Many of those engaged in a lemming-like march to the sea are proud of their individualism.
Patience stoutly resists pulling up the daisies to see how the roots are doing!
If another person only had in his storehouse of deserved self-esteem what you had put there, what would he have to draw upon and to sustain him?
We must endure the contempt of others without reciprocating that contempt.
The dues of discipleship are high indeed, and how much we can take so often determines how much we can then give.
Our God does not indulge us, but He is merciful toward our weaknesses as He strives to tutor us.
Of all the errors one could make, God’s gospel plan is the wrong thing to be wrong about.
When great individuals move so marvelously along the straight and narrow path, it is unseemly of us to call attention to the fact that one of their shoelaces is untied as they make the journey.
If we entertain temptations, soon they begin entertaining us!
The good life is the best preparation for bad times.
Ultimate hope and daily grumpiness are not reconcilable.
One day the faithful will have it all!
The gross size of our talent inventories is less important than the net use of our talents?
The scriptures offer us so many doctrinal diamonds. And when the light of the Spirit plays upon their several facets, they sparkle with celestial sense and illuminate the path we are to follow.
In the economy of Heaven, God does not send thunder if a still, small voice is enough, or a prophet if a priest can do the job.
Love, patience, and meekness can be just as contagious as rudeness and crudeness.
So often our sisters comfort others when their own needs are greater than those being comforted. That quality is like the generosity of Jesus on the cross. Empathy during agony is a portion of divinity!
In one degree or another we all struggle with selfishness. Since it is so common, why worry about selfishness anyway? Because selfishness is really self-destruction in slow motion.
Selfishness is much more than an ordinary problem because it activates all the cardinal sins! It is the detonator in the breaking of the Ten Commandments.
We can be walking witnesses and standing sermons to which objective onlookers can say a quiet amen.