"The Lord is intent on your personal growth and development. Your progress is accelerated when you willingly allow Him to lead you through every growth experience you encounter, whether you welcome the experience or not. Trust in the Lord. Ask to be led by the Spirit to know His will. Be willing to accept it. You will then qualify for the greatest happiness and the heights of attainment from this mortal experience."

-Elder Richard G. Scott

(The rest of the talk is here. I highly recommend it!)

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so you can appreciate them when they're right, & sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." 

-Marilyn Monroe

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.”

-C.S. Lewis

"In dating, treat your date with respect, and expect your date to show that same respect for you. Tears inevitably follow transgression. Men, take care not to make women weep, for God counts their tears."

-President Thomas S. Monson

"A silly idea is current that good people don't know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who resist temptation know how bad it is. A man who gives in to temptation after 5 minutes does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That's why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They've lived a sheltered life by always giving in." 

-C.S. Lewis

"You will certainly carry out God's purpose, but it makes a difference to you whether you serve like Judas or like John." -C.S. Lewis

"I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him."

-Galileo

“The simple secret is this: put your trust in the Lord, do your best, then leave the rest to Him.”

-Joseph B. Wirthlin

‎"Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire." 

-William Butler Yeats

“Though you may feel that no one can understand the depth of your despair, our Savior, Jesus Christ, understands. He suffered more than we can possibly imagine, and He did it for us; He did it for you. You are not alone.” 

-Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more." 

-C.S. Lewis

“Of all the creations of the Almighty, there is none more beautiful, none more inspiring than a lovely daughter of God who walks in virtue with an understanding of why she should do so, who honors and respects her body as a thing sacred and divine, who cultivates her mind and constantly enlarges the horizon of her understanding, who nurtures her spirit with everlasting truth.”

-Gordon B. Hinckley

“A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.”

-William Arthur Ward

“When we seek to discover the best in others, 

we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.”

 

-William Arthur Ward

“When our wagon gets stuck in the mud, God is much more likely to assist the man who gets out to push than the man who merely raises his voice in prayer—no matter how eloquent the oration.”

-Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“What does it mean to seek the face of the Savior? Surely it means more than just recognizing His picture. Christ’s invitation to seek Him is an invitation to know who He is, what He has done for us, and what He has asked us to do. Coming to Christ, and eventually seeing His face, comes only as we draw close to Him through our faith and our actions. It comes through a lifetime of effort.”

-Cheryl C. Lant

"Your place in heaven will seem to be made for you alone because you were made for it-stitch by stitch as a glove for a hand."

-C.S. Lewis

"No soul that seriously & constantly desires joy will ever miss it. Those who seek find, to those who knock it is opened."

-C.S. Lewis

"Sisters, we, your brethren, cannot do what you were divinely designated to do from before the foundation of the world. We may try, but we cannot ever hope to replicate your unique gifts. There is nothing in this world as personal, as nurturing, or as life changing as the influence of a righteous woman."

-M. Russell Ballard

"To you who are worthy and able to attend the temple, I would admonish you to go often. The temple is a place where we can find peace. There we receive a renewed dedication to the gospel and a strengthened resolve to keep the commandments.”

-President Thomas S. Monson

"Just as our Redeemer gave His life as a vicarious sacrifice for all men, and in so doing became our Savior, even so we, in a small measure, when we engage in proxy work in the temple, become as saviors to those on the other side who have so means of advancing unless something is done in their behalf by those on earth."

-President Gordon B. Hinckley

"While there are steps that we can take in our homes and families to minimize our exposure to [the] unsavory elements of contemporary living, your daughters cannot entirely avoid the blatant sexual messages and enticements that surround them. You need to have frequent, open discussions during which you teach your daughters the truth about these issues."

