Friday, August 11, 2023

Random Quotes I've Liked Recently

 Found in the Emotional Resilience Self-Reliance book:

"No pain that we suffer, no trial we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable... and it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire." - Elder Orson F. Whitney.


On the BYU Speeches Instagram story.

"When we are able to make space for uncertainty in our lives and for the possibility of things that lie beyond our comprehension, we can come closer to our God, who knows us intimately, even if our human state prevents us from fully knowing God." - Amy Tanner


On @mrdavebutler Instagram story about "who won Sunday":
"Follow Him so closely that you run into Him all the time." - unknown


@johnbytheway Instagram story:
"God already knows what we're made of, but perhaps he wants us to learn what we're made of." - John Bytheway


A quote from President Russell M. Nelson's April 2023 General Conference talk, Peacemakers Needed.

"My dear brother and sisters, how we treat each other really matters! How we speak to and about others at home, at church, at work, and online really matters. Today, I am asking us to interact with others in a higher, holier way. Please listen carefully. "If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy" that we can say about another person -- whether to his face or behind her back -- that should be our standard of communication." -- Russell M Nelson


On @mrdavebutler Instagram story about "who won Sunday":

"Jesus died so you wouldn't have to feel like this forever." - unknown Sunday School Teacher


On @mrdavebutler Instagram story about "who won Sunday":
"I need Jesus because I'm a repeat offender." - unknown young woman

Thursday, August 3, 2023

Another one bites the dust

Another tree in my yard has succumbed to the wind.

And it wasn't even that windy.


But, my wildflowers look amazing!


And there are so many happy little honey bees all over them!