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A teacher affects eternity;he can never tell where his influence stops. --Henry Brooks Adams

There are obviously two educations.One should teach us how to make a living,and the other how to live. --James Truslow Adams

A government of laws, and not of men.--John Adams

Let us . . . cherish, therefore, the means ofknowledge. Let us dare to read, think,speak, and write . . . Let every sluice ofknowledge be opened and set a-flowing.

--John Adams

There is danger from all men. The onlymaxim of a free government ought to be totrust no man living with power to endangerthe public liberty.

--John Adams

The happiness of society is the end ofgovernment. --John Adams

Three grand essentials to happiness in thislife are something to do, something to love,and something to hope for.

--Joseph Addison (1672-1719),English essayist

Sweet are the slumbers of a virtuous man. --Joseph Addison

We are what we repeatedly do.Excellence, then, is not an act,but a habit. --Aristotle

Can there be a law without a lawgiver?Can there be a design without a designer?Reviewing the extreme complexities ofnature,we realize that they did not come aboutas the result of chance,but that they were designed andengineered.

--Garner Ted Armstrong

Without the joy that comes from doing andmaking,from having a creative purpose,from working with others toward a commongoal,he (man) is less and less satisfied withhaving more and more. --Magda B. Arnold

Do you have a plan?Most people plan their vacationsbetter than they plan their lives. --Mary Kay Ash

Every single person you meet has a signaround his or her neck that says,"Make me feel important."If you can do that,you'll be a successnot only in businessbut in life as well.

--Mary Kay Ash,Mary Kay Cosmetics

Too often we as Mormons would say, "Whatis success?" and would readily answer thatsuccess isattaining the Celestial Kingdom.Such a statement as this gives very littleguidelinein which to work. A better goal would be aday-to-day evaluation of your life to seehow close you are attuning your life to thatof the Savior's. Such an approach wouldaffect not only your business life, but alsoyour personal life and your association withyour friends and family. --Don W. Ashworth,

State Senator, State of NevadaThe worst mistake a boss (leader) canmake is not to say "well done."

---John Ashworth

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Throughout my life I have come to a firmrealizationthat success to me is contributing to myChurchand my fellow men in whatever capacity Iam able to serve.My motto is:“Service to God and fellow men is thepathway to success.”A vital part of success is the earlyrealization of that principle in acquiring anygenuine success.As most Samoans who rise to become“matais” or chiefs know, service is the onlysure way to success. --Tufuga S. Atoa Superintendent, Church Schools Western Samoa

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Reading maketh a full man,conference a ready man,and writing an exact man.

--Francis Bacon

Money is like muck,not good except it be spread.

--Francis Bacon

Be so true to thyself,as thou be not false to others.

--Francis Bacon

Some books are to be tasted,Others to be swallowed,And some few to be chewed and digested. --Francis Bacon

Knowledge is power. --Francis Bacon

Improve the shining moments;Don’t let them pass you by.Work while the sun is radiant;Work, for the night draws nigh.We cannot bid the sunbeamsTo lengthen out their stay,Nor can we ask the shadowTo ever stay away.

Time flies on wings of lightning;We cannot call it back.It comes, then passes forwardAlong its onward track.And if we are not mindful,The chance will fade away,For life is quick in passing.‘Tis as a single day.

As winter time doth followThe pleasant summer days,So may our joys all vanishAnd pass far from our gaze.Then should we not endeavorEach day some point to gain,That we may here be usefulAnd every wrong disdain?

Improve each shining moment.In this you are secure,For promptness bringeth safetyAnd blessings rich and pure.Let prudence guide your actions;Be honest in your heart,And God will love and bless youAnd help to you impart.--Robert B. Baird, 1855-1916

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I leave this incident in the lives of myparentswho never obtained wealth or were highlyeducated.

However, when their youngest son wasmarried,all their ten children were present withthem in the temple, having been properlyrecommendedand being considered worthy to be presentand to enjoy the blessings that are therepromised.

I know of no greater mark of achievementand I consider my parents paramountamong the successful people I have knownanywhere --William Grant Bangerter,

First Quorum of the Seventy

The secret of happinessis not in doing what one likes to do,but in liking what one has to do. --Sir James M. Barrie

When a load of bricks,dumped on a corner lot,can arrange themselves into a house;when a handful of springs and screws andwheels,emptied onto a desk,can gather themselves into a watch,then and not until then will it seemsensible,to some of us at least,to believe that all these thousands ormillions of worlds could have been created,balanced and set to revolving in theirseparate orbits,all without any directing intelligence at all. --Bruce Barton

It takes a strong constitutionto withstand repeated attacks of prosperity. --J. L. Basford

I have felt for a long time that a successfulman should have just a few solid ideas orthings to achieve in his life.

I have always said there isn’t much you canleave to your children more than aneducation coupled with a way of life that ismeaningful to our Church and the nominalamount of capital or a base on which therecipient can operate. I have seen toomany individuals go through a lot of moneyin a hurry and the fact that they inheritedmoney did not, in any way, at least amaterial way, guarantee their success evenfinancially. Therefore, I have set a goal ofhaving my children educated properly,giving them a good home and strongChurch affiliation for a background, and Iam leaving them with substantial capital toget started.

If there is any one axiom that I have triedto live up to in trying to become successfulin business, it is the fact that I have tried tosurround myself with associates that knowmore about business than I do. This policyhas always been very successful and is stillworking for me. --Monte L. Bean

Founder of a number of chain stores

Developing Success Habits Always keep your promises. Always be on time. Never forsake right to follow the line of

least resistance. It is far better to do things the right

way than the easy way. It is smart to be honest; stupid to be

dishonest.--T. H. Bell,Former U.S. Superintendent ofschools

We become what we think about.We are what we do.We do what we choose.But choosing takes courage.And this is the true joy in life and in work!

--Arthur Benjamin

Good management means delegatingauthority...Effective management is the artof multiplying yourself through others.

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The jobs to delegate are the ones you dobest. --Ezra Taft Benson

When obedience ceases to be an irritantand becomes our quest,in that moment God will endow us withpower. --Ezra Taft Benson

If we hope to live,Not just moment to moment,But in true consciousness of our existence,Then our greatest needAnd most difficult achievementIs to find meaning in our lives. --Bruno Bettelheim

Stake President Lewis Billings related anincident where our Stake Patriarch Fosterwas giving a patriarchal blessing to a youngman.When he finished the young man turned toshake the patriarch’s hand, brother Fosterasked the youth if he knew a certainperson.The youth said, “Yes! He was mygrandfather.”Brother Foster said, “That man wasstanding beside me telling me what Ishould include in your blessing."

I have always liked the Prophet JosephSmith’s definition which summarized,is that “success is finding eternalhappiness.”

To quote Joseph Smith:"Happiness is the object and design of ourexistence;and will be the end thereof,if we pursue the path that leads to it,and this path is virtue,uprightness,faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all thecommandments of God."

For another definition, I would say,"For a Mormon, success is finding joyin giving serviceand have developed the principle ofrevelation

so as to feel the guiding hand of God in sodoing."I have also long enjoyed Kipling’sdefinition of successas set forth in his poem "If"and have felt the ending"you’ll be a man, my son"should be added the words,"and a good Latter-day Saint." --William E. Berrett

He has not acquired a fortune,the fortune has acquired him. --Bion

Learning is not a spectator sport. --Donald Blocher

Volunteers are the only beingswho reflect this nation’s compassion,unselfish, caring, patience andjust plain loving one another

--Erma Bombeck

Have the ability to make and keep friends.--Louise Borneman

The Aims of Boy Scouts of America:to develop in youth (1) a strong ethicalcharacter, (2) an active, participatingcitizenship including leadership ability, and(3) personal fitness: physical, mental,emotional and moral.

Success means applying these basics:...trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty,brave, clean, and reverent-- long after scouting.

Becoming number one is easierthan remaining number one. --Bill Bradley

In order to get, give:"Give to the world the best you haveand the best will come back to you." --Madeline Bridges

Success is...". . . to come to a knowledge that thepurpose of life

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is not mere existence,or pleasure,or fame,or wealth,but the perfection of humanitythrough individual achievementunder the guidance of God’s inspiration.”

--Fifth ObjectiveBrigham Young University

Some years ago, I was asked by a personif I expected to become a great man.I think that is similar to the questiondo you expect to become a successful man?I gave a great deal of thought to thatquestionand came to the conclusion that mydefinition of greatness, or success, is:

To learn in every situation in life what myHeavenly Father’s will is concerning mepersonally and to do his will to the fullextent of my ability.

I believe that the Savior is our greatexample in this process.He came to this earth with a foreordainedmission.Upon this earth He had to learn line uponline and precept upon precept exactly whatHis mission was and perform it withperfection.I believe that each of us, similarly, has aforeordained mission here upon this earth.And that is our responsibility to learn whatthat mission is line upon line and preceptupon precept and carry it out following theexample of the Savior.One who accomplishes that is truly great inmy opinionand truly successful.

It will be noted that this definition iscompletely independent of the person’scircumstances.For one person, success and greatness inlife may include the things that aregenerally associated with success: wealth,a wonderful family, performance of greatand important responsibility in the buildingof the Lord’s Kingdom, etc.

For another person, it may mean strugglingbravelyagainst the effects of an incurable,debilitating physical ailment, never tastingthe joys of “ideal“ family life,important church responsibilities,and other indications of success,but always providing an example to othersof complete trust and faith in HeavenlyFather. --Larry H. Brim Mission President

My ideas of success, I believe, fit in amongmany people’s ideas.

Most success oriented people are those whoreally want something or have a firmconviction of its truthfulness.These people give their all in trying to besuccessfuland they can usually say they are satisfiedwith themselves and their successes.

Success isn’t necessarily the giant,monumental occurrences, which of course itcan include, but success can be gained inthe small everyday things like readingscriptures daily, or making a new friend.Little things make success, too.

As for me, any amount of success I mayhave gained has been through considerableamount of help from others who have lovedme or cared about me enough to help mesucceed.

Sweet success makes every bit of struggleworthwhile. --Curt Brinkman

Boston Wheelchair Marathon Winner

For Mormon mothers, I believe success willbe measured by the accomplishments ofher family:Has she helped her husband to feelrewarded in his daily work?Has she allowed him the honor of leadinghis family?Has she worked with her husband to keepGod's commandments?

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Has she helped her children to feelworthwhile?Has she taught her children to beresponsible, respectful, and grateful?Has she helped them to develop their skillsand talents?Has she shown them love for all people?Do her children seek guidance in their dailyaffairs from our Heavenly Father?If her family honors God and Country,and has pride in its accomplishments,I think this mother is successful. --Florence T. Britsch

A Utah Mother of the Year

Success to me is having my loved onesall remain close to God and be worthy ofthe constant companionship of the HolyGhost.

Success is to have the love and respect ofmy family and friends.Success is to have sons and daughters whoare praised of men and acceptable to God.

Success is knowledge accompanied by truehumility. --Donna Olpin Brock A Utah Mother of the Year

Money doesn’t always bring happiness.People with ten million dollars are nothappier than those with nine million dollars. --Hobart Brown

We are not endeavoring to get ahead ofothers,but to surpass ourselves. --Hugh B. Brown

Never underestimate your power to changeyourself.Never overestimate your power to changeothers. -- H. Jackson Brown. Jr.

Success is getting what you want.Happiness is liking what you get.

--Jackson Brown

If poverty is the mother of crime, stupidityis its father --Jean de La Bruyere

Success may come later than expected---Pearl Buck said she learned more betweenthe ages of seventy and eighty than anyother time in her life.

The human mind does record everythingthat has happened from birth to death.One billion seconds ago was Pearl Harbor.One billion minutes ago Christ was on theearth.One billion hours ago man didn’t exist.One billion dollars ago in government wasonly yesterday. --Billy Burden

Seven RulesFor Remembering Names and Faces

Get the name correctly. Repeat the name out loud. Form a mental image of something

suggested by the name. Observe an outstanding feature of

person's face. Form a mental picture of the

outstanding feature of the face. Connect the mental picture of the name

and face together. Lock name/face/ together in a cadence. --Billy Burden

All that is necessary for the triumph of evilis that good men do nothing. --Edmund Burke

Make no little plans.There is nothing in little plans to stir men’sblood.Make big plans.Once a big idea is recorded,it can never die.

--Daniel Burnham

Time does not become sacred to us untilwe have lived it.

--John Burroughs

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Listen up!Smarten up!Stand tall!

--H. David Burton

Having a big heart has nothing to do withhow big your bank account is. Everyonehas something to give. --Barbara Bush

L ife is the art of drawing sufficientconclusions from insufficient premises. --Samuel Butler

BYU Women’s Conference Theme:Patience and Perseverance

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Freedom is nothing elsebut a chance to be better. --Albert Camus

The man without a purpose is like a shipwithout a rudder – a waif, a nothing, a noman. Have a purpose in life, and having it,throw such strength of mind and muscleinto your work as God has given you --Thomas Carlyle

Our main business is not to see what liesdimly at a distance,but to do what lies clearly at hand --Thomas Carlyle

The history of the worldis but the biography of great men. --Thomas Carlyle

The deepest urge in human nature is thedesire to be important. --Dale Carnegie

T he great aim of education is notknowledge,but action. --Dale Carnegie

Everyone has a needfor frequent honest praise.

--Dale Carnegie

Nothing turns a man's ear more pleasinglythan the sound of his own name.

--Dale Carnegie

The successful man will profit from hismistakesand try again in a different way.

-- Dale Carnegie

Success:Throwing an interception that loses a SuperBowland being able to walk off the field withyour head highbecause you understand its importancewith respect to Eternal Life. --Virgil Carter

Former B.Y.U. Quarterback

The nice thing about teamwork is that youalways have others on your side.

––Margaret Carty

He is invited to do great thingswho receives small things greatly.

--Flavius Magnus AureliusCassiodorus

Grasp the subject. The words will follow. --Marcus Porcius Cato

Tell me thy companyand I’ll tell thee what thou art. --Miguel de Cervantes

There are people who have money andthose who are rich. --Coco Chanel

It is chiefly through books that we enjoyintercourse with superior minds. . . God bethanked for books. They are the voices ofthe distant and the dead, and make usheirs of the spiritual life of past ages.Books are true levelers. They give to all,who will faithfully use them, the society,the spiritual presence, the best andgreatest of our race.

--William E. Channing

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For Mormons,success is living up to the covenants andpromisesI have already made.

Their truth is knownso I must obey to have happiness andsuccess.

Through disobedienceI will find failure and unhappiness. --Paul R. Cheesman Associate Professor, Ancient Scripture, B.Y.U.

Success is simple:“Come, follow me.” --Jesus Christ

W inston Churchill’s consideration ofsuccess:Never!Never!Never!Never give up!

We make a living by what we get.We make a life by what we give. --Winston Churchill.

It is a good thing for an uneducated man toread books of quotations.Bartlett’s Familiar Quotationsis an admirable work, and I Studied itintently.The quotations when engraved upon thememory give you good thoughts.They also make you anxious to read theauthors and look for more. --Winston Churchill

Socialism is a philosophy of failure,the creed of ignoranceand the gospel of envy.Its inherent virtue isthe equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Churchill is quoted as saying:I would rather fail in a cause which willultimately succeed

than to succeed in a cause which willultimately fail.

The inherent vice of capitalism is theunequal sharing of blessings; the inherentvirtue of socialism is the equal sharing ofmiseries. --Sir Winston Churchill

Pessimism is the cleverness of the weak.--Winston Churchill

To every man there comes in his lifetimethat special moment when he is figurativelytapped on the shoulder and offered thechance to do a special thing, unique to himand fitted to his talent; what a tragedy ifthat moment finds him unprepared orunqualified for the work which would be hisfinest hour.” –-Winston Churchill

Many people failbecause they conclude that fundamentalsdo not apply in their case. --M. L. Cichon

A Few Thoughts for Consideration:--The measure of pleasure is not leisure.The measure o f p leasure i saccomplishment.

--There are many things that parade forsuccess in the world, but true success willcontain a blend of at least the following sixessentials:

1. Peace of mind comes from knowing thatyou have been true to the most importantof your ideals and have given your besteffort in the most significant of your goals.

2. Anxiety of mind that comes fromknowing that however much you may haveaccomplished, or however decent you mayhave been,there is still much more to be doneand much improvement to be made.

3. A career that brings not only incomesufficient for family needs,

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but also joy and fulfillment in the workitself.

4. Ability to separate the trivial from thesignificantand give each its proper attention.

5. Integrity of personality and charactersuch that respect is highest from those whoknow you best.

6. Harmony with those you love. --Bruce B. Clark, B. Y. U.

Dean of College of Humanities

An elderly professor of mine,Professor Harold R. Clark,was once asked how long he had lived inProvo.To which he responded,“Well, all I know is that Mount Timpanogoswas hereand the Salt Lake was filling. “

You don’t want money.You don’t want money!You don’t want money!!You want INCOME. --Harold R. Clark,

BYU Professor, Money and Banking

I never read anything not worthremembering. --J. Reuben Clark

Obedience to the laws of Christ is liberty. --J. Reuben Clark

It’s notwhere you serve,but how.

--J. Reuben Clark

Government is a trust,And the officers of the government aretrustees;And both the trust and the trustees arecreated for the benefit of the people.

The Constitution of the United States wasmade not merely for the generation that

then existed, but for posterity---unlimited,undefined, endless, perpetual posterity. --Henry Clay

Blest hour!it was a luxury ---to be!

--Samuel T. Coleridge

In the moment that you carry thisconviction ...in that moment your dreams will becomereality.

-- Robert Collier

When you fall,LEAP TO YOUR FEETand try again. --Nadia Comaneci

To understand yourselfis the key to wisdom --Confucius

Press On:Nothing in the world can take the place ofpersistence.Talent will not;nothing is more common than unsuccessfulmen with talent.Genius will not;unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.Education will not;the world is full of educated derelicts.Persistence and determination aloneare omnipotent. --Calvin Coolidge

Every dayin every wayI’m getting better and better.

--Emile Coue

The great gift we have is life.The second greatest giftis the ability to perfect that life.This is the last life we have. --Steven R. Covey

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Seven Habitsof Highly Effective People

Be Pro-activeTake initiative and be responsible.

Begin With The End In Mind.Start any endeavor-- a meeting--a day atthe office, your adult life--with a

mental image of an outcomeconforming to values you cherish.

Put First Things First.Discipline yourself to subordinate feelings,impulses and moods to your values.

Think win/win.

Seek To Understand,Then To Be Understood.

Listen with intent to empathize,not with intent to reply.

SynergizeCreate wholesthat are greater than the sum of its parts.

Sharpen The SawTake time to cultivate the four essentialdimensions of our character:physical, mental, social/emotional, andspiritual.

--Steven R. Covey

Success, it seems to me, is finally realizing(and implementing this realization) thatgreat Christian paradox, “If one would findhis life, he must lose it,” lose it in service toothers and thereby find all that is sweetinternal harmony, that peace whichsurpasses all understanding. This it seemsis all there is to life; this selflessness is thememory-making, eternal-life-makingquality of mortality; this is success.

--Richard H. Cracroft, Stake President

An Evening at the Luzern Opera

The office staff of the SwitzerlandZurich Mission had taken the evening off toenjoy a performance of Verdi’s Rigoletto.We were the guests of the LDS baritone

Brian Montgomery, who would be singingthe role of Rigoletto.

Following the first act, the managerof the theater made his way t our littlegroup chatting in the foyer. Looking at mynametag he asked if I were the “HerrPresident” of the Mormon Church.

Bemused at my sudden elevation, Iaffirmed that I was indeed the HerrPresident of the Mormon Church’s SwissMission.”

He explained that Herr Montgomeryhad requested our services and then askedwith some urgency that I accompany him,which I did, taking my assistants, EldersSteven McGhie and Scott Smith, with me.As we made our way backstage to thewomen’s dressing room, he explained thatMiss Marina Jajic, the soprano playing therole of Gilda, had become seriously ill andwould be unable to continue herperformance. He had been about to callthe house physician but was prevented by“Herr Montgomery, of your faith,” heexplained, “who insists that the President ofthe Mormon Church say a prayer over MissJajic and make her well—so if you would beso kind….”

Suddenly apprehensive, we followedhim into a corner of the dressing roomwhere Miss Jajic—an attractive, heavilymade-up, and deathly pale youngwoman—sat slumped in a corner chairlooking like a Gilda who had already fallenvictim to the assassin’s dagger. Iintroduced ourselves to her and learnedfrom her labored and whispered responsesin broken German that she was fromYugoslavia, spoke little German but moreEnglish, believed in Jesus Christ, and yes,she knew he could heal her. She slumpedback against the chair, and Elder McGhieanointed her head with oil from a key-chainvial. It was a scenario at once strange yetfamiliar. Here, in a woman’s dressing roomin a Swiss opera house, an American LDSmission president from Provo, together withtwo Mormon elders from Alpine, Utah, andBettendorf, Iowa, were unexpectedlyretracing the Lord’s pattern of the laying onof hands to administer to the sick in behalfof a deathly ill Roman Catholic soprano

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from Yugoslavia who desperately needed tobe made well on this important evening ofher musical career.

We laid on hands, anointed, and thensealed the anointing according to theancient pattern, which I had traced severalhundred times before. I had come to knowmy gift and what I might expect. I broughtto that moment a confidence in a long-established pattern of blessing the Saints.As I began the sealing portion of theordinance, I was unsettled by thedistracting hubbub of the busy dressingroom, for I feared that the Spirit would notcome with the power I had been pleadingfor in the last few minutes. Suddenlysomeone turned off the hubbub switch, andI felt, moving through my hands and up myarms, a tingling faith flowing from thiswoman. Simultaneously I felt the old,familiar “Go”: the thrill up the spine, theelectric flash across the forehead, the chillacross my shoulder blades—signs I hadknown well and often. I knew my role; Istepped back and let the Spirit takecommand. From some recess in my soulthe words welled up to give utterance andtranslation into English of those clear butineffable impressions affirmed by the HolyGhost in behalf of this lovely, talented anddeathly ill woman, who looked like one whoought to be on the way to the hospital andnot into the rigors of act 2. Then I heardmyself say, “It is the will of God, Marina,that you be healed, at once! Be healed!”And then: “You will begin to regain strengthimmediately; you will experience anamazing recovery; and you will not onlycontinue your performance this evening,but you will sing and act magnificently.”Then, the words of healing pronounced, Isuddenly saw on my internal video theimplications of this evening; I saw that allthat had happened, including our presenceat that theater on that night, was also partof the Awake and Arise Pattern that,unbeknown to Marina, she was even nowbeginning to trace. The mission presidentreassured himself, and I editorialized: “Asyou reflect later on the miracle of thisevening, you will understand that thisblessing comes by way of the power of God

through his Son, Jesus Christ, whoserepresentatives we are. And you will desireto learn about Christ’s purposes for you inmortality and will seek out his Church,which as been restored to earth for thepurpose of blessing you and all mankind.”

I concluded the administration. Thensomeone turned the switch and thehubbub, which apparently had neverstopped, flowed about us once again.Marina did not take up her bed and walk.Instead, she mumbled her thanks, her eyesstill partially closed, her face pallid. As weturned away, the hand-wringing managerasked if I would be offended if he allowedthe house doctor to treat her. “No, ofcourse not,” I replied but to myself Ithought still in tune with the Spirit andconfident in the well-tried pattern, “Shewon’t need him; she’s going torecover—now.”

Then, like Peter, my stroll across thewater was threatened by the storms ofreality, and my spirit collided with my soul.I nearly staggered with the realization ofwhat I—or somebody—had just promised.And the raised eyebrows of my twoassistants said, “President, you justpromised this woman that she will sing act2. What have you done?”

As we left the dressing room, I saidto them, “Elders, I said only what the Lordtold me to say; let’s pray he’ll make ithappen.”

We made our way back to our seats,reassured the others in our party, andrequested their faith—right now—on MissJajic’s behalf. I began to pray—hard,i n t ense l y , and i nvok i ng t hepriesthood—that the Lord would honor atonce the very specific promises I had madein his name and by his promptings. In afew minutes the manager appeared onstage to explain the delay by announcingthat Miss Jajic had been taken seriously illand that he had sent for her second; herequested our patience. I prayed harder,my weak faith warring with my confidencein the Lord’s proven gift.

After an interminable five-minutewait, the manager reappeared. “I ampleased to announce,” he beamed, “that

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Miss Jajic has recovered and will be able tocontinue in her role as Gilda.” The curtainwent up, and Marina swirled onto the stageas the vivacious Gilda and sang her wayinto our hearts. I sat all amazed andthanked the Lord for his graciousintervention. As we applauded herperformance, I was cheering our Father forhis class act in stretching his welcomefinger into our little scenario and repeatinghis patterns. For her part, Marinaperformed marvelously, as did our Mormonbaritone, but I thought she looked a trifletoo convincing in her death scene. Welearned later that she went home to bedand collapsed for several days.

The encore to that evening was justanother everyday miracle of just anotherchild of God tracing the Awake and ArisePattern. Marina, soon recovered and verymuch aware of the miracle that hadoccurred, began to ask BrotherMontgomery during rehearsals exactly whathad happened that Monday evening.Unwilling at first to attend church, Marinaagreed to accompany the Montgomery’s toa ward dinner at the Luzern chapel.Impressed by the Latter-day Saints’welcome and by the Montgomerys’ deepfaith, she continued to ask questions duringrehearsals, when there was little time forhim to respond. So the next week Brianand Jenny invited Marina to dinner, hepromised, “We we’ll answer all of yourquestions about Mormonism.” That Fridayat dinner time, two sister missionaries “justhappened by” and were persuaded to stayfor dinner and teach Marina the gospel. InJune 1988, two months after that veryspecial night at the opera, Marina Jajicawoke and arose to membership in theChurch of Jesus Christ.

--Richard H. Cracroft

Attitude is the most important thing in ourlives.Our lives are 10% what happens to us and90% what we do with what life gives us.Your attitude is an advertisement of yourbeing. --Rulon G. Craven

I leave this rule for others when I’m dead,Be always sure you’re right ---then go ahead.

--David Crockett

Purposeful practice.--Gary Crowton BYU Head Football Coach

To me success would be to be able to doyour very best in everything you do.

--Paul CummingsNCAA Champion World ClassMiddle Distance Runner

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Intellectual passion drives out sensuality. --Leonardo da Vinci

The only possession we have is self-possession.Unhappy is the man who only reacts toothers.He is the servant of their whims towardhim.You will never have a greater or lesserdominionthan over yourself...The height of a man's success is gauged byhis self-mastery.The depth of his failure by his self-abandonment...and this law is the expression of eternaljustice.He who cannot establish dominion overhimselfwill have no dominion over others. --Leonardo da Vinci

The times young people have the mostdifficultiesare when they move away from the Church. --Bishop Allan L. Davis

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W ith a great price our ancestors obtainedthis freedom, but we were born free . . .But that freedom can be retained only bythe eternal vigilance which has always beenits price. --Elmer Davis

The really frightening thing about middleage is the knowledge that you'll grow out ofit.

--Doris Day

The play goes on and you may contributeyour verse.What will your verse be?We must look at things in a different way.Dare to strike out.Carpe diem. --“The Dead Poet’s Society” Movie

Nothing comes without a price. Nothinggreat will ever be achieved without greatmen, and men are great only if they aredetermined to be so. --Charles de Gaulle

Success or failure is caused more by mentalattitudes than by mental capacities.As Latter-day Saints we know that we allhave many God-given abilities,but that it is up to us to develop themwith a positive mental attitude (PMA)in order that we may have success.We also know that at all times theLord is at our side and wants each andevery one of us to develop to our highestpotential.

As a Latter-day Saint convert,I soon came to the realization that successis not only measuredin salary,securityand satisfaction (3s)but also inService,Sacrificeand Salvation (3S). --Jacob de Jager First Quorum of the Seventy

HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSa la de Jong

As an administrator in post-high schooleducation for over sixty years, I talked tonumerous students on how to be a success.Nearly all of them expected me to tell themwhat sort of job paid best.But that is facing the problem from thewrong end.My advice to all was essentially this:

Find out what talent God, or Nature tosome, has given you. Would you behappy if you worked mainly in thatfield? If you would, take the secondstep toward success.

Get the best kind of professionaltraining available to develop yournatural God-given talent.Stay with it! Don’t give up!

Now go ahead and put your trainedtalent to work.Don’t just talk about it---do it!Produce! Don’t worry about pay.Good money always pays for expertise.

--Gerrit de Jong, Jr. Former Dean of College

of Fine Arts, B.Y.U.

The Ten CommandmentsWe are too inclined to think of lawas something merely restrictive --something hemming us in.We sometimes think of lawas the opposite of liberty.But this is a false conception. . . .God does not contradict Himself.He did not create man and then,as an afterthought,impose upon him a set of arbitrary,irritating restrictive rules.He made man free --and then gave him commandmentsto keep him free. . . .We cannot break the Ten Commandments.We can only break ourselves against them -- or else,by keeping them,rise through them

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to the fullness of freedom under God.God means us to be free.With divine daring,He gave us the power of choice. --Cecil B. DeMille

Some of the most dreadful mischiefs thatafflict mankindproceed from wine (and strong drink).It is the cause of disease,quarrels,sedition,idleness,aversion to labor,and every species of domestic disorder.

--Francois de Salnacde la Mothe Fenelon

Great thoughts come from the heart.--Marquis de Vauvenargues

L azy people are always looking forsomething to do. --Marquis de Vauvenargues

It is not enough to have a good mind.The main thing is to use it well.

--Rene Descartes

I think, therefore I am. --Rene Descartes

The Lord’s Plan for Success

The Lord gives us a plan to follow.It is outlined in His commandments.And all these commandmentsare designed to build stability within us.We are not to excuse our failures andweaknesses.We are not to say we are made the way weare,and thereby justify our sins.The Lord expects us to rise above ourweakness,become strongand pattern ourselves after Him.

--The Deseret News,Church Section 1952

The wisest manis he who does not fancy that he is so atall. --Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

Criticism is easy,art is difficult. --Phillippe Destouches

Success:We try and try and try and try and tryand then we get it right. --Walt DisneyAll our dreams can come trueif we have the courage to pursue them. --Walt Disney

The Success Secrets of Walt DisneyThink tomorrow.He always looked forward to what hewanted to accomplish next.What matters is what we can accomplishtomorrow,not what we’ve done today.Build a yesterday.Focus your efforts on tomorrow.That’s how to make your dream come true.Free your imagination.Disney was a visionary.Most of us can do better than we think.We limit ourselves.Disney shattered these mental restrictions.If you free your mind and let yourimagination run wild,there’s no limit to what you can do,where you can go, or what you canaccomplish.Strive for lasting quality.The real secret of his successwas his fanatical commitment toexcellence.He continually reached for that intangiblequality called perfection.There are no new ideas.You just take a good one and improve on it.There are no shortcuts to quality. Butwhatever it takes to achieve lasting qualitymust be done because good enough neveris.Have stick-to-itivity...Disneyese forfortitude, tenacity and hanging in thereuntil the job is done.

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Dreams don’t just happen because youwant them to.Stick to it until you turn your dreams intoreality.Talent isn’t enough.Success comes only when talent iscombined with tenacity. --Pat Williams, Bottom Line

The secret of successis constancy of purpose. --Benjamin Disraeli

A few observations on what I feel successshould mean to a member of the Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:

To begin with, I will quote a commentmade by a great Americanwhich I feel is relevant to this subject.In President Woodrow Wilson’s bookentitledWhen A Man Comes To Himself, he makesthis statement:"A man comes to himself when he hassatisfied his heart with the highestachievement he is fit for.” I believe themeasure of success of a member of theChurch should be when he feels in his heartthat he is living his life to the best of hisability in full compliance with all theprinciples of the Gospel, and when he hasattained a level of accomplishment andachievement in his life’s work, his businessor profession that represent a full measureof his highest potential and hopes.

