Power Quotes from other Wise Sources
Power Quotes to Ponder on from Wise sources to consider sharing at your “Christ-Centered Sports, Games, and Friendship building gatherings”:
“Nails did not keep Jesus on the cross; love did.” Unknown
“When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad.” Abraham Lincoln
“The sweetest time of the day is when you pray, because you are talking to the one who loves you the most.” Unknown
“I Love you”: (Those three simple words are one of the most powerful and uplifting and comforting power quotes that anyone can share with those they love, so let’s share that beautiful power quote often. As a child of God, our words are one of our best super-powers to help us lift each other up).
With God’s help, all things are possible.” – – God
“As Dr. Johnson said, “God himself, sire, does not propose to judge man until the end of his days.” Why should you and I?” as quoted in Dale Carnegie book, “How to Win Friends and Influence People”.
Serenity Prayer “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.” By Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr, previously thought to be from St. Francis of Assisi.
“The answer to the simplest questions, and to the most complex problems, is always the same. The answer is Jesus Christ. Every solution is found in Him.” Ryan K. Olsen
“There is only one Happiness in this life, – – – to Love and to be Loved.” George Sand
“The best and most clear indicator that we are progressing spiritually and coming unto Christ, is the way we treat other people.” Marvin J. Ashton
“There is no price or effort that we should be unwilling to pay, to be worthy of the constant companionship and guidance of the Holy Ghost.” Rick Ward (That is a beautiful power quote, that we may want to memorize and keep in mind as we choose our thoughts and actions each day.)
“ The Simple Path: The fruit of silence is PRAYER. The fruit of prayer is FAITH. The fruit of faith is LOVE. The fruit of love is SERVICE. The fruit of service is PEACE.” Mother Teresa of Calcutta
“Your Heavenly Father loves you – – – each of you. That love never changes. . . . It is simply there. It is there for you when you are sad or happy, discouraged or hopeful. God’s love is there for you whether or not you feel you deserve love. It is simply always there.” Thomas S. Monson
“Worldly wealth will disappear. The most popular movie or song today will be irrelevant next year. But family is eternal. Let’s open the softest part of our heart, in the beginning of this new year, to our family. Let spouses, parents, and children work together, cultivate this intimate relationship with each other, to strengthen our families.” David O. McKay
“I prayed that if I could not feel the love for a seemingly unlovable student; that I could feel our Savior’s love for that person, and that helped me to also love that student.” Ginger Bitter
“You always learn more from your hard times, than from your easy times. The Lord loves you too much to give you an easy life where you won’t grow and learn much.” John Bytheway
“Only by aligning our wills with God’s is full happiness to be found. Anything less results in a lesser portion.” Neal A. Maxwell
“Everyone we meet is a V.I.P. to our Father in Heaven”. Unknown
“We will never feel a tinge of regret for being a little too kind.” Lloyd Newell
“Love is the greatest of all the commandments – – all others hang upon it. It is our focus as followers of the living Christ.” Joseph B. Wirthlin
“A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own.” Benjamin Franklin
“Never make the same mistake once.” Boyd K. Packer
“It is easier to prevent bad habits, than it is to break them.” Benjamin Franklin
“Observing the life shattering effects that sin and addictions have had on the lives of others, should terrify us of ever getting near the vices even once.” Lynn G. Robbins
Power quotes: “A truly good person can see and bring out the good in others. A truly bad person can see and bring out the bad in others.” Charles E. Hunt
“Anger destroys joy, inner-peace, trust and relationships.” Charles E. Hunt
“To the victim, outbursts of anger feel like the opposite of love, and destroy the feelings of love and trust that could be in the relationship.” Charles E. Hunt
“When you consider that it would take a miracle to change the world for the better; consider being that miracle.” Lloyd Newell
“Do something wonderful. People may imitate it.” Albert Schweitzer
“The only thing needed for evil to triumph, is for good people to do nothing.” Edmond Burke
“Faith is the conviction that there is a God. Hope is trusting God will help us.
Charity is God’s Love working through us to bless others.” Patricia T. Holland
“The Gospel of Jesus Christ is beautifully simple, and simply beautiful.” Matthew Cowley
“To become a better follower of the Savior, Jesus Christ, is a lifelong journey, and we are all in different stages, moving at a different pace.” Ciro Schmei
“Accidental conversion is not a principle of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Becoming like our Savior will not happen randomly.” Joy D. Jones
“To be a follower of Christ is to strive to conform our actions, conduct, and lives to those of the Savior.” Alfred Kyungu
“Meekness is great power under complete control.” Neil A. Maxwell
“Absolute truth cannot be altered by the opinions of men. If men are really humble, they will realize that they discover, but do not create truth.” Spencer W. Kimball.
“Divine laws are God’s gift to His children.” Russell M. Nelson
“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.” Albert Einstein
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as everything is a miracle.” Albert Einstein
“Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it.” Albert Einstein
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” Albert Einstein
“We know from daily life that we exist for other people first of all, for whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.” Albert Einstein
“The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up.” Albert Einstein
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” Albert Einstein
“Genius is 1 % talent and 99 % hard work.” Albert Einstein
“You never fail until you stop trying.” Albert Einstein
“The more we remember the Lord, the more power we have to stay on the correct path, doing what He expects of us.” Ulisses Soares
“Wrong is wrong even if ‘everyone’ is doing it. Right is right, even if no one is doing it.” St. Augustine
“Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give.” Unknown
“It is more important to be nice, than to be funny.” Charles E. Hunt (Remember that when you are tempted to say something sarcastic and funny about someone. The one it is directed at, may even laugh in a fake way, but there is too much risk that it will hurt inside of their inner spirit that mostly needs love.)
“It’s nice to be important, but is more important to be nice.” John Templeton
“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.” ― Billy Graham
“Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.” ― Billy Graham
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” ― Charles R. Swindoll
“If you allow it, [suffering] can be the means by which God brings you His greatest blessings.” ― Charles R. Swindoll
“Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” Anne Herbert
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” C.S. Lewis
“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” Martin Luther King Jr.
