Happiness

• Let us resolve to follow the Savior and work with diligence to become the person we were designed to become. Let us listen to and obey the promptings of the Holy Spirit. As we do so, Heavenly Father will reveal to us things we never knew about ourselves. He will illuminate the path ahead and open our eyes to see our unknown and perhaps unimagined talents. ~ Dieter F. Uchtdorf Of Regrets and Resolutions (Oct. 2012 Conference)

• We shouldn’t wait to be happy until we reach some future point, only to discover that happiness was already available—all the time! Life is not meant to be appreciated only in retrospect. “This is the day which the Lord hath made … ,” the Psalmist wrote. “Rejoice and be glad in it. ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf Of Regrets and Resolutions (Oct. 2012 Conference)

• Our Heavenly Father sees our real potential. He knows things about us that we do not know ourselves. He prompts us during our lifetime to fulfill the measure of our creation, to live a good life, and to return to His presence. – Dieter F. Uchtdorf 
  

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• Be cheerful in all you do. Live joyfully, live happily, live enthusiastically, knowing that God does not dwell in gloom and melancholy but in light and love. ~Ezra Taft Benson

• Don’t put your eternal life at risk. Keep the commandments of God. If you have sinned, the sooner you begin to make your way back, the sooner you will find the sweet peace and joy that come with the miracle of forgiveness. Happiness comes from living the way the Lord wants you to live and from service to God and others. ~ President Monson Preparation Brings Blessings (May 2010 Liahona)
  
  
• Spiritual strength frequently comes through selfless service. President Monson Preparation Brings Blessings (May 2010 Liahona)
  
  
• Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. ~Gordon B. Hinkley Words of the Prophet: The Spirit of Optimism (July 2001 New Era)

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  A sense of humor is an escape valve for the pressures of life. ~Richard G. Scott 

  How to Obtain Revelation and Inspiration for Your Personal Life (April 2012 Conference)

  
  
  

  
  
  

Time

• My dear brothers and sisters, dear friends, we must begin to walk that eternal path today; we cannot take for granted one single day. I pray that we will not wait until we are ready to die before we truly learn to live. – Dieter F. Uchtdorf  Of Regrets and Resolutions (Oct. 2012 Conference)

• Don’t put your eternal life at risk. Keep the commandments of God. If you have sinned, the sooner you begin to make your way back, the sooner you will find the sweet peace and joy that come with the miracle of forgiveness. Happiness comes from living the way the Lord wants you to live and from service to God and others. ~ President Monson Preparation Brings Blessings (May 2010 Liahona)
  
  
• Although His time is not always our time, we can be sure that the Lord keeps His promises. ~Henry B. Eyring Where is the Pavilion (Oct. 2012 Conference)  

• ...we can’t insist on our timetable when the Lord has His own. ~Henry B. Eyring Where is the Pavilion (Oct. 2012 Conference)  

• The channel through which the Almighty commenced revealing His glory at the … creation of this earth, and through which He has continued to reveal Himself to the children of men to the present time, and through which He will make known His purposes to the end of time.  ~ Joseph Smith  Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith (2007), 108–9.
  
  
• Sometimes we become so focused on the finish line, that we fail to find joy in the journey. ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf Of Regrets and Resolutions (Oct. 2012 Conference)

• Yes, this life is passing swiftly; our days seem to fade quickly; and death appears frightening at times. Nevertheless, our spirit will continue to live and will one day be united with our resurrected body to receive immortal glory. ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf  Of Regrets and Resolutions (Oct. 2012 Conference)

           

Love

• If we would truly seek to be more like our Savior and Master, learning to love as He loves should be our highest goal ~ Ezra Taft Benson (Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, 275). 
  
  
• Perfect love is perfectly patient ~Neal A. Maxwell (All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience, 69).
  
  
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  Spiritual strength frequently comes through selfless service. President Monson Preparation Brings Blessings (May 2010 Liahona)
  
  
• In this marvelous dispensation of the fullness of times, our opportunities to love and give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable. Today there are hearts to gladden, kind words to say, deeds to be done, and souls to be saved. ~ President Monson December 2012 Ensign Rediscovering the Christmas Spirit
  
  
• Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. ~ Thomas S. Monson Finding Joy in the Journey (Oct 2008 Conference)

• Think the best of each other, especially of those you say you love.  Assume the good and doubt the bad.  ~Jeffrey R. Holland from Created for Greater Things (BOOK)

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  Choose your love. Love your choice. ~ Thomas S. Monson Priesthood Power (April 2011 Conference)

