There is really no way we can know the heart, the intentions, or the circumstances of someone who might say or do something we find reason to criticize. Thus the commandment: ‘Judge not.’
The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.
Raising children, be aware that the piles and piles of laundry will disappear all too soon and that you will, to your surprise, miss them profoundly.
Ideals are like the stars – you can’t touch them with your hands, but by following them you reach your destination.
To catch the real meaning of the Spirit of Christmas, we need only drop the last syllable, and it becomes the Spirit of Christ.
One day each of us will run out of tomorrows. Let us not put off what is important.
Men take care not to make women weep, for God counts their tears.
To express gratitude is gracious and honorable, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven.
Help others in their race of life. Remember that when you help another up a mountain, you are a little nearer the top yourself.
You can share your testimony in many ways, by the words you speak, by the example you set, by the manner in which you live your life.
Things which provide deep and lasting happiness and gratitude are the things which money cannot buy: our families, the gospel, good friends, our health, our abilities, the love we receive from those around us.
It’s not enough to wish, it’s not enough to dream, it’s not enough to promise. We must do.
Let us be kind to one another, to be aware of each other’s needs, and try to help in that regard.
Our task is to become our best selves. One of God’s greatest gifts to us is the joy of trying again, for no failure ever need be final.
As we arise each morning, let us determine to respond with love and kindness to whatever might come our way.
Kneel down to pray. Step up to serve. Reach out to rescue. Each is a vital page of God’s blueprint to make a house a home and a home a heaven.
Through tears and trials, through fears and sorrows, through the heartache and loneliness of losing loved ones, there is assurance that life is everlasting. Our Lord and Savior is the living witness that such is so.
Heavenly Father has a picture of you on His dresser. He loves you and will help you. Call upon Him.
As you walk through life, always walk toward the light, and the shadows of life will fall behind you.
So frequently we mistakenly believe that our children need more things, when in reality their silent pleadings are simply for more of our time.