“Good decisions equals good life and eternity. Bad decisions equals bad life and eternity. Through Jesus Christ, and His Atonement, you are free to change the path you are on to a better and far more joyful path.” Charles Hunt
“The most beautiful things in life are not things. They are people and places and memories and pictures. They’re feelings and moments and smiles and laughter.” Elizabeth Blount
“You can buy almost anything in this world with money – – – except for the one thing that truly matters, which is truly trusting and loving relationships – – – the only thing that can ever bring real joy and inner peace.” Charles E. Hunt
“All real joy in this life and beyond is in relationships, not in whether you happen to win or lose in games, sports, etc.” Charles E. Hunt
“You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore, until you decide to be happy.” Jane “Night Bird” on Americas Got Talent, who doctors said had only 2% chance of surviving her cancer.
“Our days are happier when we give people a bit of our heart, rather than a piece of our mind.” Cory Booker
“In the Happy moments, praise God.
In the difficult moments, seek God.
In the quiet moments, worship God.
In Every moment, Thank God.” Unknown
“Your future is as bright as your faith.” Thomas S. Monson
“The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.” Russell M. Nelson
“Attitude is Everything. Pick a good one.” Unknown
“Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.” Jean B. Bingham’s father-in-law.
“The gospel of Jesus Christ is the easiest way to live, because you are protected from so many bad consequences.” John Bytheway
“Whenever you are tempted to choose anger; you are free to choose anger or prayer – – – one damages relationships, and the other strengthens relationships.” Charles Hunt
“One of the trials of this life is that we do not usually receive immediately the full blessings for righteousness or the full cursing for wickedness. That it will come, it is certain, but oft times there is a waiting period that occurs, as was the case with Job.” Ezra Taft Benson
“Thankful children of God who count their blessings from God daily are happy children of God. Those who whine and complain about their problems, instead of thanking God for their blessings and for His help in working through their problems, are sad.” Charles E. Hunt
“Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it.” Anne of Green Gables
“Faith in God engenders a love for the Sabbath. Faith in the Sabbath engenders a love for God.” Russell M. Nelson
“It is a modern tragedy that despair has so many spokesmen, and hope so few.” Oscar Hammerstein.
“Despite being displaced and persecuted throughout his short life, Christ’s unchanging message was not one of revenge or violence, but simply that we should love one another.” Queen Elizabeth
“Angels are still sent to help us … both the heavenly and the mortal kind.” Jeffrey R. Holland
“I never asked for grief. Yet it has been my greatest teacher. In fact, the grief I have experienced has been an unexpected gift, bringing me closer to my God.” Jeffrey R. Holland
“Joy is not the absence of pain, but the presence of God”. Deanna Edwards
“The greater our sorrow, the greater our capacity is to feel joy.” Kim Martin
“Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” Dale Carnegie
“The true test of character is to face hard conditions with the determination to make them better.” Hellen Keller
“We are important to God, not because of our resume, but because we are His children.” Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“Salvation cannot be bought with the currency of obedience; it is purchased by the blood of the Son of God.” Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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“When Love of Christ envelops our lives, we approach disagreements with meekness, patience, and kindness.” Dale G.Renlund
“When trying to motivate people to a good cause, if principles of kindness and respect won’t work, then nothing else would have worked either.” Charles Hunt
“No one has failed who keeps trying and keeps praying.”
“The search for peace is one of the ultimate quests of the human soul.”
“Christlike love is the greatest need we have on this planet.”
“As we choose to follow the Master (Jesus Christ), we choose to be changed.” David A. Bednar
“One person practicing good sportsmanship is far better than 50 preaching it.” Knute Rockne
“No junk-food tastes as good as a healthy and fit body feels”. Charles E. Hunt
“No misfortune is so bad, that whining about it won’t make it worse.” Jeffrey R. Holland
“Our true happiness depends on our relationship with God.” M. Russell Ballard
“Be your self, but always your very best self”. Karl G. Maeser
“When I do good, I feel good, when I do bad, I feel bad.” Abraham Lincoln
“In relationships; if principles of showing kindness, respect, love, and service to each other won’t work, then nothing else would have worked either.” Charles E. Hunt
“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln
“If you don’t do it, you don’t believe it.” Paul Harvey
“Happiness Recipe: Combine one husband and wife, add for sheer delight assorted children, any size, mix with all your might. Now add a pinch of happiness and loyalty galore, A dash of patience and a smile, and faith and stir some more. Now sprinkle kindness over all for happiness and health. Garnish it with love supreme and what you have is wealth. Betty Bracken.
“There can be no joy without gratitude.” Richard Paul Evans
“The True worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.” Mary McLeod Bethune.
“All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.” George Washington
“I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” Abraham Lincoln
“Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.” Napoleon Bonaparte
“Being a king, emperor, or president is mighty small potatoes compared to being a mother. Commanding an army is little more than sweeping a street compared with training a boy or girl. . . . Oh, you wait until you reach the mountains of eternity, then read the mother’s names in God’s Hall of Fame.” Billy Sunday
“The formative period for building character for eternity is in the nursery.” Anonymous
“There are times when only a Mother’s faith can help us on life’s way, and inspire in us the confidence we need from day to day.” Anonymous
“A mother’s love is fashioned after God’s enduring love. It is endless and unfailing like the love of Him above.” Helen Steiner Rice
“It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.” Ann Landers
“Where there is great love, there are always miracles!” Willa Cather
“People may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you make them feel.” Carl W. Buehner
“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” A wise mother
“War is a place where young people who never met each other, are assigned to kill each other, because of the decisions of old people, who hate each other.” Charles E. Hunt
“Everyone knows how to do better than they are doing.” Bob Proctor
“The best medicine for despair is service. As Jesus taught ‘Whoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.’ ” Gordon B. Hinckley
“No one can take away my inner peace and joy, unless they can somehow take away every possible opportunity to serve others.” Charles E. Hunt
“The best bargain or deal ever offered to anyone anywhere is the wonderful commandments and teachings of God and of Jesus Christ, with the amazing and incredibly joyful promised blessings, when we choose to follow them.” Charles E. Hunt
“The worst deal ever offered to anyone is the deceptive bunch of lies and false promises, that the devil and his team offers to children of God, that always without exception end up in pain and suffering and damaged relationships.” Charles E. Hunt
“The more you learn about the Savior, the easier it will be to trust in His mercy, and in His infinite Love, and his strengthening, healing and redeeming power.” Russell M. Nelson
“Temptation wouldn’t be temptation if it didn’t appear attractive, fascinating, or fun.” Dieter Uchtdorf
“The difference between adversity and adventure is attitude.” Janet Evanovich
“There is no right way to do the wrong thing.” Martin Luther King Jr.