• Pollinate the world with the pure love of Christ. ~M. Russell Ballard Be Anxiously Engaged (Oct. 2012)
  
  

Finances

•  Learn how the principles of care for the needy, service to neighbor, and self-reliance complement each other. The Lord’s way of self-reliance involves in a balanced way many facets of life, including education, health, employment, family finances, and spiritual strength. ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf  
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  Everyone faces financial challenges in life. Through wise budgeting, control your real needs and measure them carefully against your many wants in life. ~Elder Ballard Keeping your Life in Balance( SEPT. 2012Liahona)
  
  
  
  
• Latter-day Saint spouses should do all within their power to preserve their marriages… They should be partners in family finances, working together to regulate their desires for temporal things. ~Dallin H. Oaks Divorce (April 2007 Conference)

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  We can organize our families based on clear, simple family rules and expectations, wholesome family traditions and rituals, and “family economics,” where children have household responsibilities and can earn allowances so that they can learn to budget, save, and pay tithing on the money they earn. ~ Elder L Tom Perry Becoming Goodly Parents (Oct.  2012 Conference)

  
  
• Marriage is sanctified by family prayer morning and night and daily scripture study. Marriage is stabilized by careful financial planning, avoiding debt, and living within a budget with willing obedience to the Lord’s law of tithing. ~Elder Nelson The Doctrinal Importance of Marriage and Children (Jan. 2012 Worldwide Leadership Training)
  
  
• The lesson we learn generation after generation is that rich and poor are all under the same sacred obligation to help their neighbor. It will take all of us working together to successfully apply the principles of welfare and self-reliance.  ~Elder Ucthdorf  
  

  
  

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• How grateful I am for the law of tithing. It is the Lord’s law of finance. It is set forth in a few words in the 119th section of the Doctrine and Covenants. It comes of His wisdom. To every man and woman, to every boy and girl, to every child in this Church who pays an honest tithing, be it large or small, I express gratitude for the faith that is in your hearts. I remind you, and those who do not pay tithing but who should, that the Lord has promised marvelous blessings. ~Gordon B. Hinkley The Times in Which We Live (Oct. 2001 Conference)

Forgiveness

• Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities ~ President Uchtdorf One Key to a Happy Family (Liahona OCT. 2012)
  
  
• Don’t put your eternal life at risk. Keep the commandments of God. If you have sinned, the sooner you begin to make your way back, the sooner you will find the sweet peace and joy that come with the miracle of forgiveness. Happiness comes from living the way the Lord wants you to live and from service to God and others. ~ President Monson Preparation Brings Blessings (May 2010 Liahona)
  
  
• The great and infinite Atonement is the supreme act of forgiveness and reconciliation. ~ President Uchtdorf One Key to a Happy Family (Liahona OCT. 2012)

• I have discovered one thing that most [happy familes] have in common: they have a way of forgiving and forgetting the imperfections of others and of looking for the good. Those in unhappy families, on the other hand, often find fault, hold grudges, and can’t seem to let go of past offenses. ~ President Uchtdorf One Key to a Happy Family (Liahona OCT. 2012)
  
  
  
  
• This topic of judging others could actually be taught in a two-word sermon.  When it comes to hating, gossiping, ignoring, ridiculing, holding grudges, or wanting to cause harm - please apply the following: stop it! ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf

• With faith in the Savior, you can repent and plead for forgiveness. There is someone you can forgive. There is someone you can thank. There is someone you can serve and lift. You can do it wherever you are and however alone and deserted you may feel. ~Henry B. Eyring

Regrets

• The more we devote ourselves to the pursuit of holiness and happiness, the less likely we will be on a path to regrets. The more we rely on the Savior’s grace, the more we will feel that we are on the track our Father in Heaven has intended for us. ~ Dieter F. Uchtdorf Of Regrets and Resolutions (Oct. 2012 Conference)
  

  
  
• To avoid some of the deepest regrets of life, it would be wise to make some resolutions today. Therefore, let us:

•Resolve to spend more time with those we love.
•Resolve to strive more earnestly to become the person God wants us to be

•Resolve to find happiness, regardless of our circumstances.

