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check in us that Quotes
I have to give a talk on Sunday and I plan to use this quote:
"I have never accepted the principle of 'spare the rod and spoil the child." I will be forever grateful for a father who never laid a hand in anger upon his children. Somehow he had the wonderful talent to let them know what was expected of them and to give them encouragement in achieving it.
I am persuaded that violent fathers produce violent sons. I am satisfied that such punishment in most instances does more damage than good.
Children don't need beating. They need love and encouragement. They need fathers to whom they can look with respect rather than fear".
(President Gordon B. Hinckley, "Save The Children") 
Edited: LDS_forever on 13th Sep, 2006 - 6:10pm
Post Date: 13th Sep, 2006 - 6:57pm / Post ID: #
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I have enjoyed this thread. Thank you.
Here's one of my favorites that inspires me to have more integrity...
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: "Integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences. It means being righteous from the very depth of our soul, not only in our actions but, more important, in our thoughts and in our hearts. Personal integrity implies such trustworthiness and incorruptibility that we are incapable of being false to a trust or covenant."
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I find this to be a powerful quote (a little lengthy) but worth the reading, how do you perceive, look at, treat people with special needs?
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| "Where in all of the world is the son or daughter of God who is totally without blemish? Is life not worth living if it is not perfect? Do not the people with handicaps also bring their own gifts to life-and to others who are free of those handicaps-in a manner that cannot come in any other way? There is hardly a family without one of its members who might be considered physically or mentally diminished....The handiwork of God is manifest with respect to the handicapped in many ways. It is demonstrated in the miraculous way in which many individuals with mental and physical impediments are able to adjust and compensate for their limitations. Occasionally, other senses become more functional and substitute for the impaired senses in a remarkable way...Many of the special ones are superior in many ways. They, too, are in a life of progression, and new things unfold for them each day as with us all. They can be extraordinary in their faith and spirit. Some are able, through their prayers, to communicate with the infinite in a most remarkable way. Many have a pure faith in others and a powerful belief in God. They can give their spiritual strength to others around them...Is it not possible to look beyond the canes, the wheelchairs, the braces, and the crutches into the hearts of the people who have need of these aids? They are human beings and want only to be treated as ordinary people. They may appear different, move awkwardly, and speak haltingly, but they have the same feelings. They laugh, they cry, they know discouragement and hope. They do not want to be shunned. They want to be loved for what they are inside, without any prejudice for their impairment. Can there not be more tolerance for differences-differences in capacity, differences in body and in mind?...The works of God are manifest in so many ways in the challenges of parents and children, especially to those who are handicapped...there is assurance that the difficulty will not last forever. Life on this earth is not long." (Elder Faust) |
Edited: LDS_forever on 13th Jan, 2007 - 12:29amPost Date: 16th Jan, 2007 - 5:50pm / Post ID: #
check in us that Quotes
"No other success can compensate for failure in the home."
"The young man who closes the door behind him, who draws the curtains, and there in silence pleads with God for help, should first pour out his soul in gratitude for health, for friends, for loved ones, for the gospel, for the manifestations of God's existence. He should first count his many blessings and name them one by one."
This one is for my beautiful wife Crys
"Motherhood is the greatest potential influence either for good or ill in human life. The mother's image is the first that stamps itself on the unwritten page of the young child's mind. It is her caress that first awakens a sense of security; her kiss, the first realization of affection; her sympathy and tenderness, the first assurance that there is love in the world."
And one of my personal favorites.
"Every member a missionary!"
These quotes are from President McKay.
| Rather off topic, but... Sorry for not posting in awhile, but I just arrived back home from Baghdad yesterday and will post regularly. Thanks for the wonderful topics so far. |
Quotes that keep us 'in check'
An inspiring quote by Pres. Hinckley:
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| "We have every reason to be optimistic in this world," President Hinckley insisted. "Tragedy is around, yes. Problems everywhere, yes. But look at Nauvoo. Look at what they built here in seven years and then left. But what did they do? Did they lie down and die? No! They went to work! They moved halfway across this continent and turned the soil of a desert and made it blossom as the rose. On that foundation this church has grown into a great worldwide organization affecting for good the lives of people in more than 140 nations. You can't, you don't, build out of pessimism or cynicism. You look with optimism, work with faith, and things happen." |
Quotes that us 'in check' - Page 9
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We may think that we or some other mortal opens the necessary doors to our future, but this conclusion is an error: We ourselves do not open these doors; only the Lord does. We give him our obedience, our diligence, our cooperation, but he opens and closes the doors. We can only make right choices; he controls the consequences of our choices. |
- M. Catherine Thomas, "The Doer of Our Deeds and the Speaker of Our Words," BYU Devotional, December 7, 1993
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Edited: dbackers on 11th Jul, 2007 - 10:37pmPost Date: 17th Aug, 2007 - 9:29pm / Post ID: #
Quotes that us 'in check' Mormon Doctrine Studies - Page 9
"Brothers and sisters, as we hold up like a banner the proclamation to the world on the family and as we live and teach the gospel of Jesus Christ, we will fulfill the measure of our creation here on earth. We will find peace and happiness here and in the world to come. We should not need a hurricane or other crisis to remind us of what matters most. The gospel and the Lord's plan of happiness and salvation should remind us. What matters most is what lasts longest, and our families are for eternity."
(M. Russell Ballard, "What Matters Most Is What Lasts Longest," Ensign, Nov. 2005, 44)
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