“There’s a reason that God gave us two ears, and two eyes and one mouth. It’s so you can lisiten and watch twice as much as you talk. Best of all, listening costs you nothing.” Alex Ferguson
“Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Everyday; treat everyone as if it may be the last time you will see them, because it could be.” Unknown.
“Tragedy can make people either better or bitter – – depending on how they choose to react to it.” Unknown
“Some people spend their whole lives giving 1st class devotion to 2nd class causes.” Marian D. Hanks
“He who loses his temper at himself or another loses much of his inner peace and joy, but every child of God can learn with practice to wisely control their temper.” Charles Hunt
“He who loses his temper, loses a lot.” Charles E. Hunt
“A rich life has nothing to do with money.” Unknown
“In life, it is important to know when to stop arguing with people and simply let them be wrong.” Unknown
“In sports and in life, you are never a winner if you lose your temper.” Unknown
“I never lose. I either win or I learn.” Nelson Mandela
“If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” Frank A. Clark
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Sprinkle a little kindness wherever you go. Remember, God has been kind and forgiving to you, and He calls you to do the same to your fellow man.” Nicki Skinner
“Kindness is free. Sprinkle that stuff everywhere.” Unknown
“Kindness makes you the most beautiful person in the world, no matter what you look like.” Unknown
“A smile is a curve that helps set things straight.” Phyllis Diller
“Love isn’t what you say, love is what you do.” Unknown
“God is like oxygen, you can’t see Him, but you need Him to survive.” Unknown
“Anger is only one letter short of danger.” Eleanor Roosevelt
“It is not what we have, but who we have in our lives that matter.” Unknown
“To be rich is not what you have in your bank account, but what you have in your heart.” Unknown
“No matter how educated, talented, rich, or cool you believe you are; how you treat people ultimately tells all; integrity is everything.” Unknown
“Life is short; spend it with people who make you laugh and feel loved.” Unknown
“If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first; it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead.” William Law
“Leave footprints of love wherever you go.” April Peerless
“Enjoy the little things in life, because one day you will look back and realize they were big things.” Robert Brault
“Do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.” Benjamin Franklin
“There is always, always, something to be thankful for.” Unknown
“We cannot advance without experiments in living, but no wise man tries every day what he has proved wrong the day before.” James Truslow Adams
“Nature is the art of God.” Dante Alighier – – – and what an amazing artist He is!
“Life is better when you can cry a little, laugh a lot and are thankful for everything you’ve got.” Unknown
“It’s said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others’ mistakes. But the wisest persons of all learns from others’ successes.” John C. Maxwell
“Never make the same mistake once”. Boyd K. Packer (such as partaking of addictive substances that will destroy your life: example fentanyl overdose kills over 70,000 U.S. citizens each year, so don’t fall for the dishonest sales pitches to try it and other addictive and dangerous substances by the devil and his team).
“When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son.” The Talmud
“The only thing you can take with you when you leave this world, is the things you’ve packed in your heart.” Unknown
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle
“Excellence is what we repeatedly do, excellence is not an act, but rather a habit.” Unknown
“Don’t be afraid to be friendly, you’ll be helping somebody else as well as yourself.” Unknown
“No matter how tough it is, just take one step at a time.” Unknown
“One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“Everything can be done better with a smile on your face.” Cathy Rush
“I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all around me seemed insufficient for the day.” Abraham Lincoln
“God did not send us to earth to be entertained. He sent us here for a far more glorious purpose.” Richard G. Scott
“God’s love is not found in the circumstances of our lives, but in His presence in our lives.” Susan H. Porter
“Life isn’t fair at all, in the things that matter not at all eternally. Fortunately, in everything that really matters and that brings real joy; Life and God are completely fair.” By Charles E. Hunt
“When you know and understand how completely you are loved as a child of God, it changes everything.” Susan H. Porter
“Contentment should be the hallmark of the man or woman who has put his or her affairs in the hands of God.” Phillip Keller.
“Do not allow the complexities of the world to confound the simplicity of the gospel.” Gary Stevenson
“We learn from one another. A persuasive example is more powerful than a sermon.” Dallin H. Oaks
“Happiness begins where selfishness ends.” Coach John Wooden
“Selfishness is self destruction in slow motion.” Neal A. Maxwell
“Faith is the power that enables the unlikely people to do the impossible.” Russell M. Nelson
“To me, prayer is the backbone of a relationship between God and His children. It is latent power at our command, a talk between our Heavenly Father and ourselves.” Don J. Black
“That man is most truly great who is most Christ-like. What you sincerely in your heart think of Christ will determine what you are, will largely determine what your acts will be … By choosing him as our ideal, we create within ourselves a desire to be like Him, and to have fellowship with him. If we think about Him long enough, we will begin to act like him” David O. McKay
“I wish to say without equivocation that a woman will find no greater satisfaction and joy and peace and make no greater contribution to mankind than in being a wise and worthy woman and raising good children.” The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball”, page 327
“If our association with another makes us want to be a better person, that person must have a good heart. If we want to love more fully and more purely as we are around another person, there is something good in him or her.” John H. Groberg
“Let us choose to put good, pure and righteous thoughts into our minds daily, so that we can be a better influence for our loved ones and others.” Charles E. Hunt
“If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it.” Unknown
“Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn’t change the heart of others – – it only changes yours.” Shannon L. Alder
“You are not what others think you are. You are what God knows you are. “ Shannon L. Alder
“A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman’s heart.” Shannon L. Alder.
