"You . . . are everything; you are why the heavens were created

“You . . . are everything; you are why the heavens were created.”

 

Ted E. Brewerton

 

 

“In the garden and on the cross, Jesus saw each of us and not only bore our sins, but also experienced our deepest feelings so that he would know how to comfort and strengthen us.”

 

Merrill J. Bateman

 

Character is woven quietly from the threads of hundreds of correct decisions like practice sessions. When strengthened by obedience and worthy acts, correct decisions form a fabric of character

that brings victory in time of great need.

 

Richard G. Scott

 

 

“Undaunted faith can stop the mouths of lions, make ineffective the fiery flames, make dry corridors through beds of rivers and seas. Unwavering faith can protect against deluge, terminate droughts, heal the sick, and bring heavenly manifestations. Indomitable faith can help us live the commandments and thereby bring blessings unnumbered with peace, perfection, and exaltation in the kingdom of God.”

 

Spencer W. Kimball

 

“Our minds can become veritable junk heaps with dirty, cast-off ideas that accumulate there little by little. Years ago I put up some signs in my mind. They are very clearly printed and simply read: “no trespassing.”

“No dumping allowed.” . . .I do not want my mind to be a dumping place for shabby ideas or thoughts, for disappointments, bitterness, envy, shame, hatred, worry, grief, or jealousy.”

 

Boyd K. Packer

 

 

“If prayer is only a spasmodic cry at the time of crisis, then it is utterly selfish, and we come to think of God as a repairman or a service agency to help us only in our emergencies. We should remember the Most High day and night-always-not only at times when all other assistance has failed and we desperately need help.”

 

Howard W. Hunter

 

“There seems to be little evidence that the Creator of the universe was ever in a hurry. Everywhere, on this bounteous and beautiful earth, and to the farthest reaches of the firmament, there is evidence of patient purpose and planning and working and waiting.”

 

Richard. L. Evans

 

 

“The fact that the Lord Almighty will take care of his people during these latter days of stress and trial became fixed in my mind very early. The Lord has said concerning the latter days in the parable of the ten virgins: ‘For they that are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived . shall not be hewn down’. I think we are not safe because we say we intend to do what’s right. I think the people who are safe are those who have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide and have not been deceived. To have the Holy Spirit with us as the Lord speaks of it here is to be guided by revelation from heaven.

 

 I know that such guidance can be had.”

 

Marion G. Romney

 

 

“Work is something more than the final end result. It is a discipline.”

 

L. Tom Perry

 

 

 “There is no strength that is greater than the strength of virtue.

There is no other nobility equal to the nobility of virtue.

There is no quality so becoming, no attire so attractive.”

 

Gordon B. Hinckley

 

“God intends to try us and prove us, and He has a right to do it, even to the death if need be, and only those who endure to the end, who will not flinch, but will maintain their integrity at the risk and sacrifice of their all, if need be, will gain eternal life, or be worthy of the reward of the faithful.”

Joseph F. Smith

“In our own storms in life the Savior is our solace and our sanctuary. If we seek peace, we must come unto Him.”

Joseph B. Wirthlin

“If another gymnast trains six hours a day, I can’t train twelve hours a day. Twelve hours a day in a gym just isn’t healthy! But I can train six hours and fifteen minutes a day. This is where giving it that little extra and going the extra mile makes the difference. In whatever you want to improve upon, whether it be schoolwork, athletics, music, or studying the scriptures, just give a little extra every day.”

 

Peter Vidmar

 

Keep in mind the challenging fact that your aim is not to get ahead of others, but to surpass yourself;

 

to begin today to be the person you want to be.

 

Hugh B. Brown

 

 

Just as a flood-lighted temple is more beautiful in a severe storm, or in a heavy fog, so the gospel of Jesus Christ is more glorious in times of inward storm and of personal sorrow and tormenting conflict.

 

Harold B. Lee

 

“Humility is royalty without a crown.”

 

Spencer W. Kimball

 

 

“Claiming to be as intelligent as God is like holding a candle to the sun, its light cannot be seen.”

 

M. Timothy Rudd

 

“We must gain learning, but we must apply it wisely. Otherwise, we have politics without principle, industry without morality, knowledge without wisdom, science without humanity!”

 

Russell M. Nelson

 

“Nothing short of the Holy Spirit … can prove to you that this is the work of God. Men uninspired of God cannot by their worldly wisdom disprove it, or prevail against it; neither can they by wisdom alone prove it to be true, either to themselves or to others. Their not being able to prevail against it does not prove it to be the Kingdom of God, for there are many theories and systems on the earth, incontrovertible by the wisdom of the world, which are nevertheless false. Nothing less than the power of the Almighty, enlightening the understanding of men, can demonstrate this glorious truth to the human mind

Brigham Young

Someone has written, “Love is a verb.” It requires doing not just saying and thinking. The test is in what one does, how one acts, for love is conveyed in word and deed.”

 

David B. Haight