Here is another quotation from anindividual whom I consider the mostsuccessful man America has ever produced.The Prophet Joseph Smith once said,"Man was created to dress the earth, tocultivate the mind and to glorify God."This succinct statement by the great Seerof the Latter Days really tells the wholestory in those twelve words.I believe when the Prophet said, "to dressthe earth,"he meant that a man should direct his fullenergies, his faculties and his intelligencetoward making a better world and in

advancing the welfare and happiness of hisfellow man.In the second part of the Prophet’sstatement, "to cultivate the mind,"I believe he meant that a man should becontinually improving his mind and growingin intelligence and knowledge throughouthis life.The third and last part of the Prophet'sconcise statement, "to glorify God,"represents, I believe, what should be theultimate purpose in every man’s life andwork.Since I have quoted President WoodrowWilson and the Prophet Joseph Smith, I willalso quote from another great man, myown father, Don C. Driggs. In 1929 whenFather and my brothers and I firstorganized our company, Western Savingsand Loan Association, Father gave thissimple advice to us. Here are his words,"Now, boys, as we commence to build thisfamily business enterprise, there are threethings I want you to alwaysremember—work hard, be honest and don’tlearn any tricks."

We decided to adopt this three-pointphilosophy as the unwritten constitution forour business.Commencing with a paid-in capital of$5,000 in 1929, the company has grown inassets in forty-seven years to more than abillion dollars.We attribute a large measure of thissuccess to the fact that we haveendeavored to remain close to the Church,to honor our priesthood, and to follow thethree-point admonitions given to us by ouresteemed father. --Douglas H. Driggs

Chairman Western Savings and Loan

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Executive ability seems to have littlecorrelation with intelligence, imagination orbrilliance.The good executive,(1) practices conservation of time(2) has his eye fixed on new developments(3) builds on the strengths of hiscolleagues,(4) starves the problems and feeds theopportunities --Peter Drucker

He (Shakespeare) was the man who of allmodern, and perhaps ancient poets, hadthe largest and most comprehensive soul. --John Dryden

Happy the man, and happy he alone, Hewho can call today his own; He who, securewithin, can say, Tomorrow, do thy worst,for I have lived today.

--John Dryden

To me, success is not what it seems to be,judged by most contemporary standards.Rather, it is seeking for and achieving thecompanionship of the Holy Spirit to the endthat one serves any of his fellow men in amore effective way as he moves alongthrough this life, meantime, maintaining hisown integrity and peace of mind.Beyond this, I believe for most Mormons,success is achieving “exaltation” throughsuch service in the Celestial Kingdom.However, I also feel that very few Mormonsgive deep consideration and thought towhat the nature and character of the“exaltation” really is.The answer, for the present, at least, isprobably best found in the life of Christ asportrayed in the scriptures. --G. Homer Durham First Quorum of the Seventy

The art of LeadershipDevelop a visionCreate a planImplement the planBuild a legacy--Max Dupree

An unsuccessful parent is somebody whosees or acts as though he sees other thingsas being more important than his familyand is constantly chasing after other thingsat the expense of his family.

Therefore, I would say that the successfulparentis the one who has as his highest priorityhis familyand does all that he can to make lifepleasant for themand teaches them those gentle things thatcause themto Love the Lord. --George Durrant

If you read the Book of Mormon,you'll be happy. --George Durrant

If you're not good at home,you're not good. --George Durrant

I was the greatest average missionary in allof England.

--George Durrant.

Before we die,we need to gather up our heritageand offer it to our children. --Will Durrant

I have always regarded the subject of realsuccess in life as vital.

Real success in life, regardless of howaccomplished in other ways is not trulyeffectual unless one has hearkened to thevoice of the Spirit.

For the word of the Lord is truth andwhatsoever is truth is light, and whatsoeveris light is Spirit, even the Spirit of JesusChrist.

And the Spirit giveth light to every manthat cometh into the world, and the Spiritenlighteneth every man through the world,that hearkeneth to the voice of the Spirit. --Doctrine and Covenants 84:45-46

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I have often quoted Elbert Hubbard in theAmerican Bible as how I feel. Says he:A man is not educated (or successful) in lifeuntil he is able to do at least one usefulthing well A man is not successful in lifeuntil he is absolutely free of prejudice anddoes not lean on carnal things foraccomplishment and has universalsympathy for mankind

--Alvin R. Dyer,Council of the Twelve

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There's only one thing to do---the right thing.

--Clint Eastwood, movie line.

Sticking to it is the genius.Any other bright-minded fellowcan accomplish just as much...if he will stick like helland make the damn thing work.

--Thomas A. Edison

Because we have failed,even a number of times,doesn't mean we are failures.Edison failed 14,000 times beforehe invented the electric light.What if he had given upjust one short of that number?Failure is more often the learningexperience.

I never did a day's work in my life---it was all fun. --Thomas A. Edison

Show me a thoroughly satisfied manand I will show you a failure.

--Thomas A. Edison

My Winning Game PlanI Play To WIN

byCoach LaVell Edwards

(5th winningest active NCAA FootballCoach)

This is YOUR most important game:YOUR LIFE!Preparation:

Coach Vince Lombardi said, “Knowyour Competition.”Prepare. Be ready for what you arenot ready for.Decide ONCE, in advance,what you will do under difficultconditions.

You Lose When You.... Don’t think! Just let things happen Don’t think ahead or prepare in

advance. View junk movies and junk videos. Date before 16. Listen to unworthwhile music. Do drugs, are dishonest, or disregard

standards. Let studies slide. Use offensive language. Just go along with peer pressure. Don’t choose good friends.What happens if you lose.... There is NO greater grief or sorrow for

yourself or your family. You could end up as an unhappy youth

raising babies. You could be among the 90% of high

school marriages that fail. You could give up and miss vital

education and preparation advantagesFOR LIFE.

You WILL have a much greater difficultyachieving your full potential.

Deadly AIDS is becoming a very highpossibility.

The competition looks for yourweaknesses and gets you when yourresistance is low. When it’s...too Late at night. When you’re...too much alone (as a

couple).

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When you’re...too Tired.Stay far away from situations that youknow may not be good for you.

“Remove yourself from thoseconditions which may overcome yourability to resist.Be in the world, but not of theworld.”

--President KimballSo what do you do?

Discipline and strengthen yourself.Develop correct habits. Practice!!!

You Win When You.... (And it’s sosimple!) Study your game plan books.

(Scriptures) Know and execute the right plays.

Keep the commandments. Get a good education. Make wise choices. Do those things that will let you to

continue to win. Choose the best friends (They become

a part of you.) Choose the Right Set goals. Make plans. Prepare well. Organize your time. Stay focused. Never give up. Be a winner!

Play TO WIN Your game!_____________________________

Preparation is the key to success in anyendeavor.The greatest athletes are not always thestrongest,fastest and most gifted –but are those who have the ability torecognize their potential and prepare tomeet that potential. --R. LaVell Edwards,

BYU Former Head Football Coach

For Mormons, success is...To have a complete understanding of whowe areand what our potential can be.Then to have the conviction necessaryto work toward that potential.

This would apply to all facets of our life. --R. LaVell Edwards B.Y.U. Head Football Coach

LaVell Edward’s Five Steps to Success• Set a goal and make a plan• Prepare well• Organize your time• Stay focused.• Never give up and you’ll always be a

winner

"One of the best things you can say aboutLaVell Edwards is that he was a betterfather than he was a coach." --KBYU-TV Documentary

T he Church is more stable thangovernment.Stay close to the Church.Learn to live economicallyand minimize your dependency on thedollarand the need for money. --William F. Edwards

Former Financial Vice President ofB.Y.U.

Persistent people begin their successwhere others end in failure. --Edward Eggleston

Bear in mind that the wonderful things youlearn in your schools are the work of manygenerations.All this is put in your hands as yourinheritancein order that you may receive it, honor it,add to it,and one day faithfully hand it on to yourchildren. --Albert Einstein

Try not to become a man of success,but rather try to become a man of value. --Albert Einstein

Peace cannot be kept by force.It can only be achieved by understanding.

--Albert EinsteinImagination is greater than knowledge. --Albert Einstein

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I have the utmost sympathy for any personwho has never had a decent chance in life.But the fact that society has treated himbadly does not give him the right to smashstore windows and take what he wants, orto attack or police with animal ferocity.This is heading toward an era oflawlessness, which in the end can only leadto anarchy. And anarchy is a destroyer ofnations. --Dwight D. Eisenhower

President Eisenhower's success formula:"Do your best;get some fun out of life every day;put your trust in God."

N o man has the right to live in acommunity,take unto himself all the good things of life,social advantages for his family,educational opportunities for his children,without giving something of his own talentand energy toward the benefit of thecommon good. (Unknown)

A personal theme of a recent dearfriend,--Norma Elliott,

To believe your own thought,To believe that what is true for youIn your private heartIs true for all men –That is genius. --Ralph Waldo Emerson

To know even one life has breathed easierBecause you have lived – that is to havesucceeded. --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Make the most of yourself,for that is all there is to you. --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emerson’s advice:"Simplify." "Simplify." "Simplify."

Our chief want in life is somebodywho shall make us do what we can.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Shallow men believe in luck. --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nothing great was ever achievedwithout enthusiasm. --Ralph Waldo Emerson

The only giftis a portion of thyself.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Make yourself necessary to somebody.--Ralph Waldo Emerson

What is a weed?A plant whose virtueshave not yet been discovered --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Successful is the personwho has lived welllaughed oftenand loved much,who has gained the respect of children,who leaves the world better than theyfound it,who has never lacked appreciation for theearth’s beauty,who never fails to look for the best inothers,or give the best of themselves. --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do things which are difficult to doand they will become easy,not because the nature of the problem hasdecreased,but because your ability to do hasincreased.

--Heber J. Grant/Ralph WaldoEmerson

Emerson's pattern for success:Learn directly from life.Know the past through books.Express yourself through action.

The first wealthis health.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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First say to yourself what you would be;And then do what you have to do. --Epictetus

To me, success is a triumph over allenemies in this lifeand to achieve Eternal Life.And the enemies are many.They include doubt, discouragement, fear,ignorance, death, selfishness, laziness,hate,impatience and numerous temptations.

In general, success is applying one’s self,keeping the commandments of Godand enduring to the end! --Mark Eubank Chief Meteorologist, KSL

When good men die their goodness doesnot perish.But lives though they are gone.As for the bad,All that was theirs dies and is buried withthem. --Euripides

Today’s today.Tomorrow, we may be ourselvesGone down the drain of Eternity --Euripides

The idea that we can leaveentirely to childrenthe vital choices of lifeis unsafe.Leaving such decisions to trial and error isunsafe. --Richard L. Evans

Nothing does itself –that is nothing constructive.Someone has to do everything.Lessons don’t learn themselves;classes don’t teach themselves;food doesn’t prepare itself;dishes and other household duties don’t dothemselves;the very sick don’t serve themselves;machines don’t make themselves;words don’t memorize themselves;

skills don’t develop themselves;projects don’t plan themselves;buildings don’t build themselves.Someone has to lay every brickand drive every nail,make everything that is made,do everything that is done,think everything that is thought. --Richard L. Evans

Begin at home.Be successful and solventin our own business and professions.Serve your communities –your church –your country –and many good causes.Reach out worldwide, and do somethingfor someone, somewhere. --Richard L. Evans

There is no loneliness so great,so absolute,so utterly complete,as the loneliness of a manwho cannot call upon his God. --Richard L. Evans

Given by Lloyd D. NewellJanuary 2, 2000Every time the sun sets, it rises in themorning and sheds new light on yesterday'sshadows. Whether a new century or a newday, life presents countless opportunities tobegin anew. No matter our age orcircumstance, today is a new day, and so istomorrow. Think how wonderful that is!While yesterday-and all of history-arevaluable for the lessons learned, theexperience gained, the memories made,each new day contains the promise of afresh start. We take hold of this promise bylearning from the past and living in thepresent-with bright hope for the future.A young woman devotes many hours toresearching family history, because shebelieves that only by understanding thepast can we really improve upon it.She gains appreciation and is better able toface the problems of the present by takingtime to look back. Such reflection gives her

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the courage and insight to set goals andpersist in achieving them.If we are to begin anew, we can neitherignore the past nor abide in it. We moveforward by remembering yesterday with itstriumphs and tragedies, and by living todayto the fullest. Richard L. Evans offeredsome timely advice:"Go ahead with your life, your plans, yourpreparation, as fully as you can.Don't waste time stopping before theinterruptions have started. Keep goingforward, and keep your heart comforted,with courage and faith in the future. Thewise keep learning, keep preparing for life,and don't let uncertainties dissuade [them]from moving forward."1Life gives us abundant opportunities for afresh start. In a sense, each beginning is nodifferent from any other. A new schoolyear, a new job, a new city, friendship, orphase of life--all take some getting used to.But when we embrace the change andwelcome the opportunity for growth, welive more fully and discover interests andtalents that might otherwise have goneundeveloped.Yesterday's stumbling blocks can becometoday's stepping-stones. And little by little,as we go forward with purpose and hope,our new beginning will become a new wayof life.____________________1. Richard L. Evans, An Open Door (SaltLake City, Utah: Publishers Press,1967), 123.

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P rinciples are more important thanprograms;people are more important thanorganizations

--James E. Faust

I try to make everywhere I go a betterplacebecause I was there. --Reed Farnsworth.

For Mormons, success is understandingthat there is no greater talent in the worldthan spirituality.We as priesthood brethren and sisters inthe Gospel were born to serve our brothersand sisters here upon this earth.There is a great need as never before in thehistory of the world to be totally andabsolutely pure in heart.And finally, to ask ourselves when anyproblem or question would come,"What would the Savior do if He were hereand faced with this problem?" Then to have the courage and the integrityto do it. --Vaughn J. Featherstone,

First Quorum of the Seventy

He who rests, rots --Arthur Feidler

Twelve Qualities of Success

The value of time. The success of perseverance. The pleasure of working. The dignity of simplicity. The worth of character. The power of kindness. The influence of example. The obligation of duty. The wisdom of economy. The virtue of patience. The improvement of talent. The joy of originating. --Marshall Field

The force is in you.Force yourself. --Harrison Ford

Don't find fault.Find a remedy. --Henry Ford

Thinking is the hardest work there is,which is the probable reasonwhy so few engage in it. --Henry Ford

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Getting readyis the great secret to success. --Henry Ford

The manager administers, the leader innovates.The manager maintains, the leader develops.The manager relies on systems, the leader relies on people.The manager counts on controls, the leader counts on trust.The manager does things right, the leader does the right thing. -- Fortune Magazine

The Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea aremade of the same water.It flows down, clear and cool, from theheights of Hermon and the roots of thecedars of Lebannon.The Sea of Galilee makes beauty of it, forthe Sea of Galilee has an outlet.It gets to give.It gathers in its riches that it may pourthem out again to fertilize the Jordan plain.But the Dead Sea with the same watermakes horror.For the Dead Sea has no outlet.It gets to keep. --Harry Emerson Fosdick.

Always take a job that is too big for you. --Harry Emerson Fosdick

No life ever grows greatuntil it is focused,dedicatedand disciplined. --Harry Emerson Fosdick

If you would not be forgotten,As soon as you are dead and rotten,Either write things worth reading,Or do things worth the writing.

--Benjamin Franklin

W ork as if you were to live a hundredyears,Pray as if you were to die tomorrow.

--Benjamin Franklin

God helps them that help themselves. --Benjamin Franklin

Dost thou love life?Then do not squander time,For that’s the stuff life is made of. --Benjamin Franklin

Time lost is never found again. --Benjamin Franklin

Ben Franklin's method for making animportant decision was to draw a "T" on apiece of paper and put the subject at thetop; then proceed to list on either sidebelow all of the possible pro's and con's;ponder them, and usually allow a waitingperiod before arriving at a conclusion.

Consistent application of principles canbring achievement according to BenFranklin. They are:

All human achievement rests on theestablishment of clearly definedobjectives.

The achievement of one’s objectivesrequires a good plan and consistenteffort.

Religion is a powerful regulator ofhuman conduct.

Correct action is dependent uponcorrect opinion.

Motives of personal gain tend to beopposite of one’s true self-interest.

Without honesty, there can be nohappiness.

The proper acquisition and use ofmoney may be a blessing, but theopposite is always a curse.

The possession of health makes allthings easier, its absence everythingmore difficult.

Happiness springs immediately from themind.

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Life is immeasurably more satisfying tothose who get along well with othersthan to those who do not.

Of all human relationships, the mostenduring and satisfying are those offamily.

In the process of aging and dying thefruits of a long life well lived are mostsensibly felt.

Only a virtuous people are capable offreedom.As nations become corrupt and vicious,they have more need of masters. --Benjamin Franklin

Ben Franklin’s:Twelve Guiding Principles of Life to

“Moral Perfection”

o TemperanceEat not to dullness, drink not toelevation

o SilenceSpeak not but what may benefitothers or yourself; avoid triflingconversation

o OrderLet all your things have theirplaces; let each part of businesshave its time.

o ResolutionResolve to perform what youought; perform without fail whatyou resolve.

o FrugalityMake no expense but to do goodto others or yourself; i.e., wastenothing.

o IndustryLose no time; be alwaysemployed in something useful;cut off all unnecessary actions.

o SincerityUse no harmful deceit; thinkinnocently and justly; and, if youspeak, speak accordingly.

o Justice

Wrong none by doling injuries, oromitting the benefits that areyour duty.

o ModerationAvoid extremes; forbear resentinginjuries so much as you thinkthey deserve.

o CleanlinessTolerate no uncleanliness in body,clothes, or habitation.

o TranquilityBe not disturbed at trifles, or ata c c i d e n t s c o m m o n o runavoidable.

o ChastityRarely use venery (sexualintercourse) but for health oroffspring, never to dullness,weakness, or the injury of yourown or another’s peace orreputation.

o Humility Imitate Jesus and Socrates.--Benjamin Franklin

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There is a difference between being:“Humbly grateful” and “grumbly hateful.”Which are you?Do you really appreciate what you have,or do you grumble...even in the face of your good fortune? --G. Donald Gale,

Former KSLTV Editorialist

RULES FOR LIFE,LIVING AND WORKING

by Bill Gates

For high school and college graduates, hereis a list of 11 things they did not learn inschool.In his book, Bill Gates talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created afull generation of kids with no concept ofreality and how this concept set them upfor failure in the real world.

RULE 1Life is not fair; get used to it.

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RULE 2The world won't care about your self-esteem.The world will expect you to accomplishsomething BEFORE you feel good aboutyourself.

RULE 3You will NOT make 40 thousand dollars ayear right out of high school. You won't bea vice president with a car phone, until youearn both.

RULE 4If you think your teacher is tough, wait tillyou get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

RULE 5"Flipping burgers" is not beneath yourdignity.Your grandparents had a different word forburger flipping; they called it opportunity.

RULE 6If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault,so don't whine about your mistakes, learnfrom them.

RULE 7Before you were born, your parents weren'tas boring as they are now. They got thatway from paying your bills, cleaning yourclothes and listening to you talk about howcool you are. So before you save the rainforest from the parasites of your parents'generation, try "delousing" the closet inyour own room.

RULE 8Your school may have done away withwinners and losers, but life has not. Insome schools they have abolished failinggrades; they'll give you as many times asyou want to get the right answer. Thisdoesn't bear the slightest resemblance toANYTHING in real life.

RULE 9Life is not divided into semesters.You don't get summers off and very fewemployers are interested in helping youfind yourself. Do that on your own time.

RULE 10Television is NOT real life. In real lifepeople actually have to leave the coffeeshop and go to jobs.

RULE 11Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end upworking for one.

"Success" for me is finding the closerelationship to God the Father as mycreator,to Jesus Christ as my Savior,to the Holy Ghost as my Companion.These have objective reality and areconcerned with me in my eternal wellbeing.

"Success" is identifying with Christ’s TrueChurch on earth,contributing to it,placing one’s life under its influence, andunder the influence of Christ’s true andhappiness-producing principles of humanbehavior.

"Success" is finding self-identityand self-esteemunder the scope of the above throughfullest development of one’s natural talentsand producing contribution of worth toother people."Success" is developing an active andconcerned lovefor other peoplestarting with one’s wife,or husband,children,parentsand family,but also moving out to all people and to alllife.This love when developed and manifestedgives creative luster to daily work,as well as to long-range goals.This love gives meaning and vitalityto one’s place and contribution in the localcommunityas well as society at large.It gives a strong motivationto imbue his dealings with all other people

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with integrity, morality and concern.

"Success" means to me that in the pursuitof the above,some inevitable failuresalso bring with themthe capacity to repair,to repent,to rejuvenateand to try again.The pursuit of the above when metwith even modest success,rewards with a wonderful measure of realjoy.

--Dr. Crawford GatesMusic Director Rockford SymphonyOrchestra

Rockford, Illinois

I’ve always thought of myselfas being about twenty.”

--Urvin Gee, Patriarch (age 95)

The purpose of the Constitutionwas to avoid a dictatorship --Newt Gengrich

Edward Gibbon, in 1788, set forth in hisfamous book,“Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,”five basic reasons why that greatcivilization withered and died: The undermining of the dignity

and sanctity of the home,which is the basis for human society.

Higher and higher taxes:the spending of public money for freebread and circuses for the populace.

The mad craze for pleasure,and sports and plays becoming moreexciting,more brutal and more immoral.

The building of great armamentswhen the real enemy was within –the decay of individual responsibility.

The decay of religion,whose leaders lost their touch with life,and their power to guide the people.

Obedience to the gospelwill make us successful.

--Brent A. Gines

It isn’t family home hour,It’s family home evening. -- Brent A. Gines

The Church sustains life, but not lifestyles.--Brent A. Gines

I have always regarded that Constitutionas the most remarkable workknown to me in modern timesto have been produced by the humanintellect,at a single stroke (so to speak),in its applications to political affairs. --William E. Gladstone

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The following you may find interesting.It raises the question--What are you doing to do with YOUR lifethat will be meaningful?

John Goddard

In 1940, as a young man of fourteen,John Goddard decided to do somethingsignificant with his life, so that when hearrived at his life’s end he could say he had“no regrets.”He wrote the following list of personalchallenges and then proceeded to completethem.Recently it was reported by Life Magazine,as a follow up from the original articlewritten in the early 1980’s, he was morethan ninety percent complete.

Explore: Nile River, Africa Amazon River, South America Douro River, Spain Colorado River, U.S. Yangtze River, China Niger River, Africa Orinoco River, Venezuela Rio Coco, Nicaragua

Study Primitive Cultures: Congo

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New Guinea Brazil Borneo The Sudan Australia Kenya The Philippines Tanganyika Ethiopia Algeria Alaska

Climb: Mt Everest Mt Aconocagua, Argentina Mt. McKinley Mt. Huascaran, Peru Mt Kilimanjaro Mt. Ararat, Turkey Mt. Kenya Mt. Cook, New Zealand Mt. Popocatepetl, Mexico Mt. Matterhorn Mt. Ranier Mt. Fuji Mt. Vesuvius Mt. Bromo, Java Grand Tetons Mt. Baldy, California Carry out careers in medicine and

exploration (premed, treat illnessesamong primitive tribes.

Visit every country in the world Study Navaho and Hopi Indians. Learn to fly a plane Ride a horse in Rose Parade

Photograph Iguacu Falls, Brazil Victoria Falls, Rhodesia Sutherland Falls, New Zealand Yosemite Falls Niagara Falls Retrace travels of Marco Polo and

Alexander the Great

Explore Underwater: Coral reefs of Florida Great Barrier Reef, Australia Red Sea Fiji Islands The Bahamas

Explore Okefenokee Swamp and theEverglades

Visit: North and South Poles Great Wall of China Panama and Suez Canals Easter Island The Galapagos Islands Vatican City (Saw the Pope) The Taj Mahal The Eiffel Tower The Blue Grotto, Capri The Tower of London The Leaning Tower of Pisa The Sacred Well of Chchen-Itza,

Mexico. Climb Ayers Rock in Australia Follow River Jordan from Sea of Galilee

to Dead Sea

Swim in Lake Victoria Lake Superior Lake Tanganyika Lake Titicaca, S. America Lake Nicaragua Become an Eagle Scout. Dive in a submarine. Land and take off from an aircraft

carrier. Fly in a blimp, balloon and glider. Ride an elephant, camel, ostrich and

bronco Skin dive to 40 feet and hold breath

two and a half minutes underwater. Catch a ten-pound lobster and a ten-

inch abalone. Play flute and violin. Type 50 words a minute. Make a parachute jump. Learn water and snow skiing. Go on a church mission. Follow the John Muir trail. Study native medicines and bring back

useful ones. Bag camera trophies of elephant, lion,

rhino, cheetah, cape buffalo and whale. Learn to fence. Learn jujitsu. Teach a college course. Watch a cremation ceremony in Bali.

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Explore depths of the sea. Appear in a Tarzan movie.

(He now considers this a boyhooddream)

Own a horse, chimpanzee, cheetah,ocelot and coyote.

Become a ham radio operator. Build own telescope. Write a book. Publish an article in National

Geographic Magazine. High-jump five feet Broad-jump 15 feet. Run mile in five minutes. Weigh 175 pounds. Perform 200 sit-ups and 20 pull-ups. Learn French, Spanish and Arabic. Study dragon lizards on Komodo Island. Visit birthplace of Grandfather Sorenson

in Denmark. Visit birthplace of Grandfather Goddard

in England. Ship aboard a freighter as a seaman. Read the entire Encyclopaedia

Britannica. Read the Bible from cover to cover. Read the works of Shakespeare, Plato,

Aristotle,D ickens, Thoreau, Rousseau,Hemingway, Twain,Burroughs, Talmage, Tolstoy,Longfellow, Keats,Poe, Bacon, Whittier and Emerson. (Notevery work of each)

Become familiar with the compositionsof Bach,Bee thoven , Debussy , Ibe r t ,Mendelssohn, Lalo,Milhaud, Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov,Respighi, Rachmaninoff, Paganini,Stravinsky, Toch, Tchaikovsky, Verdi.

Become proficient in the use of a plane,motorcycle, tractor, surfboard, rifle,pistol, canoe, microscope, football,basketball, bow and arrow, lariat andboomerang.

Compose music. Play Clair de Lune on the piano. Watch fire-walking ceremony. Milk a poisonous snake. (Was bitten by

diamondback) Light a match with 22 rifle.

Visit a movie studio. Climb Cheops pyramid. Become a member of the Explorers’

Club. Learn to play polo. Travel through the Grand Canyon on

foot and by boat. Circumnavigate the globe. (Four times) Visit the moon. (“Someday if God

wills”) Marry and have children. (Has five

children) Live to see the 21st century. (He did at

75)

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America, the land of unlimited possibilities. --Ludwig M. Goldberger

A strong leader must be able to foreseechangeand work toward it,whether in politics or business. --Mikhail Gorbachev

Grandma Moses began paintingAt the age of 74And continuedTo the age of 102

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Practice means to perform, over and overagain in the face of all obstacles, some actof vision, of faith, of desire, Practice is ameans of inviting the perfection desired.

--Martha Graham

He canwho thinks he can. --Heber J. Grant

Do things which are difficult to doand they will become easy,not because the nature of the problem hasdecreased,but because your ability to do hasincreased.

--Heber J. Grant/Ralph WaldoEmerson

The common denominator of success---the secret of every man who has ever beensuccessful—lies in the fact that he formed the habit ofdoing thingsthat failures don't like to do.

--Albert E. N. Gray

I expect to pass through this world butonce, any good thing therefore that I cando, or any kindness that I can show to anyfellow creature, let me do it now,let me not defer or neglect it,for I shall not pass this way again.

--Stephen Grellet

Common Denominatorsof High Achievement

Self DiscoveryThey discover their strengthsand weaknessesand work within those limitations.

CompetenceThey become really good at what they do.

Time ConsciousnessThey understand how precious time reallyis.

Focus/ConcentrationThey concentrate just a little bit morethan ordinary players.

TeachabilityThey learn from their mistakes andsuccesses---as well as those of others.

Clear VisionThey perceive opportunitiesthat others do not see.

CourageThey seize opportunitiesthat others let slip away.

PersistenceThey do not quit easily

MotivationThey want deeply, long, and consistently.

--B. Eugene Griessman, Ph.D.

In the end you can only teach what youare. --John Groberg

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Don’t hurry, don’t worry. You’re only herefor a short visit. So be sure to stop andsmell the flowers. --Walter C. Hagen

Get an education,make your markand become prepared to be useful to theLord. --David B. Haight

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THE LORD’S FORMULAFOR SUCCESS

"Search diligently, pray always and bebelieving,and all things will work together for yourgood,if ye walk uprightly and remember thecovenantwherewith ye have covenanted one withanother.Doctrine & Covenants 90:24.

A long-standing criterion for a successfulindividual is:"One who does what he likes to do wellenough that society will pay him wellenough to keep him out of jail and thepoorhouse."

A Simple Code For Living...

You are the descendants of great and goodforebears.You will be the ancestors of generations tocome.Are you willing to live upon the glories ofthe past,or are you going to make significantcontributions to the beauty, goodness andtruth of the future?That all depends upon you, how well you:

Develop and use the God-given talentswith which you were born and givecreative and enduring service to yourGod and your fellow men.

Honor and cherish the blood and thename which your parents gave to youand pass them on to your children,untarnished by the sins of thegeneration through which you pass.

Then the future will rise up and call youblessedand you will inherit an immortality which isreal and of great worth. --Wayne B. Hales

Professor Emeritus, Dean Emeritus Former Stake President, B.Y.U.

Men give me some credit for genius.All the genius I have lies in this:When I have a subject in hand,I study it profoundly.Day and night it is before me.I explore it in all its bearings.My mind becomes pervaded with it.Then the effort which I make,the people are pleased to call the fruit ofgenius.It is fruit of labor and thought. --Alexander Hamilton

There are three basic relationships,the strength of which constitute success tome.Those relationships are:

With selfWith othersWith the Lord

Each of these relationships involvesstandardsand measures of considerable content.To spell them out is beyond my presentpurpose or capacity.

I will simply say that unless one feels goodabout himself---his purposes, plans, efforts,contributions---he cannot by any sensible measure be asuccess.

A good conscience is to be prized above allelse in relationship with self.

One cannot really feel good about himselfunless his relationships with those dearestto him and with other human beings iswholesome and soundand based on integrity to one’s ownprinciples and respect for those of others.

Consequently, my relationship with myfamily and my fellow men is one of theindispensable indicia of success to me.

Good conscience and happy relationshipswith loved ones and others are not reallypossible without a friendship with the Lordand companionship with His Spirit.

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To be worthy to be a friend of Christ isreally my most exalted ambition, and I stillspeak of it reticently because it is toopersonal to be discussed.

In these relationships are my ownmeasures of success.Obviously, there is no point at which onewith my limitations could conceive himselfto be a successby those standards.I am content to announce that I believe Iam learning. --Marion D. Hanks First Quorum of the Seventy

In view of the Constitution, in the eye ofthe law, there is in this country no superior,dominant, ruling class of citizens. There isno cast here. Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor toleratesclasses among citizens. In respect of civilrights, all citizens are equal before the law.The humblest is the peer of the mostpowerful. --John Marshall Harlan

A Harvard Study recently indicated:The single greatest success factor forchildren,regardless of economic level,is the motherand what she teaches the childbefore the age of three.

All societies that surviveare based on marriages. --Paul Harvey

Success to a Mormon would be raising acelestial family.Anything that contributes to this all-important goalmight also be labeled success.

Success to a Mormon would also bekeeping active.A Mormon believes we are born to beactive.When we cease to be active, we cease tolearn.

The Gospel is not an idea alone but anactivity.

Since the basis for thinking is laid downin learning skills, success to a Mormonwould be performanceto the point of perfection.I believe the reason man is blessed with anactive drive is to keep him alive, for whenwe cease to be active, we die.Success to a Mormon is raising a familyin unity and love and watching the lessonsyou teach to your children being taught toyour children’s children and watching yourdescendants continue getting together infamily reunions.

In reporting on the Day of Judgment thatour descendants are active in the Church isnot only success and happiness now but foreternity.

--Alma Heaton Associate ProfessorDepartment of Recreation Education,B.Y.U.

W e may affirm absolutely that nothinggreat in the world has been accomplishedwithout passion. --Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

The very essence of leadershipis that you have to have a visionYou can't blow an uncertain trumpet. --Theodore Hesburgh

Cherish your visions and your dreamsas they are the children of your soul,the blueprints of your ultimateachievements.

--Napoleon Hill

Time is the least thing we have of. --Ernest Hemmingway

I am the master of my fate.I am the captain of my soul. --William Ernest Henley

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone;it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

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Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to bepurchased at the price of chains andslavery? Forbid it, Almighty God. I knownot what course others may take, but as forme, give me liberty or give me death! --Patrick Henry

Show me a liar, and I’ll show you a thief.--George Herbert

One hour’s sleep before midnight is worththree after.