“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t being said. The art of reading between the lines is a lifelong quest of the wise.” Shannon L. Alder
“Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can. He can deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their minds, strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits, multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities, comfort their souls, and pour out peace.” Ezra Taft Benson
“Strong faith in God and His Son, is developed by obedience to their teachings.” Unknown
“If you commit to nothing, you’ll be distracted by everything.” James Clear
“It takes faith to live a chaste life when the world says God’s law of chastity is now outmoded.” Russell M. Nelson
“Being the best at a skill does not make you a better person. You become a better person by what you do to serve and bless the lives of others.” Richard Mains
“God’s light in you is enhanced with each act of kindness and love.” Unknown
“We can do hard things.” Glennon Doyle (especially when we prayerfully seek the God’s help. Good family motto or personal motto).
“Choosing to live a simple relationship-centered life is one of the wisest choices that anyone can ever make.” Charles E. Hunt
“Goodness radiates a certain kind of beauty. Those with pure and charitable hearts have a lovely countenance that is charming, attractive and draws people to them.” Gerald Causse’
“Our spiritual strength and the feelings of our hearts deeply affect our physical well-being.” Gerald Causse’
“By strengthening your inner light, you will develop an inward beauty that radiates in your outward appearance, improves your physical well-being, invigorates your natural senses and makes you a happier person.”
Gerald Causse’
“No fleeting satisfaction (of any sexual relationship outside of marriage) is worth compromising the trust placed in you by your Heavenly Father and by your current or future spouse.” Gerald Cuasse’
“If you see someone without a smile; give them one of yours.” Dolly Parton
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
“People distance themselves from God; then complain that God is distant.” Unknown
“Faith is a gift of God bestowed as a reward for personal righteousness. It is always given when righteousness is present, and the greater the measure of obedience to God’s laws the greater will be the endowment of faith.” Bruce R. McConkie
“Consistent good and wise choices make a joyful and thankful life.” Charles E. Hunt
“One of the easiest ways to identify a true follower of Jesus Christ, is how compassionately that person treats other people.” Russell M. Nelson
And “Charity (the pure love of Christ) is the principal characteristic of a true follower of Jesus Christ.” Russell M. Nelson
“Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” Albert Einstein
“See others as they may become.” Thomas S. Monson
“We are all meant to shine … We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.” Marianne Williamson
“It is more important to be trusted than to be loved.” David O. McKay
“Another secret of a happy life is to learn to love one’s work and to give it one’s best. … Whatever duty we assume, whatever task, we must do it and give our best to it.” David O. McKay in his book “Secrets of a Happy Life”
“ If I were asked to name the world’s greatest need, I should say unhesitatingly wise mothers; and the second greatest, exemplary fathers… The home is the source of our national life. If we keep the spring pure, we shall have less difficulty in protecting the stream from pollution.” David O. McKay
“Reading affords the opportunity to everyone – – the poor, the rich, the humble, the great – – to spend as many hours as he wishes in the company of the noblest men and women that the world has ever known.” David O. McKay
“When the readers mind wanders, though every word in the paragraph be seen, the paragraph has not been read. Good reading is thinking. It is getting the meaning of the printed page. Good reading is to the intellect what good food is to the body. Thoughts, like food, should be properly digested.” David O. McKay
“In teaching, there are three ever-present factors: first, what the teacher is; secondly, what the teacher says; and thirdly, what the teacher does. The least important of these is what the teacher says.” David O. McKay
“Unborn Babies Lives Matter.” (If a lady is pregnant with a baby she does not want, let’s lovingly work together to give both her and the unborn little boy or girl lots of support, love, and good solutions such as adoption. Remember, a heart beat starts at about 18 days from conception.)
“When I look out on the night sky, I see God’s handiwork, but when I look out on your faces, I see God’s offspring.” Unknown
“We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.” Anais Nin
“When we spiritually see ourselves as we really are, we can spiritually see all other things and all other people as they really are.” Richard Eyre
“ Believe me when I tell you that God is a God of goodness, mercy, and justice. Ultimately, he cannot treat his righteous children differently. Whatever blessings you have gone without will be made up to you in divine and glorious fashion.” Patricia Holland
“I remind myself that it is … who I am as a human being that will make a deep and lasting impression on my children. I can bring peace to my children only when I possess it myself”. Katrina Kenison in Mitten Strings for God, page 160.
“Who you are speaks so loudly, I can’t hear what you are saying. Ralph Waldo Emerson
“What can one person do to promote world peace? The answer is simple: keep God’s commandments and serve His children.” Dallin H. Oaks
“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want now” Zig Ziglar
“Every morning we get a chance to be different. A chance to change. A chance to be better. Your past is your past. Leave it there. Get on with the future part.” Nicole Williams
“Remember who you are and what God expects you to become. “ Thomas S. Monson
“Gratitude is a divine principle. Do we remember to give Thanks for the blessings we receive? Sincerely giving thanks not only helps us recognize our blessings, but it also unlocks the doors of heaven and help us feel God’s love.” Thomas S. Monson
“Educated women in the home? What an odd thing to deplore! What better place to have us end up? What more important job is there than sharing the values we are learning with the next generation of adults? What more strategic place could there be for an educated woman?” Edith Hunter
“Gratitude is a divine principle. .. Sincerely giving thanks not only helps us recognize our blessings, but it also unlocks the doors of heaven and helps us feel God’s love.” Thomas S. Monson
“We are truly happy only when we are engaged in selfless service.” Marion G. Romney
“Human history is the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.” C.S. Lewis
“Never love anything that can’t love you back… Remember, happiness is not measured in zeros, but in relationships. Life is not about accumulation. Life is about contribution.” Bradley D. Foster
“Never let a problem to be solved, be more important than a person to be loved.” Thomas S. Monson
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” Maya Angelou
“An important part of this life is understanding one’s relation to God and to others. When you really understand this, you will act differently, and will treat others differently”. Bradley D. Foster
God has given us two things in life: time and the opportunity to choose what you do with it. This is your turn on earth. … It is up to us to use it.” Bradley D. Foster
“Small wise decisions, over time, result in a full, righteous, and happy life and eternity.” Charles Hunt
“Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.” Will Rogers
“Difficulties allow us to change for the better.” Thomas S. Monson
“The foundation of all of our faith is obedience to God”. Unknown
“The largest room in this world, is the room for improvement.” Helmut Schmidt
“Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right”. Ezra Taft Benson
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” Stephen R. Covey
“To be kind is more important than to be right.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Be kind and love everyone, and the love will come back to you double.” Unknown
“Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.” Joseph Joubert
“I promise you that “Families are Forever” – – – at least that is how God intended them to be – – if we wisely choose to live by His commandments and teachings that build truly trusting and loving family relationships.” – – Charles E. Hunt
“Joy comes from victory over doubt, fear, and hopelessness.” Unknown
“The dignity and self-esteem that honest work produces are essential to happiness”. Spencer W. Kimball
‘The Lord will judge us by what we become; not by what we were”. Tad Callister.