-M. Russell Ballard

"There are cycles of good and bad times, ups and downs, periods of joy and sadness, and times of plenty as well as scarcity. When our lives turn in an unanticipated and undesirable direction, sometimes we experience stress and anxiety. One of the challenges of this mortal experience is to not allow the stresses and strains of life to get the better of us—to endure the varied seasons of life while remaining positive, even optimistic. Perhaps when difficulties and challenges strike, we should have these hopeful words of Robert Browning etched in our minds: “The best is yet to be”. We can’t predict all the struggles and storms in life, not even the ones just around the next corner, but as persons of faith and hope, we know beyond the shadow of any doubt that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true and the best is yet to come."

-Elder L. Tom Perry

“Christ knows how to minister to others perfectly. When the Savior stretches out His hands, those He touches are uplifted and become greater, stronger, and better people as a result. If we are His hands, should we not do the same?”

-Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"Jesus Christ lives. He is our Savior, our Redeemer. He is a glorious, resurrected being. He has the capacity to communicate love that is so powerful, so overwhelming as to surpass the capacity of the human tongue to express adequately. He gave His life to break the bonds of death. His Atonement made fully active the plan of happiness of His Father in Heaven.”

-Richard G. Scott

"When we concern ourselves more with others, there is less time to be concerned with ourselves. In the midst of the miracle of serving, there is the promise of Jesus, that by losing ourselves, we find ourselves. Not only do we 'find' ourselves in terms of acknowledging guidance in our lives, but the more we serve our fellowmen in appropriate ways, the more substance there is to our souls. We become more significant individuals as we serve others. We become more substantive as we serve others—indeed, it is easier to 'find' ourselves because there is so much more of us to find!"

-President Spencer W. Kimball

"Though my work may be menial, though my contribution may be small, I can perform it with dignity and offer it with unselfishness. My talents may not be great, but I can use them to bless the lives of others. . . . I believe in the principle that I can make a difference in this world. It may be ever so small. But it will count for the greater good."

-President Gordon B. Hinckley

“And so, my dear young women, with all my heart I urge you not to look to contemporary culture for your role models and mentors. Please look to your faithful mothers for a pattern to follow.” 

-M. Russell Ballard

“Duty does not require perfection, but it does require diligence. It is not simply what is legal; it is what is virtuous. It is not reserved to the mighty or high in station but instead rests on a foundation of personal responsibility, integrity, and courage. Doing one’s duty is a manifestation of one’s faith.” 

-Keith B. McMullin

"Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself." 

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."

"Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world. 

-Helen Keller

 

“Too many of our young people have the idea that limited sin is not really wrong because it will be forgiven easily with no consequences. We see young people who are guilty of moral sins but are not overly concerned because they expect to repent quickly, thinking all is well. The idea that any sin is unimportant is false; it comes from the devil. ‘The Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance’ (D&C 1:31).”

-Joseph B. Wirthlin

“To be effective, family communication must be an exchange of feelings and information. Doors of communication will swing open in the home if members will realize time and participation on the part of all are necessary ingredients. In family discussions, differences should not be ignored, but should be weighed and evaluated calmly. One’s point or opinion usually is not as important as a healthy, continuing relationship. Courtesy and respect in listening and responding during discussions are basic in proper dialogue. As we learn to participate together in meaningful associations, we are able to convey our thoughts of love, dependence, and interest.”

-Marvin J. Ashton

"No one wants adversity. Trials, disappointments, sadness, and heartache come to us from two basically different sources. Those who transgress the laws of God will always have those challenges. The other reason for adversity is to accomplish the Lord's own purposes in our life that we may receive the refinement that comes from testing." 

-Elder Richard G. Scott

“Love is the beginning, the middle, and the end of the pathway of discipleship. It comforts, counsels, cures, and consoles. It leads us through valleys of darkness and through the veil of death. In the end love leads us to the glory and grandeur of eternal life.”

-Joseph B. Wirthlin

“Father in Heaven knew that you would face challenges and be required to make some decisions that would be beyond your own ability to decide correctly. In His plan of happiness, He included a provision for you to receive help with such challenges and decisions during your mortal life. That assistance will come to you through the Holy Ghost as spiritual guidance. It is a power, beyond your own capability, that a loving Heavenly Father wants you to use consistently for your peace and happiness.”

