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.
GORDON B. HINCKLEYIn all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.
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You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. It’s your choice
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The course of our lives is not determined by great, awesome decisions. Our direction is set by the little day-to-day choices which chart the track on which we run.
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Quiet talk is the language of love. It is the language of peace. It is the language of God.
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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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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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There are four pillars to a happy marriage: respect one another as individuals; (give) soft answers; (practice)financial honesty; (conduct) family prayer.
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Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.
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A truly educated man never ceases to learn.
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Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.
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Let your first interest be in your home. The baby you hold in your arms will grow quickly as the sunrise and the sunset of the rushing days.
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Look for the Sunlight through the Clouds.
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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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I challenge every one of you who can hear me to rise to the divinity within you. Do we really realize what it means to be a child of God, to have within us something of the divine nature?
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God will always make a way where there is no way.
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Never assume that you can make it alone. You need the help of the Lord. Never hesitate to get on your knees in some private place and speak with Him.
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Work will cure your grief. Serve others.
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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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Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations.
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Keep your families close together, and love and honor your children.
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Good books are as friends, willing to give to us if we are willing to make a little effort.
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We are creatures of our thinking. We can talk ourselves into defeat or we can talk ourselves into victory.
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Gratitude is a sign of maturity, Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others.
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Happy is the man who can brush aside the offending remarks of another and go on his way.
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Father forgive us, for we do not what we know.
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I hope you are reading to your children, out loud. That’s much better than watching television, much better. They won’t get very much out of television except some bad thoughts.
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The singing of hymns and the rendition of selections from the great sacred oratorios by ward choirs all enhance the spirit of worship.
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