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” C. S. Lewis (And who we have become by the end of our life on earth, is what matters most, not who we were earlier in our life).
“Spend less money than you bring home. That is my definition of wealth” Paul K. Sybrowsky
“As a parent, don’t do once, what you wouldn’t do 1,000 times. Unknown
“Teamwork makes the Dream work” John C. Maxwell
“Make time for quiet moments, because God whispers and the world is loud” Unknown
“Joy is a gift for the faithful. It is the gift that comes from intentionally trying to live a righteous life.” Russell M. Nelson
“All real joy and inner peace in this life and beyond is in relationships — starting with the most important and best joy-producing relationship with our loving Father in Heaven and His son, Jesus Christ, and then with self, family members and others. And following the teachings of Jesus Christ works far better than anything else to build and strengthen all of these relationships.”
Charles E. Hunt
“Fun, thrills, worldly pleasures, power, fame, and wealth accumulation are way over-rated by Satan and his team. All real joy and inner peace comes as a promised gift from God when we build quality relationships with God, self, family members, and others, and feels at least 100 times better than any of those things.” Charles E. Hunt
“When we use positive adjectives to describe debt, we minimize the financial bondage it creates. If people hated every dollar borrowed, just maybe they wouldn’t overextend themselves. A healthy hatred of debt leads to a more cautious borrower.” Michelle Singletary
Great substitutes to use instead of swear words when you feel tempted to choose anger: Oops, ouch, golly, Holy Mackerel, Holy Catfish, Gosh, shucks, Gee Whilikers, Jiminy Cricket, Heaven’s to Betsy, For Heaven’s sake, This too shall pass, inch by inch life’s a cinch – yard by yard life is hard,——– or maybe best to just say a silent prayer asking God for patience, understanding, compassion, and ability to forgive, etc. depending on the situation.
Someone recently asked me, “Does one drink really matter? (or one smoke, or one addictive drug, or one peak at pornography?) Can you see that is the adversary’s question? Robert C. Gay
“Choosing to not forgive another, is like taking a little painful or deadly poison every day, and hoping it will hurt or kill the other person.” Unknown
“The Lord uses a scale very different from the world’s to weigh the worth of a soul.” Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“Only repentance can heal what hurts. But repentance can heal what hurts, no matter what it is.”. Boyd K. Packer
“Fun, thrills, and all worldly pleasures are way over-rated by the devil and his dishonest team.” Charles E. Hunt
“Love is the chain whereby to lock a child to his parent.” Abraham Lincoln
“Scriptures are packets of light that illuminate one’s mind and give place to guidance and inspiration from on high.” Richard G. Scott
“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.” Gordon B. Hinckley
“The reason that Heaven is such a joyful place, is because everyone is so nice, kind, and loving toward each other there. If we in our families choose to be consistently nice, kind, and loving toward each other here, we can build Heaven on earth.” Charles E. Hunt
“How can we believe life will be easy for us, when it was never easy for Jesus Christ?” Unknown
“The one who had the power to calm the elements of earth, has power to calm our souls.” Robert D. Hales
“Those who don’t learn from the past, are condemned to repeat it.” Unknown
“Pride is the switch that turns off the power of God in your life. Humility is the switch that turns on the power of God in your life. Humility comes as we prayerfully seek and acknowledge God’s hand in all things.” Unknown
“ If we have strayed from the track, we can change, we can return, and we can recapture our joy and our inner peace.” Patrick Kearon
“The scriptures are like packets of light that illuminate our minds and give place to guidance and inspiration from on high” … and that ”great power can come from memorizing scriptures.” Richard G. Scott
“Memorized scriptures become a gift you give to yourself —- a gift that keeps on giving more and more light.” Larry R. Lawrence
“A truly educated man never ceases to learn”. Gordon B. Hinckley
“A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear.” Marlis Winter
“Faith is a gift bestowed as a reward for personal righteousness.” Bruce R. McConkie
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates
“Happiness comes from what we are, not from what we have.” Richard G. Scott
“Be pretty if you are, and be witty if you can be; but most of all be nice even if it kills you.”
“It isn’t happy people that are thankful; it is thankful people who are happy.”
“Miserable people focus on the things they hate about their life. Happy people focus on the things they love about their life.”
“If the adversary should take you prisoner due to misconduct, I remind you that you hold the key that will unlock the prison door from the inside. You can be washed clean through the Atoning Sacrifice of the Savior Jesus Christ” Boyd K. Packer
“There isn’t anybody in the world who isn’t worth something. Every person you meet is one of God’s children.” Dr. Ben Carson
“In the church, we think of ourselves as belonging to God’s family.” Dr. Ben Carson
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.” Washington Irving
“Be kind and respectful whenever possible, and with God’s help it is always possible.” Unknown
“Find joy in the journey, and the future is as bright as your faith.” Thomas S. Monson.
“The straight and narrow path of righteousness, is a path of real joy, inner peace, and loving relationships during this life and forever after.”
