Grandpa told me, "Hook your wagon to a star. Be the man your mother thinks you are. "
Gatha used to tell her children, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all."
She also says, "The power of God is strong enough to pull us back into his arms."
Arlo used to say, "Put your money where your mouth is."
Betty's Mom used to say, "Save for a rainy day."
Gatha says, "There is no limit to the good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit."
Larry says, "Wisdom can be conveyed in a simple phrase." He adds, "You are only happy if you think you are."
He also says, "Choice is a two edged sword. " and "It is nice to know that there is forgiveness. The Savior has enabled us to receive and know that we receive forgiveness. We all have our skeletons."
Can you think of short lines of advice you have been given?
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There is no limit to the good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.
Wisdom can be conveyed in a simple phrase.
You are only happy if you think you are.
The power of God is strong enough to pull us back into his arms. This came to me in the night and I got up and printed it before I would forget it.
It must be hard for Him to watch us make choices that take us away from him. I know we sometimes use our agency to do that and He will not force us back. He'll pursuade and encourage, but we must make the decision to come back to Him.
Choice is a two edged sword.
What do you mean here? I know choices have consequences. I wish that there were a way I could change some of the choices I have made in my life.
I can't go back and change past choices, but I have a new set of choices to make based on the ones I have made previously.
You can make choices that can have either good or bad consequences. Not having a choice is not good, but having a choice can also turn out bad.
I know that is true. I made plenty poor choices in my life. Luckily, I have an opportunity to learn from my experiences and can make better choices as I progress.
It is nice to know that there is forgiveness. The Savior has enabled us to receive and know that we receive forgiveness. We all have our skeletons.
I have thought that some of the choices that we make take us to the place where the Lord's atonement doesn't cover it unless we repent. I read in the scriptures this morning that if we make serious wrong choices and don't repent that we have to suffer as Christ suffered at the crucifiction. He suffered so that he bled at every pore and the pain was awful. I love the Lord and am thankful to him for the great gift of the atonement.
* A hungry cook is an idiot.
* Any day above ground is a good day.
* Anything for YOU!
* Can't is such a strong word.
* Communication is such a difficult thing.
* Como esta' free holy tennis shoe? (How you bean keds?)
* Didn't we go to different High Schools together?
* Don't hurt yourself!
* Get over it.
* Hurry up and wait!
* I don't get even. I get ahead.
* I KNOW you can.
* I suppose that you CAN!
* I was ____ once! (fill in blank with age, or something else)
* I'll give you 20 minutes to quit that!
* Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean I won't get you.
* Never underestimate your influence
* No brag, just fact.
* No news is good news.
* No, no, no, no; you don't understand!
* People are dying to get in there. (about cemetaries)
* Reading the instructions is cheating. (this applies to men only)
* They say the second thing to go is the memory.
* What are YOU doing here?
* Why matters!
* You are only happy if you think you are!
* Your focus determines your reality.
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