Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Scriptures a Priceless Legacy: Faust

"Parents must have a knowledge of the standard works to teach them to their children. A child who has been taught from the scriptures has a priceless legacy."
--President James E. Faust, Ensign, May 1983, 41

Lifts One Ever Upward: Hunter

"The path of repentance, though hard at times, lifts one ever upward and leads to a perfect forgiveness."
--President Howard W. Hunter Ensign, November 1994, page 8

Fire Of Your Testimony: Ballard

"The fire of your testimony is all that you need in order to introduce the gospel to many more of our Father's children."
--Elder M. Russell Ballard, Ensign, Nov. 2004, 43

Do not forsake the law of our mother: Monson

"Being a mother has never been an easy role. Some of the oldest writings in the world admonish us not to forsake the law of our mother, instruct us that a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother, and warn us not to ignore our mother when she is old (see Proverbs 1:8; 10:1; 23:22).

"The scriptures also remind us that what we learn from our mothers comprises our very core values."
--Thomas S. Monson, "If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear," Ensign, Nov. 2004, 116

The Righteous Suffer No Failure...:Joseph B. Wirthlin

"Perseverance means to continue in a given course until we have reached a goal or objective, regardless of obstacles, opposition, and other counterinfluences...Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic...It gives us hope by helping us realize that the righteous suffer no failure except in giving up and no longer trying."
--Joseph B. Wirthlin, "Never Give Up", Ensign, Nov. 1987, 8

Small Tasks as if Great & Noble: Hellen Keller

Helen Keller, "I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."

Love Makes: Zora Neale Hurston

Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place. ~Zora Neale Hurston