~ Dieter F. Uchtdorf Of Regrets and Resolutions (Oct. 2012 Conference)

• There will be times when you will face challenges which might jeopardize your testimony, or you may neglect it as you pursue other interests. I plead with you to keep it strong. It is your responsibility, and yours alone, to keep its flame burning brightly. Effort is required, but it is effort you will never, ever regret. ~President Monson Believe, Obey, and Endure Ensign May 2012
  
  
•  The more we devote ourselves to the pursuit of holiness and happiness, the less likely we will be on a path to regrets. ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf Of Regrets and Resolutions (Oct. 2012 Conference)

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  If we fail to give our best personal self and undivided time to those who are truly important to us, one day we will regret it. ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf 

  Of Regrets and Resolutions (Oct. 2012 Conference)

Sacrafice

• Happiness in marriage and parenthood can exceed a thousand times any other happiness ~James E. Faust (Ensign, Nov. 1977)
  
  
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  Marriage, in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have (Ensign, Aug. 1992, 6)

  
  
  

  
  
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  Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities ~ President Uchtdorf One Key to a Happy Family ( Liahona OCT. 2012)

  
  

  
  
• I have discovered one thing that most [happy familes] have in common: they have a way of forgiving and forgetting the imperfections of others and of looking for the good. Those in unhappy families, on the other hand, often find fault, hold grudges, and can’t seem to let go of past offenses. ~ President Uchtdorf One Key to a Happy Family (Liahona OCT. 2012)
  
  
• We can organize our families based on clear, simple family rules and expectations, wholesome family traditions and rituals, and “family economics,” where children have household responsibilities and can earn allowances so that they can learn to budget, save, and pay tithing on the money they earn. ~ Elder L Tom Perry Becoming Goodly Parents (Oct.  2012 Conference)
  
  
• Family time is sacred. It must be protected and respected. ~Boyd K. Packer And a Little Child Shall Lead Them (April 2012 Conference)

• One of the great discoveries of parenthood is that we learn far more about what really matters from our  children than we ever did from our parents. ~Boyd K. Packer And a Little Child Shall Lead Them (April 2012 Conference)

• What we are speaks so loudly that our children might not hear what we say. ~Quentin L. Cook In Tune with the Music of Faith (April 2012 Conference)

• Marriage is energized by making prime time together. Marriage is protected by an absolute commitment to make it successful. ~Elder Nelson The Doctrinal Importance of Marriage and Children (Jan. 2012 World wide Leadership Training)
  
  
• Life is better and much happier as hearts turn toward family and as families live in the light of the gospel of Christ. ~ M. Russell Ballard That the Lost May Be Found (April 2012 Conference)

Faith

• Faith in God includes faith in his timing. ~Neal A. Maxwell

• Acting on even a twig of faith allows God to grow it. ~Henry B. Eyring

• It is never too late to strengthen the foundation of faith. ~ Henry B. Eyring Mountains to Climb (April 2012 Conference)

• Choose your friends with caution, plan your future with purpose, and frame your life with faith. ~Thomas S. Monson Believe, Obey and Endure (March 2012 General Young Women's Conference)
  
  
• Do your duty that is best leave unto the Lord the rest. ~Thomas S. Monson News from the Church (Nov. 7, 2005)

• Seek heavenly guidance on day at a time. Life by the yard is hard; by the inch it’s a cinch. ~Thomas S. Monson Believe, Obey, and Endure 
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• His Spirit guides; his love assures that fear departs when faith endures. ~Quentin L. Cook In Tune With the Music of Faith (April 2012 Conference)

• When we sin, we turn away from God. When we repent, we turn toward GOD. Neil L. Anderson "Repent...That I May Heal You" (Oct. 2009 Conference)

• Think the best of each other, especially of those you say you love.  Assume the good and doubt the bad.  ~Jeffrey R. Holland Created for Greater Things (BOOK)

• Miracles are everywhere to be found when the priesthood is understood, its power is honored and used properly, and faith is exerted. When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God brings to pass His purposes. ~ Thomas S. Monson Willing and Worthy to Serve (May 2012 Ensign)

Family

• You can make the decisions you choose to make. Should your choices be wrong, there is a path back--repentance. When its conditions are fully met, the Atonement of the Savior provides a release from the demands of justice for the errors made. He said, "I the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance; nevertheless, he that repents and does the commandments of the Lord shall be forgiven ~Richard G. Scott He Lives (Oct. 2009 Conference)
  
  
• As we appropriately seek for and receive the spiritual gift of faith in the Redeemer, we then turn to and rely upon the merits, the mercy, and the grace of the Holy Messiah. Repentance is the sweet fruit that comes from faith in the Savior and involves turning toward God and away from sin." ~ David A. Bednar Clean Hands and a Pure Heart (Oct. 2007 Conference)
  
  
• In order to embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, people must first embrace Him whose gospel it is. They must trust the Savior and what He has taught us. They must believe that He has the power to keep His promises to us by virtue of the Atonement. When people have faith in Jesus Christ, they accept and apply His Atonement and His teachings. ~L. Tom Perry The Gospel of Jesus Christ (April 2008 Conference)

