We’re not thinking straight if we say we want to be like Jesus but we don’t want to go through anything Jesus went through!
Some people will dream big dreams while others will wake up and do them.
The average American watches more than four hours of television per day. What would happen if we spent more time developing our talents than watching others develop theirs?
Every choice you make has a consequence, every one. It’s mathematic. It cannot fail; it never fails.
Inch by inch, life’s a cinch. Yard by yard, life’s hard.
I suppose that one of the greatest benefits of studying Isaiah is the process of studying Isaiah. Searching the scriptures puts you in a pondering, searching frame of mind in which inspiration can come, allowing you to find ways to apply scriptural truths to your life.
Adversity is simply part of earth life. From it we can grow and progress if we choose to. Yes, some trials come because of our own disobedience, but many trials are simply part of life.
Isaiah taught me that the Lord is very persistent with his people.
One way we could describe the struggle of life would be to say it is a battle between agency and addiction. Agency is our power to choose, and addiction is what happens when we have lost that power and we are controlled by something else.
Build on the rock before you hit rock bottom!
Expressions of affection, like putting your arm around someone’s shoulder, holding hands, or giving a kiss good night, involve the principle of honesty.
The Lord didn’t make Lehi a mere spectator, watching and learning from afar. Instead, the Lord taught his prophet by taking him out of the bleachers and placing him right in the middle of the action.
If you are emotionally honest, you should mean what you say but also mean what you do.
Say no to parking lots!
The Imagi-Nation is a little country in your head. When you’re young, you go there to play. When you get older, you go there to worry.
The best way to prepare for death is to live life to its fullest.
We don’t LOVE our Grandmas because they look like super models. We love them because of WHO they are.
Popularity ends on yearbook day-Respect stays forever.
Go and do, don’t sit and stew.
Oh, seriously – how could you be miserable with twenty thingamabobs AND a snarfblat?!