--George Herbert

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.--George Herbert

He that lies with dogs, riseth with fleas. --George Herbert

Great men are said to have four things incommon. . .They speak softly,have the capacity for hard work,a deep conviction for their cause,a consuming belief in their ability to do it. --John D. Hess

CODE FOR SUCCESS

Find your own particular talent. Be big Be honest. Live with enthusiasm. Don’t let your possessions possess you. Don’t worry about your problems. Look up to people when you can--down

to no one. Don’t cling to the past. Assume your full share of responsibility

in the world. Pray consistently and constantly.

--Conrad Hilton)

There is no true worship of Godwithout some sacrifice --President Gordon B. Hinckley

Lift your eyesand stretch your minds. --Gordon B. Hinckley

I believe in the familywhere there is a husbandwho regards his companionas his greatest assetand treats her accordingly;where there is a wifewho looks upon her husbandas her anchor and strength . . .The cultivation of such a homerequires effort and energy,forgiveness and patience,love and endurance and sacrifice;but it worth all of these and more. --Gordon B. Hinckley

Brethren, we can do better! --Gordon B. Hinckley

I read from a clipping I made the otherday:"The latest Census information . . .indicated the annual wage for someonewithout a degree and no high schooldiploma stood at little more than $16,000nationally [in 1997].The jump wasn't much higher for a highschool diploma--$22,895 annual averageincome.As the level of education increases,however, so does the span.The holder of a bachelor's degree earned,on average, $40,478 that year.Finally, the holder of an advanced degreetypically bumped up their annual earningsby more than $20,000 to a nationwideaverage of $63,229,according to [these] Census figures"(Nicole A. Bonham,"Does an Advanced Degree Pay Off?"Utah Business, Sept. 2000, 37)

--Gordon B. HinckleyGeneral Conference

The truest mark of your success in lifewill be the quality of your marriage. --Gordon B. Hinckley

I believe that only to the degreethat we reform young liveswill we reform our society.And that reformation must occurwith a return to the teaching

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of values in our schools,and in putting a good fatherwho will stand beside a good motherin a home where virtue, honesty, integrity,and a reliance upon God will be taught byexample as well as by precept. --Gordon B. Hinckley

Avoid Pornography“Leave it alone!Get away from it!Avoid it!It is sleazy filth!It is rot that will do no good!You cannot afford to watch videotapes ofthis kind of stuff.You cannot afford to read magazinesthat are designed to destroy you.You can’t do it, nor even watch it ontelevision...stay away from it!Avoid it like the plaguebecause it is just as deadly, more so.The plague will destroy the body.Pornography will destroy the body and thesoul.Stay away from it!It is a great disease that is sweeping thecountry.And over the entire world.Avoid it.I repeat, avoid it!” --Gordon B. Hinckley

PRESIDENT GORDON B. HINCKLEYto Larry King (interview)...My role is to declare doctrine.My role is to stand as an example beforethe people.My role is to be a voice in defense of thetruth.My role is to stand as a conservator ofthose valueswhich are important in our civilization andour society.My role is to lead people.

LARRY KING:Is resisting temptation hard?

PRESIDENT GORDON B. HINCKLEY:No.

LARRY KING:Not hard?PRESIDENT GORDON B. HINCKLEY:No. Self-discipline. What does the proverbsay?It is easier...it is more difficult to controlthe spiritthan to rule over a city.Self-discipline is not easy.It requires effort.It requires strength.It requires thought.It requires prayer sometimes.

...Our job is to make bad men goodand good men better. --Gordon B. Hinckley

Try a little harder to do a little better.--Gordon B. Hinckley

I repent every day. --Gordon B. Hinckley

In all of living, have much fun andlaughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not justendured."

--Gordon B. Hinckley

Education is the key to success.--Gordon B. Hinckley

COUNSEL TO MISSIONARIESTo missionaries: Go forward.Do your work. It’s so very, very important.You have on your shoulders theresponsibilityof teaching the gospel to a world thatdoesn’t want it.At least they think they don’t want itbecause they haven’t tasted of it.And for many, many of those people youare the only source of knowledge they willever have of this Church.It is so very important, therefore,that you make a good appearance.Someday someone might well say,“Well yes, I met two of your missionariesyears agoand I’ve been thinking about it ever sincethen.

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Come in and tell me what you have tooffer.”Go forward with faith and without fear.

--Gordon B. Hinckley

There is nothing more beautiful in thisworldthan a young woman who is clean inthoughtand word and deed.

--Gordon B. Hinckley

The future belongs to those who preparefor it.

--Gordon B. Hinckley

Say, “I will make a difference because ofthe Gospel of Jesus Christ.”

--Gordon B. Hinckley

In this life trials and tribulations aremandatory.Misery is optional.

--Gordon B. Hinckley

There is nothing in this worldso satisfying as a job well done.

--Gordon B. Hinckley

It isn’t a question of how much a manknows,but what use he makes of what he knows;not a question of what he has acquiredand how he has been trained,but of what he is and what he can do. --J. G. Holland

A brief moment of insightis better thana lifetime of drudgery. --Oliver Wendell Holmes

Seize the day. Put not trust in the morrow. --HoraceW hen on the brink of completediscouragement,success is discerning that...“The line between failure and successis so fine that often a single extra effortis all that is needed to bring victory out ofdefeat.”

--Elbert Hubbard

Some men succeed by what they know;some by what they do;and a few by what they are.

--Elbert Hubbard

Bees are not as busy as we think.They just can’t buzz any slower. --Kin Hubbard

You cannot fly like an eaglewith the wings of a wren. --William H. Hudson

Upon the first goblethe read this inscription,monkey wine;Upon the second, lion wine;Upon the third, sheep wine;Upon the fourth swine wine.These four inscriptions expressed the fourdescending degrees of Drunkenness:the first, that which enlivens;The second, that which irritates;The third, that which stupefies;Finally the last, that which brutalizes. --Victor Hugo

Perhaps the most valuable result of alleducationis the ability to make yourselfdo the thing you have to do,when it ought to be done,whether you like it or not;it is the first lesson that ought to belearned; and however early a man'straining begins,it is probably the last lesson that he learnsthoroughly.

--Thomas Huxley

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There can be no freedom or beautyabout a home lifethat depends on borrowing and debt. --Henrik Ibsen

Happiness is the only good.The time to be happy is now.The place to be happy is here.The way to be happy is to make others so. --The Creed of Robert G. Ingersoll

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Your legacy should be thatyou made it better than it waswhen you got it.

--Lee Iococca

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Act as if what you do makes a difference.It does. --William James

The greatest discovery of my generation isthat human beings can alter their livesby altering their attitudes of mind. --William James

We hold these truths to be self-evident;that all men are created equal;that they are endowed by their creatorwith certain unalienable rights;that among these are life, liberty,and the pursuit of happiness;that to secure these rights,governments are instituted among men,deriving their just powersfrom the consent of the governed.

The Constitution of the United States--Thomas Jefferson

And for the support of this declarationwith a firm reliance on the protectionof divine providence,we mutually pledge to each otherour lives,our fortunes,and our sacred honor. --Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson’s principles for success: Never relinquish your dream. Respect your adversaries. Think rationally, but heed your heart. Be tolerant of others’ beliefs. Be independent, but don’t fear

conformity. Don’t give in to self-pity. Do your share and much more if

necessary. Live within your means. Always help others.

Be efficient, but take time for importantthings.

Be a life-long student.

I suppose many Church members havetheir own point of view on the meaning of"success" and so I have mine. My view isblinded by that incomprehensible essencecalled "time" as I struggle to comprehendthe vast reality of space and the meaningof eternity.One of the windows through which I projectthe frail beam of mortal understandinglooks out uponthe tangible record of earth’s history.Mountains and valleys, there it is.Daily I sweat and stumble through thisexciting record.It is preserved in the three-dimensionalharshnessof volcanic and sedimentary rocks.This record represents some kind of "time"but of what understanding.Does it represent the mortal time-sense Iknowwhich is measured by the length of myancestors’ skeletons stretching backwardinto the immediate oblivion of yesterday?The warm cheek, a moment’s pause, andthen the cold grave---that is the time I can measure.Or is earth’s history measured by someeternal clock we are presently unable tocomprehend?I live by laboriously prying open the stonypages of earth’s preserved record.This tangible history has been twisted bentand thrust up into vast tortured layers offact.The thickness of some layers can bemeasured in miles!What kind of "time" do these realities speakof?Are they in any way units of some sort ofsuccess?In all things, only the passing of "time"allows "success" to occur.The word "success” may imply priorplanning and much effort, but "time" mustpass so things can happen.

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From my view of the Gospel, SUCCESS isnot a destination nor a resting place to besought,but instead, it is a continual struggle fortruthand perfection in all things.Only the Gospel--not the philosophies ofmen—provides me with the ability to comprehendsuccessin dimensions of eternal time.

I want to know the kind of time thatproduced the reality of earth and itsmarvelous record.I want to participate in that kind of"success."For me Success is simply the privilege tocontinue being and doing in an eternalscheme of thingsand that I desire most of all. --James A. Jensen "Dinosaur Jim" Curator of Geology, B.Y.U.

V ery few men are wise by their owncounsel, or learned by their own teaching;for he that was only taught by himself hada fool as his master.

--Ben Jonson

Curiosity is one of the permanentand certain characteristicsof a vigorous mind. --Samuel Johnson

To be happy at homeis the ultimate result of all ambition. --Samuel Johnson

I can accept failure.Everyone fails.But I cannot accept someonewho doesn't try. --Michael Jordan

To teach is to learn twice. --Joseph Joubert

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What a man can imagine or conceive in hismindhe can accomplish.Impossibles are possibleas thinking menmake them so. --Henry J. Kaiser

A thing of beauty is a joy forever;Its loveliness increases;It will never pass into nothingness . . . --John Keats

I am only one,I cannot do everything,But I will not refuse to dothe something that I can do. --Helen Keller

Do the best you can.Face your deficiencies and acknowledgethem,but do not let them master you.Let them teach you patience, sweetness,insight.When we do the best we can,we never know what miracle is wrought inour lifeor in the life of another

--Helen Keller

We can do anythingwe want to doif we stick to itlong enough.

--Helen Keller

To sit alone in the lamplightwith a book spread out before youand hold intimate converse with menof unseen generations---such is a pleasure beyond compare.

--Yoshida Kenko 1283-1350

The question, “For Mormons, success is....”is not an easy one to answer.I spent twenty-two seasons playingprofessional baseball.Naturally success in that field is measuredby batting averages, number of home runsand RBI's, fielding averages, ERA's andother statistics.

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Fame, notoriety and the bright lights fadequickly.To me, true success in life would be todevelop both physically and spiritually toour fullest and to ENDURE TO THE END!! --Harmon Killebrew

Former Professional Baseball Player

I have been asked many times to tellstudents or others what I attribute mysuccess to.Such a leading question presumes I havebeen successful.I have really never known a good definitionof success, since the term seems to dependon an individual’s values.

Success always reminds me of a quote fromPope:“Hills peep o’er hills,And Alps on Alps arise.”Every person is entitled to form his ownopinion of successon what makes a person “successful.”Generally it will depend on what thatperson considers important, or in otherwords, where values are placed. “For where your treasure is, there will be your heart also.”

It is reasonable, therefore, for an individualto measure his or her success in life interms of how well goals, ambitions, anddesires are realized as to whether they arerighteous, worthy, and beneficial to ourfellow men.In other words, whether they are eternalvalues.

For my part, I feel “successful” when I amdoing my very best in a worthy and nobleendeavor, whether in the end the effortbrings the results or profit others expect ordesire.Achieving brings more real satisfaction thanto have achieved.A feeling of inner peace,of joy,and real happiness comeswhen one is anxiously engaged in a goodcause---in the service of our Father in Heaven

and one’s fellow men.That is success!

--David M. KennedyFormer U.S. Secretary Of TheTreasurySpecial Representative of the FirstPresidency

And so, my fellow Americans,ask not what your country can do for you;ask what you can do for your country. --John F. Kennedy

One person can make a differenceAnd every person must try.

--John F. Kennedy

M an is still the most extraordinarycomputer of all. --John F. Kennedy

No matter what happens,God wants us to be happy.Even after a storm the birds sing. --Mrs. Rose Kennedy

W e should all be concerned about thefuturebecause we will have to spendthe rest of our lives there. --Charles F. Kettering

Oh say, can you seeby the dawn’s early light,What so proudly we hailedat the twilight’s last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars,Through the perilous fight,O’er the ramparts we watchedwere so gallantly streaming?And the rockets’ red glare,the bombs bursting in airGave proof through the nightthat our flag was still there.Oh, say does that star-spangled banneryet waveO’er the land of the freeand the home of the brave? --Francis Scott Key

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Do it, damn it!" --J. Golden Kimball

I may not walk the straight and narrow allthe time,but I cross over it a lot. --J. Golden Kimball

Heaven is a place, but also a condition;it is home and family.It is understanding and kindness.It is inter-dependence and selfless activity.It is quiet, sane living,personal sacrifice, genuine hospitality,wholesome concern for others.It is living the commandments of Godwithout ostentation or hypocrisy.It is selflessness.It is all about us.We need only to recognize itas we find and enjoy it. --Spencer W. Kimball

In all your choicesselect those which will bring youclosest to the Celestial Kingdom. --Spencer W. Kimball

People who wear grubby clothestend to be grubby people. --Spencer W. Kimball

Humility is the mother of all virtues. --Spencer W. Kimball

Be in the world, but not of the world. --Spencer W. Kimball

We have been toldthat every day is a purposeful activityrequiring an expenditure of energywith some sacrifice of leisure. --Spencer W. Kimball

Broaden your vision;lengthen your stride. --Spencer W. Kimball

The price we pay for happinessis keeping the commandments. --Spencer W. Kimball

When your spirituality slips,dip into the scriptures for renewal. --Spencer W. Kimball

We Believe in Setting GoalsWe live by goals.In athletics we always have a goal.When we go to school,we have a goal of graduations and degrees.Our total existence is goal-oriented.We must have goals to make progress,encouraged by keeping records...As the swimmer,or the jumper, or the runner does.Progress is easier when it is timed,checked,and measured.Goals are good.Laboring with a distant aim sets the mind ina higher keyputs us at our bestGoals should always be made to a pointthat will make us reach and strain. --Spencer W. Kimball

Profanity is the attempt of a feeble mindto express itself forcibly.

--Spencer W. Kimball

Some Elements of Effective LeadershipJesus knew how to involve his disciples inthe process of life.He gave them important and specific thingsto do.Jesus trusts his followersenough to share his work with themso that they can grow.If we brush other people asidein order to see a task donemore quickly and effectively,the task may get done all right,but without the growth and developmentin followers that is so important.

Jesus let people knowthat he believed in themand in their possibilities;and thus he was free to help themstretch their soulsin fresh achievement.In loving others,

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we can help them to growby making reasonablebut real demands of them.

Jesus gave people truths and tasksthat were matched to their capacity.He did not overwhelm themwith more than they could manage,but gave them enough to stretch theirsouls. --Spencer W. Kimball

I'm more concerned with my exaltationthan my relaxation.

--Spencer W. Kimball

Success is not measured in achievement ofgoals,but in the stress and strainof meeting those goals. --Spencer W. Kimball

A man never dies as long asthere is someone alive who loves himor thinks of him. --Spencer W. Kimball

Treat temptation as a fiercesomeonrushing freight train.Get off the tracks!!And stay far away from the train station. --Spencer W. Kimball

In all your choicesselect those which will bring youclosest to the Celestial Kingdom. --Spencer W. Kimball

Success is...keeping a notebook to jot downall the important things in your life. --Spencer W. Kimball

The best way to avoid temptationis to remove yourself from the conditionsthat may overcome your ability to resist. --Spencer W. Kimball

Christ works from the inside out.The world works from the outside in.Changed men can change the world. --Spencer W. Kimball

I have a dream that one dayon the red hills of Georgiathe sons of former slavesand the sons of former slaveownerswill be able to sit down togetherat the table of brotherhood.

--Martin Luther King

Everybody can be greatbecause anybody can serve.You only need a heart full of graceAnd a soul generated by love.

--Martin Luther King

Except a living man,there is nothing more wonderful than abook!a message to us from the dead–from human souls we never saw,who lived perhaps thousands of milesaway.And yet these, in those little sheets ofpaper,speak to us,arouse us,terrify us,teach us,comfort us,open their hearts to us as brothers. --Charles Kingsley

We act as though comfort and luxurywere the chief requirements of life,when all that we need to make us reallyhappy is something to be enthusiasticabout.

--Charles Kingsley

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The Objects of Kiwanis International To give primacy to the human and

spiritual rather than to the materialvalues of life.

To encourage the daily living of theGolden Rule in all human relationships.

To promote the adoption and theapplications of higher social, business,and professional standards.

To develop by precept and example, amore intelligent, aggressive, andserviceable citizenship.

To provide through Kiwanis Clubs, apractical means to form enduringfriendships, to render altruistic serviceand to build better communities.

Co-operate in creating and maintainingthat sound public opinion and highidealism which makes possible theincrease of righteousness, justice,patriotism and good will.

Success and excellenceare not that difficult to achieveif you consistently do the necessary thingsto achieve them.The pain of disciplineis always less than the pain of regret.

--Jeff Herring Knight

Success has always been easy to measure.It is the distance between one's originsand one's final achievements.

--Michael Korda

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FIRST LAW: In every animal . . .a more frequent and continuous use of anyorgan gradually strengthens, develops andenlarges that organ . . . while thepermanent disuse of any organimperceptibly weakens and deteriorates it,and progressively diminishes its functionalcapacity, until it finally disappears. --Jan Baptiste Lamarck

Take a deep breath of life.Man of LaMancha

A journey of a thousand milesmust begin with a single step. --Lao-tzu

Wisdom is the reward you getfor a lifetime of listeningwhen you'd have preferred to talk. --Doug Larson

The difference between the impossibleand the possible is a person’sdetermination. --Tommy Lasorda

A Few Feelings And Words On SuccessI've Tried To Incorporate Into My

Career

No matter what your pursuit in life,or the effort you put forth,there will be others who rise above you,and they deserve your praise.This does not mean that you will step downand give up.It is all right to be satisfied or contentwith what you have, but never with whatyou are.

When you are under the influence of angerand emotionaloutburst, growth is unlikely and spiritualityis impossible.

If you would rise to great heights,remember you cannot climb on theshoulders of your fellow men,but you must be worthyto be lifted by those above you to this loftyposition.There are two occasions in competitionwhen you must learn to keep your mouthclosed: one when you lose and one whenyou win.

Our true sportsmanshipis usually displayed following a defeat.

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Many have the will to win on the day of thecontest, but few (the champions) have thewill to prepare to win.

Impossible is a word only to be foundin the dictionary of fools.

He that is over-cautious will accomplishlittle.

Things do not happen.They are made to happen.

Do the best you can.Face your deficiencies and acknowledgethem,but do not let them master you.Let them teach you patience, sweetness,insight.When we do the best we can,we never know what miracle is wrought inour lifeor in the life of another (Helen Keller)

We must remember that a man's reputationis made not because of a few outstandingeventsin his life, but because of little things.It is from totaling the details in a man'sprofessional or business life that we formour picture of his true character.

Experience is a hard teacher."She gives the test first and the lessonafterwards.”Success or failure in life is caused more bymental attitude than by mental capacities.

--Vernon Law,Professional Baseball Player,Cy Young Award Winner

He flung himself from the room,flung himself upon his horseand rode madly off in all directions. --Stephen Butler Leacock

Coaches call this a “Transition Game”:Anticipate what comes nextand move faster than the competitionto get to that point and be ready. --Mike Leavitt,

Governor of the State of Utah

Through accepting God’s Eternal Plan,we can succeed in a causewhich will ultimately succeed.However, there will always beTWO PREREQUISITES before success---WORTHINESS and WORK.The only place where successcomes before worthiness and work---is in the dictionary.

--E. Dale LeBaron,Mission President

The most important work you can dowill be within the confinesof your own walls at home. --Harold B. Lee

Don’t try to live too many days at a time. --Harold B. Lee

Happiness does not dependon what happens outside of youbut on what happens inside of you.It is measured by the spirit withwhich you meet the problems of life. --Harold B. Lee.

Don't be down on what you are not up on. --Harold B. Lee

Men do not set prioritiesto guide themin allocating their time,and most men forgetthat the first priority should beto maintain their own spiritual and physicalstrength.Then comes their family,then the Church,and then their professions---and all need time. --Harold B. Lee

The greatest waste in all the worldis living below our potential. --Harold B. Lee

We cannot in any better manner glorify theLord and Creator of the universe than thatin all things, how small soever they appearto our naked eyes, but which have yetreceived the gift of life and power of

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increase, we contemplate the display of hisomniscience and perfections with theutmost admiration. --Anton van Leeuwenhoek

A brief comment on what I personally feelsuccess to be:Like the words of the song,"Love Is A Many Splendored Thing."so also could it be said of "success."It, too, is so many different things todifferent people,and its splendor can go off in manydifferent directions.

One could say that success is having andbeing part of a family who are willing anddesirous of working for what they get andwho love the Lord, their neighbor, and eachother with all their hearts, might, mind, andstrength.

Or, it could be said quite differently,but with similar ultimate results.The Savior said,"But he that is greatest among you shall beyour servant."If being the greatest servant is anindication of success,then he who is the servant of allcould be identified as the truly successfulperson.

Jesus established the example for all of usto followif we would be as successful as He was.For He was the servant of all.He gave His life that each of us might liveand He paid the price which would enableeach of us,if we are willing to live for it,to gain exaltation in the Celestial Kingdomof our Father in Heaven.This can come only by our acceptance ofChrist as the Savior of the world,and by living in accordance with thecommandments He has given.The fulfillment of this satisfies myunderstanding of what success is in everytrue sense of the word. --Ben E. Lewis Former Executive Vice President

Brigham Young University underErnest L. Wilkinson(Ben was recently honored by theBrigham Young Chapter of The Sonsof Utah Pioneers as a ModernPioneer---as a fundraiser for theChurch and for BYU. During hisca reer he ra i sed near l y$200,000,000 asserting BYU as aforemost university in the world andwas responsible for the building ofseveral temples.)

The safest road to Hell is the gradual one—The gentle slope,soft underfoot,without sudden turnings,without milestones,without signposts. --C.S. Lewis

Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathefree.The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossedto me:I lift my lamp beside the golden door.

--Inscription for the Statue of Liberty

Change your attitude! --Courtney Leishman

Former BYU Women’s BasketballHead Coach

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Lincoln echoed the monumental hope offreedom for all men again on November 19,1863 in his historic and unforgettableaddress following the one of the bloodiestbattles of the Civil War.

In this battle at Gettysburg about 4,000Southerners and more than 3,000Northerners were killed. The total numberof casualties---those killed, wounded,missing, or captured was about 23,000 forthe North and 28,000 for the South.

Fourscore and seven years agoour fathers brought forth on this continent,a new nationconceived in liberty,and dedicated to the propositionthat all men are created equal.Now we are engaged in a great civil war,testing whether that nationor any nationsso conceived and so dedicatedcan long endure.We are met on a great battlefield of thatwar.We have come to dedicate a portion of thatfield,as a final resting-place for thosewho here gave their livesthat that nation might liveIt is altogether fitting and proper thatwe should do this.

But, in a larger sense,we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow this ground.The brave men, living and dead,who struggled here,have consecrated itfar above our poor powerto add or detract.The world will little note or long rememberwhat we say here,but it can never forgetwhat they did here.It is for us, the living, ratherto be dedicated hereto the unfinished workwhich they who fought herehave thus far so nobly advanced.

It is rather for usto be here dedicated to the great taskremaining before us—that from these honored deadwe take increased devotionto that causefor which they gavethe last full measure of devotion;that we here highly resolvethat these deadshall not have died in vain;that this nation,under God,shall have a new birth of freedom;and that government of the people,by the people,for the people,shall not perish from the earth.

--Abraham Lincoln’s Address atGettysburg

Of success Lincoln wrote:"I will study and prepareand perhaps my chance will come."

Abe Lincoln’s mother advised:“Be somebody!”

You are only as happyas you make up your mind to be. --Abraham Lincoln

This too shall pass away.(A sign above Lincoln's desk during the CivilWar)

When you look for the bad in mankind,you will surely find it. --Abraham Lincoln

You cannot keep out of troubleby spending more than you earn. --Abraham Lincoln

I will prepare nowand take my chances later. --Abraham Lincoln.

You cannot help small menby tearing down big men.

You cannot bring about prosperity

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by discouraging thrift.

You cannot strengthen the weakby weakening the strong.

You cannot lift the wage earnerby pulling down the wage payer.

You cannot help the poor manby destroying the rich.

You cannot keep out of troubleby spending more than your income.

You cannot further the brotherhood of manby inciting class hatred.

You cannot establish securityon borrowed money.

You cannot build character and courageby taking away man's initiative andindependence.

You cannot help men permanently by doingfor themwhat they could and should do forthemselves.

--Attributed to Abraham Lincoln

My great concern is not whether you havefailed,but whether you are content with yourfailure. --Abraham Lincoln.

If I were to try to read,much less answer all the attacksmade on me,this shop might as well be closedfor any other business.I do the very best I know how—the very best I can;and I mean to keep doing so until the end.If the end brings me out all right,what is said against me won’t amount toanything.If the end brings me out wrong,ten angels swearing I was rightwould make no difference. --Abraham Lincoln

Kids do not visualize defeat.We must retain that same attribute.If you haven't failed at something lately,you haven't done anything lately.You've got to fail to succeed.Trying again and again. --Art Linkletter

A good reputation is more valuable thanmoney --Titus Livius

What It Takes To Succeedby Vince Lombardi

Second Effort. Hard work. Seventy-five percent mental toughness

is essential to success. Success is character in action. Winning isn’t everything -- it’s the only

thing. Play every game to win. If everyone plays to win and then loses,

you can justify the loss. You never know which player will win

the game. The team that controls the ball controls

the game. Know everything about the competition. Operate on time. There is real time and

Lombardi time 15 minutes early. Fatigue makes cowards of us all. There are three important things in life:

family, religion and job. It is surprising how much confidence

a little success will bring. Lombardi doesn’t have ulcers, but he is

a carrier. All the training in the world is no

substitute for a real confrontation witha tough competitor.

Don’t give up. Force a decision. Believe in yourself and make a total

commitment to product, company andself.

Be as great as you want to be.--Vince Lombardi

Know your competition. --Vince Lombardi

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A defeat may be avictory in disguise. --Vince Lombardi

The quality of a person’s lifeis in direct proportionto their commitmentto excellence,regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. --Vince T. Lombardi

All good things which existare the fruits of originality.

--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The heights by great men reached and keptwere not attained by sudden flight,but they while their companions slept,were toiling upward in the night.

--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Not in the clamor of the crowded street,Not in the shouts and plaudits of thethrong,But in ourselves, are triumph and defeat. --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

It's good to have money and the thingsthat money can buy,but it's good, too, to check up once in awhile and make sure that you have not lostthe things that money can't buy. --George Horace Lorimer

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There is no security on this earth.only opportunity. --General Douglas MacArthur

Five Keysto Being Successful in the Future

Technical literacy Critical thinking Focus on core values Appreciation for the Arts and

Humanities Embracing diversity --Bernard J. Machen

Former President of the University ofUtah

There is nothing more difficult to take inhand,more perilous to conduct,or more uncertain in its success,than to take the lead in the introduction ofa new order of things. --Niccolo Machiavelli

As I analyze my experiences,both joyful and sorrowful,with which the Lord has blessed meand try to frame these experiencesagainst the beautiful concepts of theGospel,one Gospel phrase seems to answer thesubject raised.It seems to me following tells it all:“For Mormons, success is to be in theworld, but not of the world.”

--Arch L. MadsenFormer President Bonnevi l leInternational Corporation

Lost,yesterday,somewhere between sunrise and sunset,two golden hours,each set with sixty diamond minutes.No reward is offered, for they are goneforever. --Horace Mann

Hold fast the time!Guard it,watch over it,every hour, every minute!Unregarded it slips away,like a lizard,Smooth,slippery,faithless,A pixy wife.Hold every moment sacred.Give each clarity and meaning,each the weight of thine awareness,each its true and due fulfillment. --Thomas Mann

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There is no medicine like hope;no incentive so great and so toxic,so powerful as expectation of somethingtomorrow. --O.S. Marden

For Mormons,Success is a combination of many thingsbut a good character is the foundationof the kind of successthat will being you real happinessChoose your friends wisely---they will makeor break you.

--J. Willard MarriottBusinessman, Marriott Hotels

Success to me is a very individual thingwhich cannot be accomplished alone.It seems to be one of the paradoxes of theGospel,in that true individual successdepends on relationships with our fellowbeings.

For example, in athletics, I strive forindividual successby being the fastest runner in a race.Some would term the victory of that race asuccess,but the real success comes from the impactyour life has on others.

If through your efforts, people aremotivated to excel,then your are successful.I considered being a finalist in the Olympicsa great accomplishment,but it has not a placein an eternal perspectiveif it fails to motivate others to come closerto our Father in Heaven.

Success is when we are moving forwardin our march to exaltation.When we are standing still or movingbackwards,then we are failing.Therefore, to me,true success comes only in an eternalframe of mind.The earthly successes many times

turn out to be failures in an eternalperspective.Success to merequires a well-defined game planwhich is followed through.The people that succeedare highly motivated and dedicated.Their goal is constantly in vision,and they will sacrifice anythingthat interferes with achieving that goal. --Henry Marsh

National and Pan Am Steeple ChaseChampion

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

(5) FulfillmentFeeling and being significant.

(4) Self EsteemHaving value, enthrone, importance.

(3) Belonging NeedsAcceptance, Membership, Friendship.

(2) Safety NeedsShelter, Protection, Security.

(1) Basic Survival NeedsFood, Water, Sleep, Air, etc.

--Abraham H. Maslow

Government is, or ought to be institutedfor the common benefit, protection,and security of the people,nation,or community,of all the various modes and forms ofgovernmentthat is bestwhich is capable of producing the greatestdegreeof happiness and safety,and is most effectually securedagainst the danger of maladministration.The freedom of the pressis one of the great bulwarks of liberty,and can never be restrainedbut by despotic governments. --George Mason

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When times of adversity occur,we can either murmur,or ponder. --Neil A. Maxwell

No one in this life was foreordained to fail. --Neil A. Maxwell

H owever talented men may be inadministrative matters;however eloquent they may be inexpressing their views;however learned they may be in the worldlythings--they will be denied the sweet whisperingsof the Spiritthat might have been theirs unless theypay the priceof studying, pondering, and praying aboutthe scriptures.

--Bruce R. McConkie

Your life will be rich for othersonly as it is rich for you. --David McCord

Real successis the accomplishment of a personto use his God-given talentsfor the benefit of mankindand for the upbuilding of the Kingdomof God on earthand to so live that when he departs fromthe mortal existence,he may return to Godwho gave him lifeand be exalted in the Celestial Kingdomin the presence of God the Eternal Fatherand His Son Jesus Christ. --Howard S. McDonald Former President of BYU

Leadership is action, not position.--Donald H. McGannon

Y our supreme opportunity in life isfatherhood. --David O. McKay

No other success can compensatefor failure in the home.

--David O. McKay

DAVID O. McKAY'STEN RULES OF HAPPINESS

Develop yourself by self-discipline.Joy comes through creation--sorrow through destruction.

Every living thing can grow: Use theworld wisely to realizesoul growth.

Do things which are hard to do.

Entertain upbuilding thoughts.What you think about when you do nothave to think shows what you really are.

Do your best this hour,and you will do better the next.

Be true to those who trust you.

Pray for wisdom, courage, and a kindheart.

Give heed to God's messages throughinspiration.If self-indulgence, jealousy, avarice, orworry have deadened your response,pray to the Lord to wipe out theseimpediments.

True friends enrich life.If you would have friends, be one.

Faith is the foundation of all things--including happiness.

Let us realize that the privilege to workis a gift;that power to work is a blessing;that the love of work is success.

