"Keep trying. Be believing. Be happy. Don't get discouraged. Things will work out." –Gordon B. Hinckley
"Definition of a Missionary: a person who spends a period of time away from their loved ones so that other people can be together with their loved ones for eternity."
"Be one who nurtures and builds. Be one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart, who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them." –Marvin J. Ashton
"Love is the beginning, the middle, and the end of discipleship; that is our signature as a people" –Joseph B. Worthlin
“The gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of transformation. It takes us as men and women of the earth and refines us into men and women for the eternities. The means of this refinement is our Christlike love. There is no pain it cannot soften, no bitterness it cannot remove, no hatred it cannot alter.” –Joseph B. Worthlin
“…consider your sacred duty to teach others to love the Lord and their fellowman. This is the central object of our existence. Without charity…whatever else we accomplish matters little. With it, all else becomes vibrant and alive.” –Joseph B. Worthlin
“One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.” –Sophocles
"Love is the beginning, the middle, and the end of discipleship; that is our signature as a people" –Joseph B. Worthlin
“The gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of transformation. It takes us as men and women of the earth and refines us into men and women for the eternities. The means of this refinement is our Christlike love. There is no pain it cannot soften, no bitterness it cannot remove, no hatred it cannot alter.” –Joseph B. Worthlin
“…consider your sacred duty to teach others to love the Lord and their fellowman. This is the central object of our existence. Without charity…whatever else we accomplish matters little. With it, all else becomes vibrant and alive.” –Joseph B. Worthlin
“One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.” –Sophocles
"Never arise in the morning without bowing before the Lord, and dedicating yourself to him during that day" –Joseph Smith
“You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience.” –Teilhard de Chardin
"Love is not blind; that is the last thing that it is. Love is bound; and the more it is bound the less it is blind." –G.K. Chesterton
"We get our answers from the source of the power we choose to obey" –Harold B. Lee
"My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, you've had a great life." –Lee Iacocca
“Mere wanting is hardly a guide for proper conduct.” –D. Todd Christofferson
“Don't show off. Impress.” –Walker Lamond
One great artist was asked which of all his productions was the greatest. His prompt answer was, “The next.”
Joseph Smith: "Emma (Wife of Joseph) is a strong woman"
Lucy Mack Smith (Mother of Joseph): "But being strong can be a very lonely thing"
“Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.” –Neal A. Maxwell
“In your righteous desires, the Spirit will guide you.” –Neal A. Maxwell
"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain!" –Anonymous (Has been quoted by Vivian Greene, but the quote has existed long before her birth.)
“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams" –Dr. Seuss.
“Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.” –John Jakes
“To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.” –Sven Goran Eriksson
“When a guy says you're hot, he's looking at your body. When a guy says you're pretty, he's looking at your face. When a guy says you're beautiful, he's looking at your heart.” –Anonymous
"I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants." -A. Whitney Brown
Calvin: "You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood."
Hobbes: "What mood is that?"
Calvin: "Last-minute panic."
“When one generation plants trees another generation gets the shade.” –Chinese Proverbs
“Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day.” –Barbara De Angelis
"We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love." –Dr. Seuss
“If I never met you, I wouldn't like you. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't love you. If I didn't love you, I wouldn't miss you. But I did, I do, and I will.” -Anonymous
"In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing." –Mignon McLaughlin
“Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love, and they blossom when we love the ones we marry.” –Tom Mullen
“Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day.” –Barbara De Angelis
“Choose your love, love your choice.” –Thomas S. Monson
“Work will win when wishy washy wishing won t.” –Thomas S. Monson
“The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.” –Thomas S. Monson
“You have a heritage; honor it. You will meet temptation; withstand it. You know the truth; live it. You possess a testimony; share it.” –Thomas S. Monson
"Be yourself, everyone else is already taken" –Oscar Wilde
“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” –Oscar Wilde
“Happiness is not having what you want. It is wanting what you have.” –Rabbi Hyman Schachtel
“You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience.” –Teilhard de Chardin
"Love is not blind; that is the last thing that it is. Love is bound; and the more it is bound the less it is blind." –G.K. Chesterton
"We get our answers from the source of the power we choose to obey" –Harold B. Lee
"My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, you've had a great life." –Lee Iacocca
“Mere wanting is hardly a guide for proper conduct.” –D. Todd Christofferson
“Don't show off. Impress.” –Walker Lamond
One great artist was asked which of all his productions was the greatest. His prompt answer was, “The next.”