“Treasure the commandments of God, like the precious joy producing gems that they are”. Charles E. Hunt
“People who choose daily to make an effort to make a positive difference in the lives of others; are blessed by God with inner peace, real joy, and many joyful and uplifting relationships”.
“It takes two to argue; and I will never be one of them”. Unknown
“It always takes two fools to argue. Two wise men will not argue. A wise man will not argue with a fool. Thus, it takes two fools to argue.” Unknown
“It is impossible to ‘win’ an argument, because clearly both sides lose. In fact the one who appears to ‘win’ often loses the most inner peace, by unfairly overpowering or manipulating the other.” Charles E. Hunt
A journalist once questioned Mother Teresa of Calcutta about her hopeless task of rescuing the destitute in that city. He said that, statistically speaking, she was accomplishing absolutely nothing. This remarkable little woman shot back that her work was about love, not statistics.”
You cannot love God without also loving His commandments. The Savior’s standard is clear and simple: “If ye love me, keep my commandments”. Unknown
“Foolish people seek after fun, thrills, and worldly pleasures. Wise people seek after joy and inner peace and mutually uplifting relationships, and helping others to discover real joy and inner peace, which is at least 100 times better and more fulfilling than any fun, thrill, or worldly pleasure.” Charles E. Hunt
“Parents should never do anything that will prevent their children from experiencing the consequences of their actions.” Richard G. Scott
Justine Dufour-Lapointe, one of three sisters who became world class ski champions said “My favorite quote of my mom is, When everyone else goes right, go left. Always create your own path.”
“Nothing works until you do.” Unknown
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” Benjamin Franklin
“Everyone falls down. Getting up is how you learn to walk.” Walt Disney (He overcame several failures, but kept trying, and became incredibly successful.)
“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your faulure.” Abraham Lincoln (He failed often, but kept moving ahead with persistence and without fear: He was defeated for political office 7 times, failed in business, death of his fiancé, had a nervous breakdown before becoming greatest president in U.S. history.)
“One of the most important things in life is to determine what matters most, so precious time isn’t wasted on things of little worth.” Scott R. Braithwaite
“Sincerely giving thanks not only helps us recognize our blessings, but it also unlocks the doors of heaven and helps us feel God’s love.” Thomas S. Monson
“I wept because I had no shoes until I saw a man who had no feet.” 13th century Persian poet Sa’di.
“Life is like tennis. Those who serve best usually win.” David Foster Wallace
“Life is like a tennis match. If you want to win, you must serve well, return well, play coolly and always remember that the game begins with ‘love all’ “ Unknown
And “Life and tennis, both start with love”. Unknown
“Every tennis match is life in miniature. . . It sounds like hyperbole, but you really can experience life through a game of tennis, and you can’t help but love it for this, even if it’s one of the reasons you also might hate it.” Andre Agassi
“Fear is never your friend on the tennis court. You can’t be afraid to miss and you can’t be afraid to lose, otherwise, you’re never going to be able to play your best tennis.” Rafael Nadal
“Tennis isn’t about getting somewhere, it’s about enjoying the experience and learning the lessons it teaches you. . . the journey is the most important thing and you need to enjoy it” Arthur Ashe
“Just like in life, you’re going to win some and you’re going to lose some on the tennis court, and how you deal with both can define you.” Unknown
“True inner peace and real joy is always a spiritual gift from our loving Father in Heaven. Anger is a temptation given to us by the devil and his team”. Charles E. Hunt
“Eliminate anything from your home and life that you wouldn’t do if our Savior was sitting next to you.” Unknown
“It’s only a test.” (Repeat that one phrise quietly to yourself whenever you are tempted to get angry or do something to retaliate against someone who has been unkind toward you, or when you are going through a major challenge. This life on earth and each day, and each minute is a test for us; and we can prayerfully beat the devil and his team, and pass our test with flying colors. Our time on earth is meant to be challenging enough to keep us humble and prayerful.)
“This too shall pass”. (Repeat this quote to yourself each time you are going through a challenging period of life, and remember that it surely shall pass, and as long as you follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, your life will turn out with huge blessings of inner peace and real joy before long).
“We must remember that willful, and sincere ignorance is extremely dangerous.” Martin Luther King Jr.
“Our attitude can make us miserable or happy, contented or discontented. To a great degree, it can make us strong or weak.” . . . “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. If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues.” Thomas S. Monson
“If someone chooses to be grouchy or mean to us; they will ruin their own day. If we foolishly choose to react with anger, or bitterness; it will also ruin our day.” Charles E. Hunt
“Life isn’t fair at all; in the things that matter not at all. Fortunately, in everything that truly matters in eternity; our Heavenly Father is perfectly and precisely fair, and even generous.” Charles E. Hunt ( I know sometimes life seems just too hard if a dear loved one leaves this life before we feel ready, but if we keep choosing to humbly and prayerfully seek God and His ways, we will be blessed with inner peace even during our most challenging times, and with eternal perspective to know that all things will work out good in the end. We may lose a loved one from this life before we are ready, but in the end, we will be back together for eternity. And our time on earth is so very short anyway — barely a blink of the eye compared to eternity).
“To decide if something really matters, such as losing in a game or sport; prayerfully ask yourself whether it will matter 100 years or 200 years from now.”
Another way to decide if what we are feeling stressed or frustrated about really matters, is to ask if it can be bought with money, because surely nothing that can be bought with money, really matters much —- or it wouldn’t be fair to the people who are born in poverty. Everything of value is in real joy, inner peace, and uplifting relationships. If we have a brother who takes something from us, or takes more turns on something fun than us, etc. those things don’t bring inner peace and joy and love and uplifting relationships anyway; so they are not worth worrying about. Fun things like a day at Disneyland or Magic Mountain can be bought with money; so obviously they can not possibly bring real inner peace and real joy; or it wouldn’t be fair to those on earth who can’t afford such luxuries, right? Remember; in anything that really matters; our Father in Heaven is precisely fair.