--David O. McKay

If you hold your family home eveningstogether,few if any children will be lost. --David O. McKay

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"We don't take sufficient time to meditate.I get up early in the morning...five o'clock,when my mind and spirit are clear andrested.Then I meditate.You can come closer to the Lord than youcan imaginewhen you learn to meditate.Your spirit will be taught by the spirit. --David O. McKay

A man can give no greater lesson to hischildrenthan that he loves their mother. --David O. McKay

Sow a thought, reap an act;Sow an act, reap a habit;Sow a habit, reap a character;Sow a character, reap an eternal destiny. --David O. McKay

It is greater to be trustedthan to be loved. --David O. McKay

"Whate’er thou artact well thy part." --David O. McKay’s inspiration

from a building in Stirling Scotland

Look at yourself in a full-length mirrorand ask yourself if there is anythingthat would not be pleasing to the Savior.If so, remove it. --David O. McKay

Success is learning to enjoy the timeand associating with others--for people are the sum of this world.Success is having mastered one’s selfto the point of a positive satisfaction.Success is being able to establish a set ofpriority valuesand enjoying living with those priorities.Success is when you’ve helped othersAnd your only recognition is your joy withinfor them --Gunn McKay

Former US Utah Congressman

A recent study concluded that the keyelement commonto successful peoplewas not talent,but an extraordinary drive anddetermination --mental toughness.They decided they would achieve,and they did.

--Harvey McKay

Moral HighlightsBig shots are only little shots who just keepshooting

You don’t quit trying when you lose;you lose because you quit trying.

One mistake will never kill you.The same mistake over and over will.

Minds are like parachutes --not much good unless they are open.

It takes a lot of spectacular preparationto produce spectacular results.

Anyone too busy to say thank youwill get fewer and fewer chances to say it.

The person who wants to do somethingfinds a way;the person who doesn’t finds an excuse.

Bad service saves money and losescustomers, Good service costs money andsaves customers.

Good companies make good on mistakes;bad companies just make bad mistakes.

The human body is the only machinethat wears out faster if it is not used.

For real winners there are no finish lines.Make the second effort your second nature.

The greatest of all weaknessesis to be conscious of none.

Do what you do best -- it’s generally whatyou like best.

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Unless you work in demolition, don’t burnbridges.

Stay on your toes, or else you’ll be on yourknees,begging to keep your job.

Do what you are expected to do and yousurvive.Do more than you are expected to doand you will thrive.

Anyone can steer a ship when the sea iscalm.

Believe in yourself, even when no one elsedoes.

If you keep thinking what you’ve alwaysthought,you’ll keep getting what you’ve always got.

If you think education is expensive, tryignorance. -- Harvey Mackay

Never doubt that a small groupof thoughtful, committed citizenscan change the world.Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

--Margaret Mead

The Failure List

Einstein was 4 years old before he couldspeak.

Isaac Newton did poorly in grade schooland was considered “unpromising.”

Beethoven’s music teacher once said ofhim, “As a composer, he is hopeless.”

When Thomas Edison was a youngster, histeacher told him he was too stupid to learnany thing. He was counseled to go into afield where he might succeed by virtue ofhis pleasant personality.

F. W. Woolworth got a job in a dry goodsstore when he was 21, but his employerwould not permit him to wait on customers

because he “didn’t have enough sense toclose a sale.”

Michael Jordan was cut from his high schoolbasketball team.

Boston Celtics Hall of Famer Bob Cousysuffered the same fate.

A newspaper editor fired Walt Disneybecause he “lacked imagination and nogood ideas.”

Winston Churchill failed the sixth grade andhad to repeat it because he did notcomplete the tests that were required forpromotion.

Babe Ruth struck out 1,300 times – a majorleague record.

A person may make mistakes, but isn’t afailure until he (or she) starts blamingsomeone else.

We must believe in ourselvesand somewhere along the road of life,we must meet someonewho sees greatness in us expects it from usand lets us know it.It is the golden key to success. -- Don Meyer, David Lipscomb

The fairway is like the straight and narrowpath.The better alignment you have helps toavoid a lot of potential problems, and thesame principle applies to everydaysituations.A golfer can encounter many unexpectedfrustrations, and is not always able tocontrol the circumstances affecting hisgame. This is why golfer's scores canfluctuate drastically.The same thing happens in life. All you cando is try to do your best to overcomeobstacles as they present themselves andavoid discouragement or counter-productive attitude and behavior problems.

When things don't go as well as I wouldlike, I walk off the course and stop thinking

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about golf, because I owe my family just asmuch effort in being a good husband andfather as I try to be a good golfer in myprofessional life.

Golf isn't the most important thing in mylife.Whether or not I shoot a 61 on 18 holescertainly isn't going to get me where I wantto go, unless I do other things, too.

Discipline and knowledge are as importantin life as they are to a golfer. The ability tocontrol anger and disappointment is a vitallesson for any person to learn and apply inhis life if he desires to live happily.

Knowledge and using it properly is animportant element of success. Just asknowledge of the Gospel andcommandments is a necessary prerequisiteto salvation, so is knowledge a valuableasset in any activity in life.

To improve my golf, I have to alwaysimprove my knowledge and its applicationto the game.

--Johnny Miller,Professional golfer

The following ideas are meaningful to meand express some concepts that areproviding me with direction in my life:

I believe that success is measured not inmoney, power, or position, but in how wellwe serve others. Service stops selfishnessand secures success.

I also believe that success is a fleetingthing and must be recaptured every day.Each day is “double or nothing.”Past success can be lost quickly if we reston our “press clippings.”The game is not over and the score finaluntil death blows the whistle.Success in its final sense cannot beachieved until we hear the Lord say,“Well done, good and faithful servant.Enter into thy rest.”I believe that success is not only measuredin how hard we try,

but in how long we keep trying.We do not fail until we give up.Fighting one more round---taking one more step---tackling one more problem---taking one more breath---trying one more time is success.

I believe that:Success is turning from darkness to light.Success is lighting the path for a neighborto lead him to the Gospel.Success is gaining a deep and unshakableconvictionthat you are a child of God and that Heloves you.

Success is listening with compassion to awayward or rebellious son or daughterand being able to communicate your love tothem.And finally, the person who succeeds is theone who discovers the cost of a round-tripticket back to our Father in Heaven andthen pays the price. --Roland T. Minson 1951 NIT MVP B.Y.U. Athletic Hall of Fame

EIGHT POINTSTO AN EFFECTIVE FAMILY HOME

EVENING

1. To get started, begin with a familycouncil at least the day before.

Decide what the family wants to doand what it will take to accomplish it. Makeassignments - who will teach the lesson,conduct music, and give prayers, select anindividual’s talent to spotlight, plan theactivity or games, prepare therefreshments, or plan the service project,etc.

2. Involve every member of thefamily.

A Family Home Evening (FHE) ismost effective when every member of thefamily is involved. Anyone from youngchildren to teenagers to adults can pray,

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conduct, give lessons, make refreshments,etc. Each can contribute ideas that wouldbe fun for the family to do.

3. Stay organized.Make up a chart with everyone's

name on it. Rotate assignments using thechart so no one gets skipped and everyonetakes part in one way or another. Find asystem that works for your family andkeeps you most organized.

4. Teach a variety of lessons.FHE is a good time to teach your

children quality lessons. Lessons can focuson gospel principles, etiquette andmanners, cultures from around the world,plays and literature, dance, art, music,sports, etc. It can be a time for you toeducate your family on the things you thinkare most important and that would helpyour family become well rounded.

5. Use a variety of methods to teach.Don't limit yourself to teaching in the

living room. Get out and work in the yardtogether, teaching them work ethics,gardening tips, and rules of cleanliness.Get out into the neighborhood andcommunity and teach them service, andthe joy that comes from helping others. Goon the mountain and take family hikes ornature walks. Go to the park and play ballteaching teamwork, sportsmanship, skilland rules of the game. Just because wecall it family "home” evening doesn't meanwe always have to stay home to do it.

6. Be flexible.Not every Monday night will be open

all evening. Children may have homeworkor finals to study for. A parent may haveto work late. In any case, it's okay tohold a FHE that does not fill the entireevening. Be flexible to the needs of thefamily and plan your FHE to fit those needsand time frame of everyone involved.However every member of the familyshould understand that family night is justthat, a night to be together as a family, tofocus on building family unity. It is family

night not family minute. Spend timetogether with those who can.

7. Invite the Spirit and bear yourtestimony often.

Begin and close with prayer, becausethe best teacher is the Spirit. You mayhave planned a great lesson, but withoutthe spirit to confirm what was taught,nothing may be learned. Frequently endthe lesson by bearing your testimony. Letyour children hear and know that you havea testimony of the gospel. Not only does itadd to the Spirit, but it also sets anexample and gives your children somethingto lean on.

8. Implement Monday night lessons allweek.

Lessons learned become morepermanent if put into practice. Wheneveryone in the family learns a lessontogether it is easier to implement thatlesson into the regular family routine.

Family home evening can be a great timefor the family to be together and to learnimportant lifelong lessons. Some eveningswill go smoother than others, but it'simportant that you continue holding aregular family home evening. In thechurch published Family Home EveningManual, President David O. McKaypromised us that "families who prayerfullyprepare and consistently hold their weeklyHome Evenings, and work together duringthe week to apply the lessons in their lives,will be blessed. There will be betterfeelings between husband and wife,between parents and children, and amongchildren. In such homes, the Spirit of theLord will be made manifest."

--Thanks to my friend Amy Mitchellwho gave these suggestions during asacrament meeting and I thoughtthey were quite worthwhile to passalong.

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The more we love our friends,the less we flatter them; it is by excusingnothing that pure love shows itself.

--Moliere

When performance is measured,performance improves.When performance is measured andreportedthe rate of improvement accelerates,especially if visually comparedwith another performance.

--Thomas S. Monson

P reparation precedes power andperformance.

--Thomas S. Monson

As knowledge increases,wonder deepens. --Charles Morgan

After all there is but one race---humanity.--George Moore

"Tact is the art of convincing people thatthey know more than you do."

––Raymond Mortimer

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“The Joy of Womanhood”Women of God can never be like women ofthe world.The world has enough women who aretough;

we need women who aretender.

There are enough women who are coarse;we need women who are kind.

There are enough women who are rude;we need women who arerefined.

We have enough women of fame andfortune;

we need more women of faith.We have enough greed;

we need more goodness.We have enough vanity;

we need more virtue.We have enough popularity;

we need more purity.

--Margaret D. NadauldLDS Young Women General President

I used to say of him (Napoleon) that hispresence on the field made the differenceof forty thousand men.

Mental is to physicalas three is to one --Napoleon

Napoleon’s three rules for any message:"Be clear!""Be clear!""Be clear!"

Napoleon once described happiness---“It is the highest possible development ofmyself.”

Admiral Lord Nelson said that the secret tohis success was being one-half hour earlyto everything he went to.

Act two is not the end of the play. --Russell M. Nelson

God give us grace to accept with serenitythe things that cannot be changed, courageto change the things which should bechanged, and the wisdom to distinguish theone from the other. --Reinhold Neibuhr

I do not know what I may appear to theworld;but to myself I seem to have been only likea boyplaying on the seashore,and diverting myself in now and thenfinding a smoother pebble or a prettier shellthan ordinary,whilst the great ocean of truth lay allundiscovered before me. --Sir Isaac Newton

We have inherited a magnificent palaceand we spend most of our lives in abroom closet in the basement.Hugh Nibley claimed we are missing99.9999% of everything that washappening around us.

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The real learning will take place after thisworld.This is not the main event, but thepreliminary.Don't center ourselves on the things of thisworld,but strive for repentance and forgiveness.The only productive ones are the specialistsand deans and they get meeting'd to death.

Success, unfortunately, is unobtainable.--Hugh Nibley

In listening, listen for facts and principles—principles as the structureand facts as the building blocks. --R. G. Nicholes

A positive attitude and sincere effort willhasten more success than any "luckybreak."Many times we are affected by what othersthink.If they say we can’t succeed,often we think we can’t.To gain real success,we must believe that we can do anything,unless we prove to ourselves that we can’t.These are two thoughts on successthat I formulated for me.I would hope that others would adoptthem,and gain the happiness that can comethough success.

-- Rosanne Tueler Nielsen A First Attendant for Miss America

The truth about success is long overdue.There is nothing mysterious about it.Success can be predicted and measuredwith mathematical precisionand will come to usin the exact degree of effectivenesswith which we live each day. --Earl Nightingale

We should all follow the admonitionof the ancient Greek philosopher NIKE,who said,"Just Do It!"

L ife shrinks or expands in proportion toone’s courage.

--Anais Nin

Before becoming a mission president,I was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force.Pilot training was extremely difficult, withonly approximately 40% of those whoentered finally obtaining their "SilverWings."Some very smart and capable young mendidn’t make it.The main difference that I could seebetween them and those who succeededwas desire.Those who wanted to fly badly enoughmade any sacrifice necessary in order toachieve their goal.My philosophy then was the same as it isnow. Anything, including Celestial Glory, isobtainable if we are willing to put forth theeffort and make the sacrifices necessary toachieve it.

--G. Sterling Nixon, Mission President

The greatest legacy we leave is our family. --Richard M. Nixon

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An educated personthinks with precision,

reads with understanding,and writes and speaks with clarity.

He recognizes and appreciates beauty.He has the perspective

that comes from a breadth of knowledgeand understanding,

and the self-disciplineto apply himself or herself

to do well in the work of the world.Finally, an educated person is guided

by an ethic, philosophy, or religious beliefthat gives direction and meaningand a sense of inner peace to life.

--Dallin Oaks

The four evils:Property, pride, power, prominence

--Dallin Oaks

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Do what is right,not what is legal. --Dallin H. Oaks

Saying what SUCCESS has come to meanto me calls for PROLOGUE OF WHAT ITREASURE AND VALUE ABOVE ALL ELSE:Love for our Savior, Redeemerand a desire to live in the Celestial Kingdomwith HIM, my family and friends!Thus, SUCCESS to me is finding a meansthat I can keep myself motivated constantlyand persistently,to learn-learn-learn by the scriptures,the arts, the sciences,and my relationships with people.And secondly, and more difficult, success isusing this assimilated knowledge indelivering loving, responsible and dedicatedServiceto family and fellowmen. --Stella Oaks, Outstanding mother, civic leader (Mother of Dallin Oaks)

The most important thing in education is toteach young people to think for themselves. --Albert Schweitzer

The creed of the Hugh O’Brian YouthLeadership

"Dammit, don’t settle for the status quo!--Hugh O’Brian addressing the HOBYHugh O’Brian Youth Leadership group

The greatest poweris the power to choose.The greatest abilityis the ability to think.And the most important qualityof a leader is character.

--Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership

Leadership is...A two-way relationshipwhere leaders and followers togetherachieve successby motivating one anotherto set and accomplish both personal goalsand a group vision. -- Hugh O’Brian

W e have a motto in the SwitzerlandZurich Mission, which we consider a gooddefinition for success:"Your best is good enough;good enough is not your best."

--Gary E. O’Brien,Mission President

F or Mormons, success should bemeasured by the extent to which onelives up to his ideals and convictionswithout becoming intolerant of the beliefsand views of others. Integrity is one ofthe highest virtues a person can possessand service to others one of his mostvaluable attributes.

To a Mormon, one’s attitude towardeducation is of prime importance, and heshould never cease his search for truth.No matter how much we learn, there isalways more knowledge to be gained.In this connection, I am reminded of ashort poem that has been kept constantlyin my mind over the years.It reads as follows:

I used to think I knew I knew.But now I must confess.The more I know I know I knowI know I know the less.

--A. Ray OlpinPresident Emeritus, University ofUtah

My Personal Creed:The power

is within youto changefor good

that part of the worldover which you have some influence.

--David L. Olpin

David L. OlpinMission Statement

To become better than I am,and to spread a wide influence for good.

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OUR FAMILY’SMOST IMPORTANT VALUES

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LoveTo promote and maintain the love and unity

of our family members.

HealthTo develop and maintain good health

MentalTo develop talents, abilities, knowledge,

and wisdom

FinancialTo develop financial resources, security,

self-reliance, and avoid debt

SupportTo provide assistance in time of need,

physically and spiritually

ProfessionalTo develop and promote professional

abilities

AltruismTo develop spiritual and moral capabilities

and render frequent altruistic service.

This is success to me:When I pass from this scene,my sole concern is that I wantto be proud of each of my four sons. --David L. Olpin

We will never know of ourselveswhat kind of great men and womenwe might have becomehad we only been given the inspiration,the opportunity and the perseverance inthose chosen fields of endeavor.

--David L. Olpin

My mother’s secret to success:Treat people you meetlike they were your old friendsand soon they will be. --David L. Olpin

If you wish to be a champion,or whate’er you choose to be,just act as though you are oneand soon that dream you’ll see. --David L. Olpin

The voice of a great choir is a powerful,and brilliant beacon of pure light, piercingdeeply into a dark and troubled night,searching, illuminating and offeringdirection.It is the prismatic spectrum of hundredsof distinctly pleasing colors blended into aperfect harmony. --David L. Olpin

The Power of Example:A former branch president related that acertain sister's example in Californiainfluenced him to join the Church andbecome a missionary.He influenced 7-8 others and they havenow baptized over 300 people in variousparts of the world just because of theexample of a sister who didn't even know. --David L. Olpin

Verlan, a close friend of mine, related tome that his daughter, three months old,was in the hospital to receive an IVtreatment. She was seriously dehydratingand if she didn't receive it, she would loseher life. Without success the doctor hadtried numerous times to give the IV intoher tiny receptive veins. Verlan and hisuncle administered to her. Still for an hourthe doctor tried and failed. Unconscious,she literally thrust her arm correctly intothe needle. They all wept.

--David L. Olpin

A Tongan in the Provo Pioneer Ward relatedthat a hurricane struck his island and amember who could not make it to thechapel, the only safe place, took a ricketystool and touched the overhead beam andcommanded that by the power of thepriesthood and in the name of Jesus Christthat his small shack would withstand morethan 100-mph winds.When the storm had subsided,

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his was the only building that remainedstanding for miles around and his wife whowas about to deliver and his family werewithout injury. --David L. Olpin

Soon, oh how soonwe fade from fragile fleshto monuments of stone. --David L. Olpin

One night, in the middle of the night, mywife awakened me to tell me that Glen, ouryoungest son had been awakened by aserious earache and was crying with thepain.He never cries, so I knew it had to behurting him.I got out my anointing oil and began toadminister to him.Almost as soon as I placed my hands uponhis head,I could feel him resting.By the time I finished the pain was goneand he was almost asleep.He slept through the entire night and neverhad a return of his earache.

--David L. Olpin

My good friend Bob (Dr. Robert Petty), aprominent eye surgeon here in Provo,recently related about on one of his recenttrips on his return from Saudi Arabia.He was talking about the translation of theBook of Mormon into Arabic. The gentlemanwho did the translation was a Seventh DayAdventist and an accomplished linguist inArabic.The translation took almost five years.He said that to put the book back into itsnative tongue was interesting because inEnglish it is very cumbersome.But it fit so beautifully into chiasms andother word structures that were totallyunknown to Joseph Smith and even until1890.Even names used, i.e., Moronihah,Nephihah and other names were verycommon to the language.The language was so beautiful that whenhe had finished some passages the tearsrolled down his cheeks.

He knew that the book was all that itpurported to be.

--David L. Olpin/Robert W. Petty MD

The solution to most social problems of thisnationlies in strengthening the family.

--David L. Olpin

A brother of a good friend of mine who isan extensive genealogist related to me thathe had been very close to the spirit andhad met many of his ancestors personally,people from Brittany --which he didn't evenknow where it was.And further, they had come from the holyland in a migration over 40 to 50generations and he had met many of them.On one occasion one of his ancestors cameto him while he was driving up to BYU to dosome work. Because he didn't have time todo a lot of research, he was directed to goto the library, find a certain book and on acertain page he would find the informationhe needed.He did. --David L. Olpin

Aging is a ruthless and relentless thief whoeventually takes it all.

--David L. Olpin

Immeasurable is the power of --a dream,a plan,a passion,and persistence. --David L. Olpin

A dear friend and fellow Scouter passedaway recently.Brother Barney McGarry was a great manas demonstrated by his love for his CubScouts for whom he served in our ward fornearly twenty years as Cubmaster.His effective leadership philosophy was:The greatest leader is one who, when thetask is completed, the group says, “We didit ourselves.”And --“You’re only as good as your nextassignment.”

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He cast an impressive shadow for good thatwill last for many generations.

It’s not what you had,but who you were. --David L. Olpin

A good brother who was being consideredfor Church re instatement f romexcommunication weighed heavily as herecounted his past.He said, "I have known many fearful thingsin my life,but none was so fearful as myself and whatI have done, and looking at myself." --David L. Olpin

The greatest challenges of each manare to find out who he isand how he may serve his fellow man. --David L. Olpin

To become great,follow great principles. --David L. Olpin

If you intend to do more than you do now,you must do more than you do now. --David L. Olpin

Practice does not make us betterif we only practice our mistakes.Only will intense long-term practicing ofcorrect methods. --David L. Olpin

Your reputationspeaks louderthan your financial position. --David L. Olpin

A Personal Pursuit of ExcellenceI am happy.I smile often,build positive attributesand free myself from negative influences.I appreciate my familyand express my love to them.I love those around me.I take time to develop friendsby being a friend,and am true to those who trust me.

I am unique.I seek for excellence.God has given me special talents andabilitiesthat I will develop.I draw close to His Spirit through scripturereading,fasting and prayer,opening the way to His inspiration.I will become more Christ-likeby focusing on just one of his attributes ata timeand taking it into my life.I do things that are hard to doso that my capabilities will increase.I keep the Sabbath day holy---from my work, my studies, and from myplay.I am frugal with my means, avoid debt,and make the most of my resources.I do the best I can each day,each hour, twenty-four hours a day.I keep my thoughts and actions cleanand avoid those things that would determy spiritual growth.I attend my church meetings,keep the commandments,and take joy in magnifying my churchcallingsI develop and preserve my body and mindfrom self-abuse, wastage, weakness, andpollution.I am honest in my dealings with myfellowman,and gain peace of mind by keeping thecommandments.I uphold womanhood and remain chaste.I take time for myself to ponder,to plan,to organize,to prioritize,and get things done;then I follow-through and evaluate.I use very wisely this brief timecalled "my life,"and prepare and train myself for my workand for my family.This is my best year yet,because each day"line upon line and precept upon precept,"these attributes become me. --David L. Olpin

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If I can truly dream it,I can truly do it. --David L. Olpin

Successful leadership...is perceiving that the good leader is the onewho is aware of the problems confrontinghis group and is neither too strong, nor toopermissive, but works to develop thepotential and abilities of those whom heleads, and is able to draw out the best thatis in them in order to surmount theirproblemsand reach their goals. --David L. Olpin

Success is...taking the time and the opportunityto enrich our lives withbeautiful music, art, and good books,and experiencing personallythe wonders and intricacies of the worldthat surround us and the galaxies beyond. --David L. Olpin

A man’s true wealthis measured by the extensionof his influence for good. --David L. Olpin

What we do for and what we do with ourfamilieswill ultimately be the two most importantthingswe will accomplish during our lifetimes. --David L. Olpin

Success in life comes throughthe focused fulfillmentof a balance of achievable goalsand life-changing success habits--continuous and progressive,that joy and peacein life may be full.

--David L. Olpin

If you were Chistopher Reeves and youcould use the body you now have for justone day, today, how would you use thattoday?

--David L. Olpin

"Pornicious" --David L. Olpin

On a recent stake pioneer trek a youngman, Geoffe Brown, related afterwards thaton the first day he didn’t eat any lunch, andas they started on the trail and eveningbegan, he started to feel the full effects of atrue hunger, and by the time they werewell into the trek, he felt he couldn’t goany further, so he decided to pray.When he finished his prayer he said he gotup with the feeling that he could have goneon for“15,000” miles.He said this experience was a very stronganswer to prayer.Imagine how the pioneers felt! --David L. Olpin

Brother Tolman, a Council Scout leader,related that one of his boys had an eyeinjury during a trip into the backcountry.The eye turned from blue to brown andthen went white and glazed. One of theboys suggested that Brother Tolmanadminister to him.One of the non-member boys said, "Youmean that if he lays his hands on his head,he can restore his vision? You've got to bekidding!"They all gathered around the fire and hadprayer and then Brother Tolman laid hishands on the boy’s head and the boyswitnessed a miracle as that eye wasrestored to a clear blue with full vision.

--David L. Olpin

We cannot achieve or be anything of anyimportancewithout first visualizingand feeling that action in our own minds. --David L. Olpin

When you think we are important,consider this –our earth is less than a grain of sandin a vast Sahara cosmos.. --David L. Olpin

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The Magic of Merit Badges

By David L. Olpin

Perhaps not as "quick as a wink" can meritbadges change a boy, but just as magically.

"Through the magic of merit badgesour potential talents may be uncoveredand explored."

Life is somewhat like walking down a very,long hallway, filled with hundreds of doors-- doors of opportunity. Some people neveropen many doors to see what is inside.How much they will have missed. Byopening a number of these 'merit badgedoors,' we are suddenly introduced to manyof the exciting opportunities that life has tooffer. Thousands of boys have beeninfluenced toward their life's work bycompleting a merit badge. When you openthese merit badge doors, not only do youget to take a trip through the merit badgebooklets, but in most cases, you arepersonally advised by a counselor,someone who gives you a real-lifeinterpretation, who has 'been there, donethat.' We could also say that our lives arevery much like a large field of groundcontaining a number of unknown wells.These are wells of talents and abilities.Each well has a varying depth of capability.As we uncover and explore these wells, wemay find that in some we have great depth,like a young boy who found his love forphotography at a young age, and grew upto become the world famous directorStephen Spielberg.

Each of us has many talents and abilities-abilities we may never know about.Through the magic of merit badges ourpotential talents may be uncovered andexplored. Merit badges prepare boys for thereal world, a place not too long from howwhere you will have to fall back on yourlearned experiences. Scouting is a tool box,giving many young men who enter theworld a full set of tools, ready to work.They have taken the opportunity to preparethemselves If we never try to do things, we

may never know if we can. What awondrous gift. What a magic spell a meritbadge book may cast over us! Just onebook may change our entire lifetime, giveyou a new direction, light a candle to aroom of excitement where now there isonly darkness.

It's magic! Boys should spend some timejust browsing through most or all of these'magic' merit badge booklets. They areavailable in most libraries. A boys'investment in a few hours may influencethe rest of his life. A magical trip.

Merit badges are a bit of magic opening upa world of reality, preparing us to wishupon a star and knowing better how to getthere. With a panorama of nearly 130different fields for us to discover, there arefew facets of life that are left untouched.Most of these booklets are written by topexperts in their fields, men and women whoknow their subjects well. They have takensometimes complex fields of expertise andsimplified them down so that a boy canreally understand them.

Merit badges provide a magical adventureinto life. Without them scouting would notbe a quest of understanding ourselves,discovering our capabilities, sharpening ourskills, or expanding our universe.

Let us raise our vision. On with the magic!

THE CARROT OR THE STICK?Ideas on how to motivate Scouts.

By Dave Olpin

T here are basically two means ofmotivating a group to accomplish apurpose-- the carrot, or the stick.

MOTIVATIONS:Having served in the military for severalyears, I understand readily the difference.Under fierce combat conditions often theonly discipline that will drive a man to dohis duty in the face of death is the stick.The stick is an outward manifestation. It is

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often forced upon the individual. Thecarrot, by contrast, is an inner self-motivating and deep conviction, one thatcan be a strong driving force in anyone'slife. Through the carrot, kindliness, loveand concern toward the recipient are theprimary active forces. The carrot is one of alasting quality, and in the end will providethe result of greater satisfaction.

THE PRINCIPLE As explanation of this principle, two yearsago I was assigned the responsibility ofScout leader over my area Scoutingprogram. This is essentially an advisoryposition. My first task was to surroundmyself with good leaders who could make aprogram move. Initially, I had a seriousconcern for the welfare of the young men inour program, and for the manner in whichthe program might see meaningfuladvancement. One evening, at the closingof Scouting meeting, It seemed that I had aclear vision of how we might change theprogram so that it would become moremeaningful to the boys.

THE VISION I sensed that there are two things weneeded to do to help bring about asuccessful program. First, we needed tohave a vision of what we wanted toaccomplish, and that vision had to be ashared vision. Second, the leaders of theindividual units had to be aware of howthey could accomplish that vision. Thisimplied their knowing what they were todo, and a system of incentives, which, ifthey are real enough, would cause selfmotivation of both the leaders and theboys. There must also be an element ofcompetition. Boys truly love friendlycompetition.REWARDS Over the next two years we spentcountless hours developing andimplementing a program of basic incentivesthat would move our people toward theirgoals. This was to be done while allowingthem to share the setting and realization ofobjectives and goals within realistic dates.At the conclusion of the second year I

received the following letter which saysmore than I ever could:

"I am a Scout Committee Chairman and asI come to the end of this round of courts ofhonor, our Scoutmaster and I havepondered on the effectiveness of the pointsystem and rewards. We have greatlyenjoyed and benefited from this system inour area Scouting program, and I justwanted to commend you for this veryeffective system. It has added anotherelement of fun. Friendly competition is agreat way to motivate these boys to earnbadges and work hard, and us as leaders toget organized and help the boys.

The point system is a great way for you asScout leaders to tell us what it is youwanted us to focus on in our organizations.From the way the points were set up thistime around it was obvious that manypoints could be gained from leadership andhaving leaders active, attendingroundtable, being trained, etc. Because ofyour emphasis on this, our group made alot of progress in this direction, and it hasbenefited the Scout program, and moreimportantly the boys in the program.Having more enthusiastic, trained, informedleaders has been a great benefit to ourboys.

As this last court of honor passes nextTuesday, we will be anxiously awaiting thenext round, and the next area you wouldlike us to focus on in our programs. Again Ithank you for your dedication to the youngmen in our stake and for your guidance aswise leaders. Thank you."

This particular group won our area's year-long competition-- Their carrot? It does notmatter! This last year our boys have wonmore awards and advancements than wehad ever experienced before. We areexperiencing unprecedented success in theform of potential Eagle Scouts who arecurrently in our program. Our courts ofhonor have had up to 250 proud parents,leaders and young men.The carrot of positive motivation works!

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The Right To InspirationEach of us has a right to inspirationwhether you are a Scout leader, or whetheryou serve in any other leadershipcapacities.There are times in our lives when we reachvery critical points; when we must reachbeyond our own self-imposed limitationsand ask for something well beyond.Let me cite a personal incident thatoccurred nearly twenty years ago and isstill very fresh in my mind because it leftsuch a lasting and profound impression.I was serving as a High Councilman in theLDS Provo, Utah Central Stake, prior to amajor stake conference,I was told by our Stake President, PresidentThomas, that I had the assignment to beone of two speakers, myself and anothersister, who would both give short talks;while Boyd K. Packer, from the Council ofthe Twelve would be the main speaker.As prominent as he is, I knew the stakecenter would be absolutely packed tocapacity.My assignment was for a five-minute talk!These are without doubt the most difficult.The assignment was given on Saturday.I had just one week to prepare.

My every available moment that next weekwas spent in earnest preparation.My employment at that time was in SaltLake City, so I was commuting to and fromProvo, about a one-hour’s drive each way.Since I was alone, coming and goingI rehearsed and changed, and changed andrehearsed, trying to develop the talk Iwould give.

Friday night came, and as I sat in my studymaking my final preparations,I suddenly became aware that the talkI had spent all week long preparing was notthe talk I would give the next night.This was frightening.Here it was, the day before the night I wasto deliver the talk and I felt that I had notalk to give.And, I had only one day to prepare. For me writing is extremely difficult.

I have written and rewritten somematerials as many as seventy-five times inthe foreword of a book I published.

There that evening I felt that I had done allthat I could possibly do to prepare. I hadworked diligently and conscientiously todevelop my material. And now...a hollowfeeling filled my stomach. At that momentI felt that I had only one recourse.

This was the time when I must pray, veryfervently. And fervently I did for severalminutes.Then, a warm calm came over me and Iproceeded to take up my ballpoint pen andplaced my yellow legal pad directly in frontof me, and I began to write. Clearly in mymind I listened to and recognized the voiceof Bruce R. McConkie of the Council of theTwelve dictating to me.

He proceeded for some minutes, not toofast, just a steady pace until he haddictated to me my entire talk. His materialcompletely filled two and a half legal pages.

Very taken by the moment, I then carefullyread back through it. I made only twochanges and they were only punctuationmarks. I needed to know how long it was,so I read it aloud to time it. Five minutesand 1/10 of a second.

I was completely overwhelmed. I hadnever experienced anything like that beforein my entire lifetime.

Excited by the moment, I came upstairsfrom my basement study and told myexperience to my wife. It was a verypersonal revelation. She said, " Well, youdeserved it. You worked for it."

