G.C. Droplets April 2022 -A Mighty Change of Heart: "I Have Nothing More to Give You"

 This change of heart is not an event; it takes faith, repentance, and constant spiritual work to happen. It begins when we desire to submit our will to the Lord, and it materializes when we enter into and keep covenants with Him. -Eduardo Gavarret

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -A Mighty Change of Heart: "I Have Nothing More to Give You"

 Then for our great joy, that inner change is strengthened and spreads until it abounds in good works. -Eduardo Gavarret

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Jesus Christ Is at the Center of the Restoration of the Gospel

 We move on in the strength of the Lord, each accountable for our own performance at the end of our mortal race. -Gary J. Coleman

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Jesus Christ Is at the Center of the Restoration of the Gospel

 Christ is always the rock upon which each of us must build. -Gary J. Coleman

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Jesus Christ Is at the Center of the Restoration of the Gospel

 The influence of the Holy Ghost from day to day is a great comfort. -Gary J. Coleman

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Receiving Divine Assistance through the Grace of the Lord

 Let no trial or affliction, my brothers and sisters, ever separate us from the love of God and the true love of Christ. -Gene R. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Receiving Divine Assistance through the Grace of the Lord

 To obtain grace, one does not have to be perfect but he does have to be trying to keep the commandments the best that he can. -Gene R. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Receiving Divine Assistance through the Grace of the Lord

 The Lord's assistance to us--whether we have strong faith or weak faith; whether a man, a woman, or a child--is not based just on what we know, how strong we are, or who we are, but more upon our giving all that we can give and doing all that we can do in our present circumstance. -Gene R. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Receiving Divine Assistance through the Grace of the Lord

 A repentant heart and good works are the very conditions required to have grace restored to us. -Gene R. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Receiving Divine Assistance through the Grace of the Lord

 The effect of grace in our lives is conditioned upon repenting of our sins. -Gene R. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Receiving Divine Assistance through the Grace of the Lord

 Remember, Christ can repair our flaws and failings that otherwise are not repairable. -Gene R. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Receiving Divine Assistance through the Grace of the Lord

 We should have great hope in knowing, however unworthy we may feel or weak we may be, that if we will do all we can, He will come to our aid and provide for us whatever we may lack. -Gene R. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Receiving Divine Assistance through the Grace of the Lord

 To pass successfully through the trials we encounter, we must keep our eyes and our hearts centered on the Lord Jesus Christ. -Gene R. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Receiving Divine Assistance through the Grace of the Lord

 How many of us, at times, try to resolve life's challenges ourselves, without seeking the intervention of the Lord in our lives? -Gene R. Cook

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker

 We too can move away from contention and bless the lives of others while not isolating ourselves in our own corner. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker

 There are times when being a peacemaker means that we resist the impulse to respond and instead, with dignity, remain quiet. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker

 Cannot boundary lines exist without becoming battle lines? -Neil L. Andersen (quoting Russell M. Nelson)

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker

 Those of different beliefs should sincerely reach out to help anyone in need. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker

 We rejoice in the blessings of agency, understanding that there will be many who do not believe what we believe. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker

 Opposition should not surprise us. We learn to distinguish good from evil. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker

 Our Heavenly Father has given each individual his or her moral agency, with the ability to choose one's own path. This agency is one of the greatest gifts of God. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker

 Peacemakers are not passive; they are persuasive in the Savior's way. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker

 We can gripe about the way things were. We can refuse to acknowledge all the good going on now. But these approaches will not heal our national divisions. As Jesus taught, we don't eradicate evil with more evil. We love generously and live mercifully, even toward those we think to be our enemies. -Neil L. Andersen (quoting Reverend Amos C. Brown)

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker

 We remain confident in our faith, sharing our beliefs with conviction but always void of anger or malice. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker

 Every person on earth is the "offspring" of God, but to be called the "children of God" means much, much more. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker

 Social media posts of thoughtfulness and goodness are often quietly under the radar, while words of contempt and anger are frequently thundering in our ears. -Neil L. Andersen

