Stephen R. Covey on Life Balance
“Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven’t paid the price to decide what is really important to them.” Stephen R. Covey
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Stephen R. Covey on Writing our Own Scripts
“I’m convinced that we can write and live our own scripts more than most people will acknowledge. I also know the price that must be paid. It’s a real struggle to do it. It requires visualization and affirmation. It involves … Continue reading →
Bruce C. Hafen on Learning, Growth, and Joy
“Many people feel they have a right to indulge themselves: eating too much, spending too much, and reveling in creature comforts. But, as one friend said, if you don’t get out of your comfort zone, you won’t learn. And if … Continue reading →
Ralph Waldo Emerson on What Lies Within Us
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Continue reading →David A. Bednar on Keeping the Holy Ghost
“The standard is clear. If something we think, see, hear, or do distances us from the Holy Ghost, then we should stop thinking, seeing, hearing, or doing that thing. If that which is intended to entertain, for example, alienates us … Continue reading →
Bonnie D. Parkin on Receiving the Lord’s Love
“Do we frequently reject the Lord’s love that He pours out upon us in much more abundance than we are willing to receive? Do we think we have to be perfect in order to deserve His love? When we allow … Continue reading →
Neal A. Maxwell on Urgency of Improving
“Given all that we yet lack in our spiritual symmetry, no wonder God uses the little mortal time available, sometimes in compressed ways, to develop us during this brief, second estate. This urgency means that there can be few recesses … Continue reading →
Neal A. Maxwell on Managing Time
“Blessed are those who in the midst of all “these things” not only endure well but also use time well, by discerning between things portable and eternal on the one hand and the self-extinguishing things of the mere moment on … Continue reading →
David O. McKay on the Purpose of the Gospel
“The purpose of the gospel is to make bad men good, good men better, and to change human nature.” David O. McKay, Conference Report, October 1965, pg. 136-137
Continue reading →Neal A. Maxwell on Procrastinating Repentance
“True, some sincerely intend to nourish the gospel seed in their next season of life, but those procrastinated springs come late, if at all. Of course, we genuinely rejoice in late bloomers, as we do in returning prodigals. Mercifully, too, … Continue reading →
