Labor tirelessly

How different the world would be if there were not those greatest and most beloved of men, our prophets and apostles... who labor tirelessly and without ceasing in our behalf.  Those glorious holders of the priesthood have put behind themselves all personal agendas,... all worldly titles and vestments, and have subjugated themselves totally to the priesthood.  They epitomize through their service the Savior's admonition that the greatest shall be servant to the least.  (Beverly Campbell, Eve and the Choice Made in Eden, 2003, p 144)

The Monument

The Monument
God, before He sent His children to earth gave each of them a very carefully selected package of problems.
These, He promised, smiling, are yours alone.  No one else may have the blessings these problems will bring you.
And only you have the special talents and abilities that will be needed to make these problems your servants.
Now go down to your birth and to your forgetfulness.  Know that I love you beyond measure.  These problems that I give you are a symbol of that love.
The monuments you make of your life with the help of your problems will be a symbol of your love for me, your Father.
--Blaine M Yorgason

How did God bless me today?

As you start to write you could ask yourself, "How did God bless me today?"  If you do that long enough, and with faith, you will find yourself remembering blessings.  And sometimes, you will have gifts brought to your mind which you failed to notice during the day, but which you will then know were a touch of God's hand in your life.  (Henry B. Eyring, "Remembrance and Gratitude", Ensign, Nov 1989, 13)

Defeat or Victory?

"We can talk ourselves into defeat.  We can talk ourselves into victory."  (President Gordon B Hinckley, March 6, 1994, BYU Fireside address.)