Joseph Smith: "Emma (Wife of Joseph) is a strong woman"
Lucy Mack Smith (Mother of Joseph): "But being strong can be a very lonely thing"
“Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.” –Neal A. Maxwell
“In your righteous desires, the Spirit will guide you.” –Neal A. Maxwell
"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain!" –Anonymous (Has been quoted by Vivian Greene, but the quote has existed long before her birth.)
“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams" –Dr. Seuss.
“Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.” –John Jakes
“To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.” –Sven Goran Eriksson
“When a guy says you're hot, he's looking at your body. When a guy says you're pretty, he's looking at your face. When a guy says you're beautiful, he's looking at your heart.” –Anonymous
"I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants." -A. Whitney Brown
Calvin: "You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood."
Hobbes: "What mood is that?"
Calvin: "Last-minute panic."
“When one generation plants trees another generation gets the shade.” –Chinese Proverbs
“Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day.” –Barbara De Angelis
"We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love." –Dr. Seuss
“If I never met you, I wouldn't like you. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't love you. If I didn't love you, I wouldn't miss you. But I did, I do, and I will.” -Anonymous
"In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing." –Mignon McLaughlin
“Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love, and they blossom when we love the ones we marry.” –Tom Mullen
“Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day.” –Barbara De Angelis
“Choose your love, love your choice.” –Thomas S. Monson
“Work will win when wishy washy wishing won t.” –Thomas S. Monson
“The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.” –Thomas S. Monson
“You have a heritage; honor it. You will meet temptation; withstand it. You know the truth; live it. You possess a testimony; share it.” –Thomas S. Monson
"Be yourself, everyone else is already taken" –Oscar Wilde
“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” –Oscar Wilde
“Happiness is not having what you want. It is wanting what you have.” –Rabbi Hyman Schachtel
“Keep on smiling, and the reasons to smile will come :)” –Joshua D. Cotton
“We must overcome the notion that we must be regular...it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.” –Uta Hagen
“People do not care how much you know, till they know how much you care.” –Brett Watson
“Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.” –Jesse Jackson
“Your children need your presence more than your presents.” –Jesse Jackson
“If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.” –Jesse Jackson
“Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories.” –Jesse Jackson
"Patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all that we can—working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well!" –Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” –Gandhi
“Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness” –Jean Vanier
“Patience—the ability to put our desires on hold for a time—is a precious and rare virtue. We want what we want, and we want it now. Therefore, the very idea of patience may seem unpleasant and, at times, bitter…Nevertheless, without patience, we cannot please God; we cannot become perfect. Indeed, patience is a purifying process that refines understanding, deepens happiness, focuses action, and offers hope for peace.”
-Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“The difference between holding on to a hurt or releasing it with forgiveness is like the difference between laying your head down at night on a pillow filled with thorns or a pillow filled with rose petals.” –Loren Fischer
“We must overcome the notion that we must be regular...it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.” –Uta Hagen
“People do not care how much you know, till they know how much you care.” –Brett Watson
“Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.” –Jesse Jackson
“Your children need your presence more than your presents.” –Jesse Jackson
“If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.” –Jesse Jackson
“Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories.” –Jesse Jackson
"Patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all that we can—working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well!" –Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” –Gandhi
“Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness” –Jean Vanier
“Patience—the ability to put our desires on hold for a time—is a precious and rare virtue. We want what we want, and we want it now. Therefore, the very idea of patience may seem unpleasant and, at times, bitter…Nevertheless, without patience, we cannot please God; we cannot become perfect. Indeed, patience is a purifying process that refines understanding, deepens happiness, focuses action, and offers hope for peace.”
-Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“The difference between holding on to a hurt or releasing it with forgiveness is like the difference between laying your head down at night on a pillow filled with thorns or a pillow filled with rose petals.” –Loren Fischer
“Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” –Tom Krause
“I know I couldn't do this by myself. I thank you for your help. What is life if we don't live it? What is love if we don't give it?” –Kellie Johnson
