual power. -David E. Sorensen (quoting Thomas S. Monson)

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Prayer

 The object of prayer is not to change the will of God, but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already willing to grant, but that are made conditional on our asking for them. -David E. Sorensen

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Prayer

 Prayer itself is an act of faith as well as an act of righteousness. -David E. Sorensen

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Prayer

 At each level of our progression toward becoming like our Heavenly Father, prayer is a necessary step. -David E. Sorensen

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Sin Will not Prevail

 The door is open. The plan is here on earth. It is the Lord's plan. The authority and power are here. It is now up to you. -Gordon B. Hinckley (quoting Ezra Taft Benson)

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Power of the Church Rooted in Christ

The Church's goal is not social standing, nor is it political or economic power. Our purpose is to invite all people to come unto Christ and be perfected in Him. -V. Dallas Merrell

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -The Spirit of Relief Society

 There is no limit to your influence for good. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -The Spirit of Relief Society

 Each of you, single or married, regardless of age, has the opportunity to grow. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God

 They who have come to know him do not fear! -John M. Madsen

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Look Up and Press On

 Light a torch of faith at home and keep it burning brilliantly, even when the night is long and the journey difficult. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Look Up and Press On

 For the brush at our feet will snag us, and the obstacles will surely bruise us. But warm and steady, the light beckons us on. Follow it, knowing the challenges are real, but so is the Lord. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Look Up and Press On

 We will build the kingdom of God by lighting our homes with faith, whether we live alone or with a house full of family. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Look Up and Press On

 Whatever your perspective, today I ask you to stand arm in arm with me and look up! Let us climb together to new spiritual heights. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Personal Temple Worship

 Begin where you are. Take one step at a time. -David B. Haight

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Personal Temple Worship

 The Lord never asks the impossible. Often the difficult, but never the impossible. -David B. Haight

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Spit and Mud and Kigatsuku

 Remember, if we have the desire to serve, then our bare hands, a little spit, and a little dirt are enough to make a miracle. -Chieko N. Okazaki

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Spit and Mud and Kigatsuku

 Feel the power that can come from your own desire to do good! -Chieko N. Okazaki

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Spit and Mud and Kigatsuku

 It doesn't take a long time to make a big difference. -Chieko N. Okazaki

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -The Temple, the Priesthood

 Do not miss that one simple, obvious absolute: The priesthood ever and always is conferred by ordination by one who holds proper authority, and it is know to the Church that he has it. -Boyd K. Packer

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -The Mission of Relief Society

 Their faith elevates their lives, and as their testimonies grow, they lift and teach those around them. -Aileen H. Clyde

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -The Language of Prayer

I am sure that our Heavenly Father, who loves all of his children, hears and answers all prayers, however phrased. If he is offended in connection with prayers, it is likely to be by their absence, not their phraseology. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -The Language of Prayer

 Our prayers should be simple, direct, and sincere. - Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -"Charity Never Faileth"

 Despite trials, worldly confusion, and caustic voices, we can trust in the Lord and go forward with happy hearts, knowing that with every challenge or problem, there's the strength to go on. -Elaine L. Jack

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Search the Scriptures

 Our spiritual survival during the stresses of our society and the temptations of our time is greatly dependent upon the strength that we will receive from searching the scriptures and listening to the words of the prophets, seers, and revelators. -L. Lionel Kendrick

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Search the Scriptures

 The road to the celestial kingdom is one way. When we fail to search the scriptures, we may find ourselves going the wrong way on a one-way highway. -L. Lionel Kendrick

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Search the Scriptures

 Just as a road map not read, the scriptures not searched are of little value to us in providing directions. -L. Lionel Kendrick

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Our Great Mission

May I thank each of you, all within the sound of my voice, wherever you may be across this broad land and across the world, for the faith which you carry in your hearts of the divinity of this work, for the devotion with which you serve, for your prayerful desires to bring up your children in light and truth and to nurture them with the good word of God. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Keep the Faith

 Whatever our station in life, whatever our achievements, no matter how great, a submissive heart and a humble spirit are still fundamental to our faith. -Richard C. Edgley

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Keep the Faith

The faithful do not pray to be spared the trials of life but pray that they may have the strength to rise above them. -Richard C. Edgley

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Seeking the Good

 We need not feel depressed or discouraged about conditions in the world, for the Lord will help us find the good that will lead us to happiness. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Seeking the Good

 The true greatness of a person is evident in the way he or she treats those where courtesy and kindness are not required. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Seeking the Good

 There is evil in the world. There is also good. It is for us to learn and choose between the two; to increase in self-discipline, in competence, in kindness; to keep going--putting one foot in front of the other--one day, one hour, one moment, one task at a time. -Joseph B. Wirthlin (quoting Richard L. Evans)

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -The Lord of Life

 We can change. We can change completely. And we can stay changed. -J. Richard Clarke

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -What Doest Ye For Christ?

 The greatest of all achievements that we can attain in our long and challenging journey through immortality is when our claim to discipleship of the Lord Jesus Christ reaches the stage where we can say, with all honesty, His ways are our ways and His thoughts our thoughts. -Sam K. Shimabukuro

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Keeping the Covenants

 The idea of sinning a little is self-deception. Sin is sin! Sin weakens you spiritually, and it always places the sinner at eternal risk. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Keeping Covenants

 If you will pay more attention to your spiritual self, which is eternal, than to your mortal self, which is temporary, you can always resist the temptations of Satan and conquer his efforts to take you into his power. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Keeping Covenants

 Spiritual power over the influence of Satan comes to us by keeping the commandments of our Lord, Jesus Christ. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Keeping Covenants

 With challenges like these, you need to remember that you do not face them alone. -M. Russell Ballard

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Faith and Good Works

 Life provides for each of us a full-length, wide-screen panorama of opportunities to run into ourselves. -Stephen D. Nadauld

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -The Temple of the Lord

 The blessings of the House of the Lord are eternal. They are of the highest importance to us because it is in the temples that we obtain God's greatest blessings pertaining to eternal life. -Thomas S. Monson (quoting Ezra Taft Benson)

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -Take Up His Cross

 Bearing this cross is not easy, but it will not be too difficult because God lives and He loves us. -Han In Sang

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Stand Firm in the Faith

 We thank God for the refining influence you have upon our world through your service, sacrifice, compassion, and striving for that which is beautiful and ennobling. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -You Are Not Alone

 Confidence will grow quietly from within as we work and gain experience. -Janette C. Hales

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -You Are Not Alone

 When we start to think of others, we feel less alone. -Janette C. Hales

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Charity and Learning

 We believe our acts of kindness and demonstrated love have meaning to the degree that they draw the Holy Spirit into our lives. -Aileen H. Clyde

G.C. Droplets October 1994 -Charity and Learning

 Charity comes to us as we move from grace to grace and as we build precept on precept. -Aileen H. Clyde

G.C. Droplets April 1992 -A Mighty Force for Righteousness

 It is important for all of us to know who we are and what God expects of us. -Ardeth G. Kapp