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Advice from a Tree

2013-03-08T14:55:00.002-08:00

* Stand tall and proud
* Go out on a limb
* Remember your roots
* Drink plenty of water
* Be content with your natural beauty
* Enjoy the view

Work

2009-08-09T22:21:00.000-07:00

Work is the miracle by with talent is brought to the surface and dreams become a reality!

--Gordon B. Hinckley

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"Keep your face turned always toward the sunlight, and the shadows will fall behind you."
Thomas S. Monson

2009-05-22T14:51:00.000-07:00

Remember that if we but have the right attitude, everything leaves us a blessing. No wind can blow except to fill our sails. (Thomas S. Monson)

2009-01-23T18:05:00.001-08:00

It is always the right time to do what is right.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

2009-01-21T12:50:00.000-08:00

I don’t know how to get anything done except getting on my knees and pleading for help and then getting on my feet and going to work. -Gordon B. Hinckley

2009-01-21T12:49:00.000-08:00

The two most important words in the English language are these: “Thank You.” Gracias, danke, merci--whatever language is spoken, “thank you” frequently expressed will cheer your spirit, broaden your friendships, and lift your lives to a higher pathway as you journey toward perfection. -Thomas S. Monson

2009-01-21T12:47:00.001-08:00

The enabling and strengthening aspect of the Atonement helps us to see and to do and to become good in ways that we could never recognize or accomplish with our limited mortal capacity. I testify and witness that the enabling power of the Savior’s Atonement is real. -David A Bednar

Complaining

2008-11-02T18:32:00.001-08:00

"Things are how they are, and complaining doesn't help."
(John Groberg)

Little things reap great rewards

2008-11-02T18:18:00.000-08:00

I have always found that when we do the little things correctly, the Lord gives us the strength to accomplish big things...You might not always understand the reasons for some rules or commandments, but if you will follow them even in the little things you will have more strength to do big things...And you will have the great blessing of knowing that you are on the Lord's side and that He is on yours.
(Donald L. Hallstrom quoted from Sept 2002 FRIEND)

Enjoy Life

2008-10-19T17:55:00.000-07:00

Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured!
(President Hinckley)

Live for today -- don't wait until it is too late!
(President Monson)

Walk in Faith

2008-09-25T20:22:00.000-07:00

"You did not come into the world to fail. You came into the world to succeed. You have accomplished much so far. It is only the beginning. As you move forward on the trail of life, keep the banner of faith in self ever before you. You may not be a genius. You may not be exceptionally smart. But you can be good, and you can try. And you will be amazed at what might happen when in faith you take a step forward." --President Gordon B. Hinckley

Believe in Yourself

2008-09-25T20:13:00.000-07:00

"Believe in yourself. Believe in your capacity to do great and good things. Believe that no mountain is so high that you cannot climb it. Believe that no storm is so great that you cannot weather it. You are not destined to be a scrub. You are a child of God, of infinite capacity. Believe that you can do it -- whatever it is that you set your heart on. Opportunities will unfold and open before you." --President Gordon B. Hinckley

2008-09-22T14:34:00.001-07:00

When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our affection, the demands on our time, the interests we pursue, and the order of our priorities-Ezra Taft Benson

2008-09-22T14:27:00.000-07:00

The great Atonement was the supreme act of forgiveness.-Gordon B. Hinckley

2008-09-22T14:26:00.001-07:00

Are you going to yield to the easy urge to follow the crowd, or are you going to raise your head above the crowd and let them follow you? Are you going to slip off into mediocrity, or are you going to raise to the heights, which your heavenly father set for you?... The decision is yours and yours only.-Spencer W. Kimball

2008-09-22T14:23:00.001-07:00

You must learn to walk to the edge of the light and perhaps a few steps into the darkness and you will find that the light will appear and move ahead of you.-Harold B. Lee

2008-09-22T14:22:00.001-07:00

It is not what we have that makes us happy, it is not the material things of life that enrich our lives, but it is what we are. The nearer we are like our heavenly father and his beloved son Jesus Christ, the happier we are.-George Albert Smith

2008-09-22T14:21:00.001-07:00

I must do my best to see that everyone in the entire world hears and has a chance to accept the gospel, for it is the key to eternal happiness-Heber J. Grant