Some people worry that their body is not as handsome or beautiful as someone else’s, and that is not really important or worth stressing over either, or it wouldn’t be fair to those born with less beautiful bodies or with disabilities; and our loving Father in Heaven is always precisely fair in everything that really matters. The principles of sharing kindness, love, and unselfish service with others that always bring real joy and inner peace, are always fair and work for all people — – just as our loving and fair Father in Heaven designed it to be.
“If I desire to feel true inner peace and real joy even on the days or times when others are being unfair or unkind to me; then I must choose deep prayerful thoughts instead of choosing to react with anger. Otherwise, we will only be happy on the days when everyone is kind and fair to us, which may not be very often.”
“Humility is accepting and acknowledging the Lord’s hand in all things.” Unknown
“People forget how fast you did a job, but they remember how well you did it.” Howard Newton
“People don’t mind being challenged to do better, if they know the request is coming from a caring heart.” Ken Blanchard
“Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” John Wesley (As we keep our room and home orderly, it brings inner peace and feels incredibly better.)
“Each moment is a treasure; enjoy it.” Justin Chandler Whitelaw
“The only things that really matter are the things that matter to the Lord.” Unknown
“Every test in our lives makes us bitter or better. Every problem comes to make us or break us. The choice is ours to become victims or victorious.” Mufti Menk
“Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest and holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors its holy calling and service next to the angels” Unknown
“Women who make a house a home make a far greater contribution to society than those who command large armies or stand at the head of impressive corporations. Who can put a price tag on the influence a mother has on her children, a grandmother on her posterity, or aunts and sisters on their extended family?” Gordon B. Hinkley
“Motherhood is the noblest and highest calling in the world.” David O. McKay
“There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.” Boyd K. Packer
“A man is only as big and mature and wise as the things that make him mad or angry”. Charles E. Hunt
“As we prayerfully and wisely choose kindness, forgiveness, compassion, and understanding; we are always blessed with more inner peace and real joy, which makes it easier to wisely make the right choice the next time” Charles E. Hunt
Jesus taught that the greatest and most joyful commandment of all to follow is to love God and to love and serve His children, who are our eternal brothers and sisters.
“Fear not, Be of good cheer. The future is as bright as your faith.” Thomas S. Monson
“The most important of the Lord’s work you will ever do will be the work you do within the walls of your own home.” Harold B. Lee
“No Other Success Can Compensate for Failure in the Home” David O. McKay
When a person has success, “it isn’t about us”. It is important to work as if everything depends on the individual, but recognize that it is through the Lord that anything happens. Sheri L. Dew
Not going to church because there are some “hypocrites” there is like not going to the gym because there are some “out of shape people” there. Dale C. Bronner
“Remember, it’s not what happens to us that matters; it’s how we handle what happens that makes all the difference.” Unknown
“The Golden rule from Jesus is that we treat everyone as you would like to be treated, and following that rule will always bring real joy and inner peace”. Charles Hunt
“What matters most, is what lasts longest.” Barbara Ballard
“What lasts longest and brings the most joy forever by far, is eternal relationships with God, self, family members and others”. Charles Hunt
“The more I study nature, the more I am amazed at the creator.” Louis Pasteur
“A fit, healthy body—that is the best fashion statement”.― Jess C. Scot
“We have to recognize that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence.” ― Cornel West, Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life
“When you don’t talk, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.” Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Dairy Queen
“Good quality communication is a spiritual thing.” Charles E. Hunt
“The more prayerfully and harder you work at marriage and family relationships the easier and more joyful it becomes; because the stress fades away.” Charles E. Hunt
“The greatest happiness and joys, but also the most pain, suffering and unhappiness is found in marriage and family relationships; depending on whether those relationships are improving or getting worse.” Charles & Amparo Hunt
“Rough seas make strong sailors. Tough times build greater people.” Robin Sharma
“On the other side of a storm is the strength that comes from having navigated through it. Raise your sail and begin.” Gregory S. Williams
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” Vivian Greene
“God’s Plan is always superior to what my plan is!” Shima Baughman
“The glory of the gospel is this: Jesus Christ paid a debt He did not owe, because we owed a debt we could not pay.”
“All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen.” Ralph Waldo Emerson.
“The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul. No matter our talents, education, backgrounds, or abilities, we each have an inherent wish to create something that did not exist before.” Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“Do not squander time; for that is the stuff life is made of.” Benjamin Franklin
“Prayerfully and firmly choosing to avoid pornography; will be one of the wisest and best choices you will ever make”. Charles E. Hunt
“God never takes away something from your life without replacing it with something better.” ― Billy Graham
“Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion; it is like a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.” ― Billy Graham
“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” ― Charles R. Swindoll
“Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.” ― Charles R. Swindoll
“Love everyone and expect the best in people, but prepare for the worst; to protect those you love the most.” Unknown
“The church is not a hotel for saints, it is a hospital for sinners.” Augustine
“The church is a school-house for sinners; not a showcase for saints.”
“We pay for our blessings in advance. We pay for our sins later and the cost is terrible” Norma Ashton
”Invest your time to get the best return on your investment. Don’t just waste away your valuable time on things that don’t give you a good return on your investment.” Unknown
“Anger, bitterness, and resentment are the opposite of “Pray Always”. Charles E. Hunt
“Good Choices equal Happiness” S. Gifford Nielsen
“Consistent righteous choices bring inner peace and real joy” Charles E. Hunt
“A child (or adult) who sings uplifting songs is a happy child of God”. Charles E. Hunt
“It is not enough to know the scriptures, we have to live them” and further, “Those who live the principles found in the scriptures give comfort to those who suffer. They bring joy to those who are depressed, direction to those who are lost, peace to those who are distressed and a sure guidance to those who seek truth.” Enrique R. Falabella
“Everyone wants to find love and acceptance and inner peace, but many don’t know where to find it, so gently guide them unto Jesus Christ.” Charles Hunt
“Plan your daily life to get the truly important things done — the rest is just “fluff”.
Jay Mc Cord
“The greatest battle in life is fought within the silent chambers of your own soul” David O. McKay
“Reverence is a profound respect mingled with love and devotion.” David O. McKay.
