G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Love of Christ

 Charity, or love for Christ, sustains us in every need and influences us in every decision. -C. Max Caldwell

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Love of Christ

 Things we don't enjoy must not overshadow our reasons to maintain our love for the Savior. Otherwise we may lose our perspective or become bitter, and our love for Christ may be lost. -C. Max Caldwell

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -"Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee"

 When we, too, are willing to give away all our sins to know him and follow him, we, too, will be filled with the joy of eternal life. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -"Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee"

 Contrition is costly--it costs us our pride and our insensitivity, but it especially costs us our sins. -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -"Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee"

 Unless we pay more attention to the thoughts of our hearts, I wonder what hope we have to claim that greater joy, that sweeter prize: someday his loving "face to see/ And in [his] presence rest." -Howard W. Hunter

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Coming unto Christ by Searching the Scriptures

 The desire to believe, coupled with obedience, eventually turns to faith in Jesus Christ. -Merrill J. Bateman

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Coming unto Christ by Searching the Scriptures

 As a person studies the words of the Lord and obeys them, they draw closer to the Savior and obtain a greater desire to live a righteous life. The power to resist temptation increases, and spiritual weaknesses are overcome. Spiritual wounds are healed. -Merrill J. Bateman

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Coming unto Christ by Searching the Scriptures

 A casual, infrequent exposure to the scriptures will generally not open the door to the whisperings of the Spirit or provide insights into the Savior's life and character. We need to search the scriptures with vigor ... if we expect to hear his voice and know his words. -Merrill J. Bateman

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Coming unto Christ by Searching the Scriptures

 In order to come unto Christ and be perfected in him, each person needs to receive a testimony of the Lord's words. -Merrill J. Bateman

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Gifts

 Life is God's gift to man. What we do with our life is our gift to God -Thomas S. Monson (quoting Harold B. Lee)

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Gifts

 The Lord has two homes: heaven and a grateful heart. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Gifts

 The passport to peace is the practice of prayer. The feelings of the heart, humbly expressed rather than a mere recitation of words, provide the peace we seek. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -"Born of Goodly Parents"

 It is impossible to emphasize the good in others if negative words or phrases are readily available on the tips of our tongues or expressed through our gestures. -Dallas N. Archibald

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -"Born of Goodly Parents"

 Always look for the good in the individual and lift, reinforce the positive by words and actions. -Dallas N. Archibald

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -"Born of Goodly Parents"

 Attempting to force others to accept our way of thinking will cause them to close their minds to our teachings and ultimately reject our words. -Dallas N. Archibald

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -"Born of Goodly Parents"

 What better teaching could a parent provide for a child than that of following the prophets and building a sure foundation upon Jesus Christ? -Dallas N. Archibald

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -"Born of Goodly Parents"

 What a great burden of responsibility the Lord has placed upon us as parents: to take these children and lead them in the ways of holiness, to guide them through the perils of mortaility, and to walk beside them on the straight and narrow path which leads to eternity. -Dallas N. Archibald

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Some Lessons I Learned as a Boy

 You have to stay on your feet and keep moving if you are going to have light in your life. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Some Lessons I learned as a Boy

 Never do anything on the basis of simply following the crowd. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -"Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother"

 I testify that when we serve the Lord with all our heart, might, mind, and strength, he blesses us. -Lino Alvarez

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Search and Rescue

 The wisdom of God may appear as foolishness to men. But the greatest single lesson we can learn in mortality is that when God speaks and a man obeys, that man will always be right. -Thomas S. Monson

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -A Yearning for Home

 Home should be an anchor, a port in a storm, a refuge, a happy place in which to dwell, a place where we are loved and where we can love. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -A Yearning for Home

 Home should be the place in which a person can unburden his soul and find renewed strength to face the world, where there is comfort, joy, and understanding, where best friends live, and where we can learn to be our best selves. -Marvin J. Ashton

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Heroes

 Carefully selected heroes can give us a pattern for our lives and serve as our role models. They can give us courage to walk the road of life righteously. -H. David Burton

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Heroes

 Make no mistake about it, Satan is the commander in chief of deception. He is not satisfied with just taking prisoners; he wants the souls of men. -H. David Burton

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -The Beacon in the Harbor

 At such times when we feel the floods are threatening to drown us and the deep is going to swallow up the tossed vessel of our faith, I pray we may always hear amid the storm and the darkness that sweet utterance of the Savior of the world: "Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid." -Howard W. Hunter (Matthew 14:27)

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -The Principle of Work

 Are you spending too much time desiring what you want to be instead of establishing a course of discipline and working hard on what you are going to be? -F. David Stanley

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -The Principle of Work

 Hard work is a blessing of God. It involves going after it "with all your heart, might, mind and strength." That alone is the difference between the average and the excellent. -F. David Stanley

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -The Principle of Work

 We are what we are as a people because our ancestors were not afraid of honest, hard work. -F. David Stanley

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -The Principle of Work

 The ugly disease of "nothing to do" is growing in epidemic proportions among us. -F. David Stanley

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -"Behold, the Lord Hath Shown unto Me Great and Marvelous Things"

 Despite the challenges we face, I plead with each one of you to stand firm in your convictions. -L. Tom Perry

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Faith Yields Priesthood Power

 Although faith often includes positive thinking, it is much, much more than that. Faith taps into divine sources and is a manifestation of unity and partnership with the Lord. -John K. Carmack

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Faith Yields Priesthood Power

 With faith we can get the right things to do into our heats and the words and mental exertion to do them. -John K. Carmack

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Faith Yields Priesthood Power

 The Lord compensates for our deficiencies -John K. Carmack

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Faith Yields Priesthood Power

 Remember that without faith you can do nothing; therefore ask in faith. -John K. Carmack (D&C 8:10)

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Faith Yields Priesthood Power

 By failing to put faith first in our callings, we reduce the priesthood's light and power. -John K. Carmack

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Faith Yields Priesthood Power

 Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the priesthood's dynamic power source. -John K. Carmack

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -The Golden Years

 So many of us are afraid to leave our "comfort zones" and thus cheat ourselves of some of the greatest adventures of our lives. -Robert L. Backman

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -The Golden Years

 We need to keep expanding our minds, for they require exercise as surely as do the muscles of our bodies. -Robert L. Backman

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -The Golden Years

 Of course our bodies are wearing down. That is part of life. But I believe we have a duty to maintain our health the best we can. -Robert L. Backman

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Honoring the Priesthood

 Your first priority in honoring the priesthood is to honor your eternal companion. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Honoring the Priesthood

 Honoring the priesthood fosters respect, respect promotes reverence, and reverence invites revelation. -Russell M. Nelson

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Spiritual Revival

 I believe the time has come for all of us to feast on the fruit of our own testimony as opposed to the testimony of another person. -Glenn L. Pace

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Father, Come Home

 True charity ought to begin in marriage, for it is a relationship that must be rebuilt every day. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Father, Come Home

 Priesthood is not gender; it is blessings from God for all at the hands of the servants He has designated. -James E. Faust

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -"By the Power of His Word Did They Cause Prisons to Tumble"

 Our Father in Heaven loves each one of us. And though we sometimes walk into prisons of our own making, He is there with keys to unlock the doors that bind us. -James M. Paramore