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Try a little harder to be a little better.

Gordon B. Hinckley

You are doing the best you can, and that best results in good to yourself and to others. Do not nag yourself with a sense of failure. Get on your knees and ask for the blessings of the Lord;then stand on your feet and do what you are asked to do.
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Best Blessing Failure Result Stand Yourself
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
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Growth Hard Work Wasted
I believe in the principle that I can make a difference in this world. It may be ever so small, but it will count for the greater good.
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Believe Count Goodness Greatness Principle Small
It is imperative that good people, men and women of principle, be involved in the political process; otherwise we abdicate power to those whose designs are almost entirely selfish.
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Design Goodness Man People Power Selfish Woman
No matter how old we become, we can acquire knowledge and use it. We can gather wisdom and profit from it. We can grow and progress and improve-and, in the process, strengthen the lives of those within our circle of influence.
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Improvement Influence Knowledge Live Old Ourselves Progress Strength Wisdom
Father forgive us, for we do not what we know.
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Father Forgiveness God Ourselves
I am suggesting that we spend a little less time in idleness, in the fruitless pursuit of watching inane and empty television programs. Time so utilized can be put to better advantage, and the consequences will be wonderful.
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Consequence Empty Program Pursuit Time Wonderful
Love is like the North Star. In a changing world, it’s always constant.
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Change Constant Love World
Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith.
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Believe Expression Faith Live Lying Meaning
Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we’ll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course is entirely uncertain.
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Afraid Challenge Course Faith Greatness Hurt Ourselves
Remember that whatever you do or wherever you are, you are never alone.
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Alone God Remember Yourself
That which comes easily departs easily. That which comes of struggle remains.
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Easy Hard Work Result Struggle Success
We seldom get into trouble when we speak softly. It is only when we raise our voices that the sparks fly and tiny molehills become great mountains of contention.
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Greatness Ourselves Speak Trouble Voice
Let us never forget to pray. God lives. He is near. He is real. He is not only aware of us but cares for us. He is our Father. He is accessible to all who will seek Him.
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Father Forget God Himself Live Prayer Seek
You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others.
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Contribution Enough Goodness Place Presence Yourself
He who lives only unto himself withers and dies, while he who forgets himself in the service of others grows and blossoms.
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Blossom Death Growth Himself Live

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