The next evening I gave that talk just as ithad been given to me. The mostinteresting part about this was the fact thatlater as I checked on it, I found out that thesuggested material outline for all the stakeconferences for that time had beenprepared by Bruce R. McConkie.

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Numerous times since then I have reflectedupon this very personal incident. Itchanged my life. I doubt that I will everhave another quite like it. This type ofincident may never happen to you---but tome it proves the very important point thatyou and I have the right to inspiration inour personal lives, particularly in ourresponsibilities towards others.

The key, I believe, is that we must first ofall do ALL that we can do to accomplish theintended purposes. When we have donethat, we have fulfilled our part of theresponsibility. Not until!

But when we have done that, with sincerityand diligence, then we have earned theright to ask, keeping ourselves in tune withthe spirit of revelation.

This principle of inspiration can be appliedto church, scouting, your job, education---any portion of your life. --David L. Olpin

Two unknown origin classic stories:A knight was riding through a forest andcame upon a rock quarry where a man wassomewhat laboring "Workman, what areyou doing there,” he asked? "Just chippingstones," he replied. The knight rode a littlefurther and found another workman eagerlyengaged in the same endeavor. "And whatsir are you doing there,” he asked? Theworkman looked up with excitement in hiseyes and great eagerness in his voice andsaid, "I am building a magnificent cathedralthat will last for a thousand years!"

--David L. Olpin

A Spanish commander was fighting astrategic battle. The commander found itimperative that he send a message to oneof his generals, General Garcia. He calledupon one of his most trusted officers. Hetold the officer that it was crucial that heget this message to Garcia. “I will do mybest,” the officer promptly replied. “Youdidn’t hear me, the commander said. Iwant you to take the message to Garcia.”The officer again replied, “I will make every

effort.” “You still didn’t hear what I said!”The officer, frustrated by now said, “I willgive my very life to deliver this message.”“You still do not hear me. I need to haveyou take the message to Garcia.” Finallythe officer said, “I will TAKE the message toGarcia.” Said the commander, “THAT isexactly what I needed you to tell me.”

Successful Teaching:No one can change another person’sbeliefs.But you can accept his beliefsand then slowly build an influencefor the other person to change himself. --David L. Olpin

Our testimonies should be our most prizedpossession --David L. Olpin

A successful memory can be compared tothe lens and the film in a fine precisioncamera.You must synchronize these two elementstogether:

1. Observation (not just looking) whichis the lens carefully focusing to bring outa sharply defined and detailed image.

2. Association, which is the film affixingthe image in the mind as a long lastingand clearly remembered picture.

--David L. Olpin

Success for ourselvesand for otherswho share this countrymeans seriously upholdingand carefully guardingour precious rights and freedomsthrough being aware and active citizensin this landwhich is choiceabove all other lands. --David L. Olpin

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What is a common man?A person who has not yet shown histalents. --David L. Olpin

Seeds of greatness are in every man. Tofind those seeds, plant, cultivate, nurtureand harvest themis the lifelong challenge. --David L. Olpin

A great thought might stir the world. Butall the great thoughts in the world will notequal one simple action; and only sustainedaction can ultimately change the world. --David L. Olpin

On a recent trip to Mexico, my wife and Iwent on a bus tour to the outer areas of aparticular city.As we got off the bus, we were directed toa large clay pit about one hundred feetsquare and about fifteen feet deep. Therein the hot summer morning sun, laboring inthe pit, bare to the waist, was a deeplytanned worker.A large pile of sawdust was to our left. Theclay mud in the pit was mixed with thesawdust by kneading the clay with theworker’s bare feet.He loaded the mix into an old wheelbarrowthat was then laboriously wheeled up toground level, where a second workermolded the clay into a wood framework tomake four bricks, and each had just earnedfour cents--- and I had my life put intoperspective. --David L. Olpin

Several years ago, I was acting as a Scoutleader, and took a group of boys fromProvo, Utah, to a sunny beach in California.As the boys went in for a swim, I decided tokeep my eye on them and elected to stay inmy street clothes rather than changing intoswim trunks.Since we had just arrived, I hadn’tbothered to change my watch fromMountain to Pacific Time, and, it was thenmy practice to keep my watch ten minutesfast so that I wouldn’t be late for some ofmy meetings.

After a short time, a swimmer, not of ourgroup, seeing that I was dressed andwearing a watch, walked up to me andasked me the time.As I checked my watch and took a momentor two extra to figure the hour and tenminutes difference---he looked at me---raised one eyebrow, and walked away. --David L. Olpin

I recall working in my office one day after Ihad just moved all my various items fromone office to another. In the process Ibegan looking for a folder containing someimportant information on one of my clients.This folder was a major concern to me andI spent nearly a half hour looking for it. Ilooked everywhere and couldn’t find anytrace of it.

At my wit’s end and running out of time, Idecided it was time to pray about it. As Iprayed, I happened to think back on a pastexperience in my childhood where I hadlost a ball in a field and couldn’t find it.Remembering that I had been taught that Icould ask Heavenly Father, I did. It waswithin only a few moments that I found it.

As I concluded my prayer and turned mychair to my left, extended my arm, almostin a reflex, and went to my second drawerdown. Opening it and putting my hand intothe drawer, I pulled out the yellow folderwithin less than five seconds aftercompleting my prayer. --David L. Olpin

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A Brother Riding in Portland related to hispriesthood quorum that I was visiting thathe had a son who was a Western Uniondelivery boy. One night Brother Ridingwent to bed and his son had not returnedhome.He was awakened after about an hour andwas impressed to get up and get into hiscar. Not knowing where he was going, hedrove directly to the local hospital andasked the nurse where his son was.She said that definitely there was no one inthe hospital by that name. He left the deskand went upstairs.The nurse was following in a protestingpursuit to a darkened room where he foundhis son.They said they didn't know who the youngman was, but that he had been in an autoaccident and was in need of blood. Noteven knowing his own blood type, he said,"I have his blood," which he found out laterhe did. It happened that the blood was amore rare type. He gave two pints andsaved the boy's life. --David L. Olpin

In raising a family or teaching a class, it’smuch like guiding and directing a zoo withits many varied animals.You’ll never make an eagle out of an eel,but each has its important respective placeand purpose.The challenge of the parent or teacher is torecognize their individual respectivedifferencesand bring out the best in each of them.

--David L. Olpin

How to Give a Successful TalkStart early.Create a wealth of ideas.Have a head, body, and tail.Get attention.Produce a problem, a need, a distress.Provide for solution seeking:Central idea, what to do.Make a point.....give an illustration.Make a point.....give an illustration.Make a point.....give an illustration.Draw a conclusion, summary, given mainpoint.

Make action easy.Notes: Start with the familiar andcomfortable. Establish friendly rapport.Focus on the audience, individuals, front torear.Don't memorize.Use a structure with stories andillustrations.Before doing it, see yourself doing it.Visualize it completely several times.Use eye contact.Arrange a logical sequence of ideas.Use variety.Give visual aids, stories, examples,statistics.WANT to share an idea.Be physical, spontaneous and enthusiastic.Finish by focusing to a final point.Laugh, cry, loud, soft.Have something important you must tellthem..."This is the most important thing."If you are fearful, imagine your audience aspeople who owe you money and you want itback.Offer your sincere testimony of what youhave given.

--David L. Olpin

"The Indian word “Utah" means "in the topof the mountains."

Little did Congress know that when thename "Utah" was given to the state as a“demeaning” effect that it was a fulfillmentof the prophecy. Isaiah 2:2 it states thatZion would be established "In the tops ofthe mountains" and all nations shall flowunto it.

--David L. Olpin

The purpose of life isto experience the worldand to learn to cope with it.

--David L. Olpin

The true measure of a life well spentis not how much you get,but how much you give. --David L. Olpin

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Our children are like diamonds.Unnoticed, they may remain only unsortedstones.But given thoughtful studyto determine their natural hidden potential;then carefully cut, ground, polished,and placed in an appropriate setting,they will radiate forth their inner light andbeauty.

--David L. Olpin

Spend your time with somethingthat will outlast you---your family. --David L. Olpin

Enjoy an abundance ofacquaintances and associations,but choose CAREFULLY thosewhom you select as friends.Because in so doing,you choose the qualityand kind of personyou are or will become. --David L. Olpin

Sixteen SuggestionsFor A Good Marriage

1. Make time for each other

Continue to court each other. Keepyourselves up in your appearances. Justbecause you won each other, don't letdown your self-image. Continue to makeyourselves appealing to each other. Giveeach the same considerations you did whileyou were dating and more. Make somespecial times together.

2. Strengthen each other in yourmarriage

Look for the best qualities in each otherand build on these. Negative criticismshave no place in a good home. They'llnever erect a statue to a critic or a nag.Enrich your marriage. No matter what, betrue to each other. Learn to appreciateeach other for the little things.

3. Build your marriage around goodexamples

Look at beautiful marriages you’ve knownlike President Kimball and his wife, orPresident David O. McKay and his wife.What would they do you might askyourselves. Then be a good example tothose who love you.

4. Complement each other

This means the completion of the whole.You re not complete without the other. Youare both different. Accept the differences.Don't go to great lengths to change that.But learn from each other's strengths. Eachof you can do something the other cannot.Draw on those abilities. Let thosedifferences strengthen your family unit.

5. Let your love deepen for each other

As the song from Camelot says, “The wayto win a woman is to simply love her,simply love her---simply love her.”If you have difficulties, ask for forgiveness.It is easier to do that and remove this weedproblem than to let it grow unattended.

6. Confide in each other

Two people are no closer than what theycan confide in each other. Share your lives,your joys, your challenges, your problemsand work them out together. Haveconcerns for each other's welfare. Becomepartners and friends.

7. Give 125/125%

Some people only give 50/50.That’s not enough! When neither of youcares where the dividing line is, then life isso much more fun.

8. Grow spiritually together

Let this be the great anchor in your life.You're moving now from the concern forself, to that of concern of family.Implement strong principles into your lives.

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Build your testimonies. Give service in HisGospel. Be willing to sacrifice for eachother. Bring into your home sweet spiritsand raise them up in peace andrighteousness. This will be your greatestlegacy.

9. Preserve good health

When you grow older, you don't want to bea burden to your partner. This allows you tohave more enjoyment with each other andyour family.

10. Laugh often at the bright side

But never at the other's expense. Not evenin jest. Don't let your companion be hurt inthis way. Enjoy life. You'll be as happy asyou decide you want to be.So decide to be happy!

11. Maintain a good record of yourlives

Do this for the benefit of yourselves andyour family so that they can look back onmany precious moments in the growth ofyour family. Do this in written form,pictures, and video, whatever you maychoose, but keep a good record.

12. Make your home a little heaven onearth

You can make your home one of love andhappiness, a refuge, a place where you liketo be. “No other success on earth cancompensate for failure in the home,” saidDavid O. McKay. That is a great challenge.Just never give up on it. It's a skill, an art,and a labor of love and sharing...not justfor time, but for eternity.

13. Be frugal and wise with yourmeans

We are told to avoid and stay out of debt.Spend less than you earn.Live within your means.

Often it isn't the ability to earn money, butrather, the ability to manage it, before itmanages you that is important.

14. Create meaningful goals

Do this for your own lives both as a familyand as individuals. Inspire each other toreach your goals; give real and lovingsupport. Work on problems and projectstogether. Now you two are one.

15. Seek for the best in life

Don't settle for second best.And what is that?The love of your family,the fulfillment of your individual talentsand capabilities as a family---the warmth of a loving and beautiful home.

16. At the very end of each day,

just before you go to sleep,tell her you love her.No three words are as important to anyoneat anytimethan at that moment.All the world can rage about you.Your children will leave you,difficulties will arise,but if you know that you have each otherand that you love each other,nothing else will matter as much.Nothing.

And if you remember to do these things,you will enjoy a beautiful marriage,one that will blossom and bloom like a well-kept garden.What could bring more joy during alifetime?

--David L. Olpin,Bishop BYU 26th Ward 1984-1989

(80 marriages in 1989)

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Doing Drugs is Like Fishing

Recently a group of top studentsasked a friendly judge, Lynn Davis in ayouth leadership forum, “What is thegreatest threat to our youth.”

Without a moment of hesitation hereplied, “Meth!”

He explained that it is like fishing,that taking it once—JUST ONCE, CANHOOK YOU AND YOU’RE GONE FOR ALIFETIME. He went on to say that methhad caused more deaths, more wives andhusbands to leave their children, ruinedmore lives, led to more crime to fill its needthan any other thing that youth meet.

“If you take it you’re gone. Manyyouth feel that experimenting is okay. Notthis time. One time and you’re gone.

If you have friends who are involvedwith these things—meth, ecstasy or anyother, DON’T test the waters. It isn’t worthit. Just once will devastate an entire life.Your life. The ingredients of meth are allabsolute poisons. The sum of theingredients is a killer—a real killer.

Before you get into a condition whereyou could get “caught” “pre-think” thecondition and what it will mean to you.YES IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU!

Promise yourself that you will NEVERlet yourself get into that kind of a conditionthat would hook you. It’s the greatestdanger that is out there for you. Don’t gethooked—just once.

Think for a moment what happens atthe instant when a hook of bait enters intothe mouth of a fish. At that moment, atthe very instant, that fish is gone. Likewiseat that moment all that you are or mightbecome are changed forever. That viciousmonster has changed your life, forever, andyou become its puny slave. This is not anexperiment. It’s as real as today.”

--David L. Olpin

This will be on my tombstone:One of these daysI’m going to get organized! --David L. Olpin

The reason for his success in football:I played every play like it was going to bethe last oneI would ever play. --Merlin Olsen,

Former LA Rams football player

Citius Altius, Fortius(Swifter, Higher, Stronger)--Theme of the World Olympics

To exercise is humanNot to is divine.

--Robert Orben

As my definition of success, I offer thefollowing: Success is finding a way to contribute a

useful service or a useful product thatmakes life better.

Success is to have numerousadventures which enrich the mind andthe spirit.

Success is to have the love and respectof your family and neighbors.

Success is being able to livecomfortably with one’s self.

--Roy W. Oscarson,President Edison Brothers ShoeCompany

Fast, pray, and then listen;and then write down your impressions. --Alan Osmond.

We don’t want to do anythingunless we think it’s our best. --The Osmond Family

I am reminded of my father’s formula forsuccess:He told me as a young man that success is---a clear conscience.

One of my own measurements is---the achievement of the impossible with theavailable means.

Another way to approach this might be foran individual to try to define success in hispresent circumstances.

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For example, as Conductor of theTabernacle Choir,I would feel successful if I were to: Perceive all the dimensions of the

assignment. Subvert personal desires and goals for

the good of the assignment withoutcompromising my own standards.

Act vigorously, but only after carefulplanning and study.

Complete the requirements of theassignment without offending theindividual or the community.

--Jerold D. Ottley

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The Choice

...It is the misapprehension of most peoplethat if you are good,really good at what you do,you will eventually be both widely knownand well compensated.It is the understanding of almost everyonethat success, to be complete,must include a generous portionof both fame and fortune as essentialingredients.The world seems to work on that premise.The premise is false.It is not true.The Lord taught otherwise.I want you, our children, to know thistruth:You need not be either rich or hold highpositionto be completely successful and trulyhappy.

In fact, if these things come to you, andthey may,true success must be achieved in spite ofthem,not because of them.

The crucial test of lifedoes not center in the choice betweenfame and obscurity,nor between wealth and poverty.

The greatest decision of life is betweengood and evil.What, then, do we want you to do?Simply this:

Be good!Study the gospel.Live it!Stay active in the Church.Receive the ordinances.Keep your covenants.

Position and wealth are no more essentialto true happiness in mortality than theirabsence can prevent you from achieving it.

I can envision a day, in generations ahead,when I would regard you and your children,and theirs struggling with the challenges oflife.I may see you go the full distance ofmortalitywithout becoming either well-known orwealthy.I can see myself falling to my kneesto thank a generous God that my prayershave been answered,that you have succeeded,that you are truly happy. --Boyd K. Packer

Quorum of the Twelve ApostlesGeneral Conference, November 1980

That which occurred in World War IIwill be as nothing. --Boyd K. Packer

The husband is the head;the wife is the heart --Boyd K. Packer

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I believe in the United States of Americaas a Government of the people,by the people,for the people;whose just powers are derived from theconsent of the governed;a democracy in a republic,a sovereign Nation of many sovereignStates;a perfect Union one and inseparable;established upon those principles offreedom,equality, justice and humanityfor which American patriots sacrificed theirlivesand fortunes.I therefore believe it is my duty to mycountry to love it,to support its Constitution,to obey its laws,to respect its flag,and to defend it against all enemies.

-- William Tyler Page,The American Creed

My country is the worldand my religion is to do good. --Thomas Paine

These are the times that try men’s souls.The summer soldier and the sunshinepatriot will,in this crisis,shrink from the service of their country;but he that stands it now,deserves the love and thanks of man andwoman.Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered;yet we have this consolation with us,that the harder the conflict,the more glorious the triumph.What we obtain too cheap,we esteem too lightly;‘til dearness onlythat gives everything its value.Heaven knows how to put a proper priceupon its goods;and it would be strange indeed,if so celestial an article as Freedomshould not be highly rated.

--Thomas Paine, December 23, 1776

(A letter written during the crisisdays of the Revolution, GeneralWashington was so impressed with ithe ordered that it be sent and readto all his troops.)

Success is having your daughter say,“Daddy, I love you.”

Success is having your son ask, “Dad, comeand throw the football with me.”

Success is knowing that your wife (orhusband) thinks you are the greatest.

Success is setting a goal and achieving it.

Success is magnifying your calling.--Robert J. ParsonsB.Y.U. Assistant Professor ofEconomicsOutstanding Young Men of AmericaAward

If a man does his best,what more can be asked?

--General George S. Patton

Accept the challengesso that you may feel the exhilaration ofvictory.

--General George S. Patton

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The Person Who Gets AlongWith Others--

Knows the names of all the peoplewith whom he associatesand speaks to them often by name.

Is very quick with praise. Is always constructive when it is

necessary to criticize. Has his temper under control. Is quick to lend a helpful hand. Readily admits a mistake and never

hesitates to say, “I'm sorry.” Believes in his work and takes a real

interest in the welfare of theorganization which employs him, ratherthan seek acclaim for an achievement,

Is willing to let someone else have thecredit.

Assumes that other people like him . . .and as a result they do.

Believes in the true worth of people,knowing that we are all children of God,and as his creations deserving of eachother's respect and understanding."

--Norman Vincent Peale

Give of yourselfand you grow as a person --Chris Pella

BYU Football Recruiting Coordinator

President L. Tom Perry gave this advice:That he and his wife would read twochapters each dayand in so doing would in a year’s timewould readthe Book of Mormon,the Doctrine and Covenants andthe New Testament.

If all else fails,do something. --Tom Peters

Most people get married believing a myth--that marriage is a beautiful boxfull of all the things they have longed for:companionship, sexual fulfillment, intimacy,friendship.The truth is that marriage, at the start,is an empty box.You must put something in before you cantake anything out.There is no love in marriage;love is in people,and people put it into marriage.There is no romance in marriage;people have to infuse it into theirmarriages.A couple must learn the art and form thehabit of giving,loving, serving, praising---keeping the box full.If you take out more than you put in,the box will empty. --J. Allan Peterson

This thing we call 'failure' is not fallingdown,but the staying down."

--Mary Pickford

Words have longer life than deeds. --Pindar

A life, which is unexamined, is not worthliving. --Plato

W hen people speak ill of thee, live asthough no one could believe them. --Plato

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The beginning is the most important part ofthe work. --Plato

The best plan is to profit by the folly(experience) of others. --Pliny the Elder

Blessed is the man who expects nothing,for he shall never be disappointed.

--Alexander Pope

To err is human, to forgive divine.--Alexander Pope

Men must be taught as if you taught themnot,and things unknown proposed as thingsforgot. --Alexander Pope

An honest man is the noblest work of God.--Alexander Pope

There are no secrets to success.It is the result of preparation, hard work,and learning from failure. --Colin Powell

PowerQuest , a very high moral andfamily-oriented Provo-based business, in1998 and 1999 was the Utah based fastestgrowing (85,000% in ‘98) of some 10,000companies in the state of Utah two years insuccession.

The PowerQuest Mission Statement

Establish PowerQuest as the leadingprovider of innovative storage devicemanagement by:

Inventing jaw-dropping technology. Leading every category we create. Giving heroic service solutions. Smoking the competition. Harvesting our ideas from the front

lines. Executing with a scrappy attitude. Never letting reality get in the way of

success--

while making gigabucks and having asmuch fun as legally allowed.

A grateful son, long happily married, told inone short sentence what his father had saidwhen he confided in his father concerninghis coming marriage to a lovely girl. Thishis father said: “Be good to her – and treather like a queen.” --Tomas S. Priday

Be cheerful while you are alive. --Ptahhotpe

A good reputation is more valuable thanmoney. -- Syrus Publilius

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Happiness is an attitude not a condition.It is in the presentnot the distant promise of "somedaywhen."Fall in love with life. --Reader's Digest, 6/93 p.155

Success for me never has(and I hope never will be)simply a gauge in dollars and cents, fameor notoriety or any material values.Success for me has always been measuredin my own ways and also in the eyes ofothers.What others think materially or in otherways isn’t important,but I strive to earn the respect of others.That respect demands honesty,consistency in actions,courtesy,and a genuine respect for others.I feel it is a two-way street.Perhaps what this is leading up to is simplythis:I don’t want to live and die knowing that allI’ve done is hit golf shots all my days."Golf to me is a toolto gain what we could call "success."Success here to me means inner peace ofmind,finding joy in my work (golf),a potential way to earn a living

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and finally a missionary toolto spread the message of the Gospel.To sum up:we gain joy in sharingwhether it be sharing our talents,or love or the Gospel of Jesus Christ,and real success comeswhen others appreciateour work in these areas.We also can be barometers of this successby accomplishing goalsand bringing to our own soulsgreat satisfaction through personal effort. --Mike Reid, Professional Golfer B.Y.U. All-American

For Mormons, Success Is –recognizing where our talents,gifts and attributes come from—then always giving the Lord the credit.In this way it is possible to stay humbleand successful at the same time.

Success and glory (as the worldunderstands it)is very addicting,but for someone whose satisfactioncomes from doing the Lord’s will,the true understanding of success iscomprehended.As President John Taylor so beautifullystated

(July 7, 1878),"We are here as Jesus was here, notto do our own will,but the will of Him who sent us."

The most successful experience in lifeis find out His "will"for our individual lives and do it,thus fulfilling the measure of our (personal)creation. --Rose Marie Reid Businesswoman,

prominent swimsuit designer

WHAT I CONSIDER TRUE SUCCESSAs a boy, my father taught me that therewas no corporation, organization, orinstitution in the world that would pay meas great dividends on the investment of mytime and my talents and my means as theChurch. This came home forcefully to me

here a time back when one of my richfriends, worth millions of dollars, said:“LeGrand, I would trade you all my moneyfor your Church experience,” to which Ireplied, “Yes, but I wouldn't trade you. Youcan’t take your money with you when yougo, but I can take my experience.”

When I was eight, my father, who had justrecently been ordained a patriarch, gaveme my blessing. Among other things, hesaid that I had not come here upon earthby chance, but in fulfillment of the decreesof the Almighty to accomplish a great work,and then he defined that. All my life, Ihave prayed that if I didn’t come bychance, that the Lord would help me toaccomplish what He sent me to do, so thatwhen my mission here on earth wascompleted, he wouldn’t have to say to me:“This is what we sent you to do, but youfailed and we had to raise up someone elseto do your work for you.”

True success to me is to accomplish thepurpose for which the Lord sent me uponthe earth. --LeGrand Richards The Quorum of the Twelve

The human body is sacred--the veritable tabernacleof the divine spirit which inhabits it.It is a solemn duty of mankindto develop, protect and preserve itfrom pollution, unnecessary wastageand weakness. --Stephen L. Richards

Success is finding outthe will of the Lordand doing it. --Eldin Ricks

Author, Associate Professor, B.Y.U.

When nothing seems to help,I go and look at a stonecutterhammering away at his rockperhaps a hundred timeswithout as much as a crack showing in it.Yet at the hundred and first blowit will split in two,

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and I know it was not that blow that did it--but all that had gone before.

--Jacob Riis

There is a fundamental lawthat the tissue of the human body willwaste awaythrough idleness and disuse.Conversely, muscles and vessels that arestressedgrow and increase in capacity.This same basic law also applies to spiritualgrowthin either of these areasand can be achieved only by continualnourishmentand effort in day-to-day living. --Clarence F. Robison Former BYU Track Coach

S uccess can only be measured inrelationship to the God-given potentialitiesthat each of us possesses. Most people failshort of their potential success becausethey grossly underestimate their ownpotentialities.

First of all success requires a deep andburning belief in yourself.

Second, success is planned and purposefulgoal-setting and working toward thesegoals.

Thirdly, the end result must be evaluatednot in what we have obtained in life, but inwhat we have given to the rest of theworld.

I am sure that our Creator will not evaluateus according to the awards, medals, andhonorary citations we have received, butwe will be evaluated by the service we haverendered to mankind. --Clarence F. Robison Former B.Y.U. Track Coach 1948 Olympic Team,

13 Conference ChampionshipsCoached over 80 All-Americans

You gotta have a dream.If you don't have a dream,how you gonna have a dream come true? --South Pacific Rogers & Hammerstein

A thought about leadership by Will Rogers:If you're riding ahead of the herd,take a look backevery now and thento make sure it's still there.

You can’t say civilization isn’t advancing:In every war, they kill you in a new way. --Will Rogers

If you get to thinking you're a person ofsome influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around. --Will Rogers

Don’t squat with your spurs on. --Will Rogers

Don’t lick your steak knife.--Will Rogers

What greater successthan to knowthat your childrenand your children’s childrenare walking in the truth? --George Romney Former Governor of Michigan Former Candidate for President

The future belongs to thosewho believe in the beauty of their dreams.

--Eleanor Roosevelt

Do the thing you think you cannot do. --Eleanor Roosevelt

We look forward to a worldfounded upon four essential humanfreedoms.The first is freedom of speech andexpression—

everywhere in the world.The second is freedom of every personto worship God in his own way—

everywhere in the world.

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The third is freedom from want . . .everywhere in the world.

The fourth is freedom from fear . . .anywhere in the world.

--Franklin D. Roosevelt

The only limits to our realization oftomorrowwill be our doubts of today. --Franklin D. Roosevelt

Far better it is to dare mighty things,to win glorious triumphs,even though checkered by failure,than to take rank with those poor spiritswho neither enjoy muchnor suffer much,because they live in the gray twilightthat knows not victory nor defeat. --Theodore Roosevelt

Far and awaythe best prize life offersis the chance to work hardat work worth doing.

--Theodore Roosevelt

"It is not the critic that counts;not the man who points outhow the strong man stumblesor the doer of deeds could have done thembetter.The credit belongs to the man who isactually in the Arena,whose face is marred by dust and sweatand blood;who strives valiantly;who errs and comes short again and again,because there is no effort without error andshortcoming;but he who does actually strive to do thedeed;who knows the great devotion;who spends himself in a worthy cause,who at the best,knows in the end the triumph of highachievement, and who at the worst,if he fails while daring greatly,knows that his place shall never bewith those cold and timid souls,who know neither victory nor defeat." --Theodore Roosevelt

The object of government is the welfare ofthe people. The material progress andprosperity of a nation are desirable chieflyso far as they lead to the moral andmaterial welfare of all good citizens.

--Theodore Roosevelt

It is too difficult to think noblywhen one only thinks to get a living. --Jean Jacques Rousseau

"Reason deceives us often;conscience never."

--Jean Jacque Rousseau

The highest reward for man’s toilis not what he gets for it,but what he becomes by it.

--John Ruskin

Life being very short,and the quiet hours of it few,we ought to waste none of themin reading valueless books

--John Ruskin

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If you want to feel worthwhile,do something worthwhile. --Carl Sagen

Experience has shown that to be truewhich Appius says in his verses,that every man is the architect of his ownfortune.

--Sallust(Gaius Sallustius Crispus)

There is only one happiness in life,To love and be loved. --George Sand

The republic is a dream.Nothing happens unless first a dream. --Carl Sandberg

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If any young man expects,without faith,without thought,without study,without patient, persevering labor,in the midst and in spite ofdiscouragement,to attain anything in this world that isworth attaining,he will simply wake up by and by and findthat he has been playing the part of a fool. --M. J. Savage

T here is no more mistaken path tohappinessthan worldliness, revelry, high life. --Arthur Schopenhauer

By the inch it’s a cinch.It works if you work it.Keep on trying; it’s possible.When faced with a mountain,turn it into a gold mine. --Dr. Robert Schuler

A man to carry on a successful businessmust have imagination.He must see things as in a vision,a dream of the whole thing. --Charles M. Schwab

The best way to develop the best that is ina manis by appreciation and encouragement. --Charles Schwab

I don’t know what your destiny will be, butone thing I know: the only ones among youwho will be really happy are those whohave sought and found how to serve.

--Albert Schweitzer

There are only three waysto teach a child:The first is by example.The second is by example,and the third is by example.

--Albert Schweitzer

You must give some time to your fellowmen.Even if it’s a little thing.Do something for others---something for which you get no pay,but the privilege of doing it.

--Albert Schweitzer

All great men and women became greatbecause they gave some talent or abilityin the service of others.

--Albert Schweitzer

Teach young people how to think,not what to think. --Albert Schweitzer

Since my hierarchy of values in life are: Family Church VocationSuccess is: an adequate balance betweenchurch serviceand vocational pursuits,assessed at frequent intervals,to assure family exaltation.Since Family Exaltation is "ultimatesuccess,"service and vocation are essentialingredientsto its accomplishment.Establishment of short-range goalsfrequently assures ultimate long-rangegoals ultimately.Goals are set just beyond our grasp,but within reach---always obtainable. --Robert C. Seamons,

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It is a rough road that leads to the heightsof greatness. --Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Reputation, reputation, reputation! O! Ihave lost my reputation. I have lost theimmortal part of myself, and what remainsis bestial.

--William Shakespeare

Poor and content is rich, and rich enough.--William Shakespeare

Truth is truth. To the end of reckoning.--William Shakespeare

Our doubts are traitors,And make us lose the good we oft mightwin, By fearing to attempt.

--William Shakespeare

Suit the action to the word, the word to theaction; with this special observance, thatyou o’er step not the modesty of nature.

--William Shakespeare

What a piece of work is a man!How noble in reason!how infinite in faculty! in form,in moving, how express and admirable inaction,how like an angel!in apprehension how like a god!

--William Shakespeare

Neither a borrower, nor a lender be;For loan oft loses both itself and friend,And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.This above all: to thine own self be true,And it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man.

--William Shakespeare

Be not afraid of greatness: some are borngreat, some achieve greatness, and somehave greatness thrust upon them. --William Shakespeare

Good name in man and woman,dear my lordis the immediate jewel of their souls;Who steals my purse steals trash;

tis something, nothingTwas mine, tis his,and has been slave to thousands;But he that filches from me my good nameRobs me of that which not enriches him,And makes me poor indeed. --William Shakespeare

Success does not consist innever making mistakes,but in never making the same onea second time. --George Bernard Shaw

You see things; and you say “Why?” But I dream things that never were;and I say, “Why not?” --George Bernard Shaw

The darkest day in lifeis the one in which we expect something fornothing. --Allen Shawn

He profits most who serves best. --Arthur F. Sheldon

These titles (missionary name tags) allowus to carry the greatest message on earth.When can we come and share that withyour family?

--Vai Sikahema

Sterling W. Sill said:“I am sure in my own mindthat the one business of life is tosucceed,that God did not give us thesemagnificent brains,these miraculous personalities,and these wonderful physicalqualitiesand then expect us to waste our livesin failure.”

If we think celestial thoughtswhich are the kinds of thoughts God thinks,then we develop celestial minds. --Sterling W. Sill

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Successful peoplefollow successful patterns. --Sterling W. Sill

I have given considerable thought to yourrequest and offer the following as mypersonal response to your question:"For a Mormon, success is achieving thespecial things in lifewhich he knows God wants him to do---things such as qualifying for the priesthood,going on a mission,being married in the temple,getting all the education possible,excelling in a trade or profession,serving in as many Church capacities aspossible,raising a fine, well-trained family,participating in community life as a patrioticcitizen,becoming proficient in the scripturesand the knowledge of the Gospel,approaching the golden years of lifeas a patriarch of a large posterityand finally lying down to restwith a complete assurance of a gloriousfutureenshrined in immortality and eternal life. --W. Cleon Skousen

Author, B.Y.U. Professor of AncientScripture

On returning from the moonDon Slayton's two rules for success:Know what you want to do.Never give up.