-Richard G. Scott

"In Doctrine and Covenants section 25, the Lord counsels each of His beloved daughters, you and me, to 'walk in the paths of virtue' (v.2). You are not common. You are not ordinary. You are daughters of God. You carry within yourselves the sacred power to create life. It is one of God's greatest gifts to His precious daughters, and you must safeguard that power by living the standards and remaining virtuous. You must safeguard your power through purity of thought and action. By so doing, you, your family, and the generations that follow will be strengthened and blessed. President Brigham Young taught that 'the strength of Zion is in the virtue of her sons and daughters' (Letters of Brigham Young to His Sons, ed. Dean C. Jesse [1974], 221)."You must guard your own virtue and help others rise to the divinity that is within. In every sense, you are a guardian of virtue. President David O. McKay taught that 'a woman should be queen of her own body' (in Conference Report, Apr. 1952, 86). 'Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?' (1 Corinthians 3:16). My question to each of you is, If we don't stand for virtue, who will?"

-Elaine S. Dalton

"You have a choice. You can wring your hands and be consumed with concern for the future, or choose to use the counsel the Lord has given to live with peace and happiness in a world awash with evil." 

-Elder Richard G. Scott

"Our home should ideally be a refuge where each member feels safe, secure, loved, and insulated from harsh criticism and contention that we so often encounter in the world."

-Elder Wayne S. Peterson

"Our search for happiness largely depends on the degree of righteousness we attain, the degree of selflessness we acquire, the amount and quality of service we render, and the inner peace that we enjoy." 

-James E. Faust

Let people repent. Let people grow. Believe that people can change and improve. Is that faith? Yes! Is that hope? Yes! Is that charity? Yes! Above all, it is charity, the pure love of Christ. If something is buried in the past, leave it buried. Don’t keep going back with your little sand pail and beach shovel to dig it up, wave it around, and then throw it at someone, saying, “Hey! Do you remember this?” Splat!

Well, guess what? That is probably going to result in some ugly morsel being dug up out of your landfill with the reply, “Yeah, I remember it. Do you remember this?” Splat.

And soon enough everyone comes out of that exchange dirty and muddy and unhappy and hurt, when what our Father in Heaven pleads for is cleanliness and kindness and happiness and healing.

-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

" 'Being in love' first moves us to promise fidelity: a quieter love enables us to keep the promise."

-C.S. Lewis

Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume. 

-French Proverb

"Spiritual nature, like bodily nature, will be served; deny it food and it will gobble poison."

-C.S. Lewis

"Patience [is] far more than waiting for something to happen. Patience [requires] actively working towards worthwhile goals and not getting discouraged when results [don't] appear instantly or without effort."

"Patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all that we can—working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well!"


-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, 
is not an act -- but a habit."
-Aristotle

"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without 

springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road."

-Henry Ward Beecher 

"Satan has a powerful tool to use against good people. It is distraction. He would have good people fill life with good things so there is no room for the essential ones."

-Richard G. Scott

"Patience:  A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue." 

-Ambrose Bierce

"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish."

-John Quincy Adams

“Patience and fortitude conquer all things."

-Benjamin Franklin

"Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don't take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates."  

 

-A. Lawrence Lowell

"What leads Christians home -- good actions or faith in Christ? Its like asking which blade of the scissors is most necessary."

-C.S. Lewis

"The more righteous a people become the more they are qualified for loving others and rendering them happy. A wicked man can have but little love for his wife; while a righteous man, being filled with the love of God, is sure to manifest this heavenly attribute in every thought and feeling of his heart, and in every word and deed. Love, joy, and innocence will radiate from his very countenance, and be expressed in every look. This will beget confidence in the wife of his bosom, and she will love him in return; for love begets love; happiness imparts happiness; and these heaven born emotions will continue to increase more and more, until they are perfected and glorified in all the fulness of eternal love itself.”

-Elder Orson Pratt

“Perfect love is perfectly patient.” 

