Quote #52

We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us;
we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.

C.S. Lewis

Quote #51

Every person you meet, every single one, is looking for their story. There are no exceptions. You become a part of it by how you treat them.

Quote #50

Two individuals approaching the marriage altar must realize that to attain the happy marriage which they hope for they must know that marriage is not a legal coverall, but it means sacrifice, sharing, and even a reduction of some personal liberties. It means long, hard economizing. It means children who bring with them financial burdens, service burdens, care and worry burdens; but also it means the deepest and sweetest emotions of all.

Delayed marriage... is not fully acceptable. All normal people should plan their lives to include a proper temple marriage in their early life and to multiply and have their families in the years of their early maturity. 

Quote #49

Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Matthew 25:40

Quote #48

The voice of the Lord is clear and unmistakeable. He knows you, He loves you. He wants you to be eternally happy. But according to your God given agency. The choice is yours. Each one of you has to decide for yourself if you are going to ignore the past and suffer the painful mistakes and tragic pitfalls that have befallen previous generations, experiencing for yourself the devastating consequences of bad choices. How much better your life will be if you will follow the noble example of the faithful followers of Christ such as the sons of Helaman, Moroni, Joseph Smith and the stalwart pioneers - and choose, as they did, to remain faithful to your Heavenly Father's commandments.

M. Russell Ballard, Ensign, May 2009, 33

Quote #47

Invitation:

Who: D&C 104:79
Why: D&C 19:28, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, James 1:5, Alma 34:27
How: 3 Nephi 19:6, 1 Timothy 4:15
Where: Matthew 6:6, Alma 34:26
When: Alma 34:21, 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Promise: Alma 37:37
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Quote #46

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate the box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."

He was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found the box was empty. He yelled at her, "Don't you know there's supposed to be something in it?"

The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty, I blew kisses into the box. All for you Daddy."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around the little girl and he begged for her forgiveness.

An accident took the life of the child only a short time later and it is told that the man kept the gold box by his bed for many years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who put it there.

In a very real sense, each of us humans have been given a gold container full of unconditional love and kisses form friends, family, or God. There is no more precious possessions that anyone could hold.