Dialog On How To Solve An InteractionBehavioral Problem

I have a problemthat I need to talk to you about right away.(Present problem)

You have been doing…. (describe theaction)

This has made the problem of....(describethe reaction)

If the problem continues,

is it going to make matters better, orworse?

Do you want things to get better, or worse?

What do you think you should do about it? -- Hyrum Smith, Franklin-Covey

Ultimately we dowhat we want to do. --Hyrum Smith

Goals and Internal Motivation:I f I were to tell you I would give you$100,000if you would accomplish a particular task,would you find a way to accomplish thistask?You would probably go to almost anyextremeto accomplish this task.On the other hand, what if I didn’t offer youthe money?Would that make a difference?Ultimately, it’s purely your internalmotivationthat makes the difference---and if the goal is real enough, then you willfind a way.

--From a story by Hyrum Smith,Franklin, Covey

Happiness is the object and design of ourexistence;and will be the end thereof,if we pursue the path that leads to it;and this path is virtue,uprightness,faithfulness,holiness,and keeping all the commandments of God. . . . . . . .As God has designed our happiness—and the happiness of all His creatures, Henever has—He never will institute an ordinance or givea commandment to His people that is notcalculated in its nature to promote thathappiness which He has designed, andwhich will not end in the greatest amountof good and glory to those who become therecipients of his law and ordinances. ---Joseph Smith, Jr.

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When God commands, I do it.---Joseph Smith, Jr.

I teach them correct principlesand they govern themselves.

---Joseph Smith, Jr.

The nearer man approaches perfection,the clearer are his views, and the greaterhis enjoyments,till he has overcome the evils of his lifeand lost every desire for sin.

---Joseph Smith, Jr.

No righteous man is takenbefore his time. --Joseph F. Smith

When someone tells a liethey are only hurting themselvesmore than anyone else.

--Joseph F. Smith

One of America’s most successful songswas written by Samuel F. Smith 1808-1895.The music is from Thesaurus Musicus,London 1744Oftentimes we mouth the words, but we failto ponder its powerful message:

My country ‘tis of thee,Sweet land of liberty,Of thee I sing;Land where my fathers died,Land of the pilgrims’ pride,From every mountainsideLet freedom ring!

My native country theeLand of the noble free,Thy name I love;I love thy rocks and rills,Thy woods and templed hills,My heart with rapture thrillsLike that above.

Let music swell the breezeAnd ring from all the treesSweet freedom’s songLet mortal tongues awake

Let all that breathe partake;Let rocks their silence break,The sound prolong.

Our fathers’ God to theeAuthor of liberty,To thee we sing;Long may our land be brightWith freedom’s holy light.Protect us by thy mightGreat God, our king.

Know what is right.Know when you are rightand then go straight ahead withoutdeviation.

--A. O. Smoot,Founder of Brigham Young University

Reason is God’s crowning gift to man. --Sophocles

M y statement on success would be asfollows:

"Success means happiness in yourhome,and enjoyment in your job.

CODE FOR SUCCESS

Find your own particular talent. Be big Be honest. Live with enthusiasm. Don’t let your possessions possess you. Don’t worry about your problems. Look up to people when you can--down

to no one. Don’t cling to the past. Assume your full share of responsibility

in the world. Pray consistently and constantly. (Conrad Hilton)

--Wilson W. Sorensen,President EmeritusUtah Valley State College,Orem, Utah

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Ten Success QualitiesMost Wanted by Business Leaders

Ability to lead and communicate withothers.

Ability to compete. Ability to plan and schedule your

activities. Versatility in your dealings. Loyalty to your business. Responsibility for time, money,

property and opportunities. Honesty in all things. Truthfulness. High moral character. Adaptability to mental and physical

pressureswith the ability to bounce back.

--The Southwestern Company

To me, success isone’s ability to keep the faith,develop his God-given talents,and be able to honestly say at the close oflife,“the world is a better place because I havelived.” --Belle S. Spafford Former President of Relief Society

Former President of National Councilof Women

SUCCESS TO MESuccess to me is a word for which therecould be a thousand definitions.Many think it is material things, money,etc.,but to me success in many fields isto earn the respect of honest criticsand endure the betrayal of a false friend;to see people not as they are,but what they can be;to give of one’s selfwithout the slightest thought of return;to set the highest goal and then work andachieve it;to go out every day with enthusiasm;to appreciate excellent play, even of youropponent;to do more than your duty requires;to practice longer and harder than youropponent;

to learn to deny oneself;and to sacrifice fun things for disciplinedhard work.

If people knew all that went into being achampion,the hours of practice and denyingthemselves,they might not wonder why they are notbetter than they really are.

But success starts in the mind.I think mental versus physical is about asten is to one.We start every basketball season aiming atthe #1 spot, the state championship. Ihave found that what your mind sees whenit looks through the sights of your goals iswhere your effort will strike.

Many of us hate to set high goals becausewe might look bad if we fail. I think fear isan enemy of a champion. It is safer to saywe are not very good, so don’t expect toomuch. But we always say to our players,“When you are the best you must alwaysbe at your best.” Champions believe thatthey are good. They know they must liveup to their reputation of being number one.We say every day, “You must do yourbest.”

Kirk Ashby, a former player, wrote when hewas on his mission, “Would you tell theguys something for me? I know they havea great team this year. It’s too good not towin it all. Remind them that when theystep on that floor, they have to play theirbest. They’re only going to get one shot atplaying for Provo High School. They owe itto themselves and the ones that playedbefore to give all they’ve got. We don’texpect more than their best, but nothingelse will do.”(Provo won the State Championship thatyear--1981)

Success does not come without a defeat,but one loss does not make you a failure.You should get back up and use the besttwo words in the world “NEXT TIME.”

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Sometimes we grow more from our defeatsthan our victories. In defeat we canexamine the roots of the loss withintelligent rather than emotional analysis.We can search for better techniques andways to help the game. In my office I havea sign which says“We must experience defeat to understandvictory.”Defeat then becomes an elevator that liftsus uprather than a vehicle that carries us down.

There is a danger of making basketballplayers of boys.

In high school the ultimate goal is tofashion boys into men. The true payoff incoaching comes when someone who hasplayed for you comes back later and saystwo words: “Thanks, Coach.” A “thankyou” after one or thirty years of coaching ismeaningful. For instance when Mike Olpin,a previous captain, gave his comments atour banquet, the things that he said werepay for an ol’ coach because you knew itcame from the heart.

Success comes from commitment.Commitment is the key word. Yourcommitment is not only to yourself, but toyour players. Coach them in the fullestsense of the word.

Show them the meaning of dedication,loyalty and unselfishness. Show them thatbasketball is life, not just a game. It iswhat life is all about...to learn to be abetter person, a better missionary, a betterstudent.

There is only one way I know how to coachthis gameand that is all the way.

Success is a singleness of purpose, andonce you have agreed upon the price thatyou and your family must pay, you forgetthe price. It comes through first imaginingthat you are a success and then practicingtoward that goal.See yourself winning.

The scriptures tell us,“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.”(Proverbs 23:7)

The Lord wants all of us to be a success. --James (Jim) A. Spencer

Provo High School Basketball CoachPHS 14-year record: 287 wins, 21losses

He plants treesto benefit another generation. --Caecilius Statius

Reading is to the mindwhat exercise is to the body.

--Richard Steele

The indispensable first step to gettingthings you want out of life is this: Decidewhat you want. --Ben Stein

Silent gratitude isn't very much use toanyone.

--C. B. Stern

The desire of knowledge,like the thirst of riches,increases ever with the acquisition of it. --Laurence Stern

In America anyone can become president.That’s one of the risks you take. --Adlai Stevenson

To be what we are,and to becomewhat we are capable of becomingis the only end of life. --Robert Louis Stevenson

The saints are the sinners who keep ontrying. --Robert Louis Stevenson

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A Champion Swimmerdoes not make gracefulness his whole goal.The finish line is won as dearly by thespirit.It is the spirit that propels the body.It is caring---and caring enough to stay inthe waterand make the most of preparedness;caring enough to combat lethargy,weariness, to endure unbelievable pain.

There is no way to describe the work,the devotion,the painthat goes into championship.The difference between success andmediocrityis work.How is dreaming of success before it comeslike basking in success after it has beenachieved?Neither can really amount to much.Dreaming and basking are comfortablerocking chair words.One is not yet employed and the other isalready retired.All they represent is the beginning and theend.The infantile and the senile.All the work bustles in between.

There was never a champion who did notearn his medal.Those among us who are not championsare the ones who have not worked tochampionship requirementsand molded ourselves into champion shape.This is a justice which will not be cheated.

Rich (Richard Millard) Rameson,rated as one of the top fifteen swimmers inthe world, has a formula for success thatwill serve him throughout his life, hisbusiness and professional activities, and inhis spiritual and intellectual pursuits.He has recorded it for his posterity in hislife story that he is preparing, and he iswilling to share it:

"I am convinced that if a personreally has the feeling that he can succeed,then that feeling will compel him

to do the work necessaryto achieve the success to which he aspires."

Let us all find this feelingthat we can succeed in living a moral life,and find the courage and staminato do the work necessary to achieve,and make ourselves graceful championsof the faith and works that we champion. --Ora Pate Stewart, LDS Author and Poetess

TEN RULES FOR SUCCESS

DETERMINATIONBe willing to pay the price through hard

work.Think about big things

and don’t get thickly involvedwith thin things.

GOOD MONEY MANAGEMENTPay your tithing;

pay yourself and save out of every dollaryou earn; wisely spend the rest.

STICK TO YOUR PRINCIPLESYou will be respected for adhering

to that which you believe.

ENDURANCEDon’t give up when things get tough.

Stick to the job no matter how tough itmay be.

GOOD WORK HABITSGet the job done at the time it needs to be

done; apply diligence and take pride ingood performance.

GOOD GROOMINGWear clothes to fit the occasion;

cleanliness.

HONESTYA trusted person is always in demand.

Live within your incomeand keep your word.

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SELECT GOOD FRIENDSThey will have a profound influence on

your lifefor good or evil.

SET GOALSKnow where you have been,

are now,and which direction you are headed.

In seeking success in any field,remember:

“Seek ye first the kingdom of Godand His righteousness

and all these things shall be added untoyou.” Matthew 6:33

--O. Leslie StoneFirst Counsel of the SeventyEmeritus

Successful writing guides:“Omit needless words.Vigorous writing is concise.A sentence should contain no unnecessarywords,a paragraph no unnecessary sentences,for the same reasonthat a drawingshould have no unnecessary linesand a machine no unnecessary parts.This requires not that the writermake all his sentences short,or that he avoid all detailand treat his subjects only in outline,but that every word tell.” -- William Strunk, Jr The Elements of Style

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. --Jonathan Swift

The longer I live, the more I realizethe impact of attitude on life.Attitude to me is more important thanfacts.It is more important than the past,than education,than money,than circumstances,than failures,than successes,than what other people think or say or do.

It is more important than appearance,giftedness,or skill.It will make or break a company...a church...a home.The remarkable thing is we have a choiceevery dayregarding the attitude we will embrace forthat day.We cannot change our past.we cannot change the fact that people willact in a certain way.We cannot change the inevitable.The only thing we can do is play on the onestring we have,and that is our attitude.I am convinced that life is 10% of whathappens to meand 90% how I react to it.And so it is with you.We are in charge of our attitudes. --Charles Swindoll

A man is as old as his arteries. --Thomas Sydenham

Get a vision of what you wantand then be willing to pay the price. --L. Jay Silvester World Olympic Discus Champion

It is difficult to be on the Olympic teamwithout paying the price. --L. Jay Silvester

Most of the happy people I knowdo some one thing well. --L. Jay Silvester

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Sister Norma Talmage told the story thather father,James E. Talmage was very intenton getting an educationeven to the point that he got his doctorateat the age of twenty-one.He was just so busy that he hadn’t had achanceto do anything to look for a wife,but he knew he should.So he went into the mountainsafter fasting and prayingthat he would be able to knowwhom he should marry.He felt that the Lord had the big picture.There he had a clear impression in his mindof a girl who lived in a nearby small town.So he went to her home.When she came to the doorhe knew she was the oneand shortly thereafter they were married.

The greatest joy and successcomes in giving service to others. --N. Eldon Tanner

We get old too soon and wise too late. --N. Eldon Tanner

T hese five principles of economicconstancy, when followed,will bring financial securityand peace of mindunder any economic circumstance:Constancy #1 Pay an honest tithe.Constancy #2 Live on less than you

earn.Constancy #3 Learn to distinguish

between needs andwants.

Constancy #4 Develop and live withina budget.

Constancy #5 Be honest in all yourfinancial affairs.

--N. Eldon Tanner

Six Successful Steps To Budgeting What you owe the Lord. What you owe yourself. Fixed necessities.

Flexible necessities. Reserve for future necessities. Luxuries.

--N. Eldon Tanner

I believe success is achieving a spiritualconditionin one’s life and work where one feels sucha harmonywith the creative forces of lifeand that he identifies as an integral part ofsuch forces.

Christ is the source from which such forcesemanate.Responding to His light, means to be apartner with Himin the creative process.

This identification results in a fullness of joyand is the very essence of success.(See D&C Section 88.) --Weldon J. Taylor Dean Emeritus

College of Business, B.Y.U

V ery often one must first overcomelaziness and lack of inclination.Then there are various impediments.Sometimes victory comes easily,sometimes inspiration entirely escapes me.But I believe it is the duty of an artistnever to submit,for laziness is a strong human trait,and nothing is more harmful to an artistthan to let laziness get the better of him.One cannot afford to sit and wait forinspiration;she is a guest who does not visit the lazybut comes to those who call her. --Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Small things done with great lovebring joy and peace.

--Mother Teresa

Time is the most valuable thing a man canspend. --Theophrastus

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If you want to put over a point--dramatizeit.

--Jane Thompson

As I have thought about it, there are manythings that contribute to success,but in my case, I’m sure that lots of prayerand hard work are the things that havehelped me the most, plus some talent thatthe Lord so generously gave me.

I don’t know how to write things in a veryprofound manner, but I have come torealize how important things like self-discipline and concentration are,but always coupled with sincere prayer.I suppose the greatest failure, or lack ofsuccess is procrastination, lack of self-discipline and concentration. However, Ihave found that when the Lord is with you,you seem to succeed, no matter howlacking you may feel in your own abilities orconfidence.

So then: a key to success is self-discipline,concentration, coupled with earnest andhumble prayer.

An audience can always spot a phony!If a person is very talented, but only givesa small percentage of his or her ability, anaudience notices that and is let down.On the other hand, if a person is lesstalented, but gives 100% effort, anaudience is quick to sense that too, andappreciates it.A combination of fine talent and 100%sincere effort produces great results.

The scriptures tell us that "Faith withoutworks is dead."

We might add that works without faith aremeaningless.Faithful and humble prayers are pleasing tothe Lordand combined with sincere and constanteffortlead to success in all phases of life.

Success comes from serving others andforgetting one’s self.

There are many ways to gain success,but to me prayer and work are the mainingredients.I wrote a song once called "Count On Me"and if I could progress to the point wherethe Lord could always "Count On Me,"then I would consider myself successful. --Jane Thompson

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Read the best books first,or you may not have a chanceto read them at all. --Henry David Thoreau

Our constitution is named democracybecause it is in the hands not of a fewbut of the many.But our laws secure equal justice for allin their private disputes,and our public opinion welcomes andhonors talentin every branch of achievement,not for any sectional reasonbut on grounds of excellence alone.And as we give free play to all in our publiclife,so we carry the same spirit into our dailyrelationswith one another. . . .Open and friendly in our privateintercourse,in our public acts we keep strictly within thecontrol of law.We acknowledge the restraint of reverence;we are obedient to whomsoever is set inauthority,and to the laws,more especially to whose which offerprotectionto the oppressedand those unwritten ordinanceswhose transgression brings admittedshame. --Thucydides.

America is a land of wonders,in which everything is in constant motionand every change seems an improvement.The idea of novelty is there indissolublyconnectedwith the idea of amelioration.

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No natural boundary seems to beset to theefforts of man;and in his eyes what is not yet doneis only what he has not yet attempted todo. --Alexis de Tocquesville,

Democracy in Action

The most precious thing we can give ourchildrenis our time and our company.

--Mark Twain

The man who does not read good books,has not advantage over the manwho can’t read them. --Mark Twain

When I was younger, I could rememberanything,whether it had happened or not. --Mark Twain

What does it mean to succeed?Most people see success as being rich andfamousor powerful and influential.Others see it as being at the top of theirprofessionand standing out from the rest.The wise see success in a more personalway;they see it as achieving the goals they haveset for themselves,and then feeling pride and satisfaction intheir accomplishments.True success is felt in the heart, notmeasured by money and power.So be true to yourself and achieve thegoals you set.For success is reaching those goals andfeeling proudof what you have accomplished.

--Tim Tweedie

UU….Anyone who stops learning is old,whether this happens at twenty or eighty.Anyone who keeps on learningnot only remains young,but also becomes constantly more valuable.

--Harvey Ullman

I am convinced that it is of primordialimportanceto learn more every year than the yearbefore.After all, what is educationbut a process by which a person begins tolearnhow to learn? --Peter Ustinov

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I disapprove of what you say,but I will defend to the deathyour right to say it.

--Voltaire

We must cultivate our garden.--Voltaire

I f a clock proves the existence of aclockmaker,and the world does not provethe existence of a Supreme Architect,then I consent to be called a fool.

--Voltaire

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A few comments . . .What good does it do to tell something,if you’re not an example?Tell people they are special.Spend seven minutes a night with your kidstelling them they’ll go far.It doesn’t matter how it is out there,it’s how you perceive it.This is the best of all times.Spend your time with your children,especially before they go to bed.I only eat at 5-star homes!People don’t know you’re bad unless youtell them.When you get a compliment, say "Thankyou!"If you win, I win!

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Kids just want to feel special in theirparents' minds.YOU can decide to succeed or fail.Expect it and it happens.Make sure that when you look in the mirrorthat you see the person you want to be.Give away all the love you can.Endorphin secreted in the blood fromglands is 200 times more powerful thanmorphine...if you want a high.

--Dennis Waitely

People who laugh actually live longerthan those who don’t laugh.Few persons realize that health actuallyvariesaccording to the amount of laughter.

--James J. Walsh

A warm smile is the universal gauge ofkindness. --William Arthur Ward

The mediocre teacher tells.The good teacher explains.The superior teacher demonstrates.The great teacher inspires. --William Arthur Ward

If you want to lift yourself up,Lift someone else. --Booker T. Washington

Success is to be measurednot so much by the positionthat one has reached in life,as by the obstacles one has overcometrying to succeed.

--Booker T. Washington

The time is now near at handwhich must probably determine whetherAmericansare to be freemen or slaves;whether they are to have any propertythey can call their own;whether their houses and farms are to bepillagedand destroyed,and themselves consigned to a state ofwretchedness

from which no human efforts will deliverthem.The fate of unborn millions will nowdepend,under God,on the courage and conduct of this army.Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves usonly the choiceof brave resistance,or the most abject submission.We have, therefore to resolveto conquer or die.

--George Washington

To be prepared for waris one of the most effectual means ofpreserving peace.

--George Washington

The basis of our political systemis the right of the people to makeand to alter their constitutions ofgovernment. --George Washington

Don’t just do your best--get the job done! --Stan Watts

I presume success is an aspiration of everypersonregardless of his faith or churchmembership.I believe any successful person has tobelieve in Godand place emphasis on serving his Father inHeavenand his fellow men.Beyond these two actions,the following thingswould have to be considered for success: Dedication or determination to

accomplish a goal. Organization of time to proceed in a

progressive manner. Periodic examination of progress. Be knowledgeable in several areas

for a broad understanding. Know how to work effectively--budget

time—establish schedules.

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Possess a good sense of humor--behappy with your work.

Develop self-discipline--be a gooddetailist—accept constructive criticism.

Be honest--have integrity--make yourword as good as your bond.

Be yourself--don’t try to imitatesomeone you may idolize.

Be a good citizen and neighbor—recognize the good in all people.

Be a good example for your family andassociates.

Take time to acknowledge peopleand listen to their problems.

Develop good health habits;be active and have a hobby or otherinterest.

Take pride in being well-groomed—care about personal appearance andgood taste.

Even though success is often measured bythe wealth or assets one may accumulate,priorities must be established with goodhealth, a family and a selected group offriends, or life can be lonely andmeaningless. --Stan Watts

Former B.Y.U. Basketball Head Coach

“Success” according to Webster is: the favorable or prosperous

termination of attempts or endeavors. the attainment of wealth, position,

honors, or the like. a successful performance or

achievement. a person or thing that is successful. obs. outcome (1530-40; L = succed-

,var.s.of succedere to succeed.

Life is tough.Life is really tough if you're stupid.

--John Wayne

Hire people who are better than you are.Grab Life.Cut out the bottom 10%.Don't let the job run you.

--Jack Welch, G.E. President

A Success CredoDo all the good you can

By all the means you can,In all the ways you can,In all the places you can,At all the times you can,

To all the people you can,As long as ever you can.

--John Wesley

'The trouble with doing something right thefirst timeis that nobody appreciates how difficult itwas. --Walt West

For all sad words of tongue and pen,The saddest are these: “It might havebeen!” --John Greenleaf Whittier

Not in the clamor of the crowded streetNot in the shouts and plaudits of the throngBut in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.

--John Greenleaf Whittier

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Controlling Our Thoughts“The issue is not so much what thoughtsoccur in our minds, but how we nurture them in our desires.”(Christ and the Inner Life [Salt Lake City:Bookcraft, 1978], 35).I like the way my friend Clark Smith putsit:"You might not be able to keep a bird fromlanding on your head,but you can keep him from building a nestthere!"Controlling unworthy thoughts is importantand possible. --Brad Wilcox Associate Professor BYU BYU Devotional

All successful people were at one timemediocre.....True self-esteem never changes. --Brad Wilcox

A bishop's greatest tool is his spirituality.--Bishop O. Geral Wilde

Only when we do thingswhich are demanding and difficultdo we truly grow.

--Bishop O. Geral Wilde

One of the responsibilities of a bishopis to provide opportunities for people togrow.

--Bishop O. Geral Wilde

To the Mormon, primary success in lifemeansthe raising of a family of children,all of whom are industrious, virtuous,and observe all the other Christian virtues.This means on the part of the father,education, leadership, and moderateeconomic success.

While the latter is highly desirable,it is necessary only to the extent ofproviding for accomplishing the primarypurpose.Unfortunately, wealth often defeats theprimary purpose. --Ernest L. Wilkinson

We grow by mastering taskswhich others consider impossible.

--Ernest L WilkinsonFormer President of B.Y.U.

There is no chance,no destiny,no fatethat can circumvent or hinderor control the firm resolve of a determinedsoul. --Ella Wheeler Willcox.

Go My Son

Go my son,go and climb the ladder,go my songo and earn your feather,go my sonmake your people proud of you.

Work, my son,get an education,work my son,learn a good vocation,then climb, my son,go and take a lofty view.

From on the ladderof an education,you can seeto help your Indian nation,then reach my sonand lift your people up with you.

--The Indian theme song of The Lamanite Generation by Carnes D. Burson and

Arlene Nofchissy Williams

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The Success Secrets of Walt DisneyThink tomorrow.He always looked forward to what hewanted to accomplish next.What matters is what we can accomplishtomorrow,not what we’ve done today.Build a yesterday.Focus your efforts on tomorrow.That’s how to make your dream come true.Free your imagination.Disney was a visionary.Most of us can do better than we think.We limit ourselves.Disney shattered these mental restrictions.If you free your mind and let yourimagination run wild,there’s no limit to what you can do,where you can go, or what you canaccomplish.Strive for lasting quality.The real secret of his successwas his fanatical commitment toexcellence.He continually reached for that intangiblequalitycalled perfection.There are no new ideas.You just take a good one and improve onit..There are no shortcuts to quality. Butwhatever it takes to achieve lasting qualitymust be done because good enough neveris.Have stick-to-itivity...Disneyese forfortitude,tenacity and hanging in there until the jobis done.Dreams don’t just happenbecause you want them to.Stick to it until you turn your dreams intoreality.Talent isn’t enough.Success comes only when talentis combined with tenacity. --Pat Williams, Bottom Line

If you're not making mistakes,you're not trying hard enough.

--Mark Willes

A good bossmakes his men realizethey have more abilitythan they think they haveso that they consistentlydo better workthan they thought they could. --Charles E. Wilson

One year in high school our football coachenrolled all the team members in amotivational "positive-thinking" seminarfor a weekend.

Eight years later the concept of perceivingmy discouragements and frustrations as“temporary setbacks” has proven to be themost beneficial idea presented during thosetwo days.

It seems failures of any degree have a wayof creeping into our minds and causing usto doubt ourselves. In most instances weare our own worst critics. This doubtingreduces our optimism about our abilities tosucceed in the future and, therefore,reduces the probability to do so.

By maintaining the convictionthat setbacks will be temporary,regardless of their severity,our ability to cope and workthrough disappointing situations willimprove.

And, also, we increase the likelihoodof reaching the goals we have set forourselves. --Marc Wilson Former B.Y.U. Quarterback

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Growth happens bestwhen assignments are clearly understood,with the area of responsibility clearlydefined.Individuals should be free to actand complete the assignment withaccountabilityto the one who has done the delegating. --Joseph B. Wirthlin

If a man has a talent and cannot use it,he has failed;If he has a talent and uses only half of it,he has partly failed;If he has a talent and learnssomehow to use the whole of it,he has gloriously succeeded,and won a satisfaction and triumphfew men ever know. --Thomas Wolfe

Success for Sears:Our business is to sell merchandisethat won’t come backto people who will. --General Robert Wood

John Wooden’sSeven Credos to Live By

Be true to yourself. Help others. Make each day your masterpiece. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day. Give thanks for your blessings and pray

for guidance every day.

Heavenly Father,we come before you todayto ask your forgivenessand seek your direction and guidance.We know your word says,"Woe on those who call evil good"That is exactly what we have done.We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and inverted our values.We have endorsed perversion and called it an alternative lifestyle.We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.We have killed our unborn and called it choice.We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable.We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem.We have polluted the air with profanityand pornography and called it freedom of expression.We have ridiculed the time-honored valuesof our forefathers and called it enlightenment."

--A prayer by Pastor Joe Wright of the Central Christian Church at the opening session of the Kansas State Senate in Topeka.

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I believe in America because in it we arefree—free to choose our government,to speak our minds,to observe our different religions.Because we are generous with ourfreedom,we share our rightswith those who disagree with us.Because we hate no people and covet nopeople’s lands.Because we are blessed with a natural andvaried abundance.Because we have great dreamsand because we have theopportunity to make those dreams cometrue.

--The Creed of Wendell Lewis Wilkieon his grave marker

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O ften the word "success" is usedexclusively in association with a particularprowess, skill, trade, vocation, orprofession.

Also, to the world one is a success whenhe has a lot of money or receives a lot ofrecognition as an entertainer, pro athlete,TV performer, government official,businessman, banker, lawyer, educator,or whatnot.

Too often people who are such successes"in the world" are almost total failures ashuman beings.

Their lives are emotional, moral andspiritual disasters. Their worldly successis only chaff if they fail to achieveexcellence in their pursuits in this world;that striving should always besubordinate and guided by their pursuitto celestial character.Therein lies true success. --David H. Yarn Jr., Professor of Philosophy, B. Y. U.

Brigham Young was born on June 1, 1801 -204 years ago"We are to learn how to enjoy the things oflife –how to pass our mortal existence here. There is no enjoyment,no comfort,no pleasure,nothing that the human heart can imagine,with all the spirit of revelation we can getthat tends to beautify, happify,make comfortable and peaceful,and exalt the feelings of mortals,but what the Lord has in store for hispeople. He never objected to their taking comfort. He never revealed any doctrine,that I have any knowledge of,but what in its nature isto fill with peace and glory,and lift every sentiment and impulse of theheartabove every low, sad, deathly,false, and groveling feeling. The Lord wishes us to livethat we may enjoy the fullness of the glorythat pertains to the upper world,and bid farewell to all that gloomy,dark, deathly feeling that is spreadover the inhabitants of the earth."

--Brigham Young, Journal ofDiscourses, 8:128-129

True joy only comes in our relationship withour Savior. --Brigham Young.

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Educationis the power to think clearly,to do well in the world’s work,and the power to appreciate life. --Brigham Young

Procrastination is the thief of time --Edward Young

Brigham Young UniversityObjectives

Educate the minds and spirits ofstudents within a learning environmentthat increases faith in God and theRestored Gospel, is intellectually enlarging,is character building, and leads to a life oflearning and service.

Advance truth and knowledge toenhance the education of students, enrichthe quality of life and contribute to aresolution of world problems.

Extend the blessings of learning t omembers of the Church In all parts of theworld.

Develop friends for the University and theChurch.

The greatest mystery a man ever learned,is to know how to control the human mind.

--Brigham Young

My definition of success,that is one of the most difficult questionsI have ever been asked, but here goes.

I think that for membersof the Church of Jesus Christ(actually for everyone, but particularlyfor members of the Church)the ladder of success is hung horizontallyrather than vertically.That the goal is not climbing to the top(there is no top to a horizontal ladder),but rather to hang on until the end isreached. (endurance to the end, etc.).

It isn’t the competitor who gets the quickstartor finishes the race first who really wins,but it is the competitor who finishes withoutbreaking any of the rules.

I feel that in life it is having a dream,a goal,and that it is reaching for,working towards,and sweating and hurting to acquire thatgoalwhich constitutes success.The road and the effort put forth towardachieving the goalat the end of the roadis what success really is.

There is not a happier man,and therefore a more successful man,than one who is actively travelingthe road toward a goalwhich he believes in,is ready to fight for, and willing to give his life for. --Wayne R. Young B.Y.U. NCAA Gymnast United States Olympic Team

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John Gardner suggested that his definitionof success was "the successive attainmentof worthwhile goals."I have found no better definition than that.

The Mormon contribution is in expandingwhat constitutes worthwhile goals. I thinkwe have been at the cutting edge ofinfluencing our society to see that spiritualand family goals are more important thanmaterial success.

Recent studies published by the AmericanManagement Association under the title of"The Changing Definition of Success inAmerica," supports the idea that those whomanage our large business institutions arereally changing their values to emphasizenon-materialistic goals.

I have worked with many successfulbusinessmen---presidents and top executives of the largestcorporations. I have never heard anyexpress regret at having not spent moretime in his business. I have heardcountless executives lament over thefoolish way they devoted their lives to theircorporate positions at the expense of theirfamily and spiritual growth.

So, my conclusion is that our Church’sencouragement to develop a healthybalance between family, intellectual,spiritual, professional, civic, andavocational interests is wise counsel,because those who are truly successfulhave not pursued power and money in away that prohibited their being able toachieve success in the other realms of life. --John Zenger B.Y.U. Magna Cum Laude Vice President Syntex Corporation

Criticism comes easier than craftsmanship. --Zeuxis

Success is the maximum utilizationof the ability that you have. Zig Zigler

The Impossible Dream(The Quest)

From the Musical Play “Man of LaMancha”

To dream the impossible dream,to fight the unbeatable foe,

To bear with unbearable sorrow,to run where the brave dare not go.

To right the unrightable wrong,to love pure and chase from afar,

To try when your arms are too weary,To reach the unreachable star!

This is my quest,to follow that star,

No matter how hopeless,no matter how far;

To fight for the rightwithout question or pause,

To be willing to march into hellfor a heavenly cause!

And I know,if I’ll only be true

To this glorious quest,that my heart will lie peaceful and calm,

When I’m laid to my rest.

And the world will be better for this;That one man scorned

and covered with scars,Still strove

with his last ounce of courage,To reach the unreachable stars.

1965, Andrew Scott, Inc., Helena MusicCorp.,

Words Joe Darion, Lyrics Mitch Leigh

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Quiet Success ThoughtsAnonymous

I f they suddenly took away all of theobstructionswhat marvelous and wonderful thingswould you accomplish?Why not do it anyway?

