DailyWOW

May 31, 2012 You have a heritage

DailyWOW — Thu, 31 May 2012 06:00:01 +0000

“You have a heritage: Honor it. You will meet sin: Shun it. You have the truth: Live it. You have a testimony: Share it.”

Thomas S. Monson, Conference Report, Oct. 1990, p. 62

May 30, 2012 There are those who persecute

DailyWOW — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:43:07 +0000

“There are those who persecute and rail against the Church and its members. Individual and collective trials may sometimes seem overwhelming. That is when we need, more than ever, to draw near unto the Lord. As we do, we will come to know what it means to have the Lord draw near unto us. As we seek Him ever more diligently, we will surely find Him. We will see clearly that the Lord does not abandon His Church or His faithful Saints. Our eyes will be opened, and we will see Him open the windows of heaven and shower us with more of His light. We will find the spiritual strength to survive even during the darkest night.”

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Liahona, Jan. 2010

May 29, 2012 I plead with you to control your tempers

DailyWOW — Tue, 29 May 2012 06:00:40 +0000

“…I plead with you to control your tempers, to put a smile upon your faces, which will erase anger; speak out with words of love and peace, appreciation, and respect. If you will do this, your lives will be without regret. Your marriages and family relationships will be preserved. You will be much happier. You will do greater good. You will feel a sense of peace that will be wonderful.”

Gordon B. Hinckley, Liahona, Nov. 2007

May 28, 2012 Often we live side by side but do not communicate heart to heart

DailyWOW — Mon, 28 May 2012 06:00:54 +0000

“Often we live side by side but do not communicate heart to heart. There are those within the sphere of our own influence who, with outstretched hands, cry out, ‘Is there no balm in Gilead?’ I am confident it is the intention of each member of the Church to serve and to help those in need. At baptism we covenanted to ‘bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light.’ How many times has your heart been touched as you have witnessed the need of another? How often have you intended to be the one to help? And yet how often has day-to-day living interfered and you’ve left it for others to help, feeling that ‘oh, surely someone will take care of that need.’ We become so caught up in the busyness of our lives. Were we to step back, however, and take a good look at what we’re doing, we may find that we have immersed ourselves in the ‘thick of thin things.’ In other words, too often we spend most of our time taking care of the things which do not really matter much at all in the grand scheme of things, neglecting those more important causes.”

Thomas S. Monson, Ensign, Nov. 2009

May 27, 2012 People respond to struggles in different ways

DailyWOW — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:00:23 +0000

“People respond to struggles in different ways. Some feel defeated and beaten down by the burdens they are called to bear. Many begin to blame others for their difficulties and defeats, and they fail to follow the counsel of the Lord. It is a natural tendency to seek the easy road on life’s journey and to become discouraged, filled with doubt, and even depressed when facing life’s struggles.
Elder Neal A. Maxwell, then an Assistant to the Twelve, distinguished the difference in responses to difficulties: ‘The winds of tribulation, which blow out some men’s candles of commitment, only fan the fires of faith of [others]’
(“Why Not Now?” Ensign, Nov. 1974, 12).” L. Lionel Kendrick, Ensign, October 2001

May 26, 2012 Throughout our lives, whether in times

DailyWOW — Sat, 26 May 2012 06:00:16 +0000

“Throughout our lives, whether in times of darkness, challenge, sorrow, or sin, we may feel the Holy Ghost reminding us that we are truly sons and daughters of a caring Heavenly Father, who loves us, and we may hunger for the sacred blessings that only He can provide. At these times we should strive to come to ourselves and come back into the light of our Savior’s love. These blessings rightfully belong to all of Heavenly Father’s children. Desiring these blessings, including a life of joy and happiness, is an essential part of Heavenly Father’s plan for each one of us. The prophet Alma taught, ‘Even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you.’ [Alma 32:27].”

Robert D. Hales, Ensign, May 2012

May 25, 2012 The Savior knows all things past, present, and future

DailyWOW — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:00:11 +0000

“The Savior knows all things past, present, and future. Jacob taught, ‘For he knoweth all things, and there is not anything save he knows it’ (2 Ne. 9:20). He knows the things that we stand in need of even before we ask (see 3 Ne. 13:8).”

L. Lionel Kendrick, Ensign, October 2001

May 24, 2012 We consume such precious emotional and spiritual capital

DailyWOW — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:00:18 +0000

“We consume such precious emotional and spiritual capital clinging tenaciously to the memory of a discordant note we struck in a childhood piano recital, or something a spouse said or did 20 years ago that we are determined to hold over his or her head for another 20, or an incident in Church history that proved no more or less than that mortals will always struggle to measure up to the immortal hopes placed before them. Even if one of those grievances did not originate with you, it can end with you. And what a reward there will be for that contribution when the Lord of the vineyard looks you in the eye and accounts are settled at the end of our earthly day.”

Jeffrey R. Holland, Ensign, May 2012

May 30, 2012 There are those who persecute

DailyWOW — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:22:37 +0000

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Liahona, Jan. 2010

May 23, 2012 One writer said that the door of history turns

DailyWOW — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:16:07 +0000

“One writer said that the door of history turns on small hinges, and so do people’s lives. If we were to apply that maxim to our lives, we could say that we are the result of many small decisions. In effect, we are the product of our choices. We must develop the capacity to recall the past, to evaluate the present, and to look into the future in order to accomplish in our lives what the Lord would have us do.”

Thomas S. Monson, Conference Report, Oct. 2007, p. 63