Francis Drake

"Distrub Us, Lord"

"We cannot put our religion on a shelf and expect to harvest spiritual blessings
." Dieter F. Uchtdorf
"It is akin to being chosen to run the last leg of the relay, where the coach al
ways positions the strongest runner... you were recommended to help run the last
leg of the relay that began with Adam and Eve... where you will face the world
at its worst, to do combat with the evil one during his heyday, and, in spite of
it all.. to be fearless in building the kingdom of God. You were Born to Lead,
you were born for glory. Here, now, in the 11th hour." Sheri Dew
"Being humble means recognizing we are not on earth to see how important we can
become, but to see how much difference we can make in hte lives of others." Gor
don B. Hinckley
"We get nearer to the Lord through music than perhaps through any other things e
xcept prayer." Pres J. Reuben Clark Jr.
"You cannot pray for an A on a test and study for a B. You cannot pray for a ce
lestial marriage and live a telestial life. You cannot pray for something and a
ct less." Tad R. Callister
"The course of our lives is not determined by great, awesome decisions. Our dir
ection is set by the little day-to-day choices which chart the track on which we
run." Gordon B. Hinckley
"Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each other ... expecting
the best of each other." Marvin J. Ashton (google rest of quote)
"The happiest people I know are those who lose themeselves int he service of oth
ers." Gordon B. Hinckley
"One filled with joy preaches without preaching." Mother Teresa
"Why, then, did God give them free will? Because free will, though it makes evi
l possible, is also the ONLY THING that makes possible any love or goodness or j
oy WORTH HAVING." C.S. Lewis
"As we are made new in Christ, our very natures change and we no longer want to
go back to our wold ways." Robert D. Hales
James 4:8 "The neglected heart will soon be a heart overrun with worldly though
ts; the neglected life will son become a moral chaos." A.W. Tozer
"Obedience is a choice. It is a choice between our own limited knowledge and po
wer and God's unlimited wisdom and omnipotence." Elder L. Tom Perry
"As you submit your will to God, you are giving Him the ONLY thing you can actua
lly give Him that is really yours to give." Neal A. Maxwell
"Many young women are serving missions ... have than that of serving a mission"
Gordon B. Hinckley
"The angel Mormoni stand[s] atop the temple as a shining symbol of [our] faith.
In a degenerate society, he remained pure and true. He is my hero. He stood a
lone. He stands today, beckoning us to have courage, to remember who we are, to
'arise and shine forth', to [live] above the worldly clamor and to, as Isaiah p
rophesied, 'Come to the mountain of the Lord' - the holy temple." Elaine S. Dal
ton