The Essence of a New DayThis is the beginning of a new day.You have been given this day to use as youwill.You can waste it or use it for good.What you do today is importantbecause you are exchanging a day of yourlife for it.When tomorrow comes, this day will begone forever;in its place is something that you have leftbehind.Let it be something good. --Unknown

If you would be an effective leaderlearn well the tools of your trade.

If you would seek to be great,learn what great men think.

Between each action and each responsethere is a free agency space for decision.

A recent Harvard study determined thatthe best teaching means in a classroomwas that at the end of the period, everystudent would write a single paragraphrecap of what the class covered thathour.

I Remember:10% of what I read,20% of what I hear,30% of what I see,50% of what I see and hear,

70% of what I discuss with others,80% of what I experience by doing,95% of what I teach others.

The basic principles of essay writing:begin with an introduction,include a few main points,and finish with a conclusion.Use clear thoughts

Living a righteous life is like shaving. Wehave to do it every day.

Decide to do it and then do it.Decide it just once.

Christ, or a reference to Him isused every 1.7 verses in the Book ofMormon.

High self esteem equals high productivity.

Project ControlSet a goal and a purpose.Set concrete objectives.Set a final deadline.Break down into sub-tasks.Prioritize into order of performance.Sequential. Parallel. Progressive.Set target dates and benchmarks.Set deadlines for each sub-task.Develop a milestone progress.Set specific dates for evaluation.Modify as necessary.Assign sub-tasks to self and others.Delegate where possible.Check to see everyone's dates.Keep a master list and daily lists.Monitor progress until completion.Set up a project sheet.List tasks to whom, due dates.Have a follow up sheet and daily tasks.Cross off as completed.Highlight lagging items.

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A good engineer doesn’t know everything,but he knows where to find most things.

The market favors value.

The only thing more costly than educationis ignorance.

The greatest law is to love our neighbor.Service is the most evident result of thatlove.Service is an overcoming of self,the means of individual realizationand the essence of Godhood.

Brainstorming Bonanza:Be creatively alert.Remove all criticisms.Nothing negative.Everything is okay.Try to get 100 or so good ideas.Ideas spawn other ideas.Break a particular problem into many sub-parts and applications.Free wheel with improvements,combinations, ideas to ideas.Use a secretary in each group of 5-7people.Select best possible solutions later.Select best possible tests for solutions.Imagine all possible results.

The things that matter most for yourchildrenare good habits and good memories.

Self-discipline is based on values.

We will be what we decide we will be.

The Book of Mormon has over onehundred synonyms referring to JesusChrist.

Add a little success to your life by...doing somethingfor someone elsewithout his knowing who did it.

Four Laws of Handling Wealth Learn to live upon less than you earn. Learn to seek advice from those who

are competent through their ownexperience to give it.

Learn to make your money work foryou.

Learn to make good use of it after youhave gone.

Health, good health, is a precious personalassetthat is only preserved by consistent effort.

This is the last time I will pass this waytoday.

When you seek the Lordin quiet pondering and prayer,He will come.

A Deadly HabitIt seems amazing that with all the evidenceof the hazards of tobacco, people are stillsmoking.According to the world health organization,annual deaths worldwide from tobacco areexpected to rise from 4 million in 1999.(That translates to 11,000 deaths daily

450 each hour,8 every minute! )

That figure will advance to 10 million by2030.Tobacco will cause about 150 million deathsin the first quarter of this centuryand 300 million in the second quarter --Notes from the Provo Daily Herald(There are 4,000 poisons in everycigarette)

Read Moroni 10:4of the Book of Mormon.Do what it says,and then see howyou feel about it.

Our brains contain the equivalent oftwenty million books of 500 pages each.The brain has 100 trillion synapse cellsworking together in complete harmony.And we take this for granted?

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Success is...Telling peoplethey’re special

A true secret of success:Make someone else happy.

No two people are any closerthan what they can confidein each other.

Complimenting builds,criticism destroys.

Almost without exception,successful families live the Gospel.

G ood reading is the absolute tool forsuccess.

Winning isn’t everything.More often, it is the will to win.

Humbleness is the true mark of nobility.

All things being equal,people buy from people they like.

A truly great leaderbrings out the very best in those he leads.

BYU: Unique Excellence

The human body: Majestic engineering

True happiness can only be attained by living the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Extend your reach.

W ouldn’t the world be dull anduninteresting if there were only one kind offlower instead of the infinite variety weenjoy.

So it is with the variety of people.

Also life is similar to a good beef stewwith a variety of ingredients in itto make it taste better.

How to Sell an IdeaGo fishing with bait, not forcing.Let the other fellow sell himself on youridea.Let the other fellow argue your case.State your case moderately and accurately,and then say,"I may be mistaken about it, but..."No positiveness or arrogance.Tell the other person the idea was his."You gave me an idea which started me tothinking."Take notes on all sides and present yourown as a summary.Ask, don’t tell.You are the experts...I don’t know if it willwork or not.What would you suggest?Maybe it’s a good idea. I Don’t know.Do you think this will work? It may notwork.

Youth is our only legacy.

Good leaders make their own luck

When you have a problem,GO TO WORK.

What you tell yourself you are you become.

People do not care how much you know.They are only concerned about how muchyou care.

Go and do the right.

If you can’t compliment performance,compliment potential.

Never read material to be rememberedwithout reviewing it IMMEDIATELY after.This is the most important rule ofremembering.(Now if I could just remember to do that!)

Don’t worry about it.Ten years from now, you will not evenremember this...or if you do, you will laugh about it.

“Good enough” is the enemy of “best.”

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TV puts us under the control of others.Finding ourselves is a form of freedom.Freedom opens the door to ourselves.

You cannot lead where you are not going.

Marriage is not for children.Up to 90% of high school marriagesend up in divorce,resulting in babies raising babies.

The harder we workthe luckier we get.

Each wrong decision binds us with chains;each right choice provides us with newopportunities.

Customers don’t buy things,they buy tools to solve problems.

There are two kinds of people:the righteous who repentand the unrighteous who don’t.

"I will" is more important than "IQ."Enjoy your life!

Failures tend to blame circumstances, andpeople,while successful people tend to make theirown circumstances.

Profanity---verbal vomit.

Between birth and death, a shout.

The difficulty in life is the choice.

We are made strongby what we overcome.

There is no wealth but life.

All men wish to be immortal,but no one wants to die.

Important principlesmay and must be inflexible.

Great things affect great minds.

Great men are they who see that spiritualis stronger than any material force, thatthoughts rule the world.

The true test of civilization is,not the census,nor the size of cities,nor the crops—no,but the kind of man the country turns out.

The only gift is a portion of thyself.

The reward of a thing well done,Is to have done it.

Nothing greatwas ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Most limitations are self-imposed.

Enthusiasm is faith in action.

Carry the football (or your task)like it was the last timeyou would ever have the opportunity.

We are the creators of our own happiness.

We make success happen;it does not just happen.

Remove the greatest fearwhich is the fear of making a mistake.

Ideas don’t workunless you do.

A form of hypocrisynot to be condemnedis the covering of a sad heartwith a cheerful countenance.

The first step of successis desire.

Success is . . .being given a responsibilityand carrying it out without anyonehaving to tell you to take care of it.

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An important form of success isthe ability to express oneself well,both verbally and in writing.

Knowing when to say “no”is just as important as knowing when toagree.

Success is . . . .picturing who, what and where you want tobe ten years from today and thensystematically setting to work to reach thatgoal.

Pursuit of easy things makes men weak.

An occasional successful deeddoes not make a successful life.

The two greatest words in the Englishlanguageare still “I can,” as in Amer-I–CAN

Life’s greatest events are not our noisiest,but often our stillest hours.

We are happiestwhen we are our best selves.

Happiness is the best measure of success.

The difficulties of life are givennot to crush you, but to challenge you.

It’s the difficult things in lifethat are the most rewarding.

Profit by your every mistake.

A mind once stretched to a new ideanever returns to its original dimension.

Do not lose the power ofpersonal revelation.

We become what we do.

One good father is wortha thousand schoolmasters.

One of the best compliments you can giveis to tell someone you like them.

The only one sure way for you or anybodyto succeed is:to obtain and constantly use as manyproven success methods as possible.

People need to be needed andlove to be loved.

Nobody is a zerounless you make him such.

Success is saying . . .“I care about you.”

If you treat a man as he ought to be,he will become as he ought to be.

It is better to build boysthan to mend men.

It is better to build a manthan a mansion.

Successful conversation:paraphrase his statement in your reply;repeat back a key word of his statement.

People who “never have time”seem to do less than anyone else.Always ask a busy person.

The real education beginsafter the school doorshave closed behind you.At school you merely learnedwhat everyone has to know.

A good friendship should improve you--or give it up.

The sole sign of thorough knowledgeis the ability to impart it to others.

Man was born for a higher destinythan that of earth.

Success meansliving within your meansregardless of income.

A man with debtsis a slave.

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The law of love supersedes all the othergreat commandments and fulfills them all.

Maximize your income.Minimize your outgo.

Money made by service to humanityis good money.

Wisdom is the ability to apply knowledgefor the good of all.

Man’s greatest battle is his waragainst his own ignorance.

The management of timeis really the management of self.

An educated man without moralsis a monster turned upon society.

Wise men learn from others.Mediocre people learn by their mistakes.And fools learn nothing.They already know everything.

In financial matters a hasty decisionis worse than no decision at all.

It isn’t what you learn.It’s what you accomplish.

Narrow the gapbetween knowledge and action.

You can’t hold your head up straightif you’ve got your hand out.

More people achieve successby practicethan by talent.

It’s not just getting an education,it’s getting an education into you.

Success is knowing your job well,and also that of your boss.

The Boss Or The Leader?

The boss drives his men.The leader coaches them.

The boss depends on authority.The leader, goodwill.

The boss says “I.”The leader says “we.”

The boss says “Be there on time.”The leader gets there ahead of time.

The boss fixes the blame for the breakdownon you.

The leader fixes the breakdown.The boss knows how it is done.

The leader shows how.The boss says “go,”

The leader says “Let’s go.”The boss uses people.

The leader develops them.The boss sees today.

The leader looks at tomorrow.The boss commands.

The leader asks.The boss never has enough time.

The leader makes time.The boss is concerned with things.

The leader is concerned with people.The boss lets his people know where hestands.

The leader lets his people knowwhere to stand.The boss works hard to produce.

The leader works hard to help hispeople produce.The boss takes the credit.

The leader gives it.

Four successful selling habits Prospecting habits Calling habits Selling habits Working habits.

Keep moving!If it works, it’s probably obsolete.

Find a real needand fill it better than anyone else.

The best followersmake the best leaders.

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Strength comes in doing.

To RememberAnything must be associatedwith something you already know.You must see it vividly in your mind.Action is necessary.It must be similar, opposite, or near.At least seven seconds must elapse beforean actual physical bridge or synapse occursin the brain.

Remembering PeopleWork at it.Make a rhyme about his name-- “John McGuire joined the choir.”(then picture him in your mind singing in achoir)Make a quick mental cartoon image of hisface andcreate something unusual, strange,or moving happening on his face.Mentally exaggerate a facial featureWhom does he resemble?Lock his name and face together in yourmind.Repeat and review.

Attitude is the most important thing in ourlives.Our lives are 10% what happens to usand 90% what we do with what life givesus.

If you would be a person of greatnesspattern your life after great men.

People are more easily ledthan driven.

Steps to SuccessfullySolve a Problem

State the problem on paper. Gather and list all available information, obstacles, idea sources, people and alternatives. Sort, arrange and categorize. Interpret and visualize alternative

results. Select and pursue the best course of

action until proven.

Successful Problem Solving:

Identify. Gather data. Test possible solutions. Select best possible solutions. Put solution into action. Monitor and improve on it. --U.S. Air Force

Good friends are the chocolate chipsin the cookie of life.

Use These Three Keys for SuccessPlan

PerformAppraise

P l a n : goals, priorities, objectives,schedulesPerform: commitment, communication,delegationAppraise: check progress, report,

If you’re not in shapethe problems will lick you.

The world is for thosewho aim for 110%

Use These Most Important Words

The five most important words are:I am proud of you.

The four most important words are:What is your opinion?

The three most important words are:If you please.

The two most important words are:Thank you.

The one least important word is:I.

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Play like a champion.

Winning is not a sometimes thing.

Set aside one day and say,"This day, for twenty-four hours,from beginning to end,I will do the very best I can in everything Itry to do."Try it today.

Buy the things you need and you will havethe things you need.Buy the things you need before you buy thethings you want.

Invest and develop your own talents andabilities,rather than seeking particularly for wealthand material goods.

He who fails to planalready plans to fail.

M oney or things are not as importantpeople.

If you work at it hard, it’s easy.If you work at it easy, it’s hard.

Success isremaining teachable.

Successful peopleare just normal people---focused.

Ain’t life grand--when you consider the alternative?

The direction in which education starts amanwill determine his future life.

You don’t needto have a good memoryif you always speak the truth.

Today is the best day of the year!

Success often consists of nine missesand one bull’s eye

S ix elements of successful familypreparedness include: Literacy and education Career development Financial management Home production and storage Physical health Social-emotional strength

I would rather be a man of significancethan one of success.

It pays to be skilled. UVSC

Clean living increases happiness.

A Book of Mormon professor at BYU, ReidBankhead, once remarked,"If you don't learn anything else from theBook of Mormon,remember Alma 41:10 "Wickedness neverwas happiness."

The Lord will not help thosewho help themselves.

Death--the great reliever.

Excellence is the product of attention todetail.

W ithout knowledge you're less thananybody. --Born Yesterday Movie

Living the gospel is like following a recipe.If you follow the instructions it comes outright.

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Problems are oftenimprovement opportunitiesin disguise.

TeachingIf you can't explain it,you don't know it.

Tell them what you’re going to tell them,Tell them,Tell them what you told them.

Not to study and understand history ischild-like,never knowing the legaciesof countless generations before usonly to err in our own understanding.

If you think you are beaten, you are.If you think you dare not, you won't.If you like to win, but don't think you can,It's almost a cinch that you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you've lost,For out in the world you'll findSuccess begins with a person's will;It's all in the state of mind.For many a game is lostBefore even a step is runAnd many a coward failsBefore his work is begun.

Think big and your deed will grow;Think small and you will fall behind.Think that you can and you will;It's all in the state of mind.

If you think that you are out-classed, youare;You've got to think high to rise.You've got to be sure of yourselfBefore you can win the prize.Life's battles don't always goTo the strongest or fastest personBut sooner or later the person who winsIs the person who thinks he can. -- Unknown

It isn’t how good you are,it’s how bad you want it.

If we haven't failed, we haven't tried.The secret is to see why we failed,what went wrong and to build upon thefailure as a stepping stone to an evengreater height. --Unknown

If you don’t prepare yourself,you may find yourself a spectatorin a game you don’t even understand.

Are we busy in life accumulating the thingsin lifewe can take with us...or those things we can’t?

The difference between a mud puddleand a geyseris enthusiasm.

Today is the best day yet.

The farm principle applies to everything.First you must prepare the ground,sow the seeds,tend the growing,and finally reap the harvest.You can’t do it all in the fall.

Make today one of your masterpieces.

Weak men are without principles.

As is this the dispensation of the fullness oftimes,it is also the dispensation of the fullness ofevil.

He who plans nothing accomplishes thesame.Who plans something becomes something.

Wives are given to us to keep us humble.

Against the assault of laughter nothing canstand.

A society that allows anythingsoon loses everything.

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Those whom you serve, you love.

The three greatest needs of man: Self-esteem Peace of mind Personal contentment

Our children are not given to us,only if we raise them up well.

Correct principles are like the guidingsoftware instructionsin a computer program.

You cannot feel good when you do wrong.You can only feel good when you do what'sright.If you want to feel good.....

Our progressis the personal acquisitionof Christ-like attributes.

Do you live a life,or lead one?

When you choose the rightyou are still free to choose.

Humility is controlled greatness.

TV and movies---they're mostly abouthaving sexand not much about having children.Real life is the other way around.

Laugh from your experiences.

L earn to share love even if it is notreturned.

The gold is in you.

Today is the greatest of all days!

It is better to wear outthan to rust out.

Loving our children whenthey do what is right is great,but loving them more whenthey make mistakes is far greater.

To be carnally minded is to be spirituallydead.

Each of us is the sum total of our decisions.

If you want heavenly help fast,read the scripturesand pray often.

Success means to give the greatest gift ofall--the gift of love.

Adversity cripples some men,breaks others,and makes great men.

It isn’t how badly you fall.It’s how quickly you pick yourself up

In every decision,there is a risk.

I am happy todaybecause I have never lived this day before.

Life is a very rare opportunity.

One of life’s choicest blessings is havinggood friends.

Preach: Tell them what they need todo.

Teach: Tell them how.Expound: Embellish.Exhort: Tell them to do it

Learn.Do.Become.

We will make this happen!

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Treat your children as guests in your home,as special friends,not as you being a superior.

Do what you love.Love what you do.

The power of the familyis one of the greatest forcesthat can be unleashed.

One of life’s choicest blessingsis having good friends.

More people fail from lack of purposethan fail from lack of ability.

No one will love your children the way youcan.

Interest:Them who don't understand it --pays it.Them who do --gets it.

A cure for hiccups--Put both index fingers in your ears and holdthem there for about 30 seconds.

The Marriott concept of quality:If you see a need,it is your responsibility to take care of it.

Say to yourself:“I am constantly coming upwith creative and profitable ideas."

Exercise for your life.

You gain by what you give to others.

Love relieves all stress.

MAKE it a great day.It won’t happen by itself.

Each beat of our heartseparates us from eternity.

Creation of value is the ONLY source ofprofit.

Not safe sex,sacred sex.

For every minute of glory,there are sixty minutes of preparation.

Stretch your capabilities.

There’s only one "U" in success

If you make a mistake,You do three things:

You admit it.You correct it.You change thingsso it won’t happen again.

Casting a ballot is the highest form ofdemocracy.

He who says that he has neverhad any problems in his familywill lie about other things as well.

End each day with a clear conscience.

Decisions determine destinies.

G ood intentions are no substitute forobedience.

Everyone is superior in a particular area.

“Today, today work with a will.”

He is the great "I Am,"Not the great "He Was."

If you don’t keep the commandments,you will miss the blessings.

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Give me today and take tomorrow.

One of the greatest mistakes you can makeis to believe that you work for someoneelse.

The greater the risk,the greater the opportunity for success.

I thought I could depend on you.

Every day is a Super Bowl day!

If you can't give the worldsomething worthwhilewhile you are here,what good was it in being here?

My free advice to you may be exactly whatit is worth.

A pro is a personwho has the same problems as everyoneelseand makes it look easy.

If they haven’t forgotten you,you’re not dead yet.

The art of conversation:Rather than making statements,learn the art of asking questions,smile then nod and say:Wouldn’t it be exciting if…?Can you see the value of...?Wouldn’t it be nice to know that...?Isn’t it about time that...?Don’t you feel that you deserve...?Do you see the benefit of....?Would it be worthwhile to find that...?

When Speaking...make a good beginning and good endingand make them both close together.

And blessed be the brief,for he shall be asked to return.

Never mind tomorrow,TODAY is the day.

Expect more than others think is possible;dream more than others think is practical;risk more than others think is safe.

There are two kinds of people:those you loveand those you don’t know yet.

The art of conversation lies in listening.

Compliance MethodsModeling, peer pressure, direct instruction,threat, reward, test group participants, roleplaying, foot in door, build sympathy,volunteering, confession, inequity andrepayment, lacking fulfillment ofexpectation, fulfillment for a need,completion with group action, avoid savingembarrassment., following principles.

Duty makes us do things.Love makes us do things well.

Temptation resistedis the true mark of character.

People rise to expectations.

“That isn’t what I would expect from myson.”

Never love anything that won’t love you.

Our young people are being immersed inproblemsand social epidemics like no othergeneration.

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It’s a great day to do something great!

There is no wealth, but time.

It is better to save a man in repentancethan to raise a man from the dead.

You don’t have to be disagreeableto disagree;strength comesin understanding the contrastsand reaching the compromise.Debate without bitternessBrings about constructive consensus.

S olving a problem with a collectingnotebook.Each member is given a notebook with theproblemfor a time period (month, week, etc.)Each puts down random thoughts and bestsolutions.Information is then consolidated withcreative discussion and opinions collected.

The secret to successis to begin with the end in mindand remove all the barriers.

How do you want to be known to yourchildrenand your grandchildren?

Popularity is not a test of truth.

The greatest search of our timeis for one of personal identification:Who am I?

Plan your work.Work your plan.

Success is...learning to play the game---under pressure.

Today could be your most wonderful day!

It’s a great day if you make it.Live it !

Life is availableto anyoneat any agewho wants to seize it.

Grandma Moses began paintingat the age of 74and continued tothe age of 102.

Each daylearn at least one new worthwhile thing,or make one significant contribution to life.

Preventative is cheaper than curative(and much easier) .

Success is...Attaining the full measureof your creation.

Success means. . .filling our potentialand nothing short of it.

A Successful Life?How much worthwhile learning have Iacquired?How much good have I effected?

Progressive success...The first of each monthwrite down your short, medium,and long-range goals in life.Indicate when you anticipate fulfilling them,and then complete them systematically.

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Success sometimes means...having the courageto stand upfor what you know is right.

Isn’t loving your family and friendsa wonderful thing?

We must be strongerthan the thingswhich are against us.

Few people succeedat anythingunlessthey enjoy it.

At each day’s endwrite down the six most importantthings to do tomorrow;number them in order of importance,and do them.

"Do it today" is a good rule,but the man who can say,"I already did it yesterday,"is a good way ahead.

You become likethose whom you idealize,admire and follow.

Soak up from those you meet,everything that might be of value to you.Wring them dry.

I will do thatwhich is most productively possibleat every given moment.

Success:Work!Then play.

Visualize it.Decide it.Write it down.Do it!

Success is understanding this:None of us has money problems,only idea problems.

No one can do anything wellif he does not regard his workas being of great importance.

Success is...not only using your own brains,but using all those you can borrow, too.

Make it a GREAT DAY... unless you have other plans.

Be "Professional"in your profession.

By far the most importantsuccesses of lifeare not measured in dollars,but in deeds.

Those who are appreciated mostare those who are self-startersand who start early, complete quickly,and well,and even do a little more than asked.

Today is still the first dayof the rest of your life.Enjoy it!

Never underestimate the power of one.

Success is using wisdom in all things.

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Ten Points of Apostasyfrom Christ’s Church

Form of baptism changed. (sprinkling,infant)

Form of Sacrament changed.(transubstantiation)

Personality of God confused. (trinity) Simplicity of worship lost - pageantry

introduced. Vicarious work for the dead

disregarded. Continuous revelation ignored, denied

and lost. Selling of indulgences introduced. Reading of scriptures banned. Church sought wealth and political

power. Learning suppressed and marriage

perverted.“They draw near unto me with theirmouths, but their hearts are far from me,having a form of Godliness, but teachingthe commandments of men, but denyingthe power thereof.”

Five Ways To SuccessfullyIncrease Your Income

Seek education and self-improvement. Seek better employment. Set higher goals and work

systematically to achieve them. Improve work habits. Invest wisely.

Success is...doing something you enjoy doing;doing it well;and having people appreciate you well fordoing it.

Success is...Working as though it were impossible tofail.

Complimenting builds,criticism destroys.

Find a meaningful needand fill it betterthan anyone else.

Today’s your only day. Use it!

A pat on the backis worth twenty kicksin the behind.

If you really want to do something,you'll find a way.

There are three important things everysuccessful leader should do: Follow up. Follow up. Follow up.

The Lord doesn’t want a manwho can do the work of ten.He wants one who can work ten.

Success can be...the ability to adapt another man’s idea,improve on it, and not make the samemistakes as he did.

Succeed by filling one of these four humanbasic needs:A need for a long life and good health.A need for a feeling of importance.A need to have someone love you.A need for variety.

Carpe diem.SEIZE the day!

Leadership is simplythe action or influenceof moving any grouptoward attaining its goals.

Anything gooddoes not just happenWe must MAKE IT HAPPEN.

Quiet Dignity: A Missionary AttributeIn action and conductIn appearanceIn languageAs if the Savior were standing by myside

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Successful leadership is...knowing the great artof directing otherswithout their noticing it.

There is no greater wastethan to set to workwithout a plan.

If a reward is tangibly real enough,a person will work harderto receive that rewardthan he will to avoid punishment.

Encouraged people achieve the best;dominated people achieve second best;neglected people achieve the least.

Challenge peopleto do great things for themselves.

Talking down to peoplenever produces greatness.

Wishing won’t wash dishes.

A most important key to successfulleadership is...your ability to direct and challenge the verybestthat is in those whom you lead.

It’s a great day! Make it fulfill itself.

Intense motivationis a more important commoditythan talent.

A success rule for any leader is...Make exciting things happen.

Success is...Knowing how to WORK!

Success is whenyou suddenly realize.."I CAN DO IT!"

Cherish your yesterdaysDream your tomorrowsLive your todays.

Your successis often determinedby the successyou develop in others.

Climb the ladder of successas high asyou can carry your own weight,and be sure it’s leaning up againstthe right wall.

The recipe for a good speechincludes some shortening.

Always make today your best day.

Success In Two WordsMENTAL TOUGHNESS!

Success brings further success.Work to get a number ofsuccesses behind you.

Press Your Abilities!

All that is not given is lost.

Success is still...the constant applicationof the Golden Rule.

Failure is the foundationof successand the meansof attaining it.

Men do not fail,but often, rather,they simply quit trying.

Successis not a destination,but a journey.

THINK before you act.

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An unwritten goalwill only remain a hope.

A reputation is the rewardfor what one achieved yesterday---but it has to be earned againtoday and tomorrow.

Success is ...looking for beauty wherever you are.

Do the very best you can.Someone will notice.

Success is simply:CONSTANT PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE

Success is realizingyou’re only as good as your nextassignment.

Success is...Positive creationin action!

In your responsibilities,be in the right place,at the right time,doing the right.

A single thought…will change a lifetime.

An hour of conversationwith a wise manis worth a year of study.

Give your criticismsas suggestionsfor improvement.

Never invest in the stock marketany more that you can afford to lose.

Do it!Do it right!Do it right now!

If you really want to learn something,you study ---then apply it.

Learn three or more vocationsfor your lifetime.

Don’t read good books.Read the best.Life’s too short.

I.Q. tests show only limited values.Education, rather is the key to success,coupled with motivation and persistence.I.Q.’s are only something we have beengiven or denied ourselves.

There is no teaching...unless there is achange in behavior.

Failure in the homecomes from a lack of expectationof the family.

To Remember SuccessfullyTo remember by rote is slow and arduous.To remember anything quickly it must beassociatedwith something you already know.You must see it in your mind.Create unusual action and detail to improvethe image.It should be like, near or opposite fromthat which is to be remembered.

A fool wonders.A wise man asks.

I hear; I forget.I see; I rememberI do; I understand.

Success is...taking great pride in your childrenwhen they do what they should.

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Success is...mastering the highest parental art:rebuke without offending.

Success is saying..."I care about you."

Success is applying this principle:Our children are like nuts with hard shells.We can smash them open,or they can be nurtured open with loveto grow and produce their finest fruit.

Success is telling your boy..."I’m glad you’re my son."

Success is...making your homea pleasant place to be.

Success is---Making thefamily home eveningyour most important meeting.

Success is...letting a child constantly knowhow valuable he is.

Bloom where you are planted.

There is no greater joy in lifethan seeing your children succeedin the things that are really important.

Success isgiving your wifeand your childrena hug every day.

Success in raising children is...the conversion of obedienceinto trust.

Income always looks bigger coming thangoing.

In becoming a missionary,be ready for thosewho are ready for you.

How Grandparents Succeed

Learn the importance of the family.Teach your children and grandchildren thatthey belongto something special...our family.Travel to blessings, baptisms, ordinations,graduations,weddings.Hold family reunions every two years asthree day affairs.Always at new places, minimal businessmeetings, maximum fun.Togetherness and interchange.The family comes because they want to.Building family love, unity, playing games,Love life and you never grow old.Authority by example.Not imposing judgment on those who donot share your religious vision.A son is a son. That's it!

Success...often meansputting your burdens on the Lord.

If you don’t find time to exercise,you’ll have to find time for illness.

Experience is the best teacherbecause it gives you individual instruction.

If it’s going to beit’s up to me!

Know that change is constant.Be ready for whatyou’re not ready for.

By the inch it's a cinch.By the yard it's hard.

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It isn’t the hours you put into the work,but the work you put into the hours.

People don't care how much you know,they are concerned how much you care.

Go and do the right.

Each wrong decision binds us with chains;each right choice provides us withopportunities.

This is the only chance you’ll get at today.Live it up!

Success breeds enthusiasm.Enthusiasm breeds further success.

Today is the GREAT daybecause today is the only day you have.

Love is an active verb.

Death--the great reliever.

Tell them what you are going to tell them;tell them;and tell them what you told them.

Live well---you're dead for a long time.

We only become successfulby helping others become successful.

Commitment is a line you cross...It’s the difference between wishing anddoing.

A hundred years from now it will not matterwhat my bank account wasthe sort of house I lived in,or the kind of car I drove...But the world may be differentbecause I was important in the life of achild.

Leaders are much like eagles...They don’t flock,you find them one at a time.

What seems like a ripple todaymay become the wave of the future.

Life is not a dress rehearsal.Life is real.Life is earnest.

Like an Iceberg . . . or,what we can easily seeis only a small percentage of what ispossible.Imagination is having the visionto see what is just below the surface;to picture that which is essential,but invisible to the eye.Unless you try to do somethingbeyond what you have already mastered,you will never grow.

Some people dream of success...While others wake up and work hard at it.

Create a life full of positive experiences.

The Power of a LeaderTrue leaders are not those who strive to befirst,but those who are first to striveand who give their all for the success of theteam.True leaders are first to see the need,envision the plan,and empower the team for action.By the strength of the leader’scommitment,the power of the team is unleashed. --Unknown

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Small opportunities are oftenthe beginning of great achievements.

The two hardest things to handle in lifeare success and failure.

A dream is a blueprint for courageousaction.

You are what you know!

The definition of repentance isto turn away from sinand seek God.

Success is...Dedication to Righteousness.

The only purpose of the Gospelis to bring happiness.

MAKE today a great day and keep doinggood.When you’re doing good, you’re feelinggood!

Give the worldthe best you haveand the bestwill come back to you

Success is simply...the on-going completion of many smallsteps and accomplishments.

Let today be another masterpiece.

People will forget what you said.People will forget what you did.But, people will never forgethow you made them feel.

Success is...looking for beauty wherever you are.

If you fold under petty things now,how are you going to react when somethingreally big comes along?

Motto for the day:I’m too blessed to be stressed

The most important things in lifearen’t things.

You aloneare ultimately responsiblefor who you areor what you will become.

Success is...not being better than our neighborbut being better than ourselves.

One of the greatest needs in a humanbeingis the urgencyto be important.

It’s easier to fight for one’s principlesthan to live up to them.

Our success in life...often depends on the waywe share our testimonies.

Discipline by severityonly brings resentment.

Just remember, when your ship comes inyou may have to swim out to meet it.

Our happinessand success in lifeare predicated onour mental attitudeand the waywe use our time.

A secret to Success...Treat every person as though he is themost important person you know.

