"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."

        -Victor Frankl

"Frequently it is not easy to face up to that which is expected of us.  Many think they cannot do it.  We need a little more faith.  We should know that the Lord will not give us commandments beyond our power to observe.  He will not ask us to do things for which we lack the capacity.  Our problem lies in our fears and in our appetites."

-Gordon B. Hinckley

"You either get bitter or you get better. It's that simple.  You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down.  The choice does not belong to fate, it belongs to you."

-Josh Shipp

"President James E. Faust reminded us, 'It's not so much what happens to us but how we deal with what happens to us.' (James E. Faust, "Where Do I Make My Stand?" Ensign, November 2004, 20) Recognizing our personal responsibility and exercising self-control make repentance possible and strengthen our character.  Each day tests how we will react to unexpected circumstances, for the same set of circumstances can bring either resentment or gratitude."


Robert R. Steuer
BYU Devotional
Just in Case Someone Asks, I Will Be Ready, September 30, 2008