-Elder Neal A. Maxwell

“When God loves a creature he wants the creature to know the highest happiness and the deepest misery. He wants him to know all that being alive can bring. That is his best gift. There is no happiness save in understanding the whole.” 

-Thornton Wilder

"What a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is." 

-C.S. Lewis

"Think for a minute what it means to you to know you have someone standing right by you. Someone you can trust to be your friend on good days and bad. Someone who values you and supports you, even when the two of you are apart." 

-Ronald A Rasband

"The trick is to enjoy life. Don't wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead."

 

-Marjorie Pay Hinckley

"To love is to be vulnerable. The only place outside Heaven where you can be safe from the dangers of love is Hell."

-C.S. Lewis

"Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours."

-C.S.Lewis

"Good and evil increase at compound interest. That's why decisions you and I make every day are of infinite importance." 

-C.S. Lewis

"We shall not be able to adore God on the highest occasions if we have learned no habit of doing so on the lowest." 

-C.S. Lewis

"If we deny love that is given to us, 

if we refuse to give love because we fear pain or loss, 

then our lives will be empty -- our loss greater."

-Unknown

"Fulfillment comes not in what we 
acquire, but what we contribute."

-Unknown

"When Jesus gave His disciples a new commandment to 'love one another; as I have loved you,' (John 13:34), He gave to them the grand key to happiness in this life and glory in the next. Love is the greatest of all the commandments--all others hang upon it. It is our focus as followers of the living Christ. It is the one trait that, if developed, will most improve our lives."

-Joseph B. Wirthlin

“The more we obey God, the more we desire to help others. The more we help others, the more we love God and on and on. Conversely, the more we disobey God and the more selfish we are, the less love we feel. Trying to find lasting love without obeying God is like trying to quench thirst by drinking from an empty cup--you can go through the motions, but the thirst remains. Similarly, trying to find love without helping and sacrificing for others is like trying to live without eating--it is against the laws of nature and cannot succeed. We cannot fake love. It must become part of us.”

-John H. Groberg

"True love is a process. True love requires personal action.

Love must be continuing to be real. Love takes time."

-Elder Marvin J. Ashton

“If we would truly seek to be more like our Savior and Master, learning to love as He loves should be our highest goal.” -President Ezra Taft Benson

"Your success in marriage will depend largely on your ability to focus on improving yourself, rather than trying to reshape your spouse. It will depend more on being the right one than finding the right one." -Elder Lynn G Robbins

“What is love? Many people think of it as mere physical attraction and they casually speak of ‘falling in love’ and ‘love at first sight.’ This may be Hollywood’s version and the interpretation of those who write love songs and love fiction. True love is not wrapped in such flimsy material. One might become immediately attracted to another individual, but love is far more than physical attraction. It is deep, inclusive and comprehensive. Physical attraction is only one of the many elements, but there must be faith and confidence and understanding and partnership. There must be common ideals and standards. There must be a great devotion and companionship. Love is cleanliness and progress and sacrifice and selflessness. This kind of love never tires nor wanes, but lives through sickness and sorrow, poverty and privation, accomplishment and disappointment, time and eternity.” -President Spencer W. Kimball

“Love, as defined by the Lord, elevates, protects, respects, and enriches another. It motivates one to make sacrifices for another.” -Elder Richard G. Scott

"One good yardstick as to whether a person might be the right one for you is this: in [his or] her presence, do you think your noblest thoughts, do you aspire to your finest deeds, do you wish you were better than you are?"

-President Ezra Taft Benson

"Just as our life began before our birth into mortality, our life does not end with the stopping of a heartbeat. We will continue on. Who you are—you, the distinct individual—you will always be you. Some may say, “I don’t like myself.” You can shape who you become, you can be more than you are today, but you will always be you."

-Elder Neil L. Anderson

"The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night's sleep." 

-E. Joseph Cossman

"Absence is to love as wind is to fire; it 

extinguishes the small and kindles the great." 

-Roger de Bussy-Rabutin