“Life is so simple when we keep the commandments” Nadine Crosby from Santa Maria, CA.
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” Robert Collier
“True humility is not thinking less of yourself. It’s thinking of yourself less.” C.S. Lewis
“Don’t seek for happiness, because that can cause selfishness, which is the opposite of happiness. Seek for sharing God’s love, kindness, service, and friendship wherever you can; and increased happiness for yourself and those close to you, will be one of the natural by-products.” Charles E. Hunt
“The more good seeds of faith that I plant in my children’s and grandchildren’s minds, the less chance for weeds to grow.” Unknown
“Forgiveness does not have anything to do with condoning behavior or trusting someone. It has to do with letting go and leaving it to Jesus Christ”. Unknown
“Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. Forgiveness sets you free from the hold that the hurt, pain, and trauma has over your life. Forgiveness gives you the power of choice back.” Barb Schmidt
“Everything can be taken from a person, but one thing, the last of human freedoms, to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Victor Frankl – – Naxi prisoner of war survivor and author
“I forgive people. It doesn’t mean I accept their behavior or trust them again, it means I forgive them for me, so I can let go and move on with my life.” Unknown
“In the end, the only thing that matters is, are we right with God” Unknown
“A blessing is anything that brings us nearer to God —including many of our trials” Unknown
“It was intended that life be a challenge, not so that you would fail, but that you might succeed through overcoming.” Richard G. Scott
If life had no challenges, tests, and trials; you would only be able to say, “When life gets easy, you can count on me”. Charles Hunt
“What doesn’t kill me, makes me stronger.” Friedrich Nietzsche
“The opposite of gratitude is pride”. Unknown
“A laugh is a smile that has grown so big that it cracked wide open” Charles Hunt
Live a life so that it will be appropriate to place on your gravestone: “He went about doing good” as was said of Jesus. Unknown
“What we call adversity, God calls opportunity”. Warren Wiersbe
“The Saint who advances on his knees; never retreats.” Jill Elliot
“It is impossible to rightly govern without God and the Bible.” George Washington
“Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants.” William Penn
“If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prosporing.” Daniel Webster
“A good government stems from the virtue of its people.” Aristotle
“You will never be confident in this life, until you are confident in the next one.” Gary Brandenburg
“All that is not eternal, is eternally useless.” C. S. Lewis
“To sense the sacred, is to sense what is dear to God.” Abraham Heschel
“Love is a friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving.” Ann Landers
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be” Abraham Lincoln
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain
“When we forgive, we free ourselves from the bitter tie that binds us to the one who hurt us.” Dave Pelzer
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” Lewis B. Smedes
“Without forgiveness, we remain tethered to the person who harmed us. We are bound with chains of bitterness, tied together, trapped. . . . The invitation to forgive is an invitation to find healing and peace.” Desmond Tuto
“Holding a grudge doesn’t make you strong; it makes you bitter. Forgiving doesn’t make you weak, it sets you free.” Dave Willis
“There is no growth in the comfort zone, and there is no comfort in the growth zone”. Unknown
“Love is what’s left in a relationship after all the selfishness has been removed”. Cullen Hightower
“It is better to prepare and prevent, than to repair and repent”. Ezra Taft Benson
“If you can’t keep your word, what good are you?” Unknown
“I don’t care if everyone does it. If everyone jumps off a cliff, are you going to also.” A wise mother
Albert Einstein once said, “You can be brilliant, but if you can’t state it in a simple way, then your brilliance isn’t worth much.”
Do not try to make your wife or husband or sibling better — they will resent it. Just try to make them happy, and they will become better. Unknown
“Thy food shall be thy remedy” Hippocrates
“Repentance is not punishment. It is a hope filled path to a more glorious future.” Richard G. Scott
“A teacher affects eternity. You can never tell when his influence will stop.”
“To be trusted, is more important than to be loved.” David O. McKay
“Seeking inner peace and real joy and joyful uplifting relationships is 100 times wiser and better and more fulfilling than seeking fun, thrills, and worldly pleasures that bring no lasting joy or inner peace or happiness. “ Charles E. Hunt
“Boring people are easily bored.” They think they need constant fun and thrills to be happy, instead of prayerfully realizing that inner peace and real joy and joyful (non-boring) relationships are always prayerfully available to each of us; and that they are 100 times better than seeking for cheap fun, thrills, and worldly pleasures, that leave a person feeling very empty inside. People who are deeply thankful for their countless blessings from our loving Father in Heaven don’t get bored, because they always have thankful, joyful, and uplifting thoughts to think. Charles E. Hunt
“Any goal that is not written down and firmly committed to, is only a wishy-washy wish.” Unknown
“You and God together always trump the majority. ” Unknown
“Comparison is the death of joy”. Mark Twain
“He (our Father in Heaven) cheers on every runner, calling out that the race is against sin not against each other.” Jeffrey R. Holland
“The road to success is always under construction.” Lily Tomlin
“The only thing we can really give the Lord is our will. Everything else he already gave to us.” Neil A. Maxwell
“Marriage is not 50 – 50; divorce is 50 – 50. Marriage has to be 100 – 100. It isn’t dividing everything in half, but giving everything you’ve got!” Dr. Laura Schlessinger
“If you cannot bear the difficulties and challenges of single life, you will never be able to bear the difficulties and challenges of married life.” Unknown
“If you are not married, there is nothing wrong with you. If you are doing what the Lord wants you to do, you are wonderful.” Kristen Oaks
“Your comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there”. John Assaraf
“I do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of.” Benjamin Franklin
“The most important way to teach, is to be the kind of parents to our children that our Father in Heaven is to us. He is the one perfect parent, and He has shared with us His parenting manual – the scriptures.” Lynn G. Robbins.
“The world will teach our children if we do not, and children are capable of learning all the world will teach them at a very young age.” Rosemary M. Wixom
“The Savior loves to restore what you cannot restore; He loves to heal wounds you cannot heal; He loves to fix what has been irreparably broken; He compensates for any unfairness inflicted on you; and He loves to permanently mend even shattered hearts.” Dale G. Renlund