There should not be a waiting period

 

Now let us welcome the New Year, full of things that have never been.

“A quality life is God’s greatest wish for us. Life is to be lived well in whatever circumstances we find ourselves.

There should not be a waiting period.”

Marvin J. Ashton

“With our hands to the plow, looking forward; with our eyes to the light, looking upward; we enter into our ‘Father’s business’ with fear and trembling and love. We know our Heavenly Father lives.

We know his glorified Son Jesus Christ lives. And we know his work is divine.”

Spencer W. Kimball

“Let us resolve to be happy, regardless of our circumstances.”

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“How great it is to resolve that we are going to be totally honest with ourselves, that we will have real integrity. Don’t allow yourself to act in an inferior manner. Be proud of yourself, truly proud. Develop self-respect, poise, personality, and especially honesty in your total personal conduct.”

Marvin J. Ashton

We do not need to go through secretaries or make an appointment to reach the throne of grace.

He is reachable at any time and any place.”

James E. Faust

“What a blessing it is and can be in the future if, when we have special challenges, heartbreaks, unusual experiences, or disappointments, we know He is there and we can cry unto Him in faith and complete trust.”

Marvin J. Ashton

“Let us resolve to follow the Savior and work with diligence to become the person we were designed to become. Let us listen to and obey the promptings of the Holy Spirit. As we do so, Heavenly Father will reveal to us things we never knew about ourselves. He will illuminate the path ahead and open our eyes to see our unknown and perhaps unimagined talents.”

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“Everyone has something they must learn to master. Some are just more obvious than others.”

Robert D. Hales

“I think most of us intuitively understand how important the fundamentals are. It is just that we sometimes get distracted by so many things that seem more enticing. Printed material, wide-ranging media sources, electronic tools and gadgets—all helpful if used properly—can become hurtful diversions or heartless chambers of isolation. Yet amidst the multitude of voices and choices, the humble Man of Galilee stands with hands outstretched, waiting. His is a simple message: ‘Come, follow me.’ And He does not speak with a powerful megaphone but with a still, small voice. It is so easy for the basic gospel message to get lost amidst the deluge of information that hits us from all sides.”

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“…just as rockets must overcome the pull of gravity to roar into space, so we must overcome the pull of the world to soar into the eternal realms of understanding and love.”

John H. Groberg

“When the saint of God considers, and the visions of eternity are open to his view and the unalterable purposes of God are developed to his mind  when he contemplates his true position before God, angels, and men, then he soars above the things of time and sense and bursts the cords that bind him to earthly objects. He contemplates God and his own destiny in the economy of heaven and rejoices in a blooming hope of an immortal glory.”

John Taylor

“ The Lord has not given us the gospel that we may go around mourning all the days of our lives.’ The gospel of Jesus Christ is not a religion of mourning and gloom. The faith of our fathers is one of hope and joy.

It is not a gospel of chains but a gospel of wings.”

 

Lorenzo Snow

 

“To live greatly, we must develop the capacity to face trouble with courage,

disappointment with cheerfulness, and triumph with humility.”

 

Thomas S. Monson

 

“To all who are weary, let the comforting words of the Savior console you: ‘Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.’ Let us rely on that promise. The power of God can infuse our spirits and bodies with energy and vigor. I urge you to seek this blessing from the Lord. Draw near to Him, and He will draw near to you, for He has promised that ‘they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.’”

Joseph B. Wirthlin