Once Heard, Never Forgotten

It takes the elect...

2009-10-13T21:42:00.000-07:00

"It takes the elect to gather the elect. That is who we are. And no one can take our place in doing it - whether it be our place in our families, or among our colleagues and friends, or in the world at large. No one, absolutely no one, can do what we have been sent here to do." ~Sheri Sew

To understand...

2008-05-10T16:07:00.000-07:00

"To understand is to forgive, even oneself." ~Alexander Chase

It is easier...

2008-05-10T16:06:00.000-07:00

"It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend." ~William Blake

I can forgive...

2008-05-10T16:04:00.000-07:00

"I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one." ~Henry Ward Beecher

Forgiveness is the key...

2008-05-10T16:03:00.003-07:00

"Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom." ~Hannah Arendt

Dream no small...

2008-05-10T16:00:00.000-07:00

"Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

All our dreams...

2008-05-10T15:58:00.000-07:00

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." ~Walt Disney

Dreams are today's...

2008-05-10T15:57:00.001-07:00

"Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions." ~Edgar Cayce

God's gifts...

2008-05-10T15:56:00.001-07:00

"God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame." ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

If you want to see...

2008-05-10T15:52:00.000-07:00

"If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things." ~Norman Douglas

Humility is...

2008-05-10T15:51:00.000-07:00

"Humility is the embarrassment you fell when you tell people how wonderful you are." ~Laurance J. Peter

For one human...

2008-03-15T17:43:00.000-07:00

"For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparations." ~Rainer Maria Rilke

We should all...

2008-03-15T17:41:00.001-07:00

"We should all be so lucky to have someone who will never let us go." ~Unknown

We love because...

2008-03-15T17:39:00.000-07:00

"We love because it is the only true adventure." ~Nikki Giovanni

Love can make...

2008-03-07T17:29:00.000-08:00

"Love can make the difference - love generously given in childhood and reaching through the awkward years of youth...and encouragement that is quick to compliment and slow to criticize." ~Gordon B. Hinckley

Many families struggle...

2008-03-07T17:27:00.000-08:00

"Many families struggle with wayward children. We can take comfort in 'the eternal sealings of faithful parents' which will draw children 'back to the fold.' We must never give up loving them, praying for them, and trusting in our Heavenly Father's care." ~Gordon B. Hinckley

It is true...

2008-03-07T17:26:00.000-08:00

"It is true that parenting is physically exhausting, emotionally draining, and mentally demanding. No one will give you good grades or blue ribbons for what you do as a mother." ~Susan W. Tanner

What a beautiful place...

2008-03-07T17:23:00.000-08:00

"What a beautiful place this world will be when every father and mother see the importance of teaching their children the principles that will help them be happy and successful. Parents teach best when they lead by good example; govern their little ones with patience and kindness, and love unfeigned; and have the same spirit of love for children that Jesus exemplified." ~Elder M. Russell Ballard

In the eternal scheme...

2008-03-07T17:22:00.001-08:00

"In the eternal scheme of things the most crucial and fulfilling thing you will do is to build a holy home and rear a strong family in love." ~Susan W. Tanner

Smile For You

2008-03-07T17:16:00.000-08:00

"Smiling is infectious;
You catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner
And someone saw me grin;
When he smiled I realized
I'd passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile
Then I realized its worth,
A single smile, just like mine,
Could travel round the earth.

So if you feel a smile begin,
Don't leave it undetected;
Let's start an epidemic quick,
And get the world infected!"
~Unknown

Each day we are made...

2008-02-17T10:54:00.000-08:00

"Each day we are made increasingly aware of the fact that life is more than science and mathematics, more than history and literature. There is need for another education, without which the substance of secular learning may lead only to destruction. I refer to the education of the heart, of the conscience, of the character, of the spirit—these indefinable aspects of our personalities which determine so certainly what we are and what we do in our relationships one with another." ~Gordon B. Hinckley

Education is the power...

2008-02-17T10:53:00.000-08:00

"Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world’s work, and the power to appreciate life." ~Brigham Young

Our education should be...

2008-02-17T10:52:00.000-08:00

"Our education should be an influence for good and our use of it should distinguish us as people of integrity." ~Teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Letters have their power...

2008-02-17T10:41:00.000-08:00

"Letters have their power of speech which tongues do not possess. And therefore, when we meet, some part of our thoughts will remain unuttered for the want of a great space and silence between us." ~Rabindramath Jagore

I think rain...

2008-02-17T10:39:00.000-08:00

"I think rain is as necessary to the mind as vegetation. May very thoughts become thirsty, and crave the moisture." ~John Burroughs

Work and play...

2008-02-17T10:37:00.000-08:00

"Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under different conditions." ~Mark Twain

Friendship is...

2008-02-04T09:57:00.000-08:00

"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art...it has no survival value; rather, it is one of those things that give value to survival." ~C.S. Lewis

The making of friends...

2008-02-04T09:56:00.000-08:00

"The making of friends, who are real friends, is the best token we have of a man's success in life." ~Edward Everett Hale

It is not so much...

2008-02-04T09:54:00.001-08:00

"It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words." ~Eric Hoffer

Love the world...

2008-02-04T09:53:00.001-08:00

"Love the world as your own self: then you can truly care for all things." ~Lao Tzu

Love begins with yourself...

2008-02-04T09:50:00.000-08:00

"Love begins with yourself. The moment you can accept what you are, you awaken your capacity to receive love." ~Yogi Amrit Desai

Everyone is...

2008-02-04T09:47:00.000-08:00

"Everyone is a potential winner. Some people are disguised as losers. Don't let their appearances fool you." ~ The One Minute Manager

Though we travel...

2008-02-04T09:46:00.000-08:00

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not." ~Ralph Waldo Emmerson

Perhaps the most important...

2008-02-04T09:44:00.000-08:00

"Perhaps the most important single cause of a person's success or failure has to do with the question of what he believes about himself." ~Arthur W. Combs

At the depths of despair...

2008-02-04T09:41:00.000-08:00

"At the depths of despair, nothing matters, I can't do anything, got to get out of here, walls falling in, throw me a rope, I can't move, can't stand it, nothing, throw me a rope...And one day, like any other day, finally tired of waiting for help that never comes, make a rope, tie it to a rock, throw it up, pull yourself out and walk away." ~Paul Williams

"Remember that the value...

2008-02-04T09:40:00.001-08:00

"Remember that the value of a man is not measured by what he has, but by what he is." ~Pope John Paul II

Every sunrise...

2008-02-04T09:38:00.001-08:00

"Every sunrise is the beginning...a time for hopes renewed. Every sunset brings a promise of a brighter tomorrow." ~Unknown

Keep away from...

2008-02-04T09:36:00.000-08:00

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great." ~Mark Twain

Obstacles are...

2008-02-04T09:33:00.000-08:00

"Obstacles are the things we see when we lose sight of our goals." ~Lee Burgland

Whatever one believes...

2008-02-04T09:31:00.000-08:00

"Whatever one believes to be true either is true or becomes true in one's mind." ~John C. Lilly

Nothing you do for children...

2008-02-04T09:29:00.000-08:00

"Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us...and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted." ~Garrison Keiller

Love is...

2008-02-04T09:26:00.000-08:00

"Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit." ~Peter Ustinov

Failure isn't important...

2008-02-02T19:49:00.000-08:00

"Failure isn't important. It's the fear of failure that we should worry about. That's what keeps us from trying something." ~Jack Lemmon