•  The more we fill our hearts and minds with the message of the risen Christ, the greater our desire is to follow Him and live His teachings. This, in turn, causes our faith to grow and allows the light of Christ to illuminate our hearts. As it does, we recognize the imperfections in our lives, and we desire to be cleansed of the depressing burdens of sin. We yearn for freedom from guilt, and this inspires us to repent. ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf The Way of the Disciple (April 2009 Conference)

• I bear solemn witness that because of the merciful Christ, we will all live again and forever. ~ Dieter F. Uchtdorf Of Regrets and Resolutions (October 2012)

• Love Him, trust Him, believe Him, and follow Him you will feel His love and approval. As you ask, "What thinks Christ of me?" you will know that you are His disciple; you are His friend. By His grace He will do for you what you cannot do for yourself. ~ Neil L. Anderson 
  

  What thinks Christ of me? (April 2012 Conference)

• Yes, this life is passing swiftly; our days seem to fade quickly; and death appears frightening at times. Nevertheless, our spirit will continue to live and will one day be united with our resurrected body to receive immortal glory. ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf  Of Regrets and Resolutions (October 2012)

• The great and infinite Atonement is the supreme act of forgiveness and reconciliation. ~ President Uchtdorf One Key to a Happy Family (Liahona OCT. 2012)

• Though you may feel that no one can understand the depth of your despair, our Savior, Jesus Christ, understands. He suffered more than we can possibly imagine, and He did it for us; He did it for you. You are not alone. ~ Dieter F. Uchtdorf Your Happily Ever After (May 2012 Ensign)

• When we sin, we turn away from God. When we repent, we turn toward God. Neil L. Anderson "Repent...That I May Heal you" (Oct. 2009 Conference)
  
  
  

Atonement

• You can make the decisions you choose to make. Should your choices be wrong, there is a path back--repentance. When its conditions are fully met, the Atonement of the Savior provides a release from the demands of justice for the errors made. He said, "I the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance; nevertheless, he that repents and does the commandments of the Lord shall be forgiven ~Richard G. Scott He Lives (Oct. 2009 Conference)
  
  
• As we appropriately seek for and receive the spiritual gift of faith in the Redeemer, we then turn to and rely upon the merits, the mercy, and the grace of the Holy Messiah. Repentance is the sweet fruit that comes from faith in the Savior and involves turning toward God and away from sin." ~ David A. Bednar Clean Hands and a Pure Heart (Oct. 2007 Conference)
  
  
• In order to embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, people must first embrace Him whose gospel it is. They must trust the Savior and what He has taught us. They must believe that He has the power to keep His promises to us by virtue of the Atonement. When people have faith in Jesus Christ, they accept and apply His Atonement and His teachings. ~L. Tom Perry The Gospel of Jesus Christ (April 2008 Conference)

•  The more we fill our hearts and minds with the message of the risen Christ, the greater our desire is to follow Him and live His teachings. This, in turn, causes our faith to grow and allows the light of Christ to illuminate our hearts. As it does, we recognize the imperfections in our lives, and we desire to be cleansed of the depressing burdens of sin. We yearn for freedom from guilt, and this inspires us to repent. ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf The Way of the Disciple (April 2009 Conference)

• I bear solemn witness that because of the merciful Christ, we will all live again and forever. ~ Dieter F. Uchtdorf Of Regrets and Resolutions (October 2012)

• Love Him, trust Him, believe Him, and follow Him you will feel His love and approval. As you ask, "What thinks Christ of me?" you will know that you are His disciple; you are His friend. By His grace He will do for you what you cannot do for yourself. ~ Neil L. Anderson 
  

  What thinks Christ of me? (April 2012 Conference)

• Yes, this life is passing swiftly; our days seem to fade quickly; and death appears frightening at times. Nevertheless, our spirit will continue to live and will one day be united with our resurrected body to receive immortal glory. ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf  Of Regrets and Resolutions (October 2012)

• The great and infinite Atonement is the supreme act of forgiveness and reconciliation. ~ President Uchtdorf One Key to a Happy Family (Liahona OCT. 2012)

• Though you may feel that no one can understand the depth of your despair, our Savior, Jesus Christ, understands. He suffered more than we can possibly imagine, and He did it for us; He did it for you. You are not alone. ~ Dieter F. Uchtdorf Your Happily Ever After (May 2012 Ensign)

• When we sin, we turn away from God. When we repent, we turn toward God. Neil L. Anderson "Repent...That I May Heal you" (Oct. 2009 Conference)