2008-09-22T14:17:00.000-07:00

I want to see the latter-day saints live their religion, keep their faith and do their duty to trust in God. And if men persecute you for the sake of your religion, what can you do? You can go to God and make your wants known to him and that is our duty as latter day saints. -Wilford Woodruff

2008-09-22T14:15:00.001-07:00

“It shall be “The Kingdom of God or Nothing” with us. That is my text. I believe it and we shall stick to it. We will maintain it and in the name of Israel’s God the kingdom of God shall roll on and all the powers of earth and hell cannot stop its progress. It is on ward, on ward, onward, from this time henceforth to all eternity”-John Taylor

2008-09-22T14:13:00.000-07:00

When you are tempted to do wrong, do not stop one moment to argue, but tell Mr. Devil to walk out of your barn-Brigham Young

2008-09-19T14:40:00.001-07:00

"I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go." -Abraham Lincoln

Dream of the Atonement

2008-09-18T09:06:00.001-07:00

As a young missionary, Elder Orson F. Whitney (1855–1931), who later served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, had a dream so powerful that it changed his life forever. He later wrote:

“One night I dreamed … that I was in the Garden of Gethsemane, a witness of the Savior’s agony. … I stood behind a tree in the foreground. … Jesus, with Peter, James, and John, came through a little wicket gate at my right. Leaving the three Apostles there, after telling them to kneel and pray, He passed over to the other side, where He also knelt and prayed … : ‘Oh my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless not as I will but as Thou wilt.’

“As He prayed the tears streamed down His face, which was [turned] toward me. I was so moved at the sight that I wept also, out of pure sympathy with His great sorrow. My whole heart went out to Him. I loved Him with all my soul and longed to be with Him as I longed for nothing else.

“Presently He arose and walked to where those Apostles were kneeling—fast asleep! He shook them gently, awoke them, and in a tone of tender reproach, untinctured by the least show of anger or scolding, asked them if they could not watch with Him one hour. …

“Returning to His place, He prayed again and then went back and found them again sleeping. Again He awoke them, admonished them, and returned and prayed as before. Three times this happened, until I was perfectly familiar with His appearance—face, form, and movements. He was of noble stature and of majestic mien … the very God that He was and is, yet as meek and lowly as a little child.

“All at once the circumstance seemed to change. … Instead of before, it was after the Crucifixion, and the Savior, with those three Apostles, now stood together in a group at my left. They were about to depart and ascend into heaven. I could endure it no longer. I ran from behind the tree, fell at His feet, clasped Him around the knees, and begged Him to take me with Him.

“I shall never forget the kind and gentle manner in which He stooped and raised me up and embraced me. It was so vivid, so real that I felt the very warmth of His bosom against which I rested. Then He said: ‘No, my son; these have finished their work, and they may go with me; but you must stay and finish yours.’ Still I clung to Him. Gazing up into His face—for He was taller than I—I besought Him most earnestly: ‘Well, promise me that I will come to You at the last.’ He smiled sweetly and tenderly and replied: ‘That will depend entirely upon yourself.’ I awoke with a sob in my throat, and it was morning.”

Your Interview With Christ

2008-09-10T15:28:00.000-07:00

While engaged in explaining to them the importance of the work they were engaged in, President McKay paused and told them the following:

Let me assure you, Brethren, that some day you will have a personal Priesthood interview with the Savior, Himself. If you are interested, I will tell you the order in which He will ask you to account for your earthly responsibilities.

First, He will request an accountability report about your relationship with your wife. Have you actively been engaged in making her happy and ensuring that her needs have been met as an individual?
Second, He will want an accountability report about each of your children individually. He will not attempt to have this for simply a family stewardship but will request information about your relationship to each and every child.
Third, He will want to know what you personally have done with the talents you were given in the pre-existence.
Fourth, He will want a summary of your activity in your Church assignments. He will not be necessarily interested in what assignments you have had, for in his eyes the home teacher and a mission president are probably equals, but He will request a summary of how you have been of service to your fellow men in your Church assignments.
Fifth, He will have no interest in how you earned your living, but if you were honest in all your dealings.
Sixth, He will ask for an accountability on what you have done to contribute in a positive manner to your community, state, country and the world.

---David O. McKay (from the notes of Fred A. Baker, Managing Director, Department of Physical Facilities, June 1965)