"Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed."

Doctrine & Covenants 123:17

"I believe in Christ as I believe in the sun at noonday.  Not because I can see it, but by it I can see everything else."

C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

The Seven Deadly Sins

"Wealth without Work
Pleasure without Conscience
Knowledge without Character
Commerce without Morality
Science without Humanity
Religion without Sacrifice
Politics without Principle"

Mahatma Gandhi

"Life by the yard is hard; by the inch it's a cinch.  Each of us can be true for just one day -- and then one more and then one more after that -- until we've lived a lifetime guided by the Spirit, a lifetime close to the Lord, a lifetime of good deeds and righteousness."

Thomas S. Monson
Believe, Obey, and Endure, Ensign May 2012

"Act is the blossom of thought, and joy and suffering are its fruits."

James Allen
As a Man Thinketh, p13

"We have not been blessed with moral agency to do whatever we want whenever we will.  Rather, according to the Father's plan, we have received moral agency to choose the right, to do good, and to become whatever God intends for us to become."

David A. Bednar
Act in Doctrine

"Never take counsel from your fears."

-Stonewall Jackson

I haven't posted lately due to internet malfunction and the flu, so here's a speech that has more than enough wisdom in it.  It was very thought provoking.  It's by Michael Wesch and it's titled, "The End of Wonder in the Age of Whatever."

Speeches