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -The Lord Will Prosper the Righteous

 We must be better than we have ever been before. -Dean L. Larsen

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -The Lord Will Prosper the Righteous

 When the lives of the people are in harmony with the Lord's will, all of the essential factors that produce the blessings God deigns to give to his children seem to come into line. Love and harmony prevail. -Dean L. Larsen

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -The Lord Will Prosper the Righteous

 The Lord has demonstrated throughout the generations that when the inhabitants of the earth remember him and are obedient to his direction, he will bless them not only with spiritual blessings, but with material abundance as well. -Dean L. Larsen

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -"Behold, the Enemy Is Combined" (D&C 38:12)

 One of the most subtle forms of intimidation is the gradual normalization of aberration. -Neal A. Maxwell

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -But We Heeded Them Not

 Press On. Hold Fast. Heed Not. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -But We Heeded Them Not

 The ability to resist the temptations and the fiery darts of the adversary is promised to those individuals who "hold fast to" rather than merely "cling to" the word of God. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -But We Heeded Them Not

 As we act in accordance with the truths of His gospel, we are blessed with the spiritual capacity to press forward through the challenges of mortality while focusing on the joys the Savior offers to us. -David A. Bednar

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Bible Stories and Personal Protection

 The shield the Lord gives to the faithful also protects us against our own harmful impulses. -Dallin H. Oaks

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -This Peaceful House of God

 Every temple, be it large or small, old or new, is an expression of our testimony that life beyond the grave is as real and certain as is mortality. -Gordon B. Hinckley

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -We Are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 Our purpose in His kingdom should be to bring each other to Christ. -Reyna I. Aburto

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -We Are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 Let us have the faith of a child and rejoice in knowing that even our smallest efforts are making a significant difference in God's kingdom. -Reyna I. Aburto

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -We Are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 Sometimes we are givers and sometimes we are receivers, but we are all one family in Christ. -Reyna I. Aburto

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -We Are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 Let us not underestimate the marvelous work the Lord is doing through us, His church, despite our shortcomings -Reyna I. Aburto

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -We Are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 The Church is the members. -Reyna I. Aburto

G.C. Droplets April 2022 -We Are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 The Church organization and its buildings exist for our spiritual benefit. -Reyna I. Aburto

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Spiritual Bonfires of Testimony

 Firm, secure testimonies will be the difference between faithfulness and disaffection. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Spiritual Bonfires of Testimony

 The simple fact is this: anything that does not draw us closer to God takes us away from Him. We have no middle ground, no foggy gray area where we can sin a little without suffering spiritual decline. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Spiritual Bonfires of Testimony

 Building a testimony on the foundation of a sincere, personal relationship with our Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, and on our faith in them, should be our highest priority. -Joesph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Spiritual Bonfires of Testimony

 None of us has progressed so far in this life that we do not need to continually fortify our testimonies. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Spiritual Bonfires and Testimony

 Regardless of the reason your testimony may be growing dim, the Savior lovingly urges you to come unto Him and become strengthened in Him. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Spiritual Bonfires of Testimony

 The Lord understands you and me when our testimonies may not be the brightly burning bonfire you may think they are or want them to be. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Spiritual Bonfires of Testimony

 We can fortify ourselves with the protection provided by a burning testimony that, like a bonfire, has been built adequately and maintained carefully. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets October 1992 -Spiritual Bonfires of Testimony

 We live in dangerous times when these ravenous wolves roam the spiritual countryside in search of those who may be weak in faith or feeble in their conviction. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Spiritually Strong Homes and Families

 We need to have the faith to be obedient, to keep trying, and to keep a positive outlook. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Spiritually Strong Homes and Families

 When peace and harmony abound, the Holy Spirit will ever be present. The storms of the evil one can be stopped at the very entrance of our homes. -Joseph B. Wirthlin

G.C. Droplets April 1993 -Spiritually Strong Homes and Families

 Building our homes as fortresses of righteousness for protection from the world takes constant labor and diligence. -Joseph B. Wirthlin