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Thirty Challenges The Book ofMormon Makes To The World

The following conditions must be compliedwith in order to produce a similar recordunder comparable conditions.1. Write a history of ancient Tibet coveringa period from between 2200 BC to 400 AD.2. Include in the history two distinct andseparate nations along with the history ofdifferent contemporary nations or groups ofpeople.3. Describe their religious, economic,social, and political cultures andinstitutions.4. Weave into it the history of the religionof Jesus Christ and the pattern of Christianliving.5. You are twenty-three years of age.6. You have had no more than three yearsof formal education.7. Start now and produce this recordcovering a period of two thousand years ofhistory in sixty days.8. Write not a short, but a long record,even 531 pages.9. You must never make any absurd,impossible or contradictory statement.10. When you finish in sixty days, youmust make no change in the text...the firstedition must stand forever.11. Your “smooth narrative” cannot befiction, but a true, and a sacred history.12. You must invite the ablest scholars andexperts to examine your text with care, andstrive diligently to see that the book getsinto the hands of those most eager to proveit a forgery and who are most competent toexpose every flaw in it.13. You must publish it to every nation,kindred, tongue, and people, declaring it tobe “the Word of God.”14. You must write this history on thebasis of what you now know.15. You must include within the recorditself this marvelous, unique, and“dangerous” promise: “And when ye shall receive these things, Iwould exhort you that ye would ask God,the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, ifthese things are not true; and if ye shallask with a sincere heart, with real intent,

having faith in Christ, he will manifest thetruth of it unto you by the power of theHoly Ghost.”16. It is to fulfill Bible prophecies, even inthe exact manner in which it shall comeforth, to whom given, purposes,accomplishments, etc.17. Your description of cultures in thesecivilizations is not known to you when youbring forth this record.18. Many of the facts ideas and statementsgiven as true in your record must beentirely consistent, even the direct oppositeof the prevailing beliefs of the world. Very,very little is even claimed to be knownabout this civilization and its 2600 years ofhistory.19. Thorough investigation, scientificevidence and archaeological discovery forthe next 174 years must verify its claimsand prove even the most minute details tobe perfectly true.20. After 174 years of extensive analysisno claim or fact in the book is disproved,but all is vindicated. All theories and ideasas to its origin, rise and then fall, leaveyour own claim as the only possible one.21. There can be no flaw whatsoever in theentire book.22. Internal and external evidences andprophecies must be confirmed and fulfilledin the next 174 years.23. Four honest, credible witnesses musttestify to the whole world that an angelfrom heaven appeared to them and showedthem the ancient records.24. These four men must handle, heft, andfeel the ancient engravings.25. You must call out of heaven the voiceof The Redeemer to declare to these fourmen.26. Eight others in broad daylight musttestify to the world that they saw andhandled the ancient records.27. They must all bear their testimony, notfor profit, or gain, but under great personalsacrifice and persecution, even unto theirdeathbeds.28. Thousands of great men, intellectualgiants, and scholars must subscribedisciplineship to this record and its

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movement, even to the point of layingdown their lives.29. After suffering persecution andrevilement for the next twenty years, youmust then be willing to give your own lifefor its testimony that the record is fromGod.30. Over one million missionaries must gointo the world, unpaid, proclaiming yourbook to be the Word of God.

Joseph Smith was personally taught by noless than thirty-four prophets of the Lord tobring in this dispensation.

You have no ideaof the things you can do...until you try!

Four essential elements of good advertisingAIDA: Attention, Interest, Desire, Action.

Learn to work.Learn to save.Learn to invest.Learn to give it away.

Raise your level of endurance.

Master your thinkingPeople will only hurt your feelingsif you choose to let them.You're as happy as you make up your mindto be.You choose how you feel to be.You can be a slave, or you can let your ownagencythink happy thoughts.The solution is to think correctly.Avoid the negative.Think happy thoughts.Think about a favorite song, scripture, agood example, and a pleasant memory.By projecting our thoughts into the future,you can deal with any present pressures.Is what you are doing now going to bemeaningful when you’re eighty?Totally master your thoughts.To master your thinking,is the most important challenge in life. -- Unknown

Steps For Better Delegation

Select the people who have the abilityto do the job.

See that they clearly understand whatyou expect.

Let them know you sincerely believe intheir ability.

Secure commitment that they willfollow through.

Negotiate a deadline.

Provide latitude for them to use theirown imagination and initiative.

Let them know in the beginning you'regoing to follow up, and do it.

Don't do the job for them.

Reward them commensurately with theresults they produce.

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Success begets success.Work to get a string of successes behindyou.

Delegate, or die!

As with mules there are only two ways topersuade mento accomplish a task:the carrot, or the stick.

Sin is reallyonly sadnessin disguise.

Success Rule Number One:Get up when you fall down.

Life is what happenswhile you’re planning something else.

Character is more important than yourreputation.Your reputation is what other people sayyou are,but character is who you really are.

Live your life by the three F’s:Faith, Family, and Friends

Better than the ignorant are those whoread books;better than these are those who rememberwhat they read;better than these are those who understandit;better than these are those who apply it intheir work. --Unknown

Success is...being able to say,“I’m proud of you!”

Wise DelegationPrayerfully prepare.Keep communication lines open.Define the assignment.Make the assignment stick.Delegate enough authority to do the job.Allow them to serve.Allow for mistakes.

Even if you're on the right trackyou'll get run over if you just sit there.

Success is realizing...It is always the little things in lifethat make the big difference.

ATTENTION TO DETAIL

How to Createa Feeling of Importance

Learn his name and all about him.Show interest in something he’s doing.Get him to talk about himself and listenactively.Avoid criticism, embarrassmentor probing private feelings unless he wantsit.Praise him for his achievements.Always greet him with a smile and ahandshake.Do a kindness for him in secret.Pray for him and with him.If feelings of unkindness exist between you,go to him and seek understanding.Make him feel that he is a very importantperson to you.Send him a birthday card.Express appreciation to him.Attend activities where he performs.Think of him as a brother.Be sensitive to his feelings and problems.Be more sincere.Ask him to do something for you.Don’t show partiality for another.Always be positive with him.Avoid letting trivialities bother you.Involve him in activities.Give him a reputation to live up to.Don’t threaten or argue.Laugh with him.Say something good about him before heperforms.Tell him you like him.In your mind make him the most importantperson in the world. --Unknown

Smile! It increases your face value.

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Analyze and improve.Analyze and improve!Analyze and improve!!

More things are wrought by prayerthan this world dreams of.

An important success in our lives is---having each of our children knowthat he or she is different and special.

We all have our handicaps.Yours and mine may not be so obvious.

If you love them,show it!

Success is...receiving a patriarchal blessing;understanding it,and fulfilling it.

If you are not sure where you are going,you may end upsomewhere else

When opportunity doesn’t knock,make a door.

There is no right way to do somethingwrong.If we choose to do wrong, our ability tochoose becomes more limited.Doing right gives us free agency andpermits us the opportunity to choose again.

The key to happiness is having dreams.The key to success is making them cometrue.

"What have you done with my name?"the father asked his son.Can I still be proud of our family name?

MAKE today a great day!

Tell your children,and your grandchildren,‘You’re very special!”

A goal unwritten is only a wish.

When the devil reminds you of your past,remind him of his future.

Remember that any day above ground is agood day!

A failure is nothing more than anopportunityto do it overwith a greater knowledge --Unknown.

STRESSED is DESSERTS spelledBackwards.

All the great thoughts in the worlddon't equal one good action.

G ood intentions are no substitute foraction;failure usually followsthe path of least persistence.

It takes 13 muscles to smile and 64 tofrown.So why are all of youworking yourselves to death?

When you smile,people are drawn to you.When you frown,you repel them.

A constant test of success... What worth while am I doing with my

life? Am I always putting things off until

later? Am I making the best use of my time? How much worthwhile learning have I

acquired? How much good have I effected?

The best way to learn a subject is to teachit.

A Pursuit of Excellence:I will become more Christ-likeby focusing on just one of His attributes ata time.

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Five Essentials of Success:Self-disciplinePlanningWorkFree-AgencyCommitment

Success meansto give the greatest gift of all—the gift of love.

The only true measure of greatness orsuccessis how closely we align our liveswith being Christ-like.

Visualize a hope.Write it into a goal.Turn it into a plan.Make that plan a reality!

Today is a gift from God.That's why they call it “the present."

Our attitude determines your altitude.

Whatever little bit you have,enlarge upon itand make the most of it.

Spending a thousand hours in learninggoodis not enough.But spending less than an hour learning evilis far too long.

Success is using wisdom in all things.

The goal of the life of every man is notknowledge,but the application of knowledge.

S uccess isn't necessarily the giant,monumental occurrences,which of course it can include,but success can be gained in the smalleveryday thingslike reading scriptures daily, or making anew friend.Little things make success, too.

A friend is someone who knows youbut likes you anyway.

There is great peace in keeping thecommandments.

Success is making your familysome of your best friends.

It takes many good acts to make a friend,but sometimes only one bad one to losehim.

Happiness is like jam: you can't spread itaroundwithout getting some on you.

Victory belongs to those who believe.

Life is a series of corrections.

What you can't give away owns you.

Leadership attributesHave clear VisionMotivate your groupBe willing to take the risk

Buy the things you need and you will havethe things you need.Buy the things you need before you buy thethings you want.

Leadership is love in action.

Family--that's really what it's all about.

Good reading is the absolute tool of success

A lmost without exception successfulfamilies live the Gospel.

Good leaders make their own luck.

Five things to be done in church work:teach, train, motivate, edify, inspire.

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When you have a problem,GO TO WORK.

Extend your reach.

Continue to push your capability limits.

Hugh Nibley spoke 26 different languages.

Every life has its mountains.

It's not what you earn,but what you give,that measures the worth of the life you live.

Fasting is a powerful means for us toachieve righteous purposes

Frequently send "love letters" to thosewhom you truly love.

Success is keeping ourselves unspottedfrom the world.

Am I His friend?

Our two most powerful needs areto love and to be loved.

Health comes only once in a lifetime.

We can only reduce the probability ofcancer.

Why do LDS not use the symbol of thecross as a representation of our belief?We might ask the question, which isgreater -- the crucifixion or theresurrection? If he died by a gun would wehonor the gun?

The golden questions:What do you know about the Mormons?Would you like to know more?If I can get your name and addressI will personally see that you have twoyoung men visit personally with you andtell you about the Mormons

Do more than what is expected

Basic Training______________________________

If you open it, close it.

If you turn it on, turn it off

If you unlock it, lock it.

If you break it, repair it.

If you can’t fix it, call someone who can.

If you borrow it, return it.

If you use it, take care of it.

If you make a mess, clean it up.

If you move it, put it back.

If it belongs to someone else and you wantto use it, ask.

If you don’t know how to operate it, leave italone.

If it doesn’t concern you,don’t mess with it.

The Book of Mormon cannot be explainedaway. Joseph Smith cannot be ignored.

A year of wonderfulis better than a lifetime of mediocrity.

Keep a "gratitude journal" of yourblessings---your “small plates.”

Love is work made visible.

Temple marriages are five times moresuccessful than other marriages

A candle loses nothing by lighting another.

Do the do's and don't the don'ts.

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Conspicuously live your mission statement.

There is no excellencewithout hard work.

Yesterday is a cancelled checkTomorrow is a promissory noteToday is cash. Spend it well.

If you always do what you always did,you'll always get what you always got.

Missionaries, return with honor.

If you can't pay cash for it, don't buy it.

Excellence is the productof attention to detail.

Joseph Smith: the monumental magnitudeof this mere man.

Reverence invites revelation

Success is. . .having no regrets.

It is more important to reward effortthan achievement.

Excellence is the product of attention todetail.

Youth need fewer criticsand more models to follow.

Can you sleep while the wind blows?

Can we do the Lord's work---withoutpraying?

Volunteers are unpaid not because they areworthless,but because they are priceless.

Pattern yourself after the Master.

A man of wordsand not of deedsis like a gardenfull of weeds.

--Anonymous nursery rhyme

I’ll TryAs the story goes, there was a small villagein a distant land many years ago. Thevillage was a happy group of people. Thevillage, however, was unusual because inits center they kept a large log thatcontained their history. As times changedthey found that they must move to anotherlocation. But what would they do with theprecious log of their history? They askedevery one, “who could take the log,” andeveryone said, ”I cannot take the log. Ihave all of my own things to take.” Finallythey came to a young man and asked him.He said, “I don’t know if I could make thetrip with my things and the log as well, butI will try.” As they set out, the youthdecided that if he was going to stay withthe group that he would have to get up wellbefore the others, and indeed he did, andwas always the very last late in the eveningto reach camp. As they journeyed further,the youth, though struggling with his load,gradually found that he could leave at thesame time as the others and still arrive notso late in the evening. Later, he found thathe could keep up with the caravan, and stilllater, he was able to scout on ahead of thegroup and find the next camp. Soon somewere even asking if they could put theirthings on his load, which he accepted.When they finally reached their destination,the group agreed that the young manshould be their leader, all because he said,“I’ll try.”

Only yell at your wife if there's a fire.

In marriage if you feel uncomfortable,it is wrong.

Every man’s work,whether it be literatureor musicor picturesor architectureor anything else,is always a portrait of himself.

Justice is the only worship.Love is the only priest.Ignorance is the only slavery.

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Steps to Delegating:Give him the whole picture of the job to bedone.Show the general need.Share the decision:"What do you suggest?""What do you think?""How could you help us?"Emphasize the importance of your jointdecision.Have a check back point."When would be a good time to checkback?"Follow up and do it.Find a new way to thank them.Make it their idea, not yours,Have them make it their task."It was your thinking that lead me tobelieve that..."

Men are grouped into three areas: Those who make things happen Those who watch things happen. Those who don’t know what’s

happening.

Recognize in public.Reprove in private.

Character is much easier keptthan recovered.

Every man desires to live long,but no man would be old.

You can’t leave a good bow strung all thetime or it looses its strength.

The beginningis the most important part of the work.

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

Six Steps for Successful ProblemSolving Break down problems into small parts. Work from known to unknown. Project a successful conclusion When you hit a stonewall, stop and take

stock. Analyze your setbacks. Try to pull a victory out of every defeat.

Numberless are the world’s wonders,but nonemore wonderful than man.

Happy the man, and happy he alone,He who can call today his own;He who secure within, can sayTomorrow, do thy worst,for I have lived today.

SMART GOALS

S Specific – clear, concise, easy tounderstand

M Measurable – provides some formof measurement to indicate if it wasachieved or not.

A Action-Oriented – contains veryspecific action items to achieve thegoal---this is what you are going toachieve.

R Realistic – You believe you canachieve it, even if it is challenging.

T Time-Bound – you set a date tostart and complete each action item,which leads to a final date in whichthe goal is achieved. Some goalsmay go on for months, years, etc.--HOBY Leadership

And all these things “that ye may have joy in your posterity.”

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14 Ways to Save MoneyWhen Shopping

1. SHOP WITH A LIST.Shopping with a list will reduceyour impulse buying and willkeep you to just your needs.

2. SHOP ON THE OUTSIDEISLES. A typical grocery storehas vegetables, meats, dairy,and breads on the outsideparts of the store. Forexample, you can walk in onthe right side of the store andshop without entering themiddle. Shopping on theoutside prevents you frombuying most processedprepackaged foods. Ofcourse, you won’t findeverything you may need, butyou can get most things onthe outside sections of thestore.

3. BUY IN QUANTITY. Checkthe per-unit or per-ouncepricing on store shelves whencomparing items. Buyingthings on sale or in bulk willhelp reduce your overall costs.

4. LOOK AT THE TOP ANDBOTTOM OF THE SHELVES.Stores often place high priceitems at eye level.

5. B U Y S T O R E - B R A N DGROCERIES. In most grocerystores, store brand items areusually two or three timescheaper than name brands.

6. USE VENDER COUPONS. Ifyou have to buy name brandfoods, use the coupons fromthe newspaper.

7. STOCK UP ON GOOD DEALS.When an item goes on sale,buy a lot of this item and keepit for future use if you haveenough in you budget. Storesoften drop prices temporarilyon certain products to attractcustomers to the store. Take

advantage of the sales, butdon’t forget to compare prices.

8. EAT BEFORE GOINGGROCERY SHOPPING. Whenyou go hungry, prepackagedor ready-to-eat items will findtheir way into your cart.

9. AVOID PREPACKAGEDFOODS. Make the items frombasic ingredients already athome to save money.

10. PUT BACK UNNECESSARYITEMS. If you are an impulsebuyer, look through your cartbefore you get to the checkoutstand and remove ten percentof the items.

11. THINK BEFORE YOU BUY.Before making purchases onyour credit card, calculate howmany hours work it will take topurchase the items.

12. KEEP A LIST. Keep a list ofwhat you pay for items youoften. Then, when you’re atanother grocery store, you’llknow if their special is really aspecial.

13. BUY OUT OF SEASON.Purchase clothes on clearancefor the next season. You cansave 50-75% off the retailprice.

14. DISTINGUISH BETWEENNEEDS AND WANTS. Goshopping with a budget andwith a list of items you need tobuy. Stick to your shoppinglist.--United Way Utah County

Make your life spectacular.--Movie “Jackie”

The choices we makedictate the life we lead.

--Danny DeVitoMovie--Renaissance Man

Truly great men serve.

Success is never final.

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Quiet Success ThoughtsProverbs/Scriptures

Help thy brother’s boat across the riverand lo, we achieve the other side. --Hindu Proverb

The borrower is servant to the lender. --Proverbs 22:7

Tell me whom you loveand I’ll tell you who you are. --Creole proverb

He is richwho owes nothing. --Hungarian Proverb

Hebrew saying:That which comes from the heart enters theheart.Thankfulness is just the beginning ofgratitude

He who know not, and knows not he knowsnot.HE IS A FOOL; SHUN HIM.

He who knows not and knows he knowsnot.HE IS SIMPLE, TEACH HIM.

He who knows, and knows not he knows.HE IS ASLEEP, WAKE HIM

He who knows and knows that he knows,.HE IS WISE, FOLLOW HIM. Arabian proverb

Who is happy?He who is happy with what he has. --Jewish Proverb

Success often walks side by side withsacrifice. Chinese proverb

A problem defined is half the solution.Japanese proverb

If you want happiness for an hour, take anap.If you want happiness for a day, gofishing.If you want happiness for one year inherita fortune.If you want happiness for a lifetime helpsomebody

---Chinese Proverb

Scriptures________________________________

For behold, this is my work and my gloryTo bring to pass the immortality andeternal life of man.

--Moses 1:39

A good name is rather to be chosenthan great riches. --Proverbs 22:1

When I consider thy heavensthe work of thy fingers,the moon and the stars,which thou hast ordained;

What is man that thou are mindful of him?and the Son of man that thou hast visitedhim?For thou hast made him a little lower thanthe angels,And hast crowned him with glory andhonor.

Thou hast made him have dominionover the works of thy hands;thou hast put all things under his feet. --Psalms 8:3-6

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For behold,it is not meet that I should command in allthings;for he that is compelled in all things, thesame is a slothful and not a wise servant;wherefore he receiveth no reward.Verily I say,men should be anxiously engaged in a goodcause, and do many things of their ownfree will,and bring to pass much righteousness;For the power is in them,wherein they are agents unto themselves.And inasmuch as men do goodthey shall in no wise lose their reward.But he that doeth not anything until he iscommanded,and receiveth a command with doubtfulheart, and keepeth it with slothfulnessthe same is damned. --Doctrine & Covenants 58:26-29

For what shall it profit a man,if he shall gain the whole world,and lose his own soul? --Mark 8:36

Seek not for riches,but for wisdom,and behold, the mysteries of Godshall be unfolded unto you,and then shall you be made rich.Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich. --Doctrine and Covenants 6:7

And behold,all that he requires of youis to keep his commandments;and he has promised youthat if ye would keep his commandments,ye should prosper in the land;and he never doth vary from that which hehath said;therefore, if ye do keep his commandmentshe doth bless you and prosper you.

--Mosiah 2:22

He that is ordained of God and set forth,the same is appointed to be the greatest,notwithstanding he is the leastand the servant of all. --Doctrine & Covenants 50:26

Seek ye first the Kingdom of God,and his righteousness;and all these thingsshall be added unto you. --Matthew 6:33

“Be ye therefore perfect . . .” (complete) --Matthew 5:48

Organize yourselves;prepare every needful thing;and establish a house,even a house of prayer,a house of fasting,a house of learning,a house of glory,a house of order,a house of God. --Doctrine & Covenants 88:119

And, if you keep my commandmentsand endure to the end,you shall have eternal life,which gift is the greatest giftof all the gifts of God. --Doctrine and Covenants 14:7

Wherefore,now let every man learn his duty,and to act in the officein which he is appointed,in all diligence. --Doctrine & Covenants 107:99

But learn that he who doeth the works ofrighteousnessshall receive his reward,even peace in this worldand eternal life in the world to come. --Doctrine and Covenants 59:23

Wickedness never was happiness. --Alma 41:10

Wherefore be not weary in well-doingfor ye are laying up the foundation of agreat work.And out of small thingsproceedeth that which is great. --D&C 64:33

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...if ye are preparedye shall not fear. --Doctrine and Covenants 38:30

And if a person gains more knowledge andintelligence in this life through his diligenceand obedience than another, he will haveso much the advantage in the world tocome.

--Doctrine & Covenants 130:19

It is impossible to be saved in ignorance.--Doctrine & Covenants 131:6

We have learned by sad experience that itis the nature and disposition of almost allmen, as soon as they get a little authority,as they suppose, they will immediatelybegin to exercise unrighteous dominion.Hence many are called, but few are chosen.No power or influence can or ought to bemaintained by virtue of the priesthood, onlyby persuasion, by long-suffering, bygentleness and meekness, and by loveunfeigned;By kindness, and pure knowledge, whichshall greatly enlarge the soul withouthypocrisy, and without guile—Reproving betimes with sharpness, whenmoved upon by the Holy Ghost; and thenshowing forth afterwards an increase oflove toward him whom thou hast reproved,lest he esteem thee to be his enemy;That he may know that thy faithfulness isstronger than the cords of death.Let thy bowels also be full of charitytowards all men, and to the household offaith, and let virtue garnish thy thoughtsunceasingly; then shall thy confidence waxstrong in the presence of God; and thedoctrine of the priesthood shall distil uponthy soul as the dews from heaven.The Holy Ghost shall be thy constantcompanion, and thy scepter an unchangingscepter of righteousness and truth; and thydominion shall be an everlasting dominion,and without compulsory means it shall flowunto thee forever and ever.

--Doctrine & Covenants121:34-46

It is wisdom in me; therefore,a commandment I give unto youthat ye shall organize yourselvesand appoint every man his stewardship;That every man may give an accountunto meof the stewardshipwhich is appointed unto him. --Doctrine & Covenants 104:11-12

...Seek ye diligentlyand teach one another words of wisdom,yea seek ye out of the best books words ofwisdom; seek learning even by studyand also by faith.

--Doctrine & Covenants 88:118

The glory of God is intelligence...--Doctrine & Covenants 93:36

Now behold, a marvelous• work is about tocome forth among the children of men.Therefore, O ye that embark in the service•of God, see that ye serve• him with all yourheart, might, mind and strength, that yemay stand blameless• before God at thelast day. Therefore, if ye have desires toserve God ye are called• to the work;For behold the field• is white already toharvest•; and lo, he that thrusteth in hissickle with his might, the same layeth up instore• that he perisheth not, but bringethsalvation to his soul; And faith, hope,charity and love, with an eye• single to theglory of God, qualify him for the work.Remember faith, virtue, knowledge,temperance, patience, brotherly kindness,godliness, charity, humility, diligence.Ask•, and ye shall receive; knock, and itshall be opened unto you. Amen.

--Doctrine & Covenants 4:1-7

A True Success Law:Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings,and he will direct thee for good;at night lie down unto the Lordthat he may watch over you in your sleep;and when thou risest in the morninglet thy heart be full of thanks unto God;and if ye do these things,ye shall be lifted up at the last day.

-- Alma 37:37

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Quiet Success Thoughts Journal Humor

The lighter Side_______________________________________________________________________________A Riddle:To prevent a coup by the officer’s children,the general ordered that any boy whosefather was in the military be shot.How did the general’s son avoid that fate?Answer: The general is a woman.

There are three kinds of people:those who can countand those who can’t.

I can withstand everything excepttemptation and pain.

A man who was a human cannonballin the circus died.They couldn't replace himbecause they just couldn't find a manof his caliber.

W ritten on a graffiti wall at a Catholicuniversity:"Jesus said unto them,"Whom do you say that I am?"And they answered,"You are the eschatological manifestation ofthe ground of our being, the kerygma inwhich we find the ultimate meaning of ourinterpersonal relationships”And Jesus said, "What?"

It is better to shoot for the stars and missthan to hit the manure pile dead center.

Miss Piggy says you should never eatmore than you can lift.

Obesity is widespread.

In the army, you always have to be doingsomething.You never just sit around doing nothing.One day a college student private wassitting on the back steps of his barracks…just doing nothing.

Just sitting there.At that moment, his big sergeant spottedthe young man and approached him andsaid, “Hey there. WHAT YOU DOIN’?!!”The young soldier looked up and said. .“I’m just……. procrastinating”The sergeant scratched his head and said,“Well…..just so you is busy!”

The difference between being involved andcommitted --is the difference between ham and eggs.The chicken was involved;the pig was committed.

If you want to win a track meet, you don’twant seven men who can jump one foot;you want one man who can jump seven-feet.

A true test of love:If you and the woman/man you lovecan both brush your teethwith the same toothbrush.

I’m getting so old my friends in heavenwill think I didn’t make it.

The advantage of exercising every dayis that you die healthier.

On exercising --"I have flabby thighs,but fortunately my stomach covers them."

Prepositions are parts of speechin which many people have trouble with.

Ending a sentence with a prepositionis something up with which I will not put.

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The three most important thingsevery music conductor should rememberare: Start when they do. End when they do. Don’t bother them in between.

The most ominous wordsin the English language are:"Honey, can we talk?"

Were the epistles the wives of theapostles?

M iddle age is when you have stoppedgrowing at bothends, and have begun to grow in themiddle.

From a Sunday School Class:Moses died before he ever reached Canada.Then Joshua led the Hebrews inthe battle of Geritol.

A prayer:Please dear Lord,If I can’t be skinny,Please make my friends fat.

Apathy is okay, I guess.

My house was clean last week.Sorry you missed it.

Don’t disturb the dust.It protects the furniture.

My husband is wonderful.He has never smoked,or drunk Coke,or done anything,and I'm telling you that's hard to live with.(Over heard at a stake social)

Asked in a courtroom:Q: What is your date of birth?A: July fifteenth.Q: What year?A: Every year.

Compliments are like perfume.They should be smelled, but not swallowed.

W hen I was younger, I had a drugproblem:My mom drug me to church.She drug me to practice.She drug me to do my homework.

John and Bob were avid baseball players.They loved the game.John died.Bob was left and wondered if there wasbaseball in heaven.One night John visited Bob in a dream.“Is there baseball in heaven,” Bob inquired?“I have some good news and some bad,”John replied.“What’s the good news?”“They have baseball games, every day,everywhere.They are wonderful!”“What’s the bad news? ““You’re pitching tomorrow night.”

From actual court records:Q: Doctor, before you performed theautopsy,did you check for a pulse?A: No.Q: Did you check for blood pressure?A: No.Q: Did you check for breathing?A: No.Q: So, then it is possible that the patientwas alive when you began the autopsy?A: No.Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor?A: Because his brain was sitting on mydesk in a jar.Q: But could the patient have still beenalive, never the less?A: Yes, it is possible that he could havebeen alive and practicing Law.

From court records:Q: Can you describe the individual?A: He was about medium height and had abeard.Q: Was this a male, or a female?

Pray for me.I’m going in for an autopsy.

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W hen you hear the click, leave yourmessage.

The Finnish people say that gray hairis the crown of righteousness.Americans say that for every hair thatturned graythey resisted temptation;for every hair they lost meant –they didn’t.

If all the great speakers in the worldwere laid end to end --they would be asleep.

In public speaking,if you speak more than twenty minutes,you'll tell them more than you know.

A teenager was in hospital recovering fromserious head wounds received from anoncoming train.When asked about how he received theinjuries, the lad told the police that he wassimply trying to see how close he could gethis head to a moving train before he washit.

Patient: Every place on my body hurtswhen I touch it.I touch my leg, it hurts.I touch my arm , it hurts.I touch my stomach, it hurts.Doctor: Well, of course it hurts!You have a broken finger.

Our dog really feels terrible.She found out that she is adopted.

A joint checking account is neveroverdrawn by a wife;it is just under-deposited by her husband.

An airline pilot wrote that on a particularflight he had hammered his ship into therunway really hard.The airline had a policy which required thefirst officer to stand at the door while thepassengers exited, smile,and give them a, "Thanks for flying XYZairline."

He said that in light of his bad landing, hehad a hard time looking the passengers inthe eye, thinking that someone would havea smart comment.Finally, everyone had gotten off except forthis little old lady walking with a cane. Shesaid, "Sonny, did we land or were we shotdown?"

He who shouts his wares down the well,he his goods will never sell.But he who stands on the street and hollershe’s the guy who gets the dollars.

A police officer stopped a driver.The driver asked,"You’re not going to look in the trunk areyou?"

Credit Cards: Due unto others.

He that knows littleOften repeats it.

A sign in a church parking lot: PARKING FOR MEMBERS ONLY! Trespassers will be baptized.

Two missionaries walking down the streetpassed a pretty girl.Hey elder, did you see that? That girlsmiled at me!That’s nothing elder, the first time I eversaw you I laughed right out loud.

They are working on a new parachutethat opens on impact.

Some people if they didn’t worrywouldn’t have anything else to do.

I started life with nothingAnd I still have most of it.

Clothes don’t make the woman,but they can break the husband.

Show me an optimist,and I’ll show you a happy-chondriac.

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For the man who has everythingThere is now a calendar to remind himwhen his payments are due.

An elderly man lay dying in his bed. Indeath's agony, he suddenly smelled thearoma of his favorite chocolate chip cookieswafting up the stairs. He gathered hisremaining strength, and lifted himself fromthe bed.

Leaning against the wall, he slowly madehis way out of the bedroom, and with evengreater effort forced himself down thestairs, gripping the railing with both hands,he crawled downstairs.

With labored breath, he leaned against thedoorframe, gazing into the kitchen. Were itnot for death's agony, he would havethought himself already in heaven: there,spread out upon waxed paper on thekitchen table were literally hundreds of hisfavorite chocolate chip cookies.

Was it heaven? Or was it one final act ofheroic love from his devoted wife, seeing toit that he left this world a happy man?

Mustering one great final effort, he threwhimself toward the table, landing on hisknees in a rumpled posture. His parchedlips parted: the wondrous taste of thecookie was already in his mouth, seeminglybringing him back to life.

The aged and withered hand trembled onits way to a cookie at the edge of the table,when it was suddenly smacked with aspatula by his wife.

"Stay out of those," she said, "they're forthe funeral."

The world is divided into two great camps:The savers and the throwers.Beware whom you marry.

A husband who had just been voted “Manof the Year” couldn’t resist telling hismother-in-law.

She said, “Well, that’s what kind of year it’sbeen!”

I just made a great deal with my neighbor.I’ll stop trying to keep up with himif he stops trying to keep up with me!

A lawyer is a manwho profits from your experience

Why does Christmas comejust when the stores are so crowded?

No man is truly successfuluntil his mother-in-lawhas admitted it.

Suspenders are the oldest form of socialsecurity.

A man was visiting a farmerwhen the telephone rang--and rang-----and rang!Finally the man asked the farmer whyhe didn’t answer the phone?“I put it in for my convenience, not theirs.”

A bill collector made a visit to one of hisoverdue accounts.When the collector arrived at the home, thegentleman was immediately quite irate“Now listen here. I have my own way ofpaying my bills. What I do is at the end ofthe month I put all of my bills into my hatand one by one I pay them off until themoney is all gone. And if you don’t stopbothering me, I’m not even going to putyour name in my hat.”

The most expensive vehicle to operate, permile is the shopping cart.

We real cool.We left school. --Gwendolyn Brooks

Excelence!!

Nostalgia just isn't what it used to be.

What do you call Santa's helpers? Subordinate Clauses.

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A man attempting to set up his new printercalled the printer's tech support number,complaining about the error message:"Can't find the printer." On the phone, theman said he even held the printer up infront of the screen, but the computer stillcouldn't find it.

Three weeks after her wedding day, Joannacalled her minister. "Reverend," she wailed,"John and I had a DREADFUL fight!""Calm down, my child," said the minister,"it's not half as bad as you think. Everymarriage has to have its first fight!""I know, I know!" said Joanna. "But whatam I going to do with the BODY?"

Spread charm, fight sin.

Artificial intelligence is no matchfor natural stupidity.

Avoid clichés like the plague.

Indiana State Motto:Two Billion Years Tidal Wave Free

Why do they sterilize needlesfor lethal injections?

People who snorealways fall asleep first.

Ever wonder what the speed of lightningwould beif it didn't zigzag?

W . C. Fields was not known to be areligious man, but one day near the end ofhis life a friend found him intensely readingthe Bible.Somewhat amazed, W. C. was asked,“What are you doing?”“Looking for loopholes!”

If it's zero degrees outside today and it'ssupposed to be twice as cold tomorrow,how cold is it going to be?

What do you call cheese that isn’t yours?Nacho Cheese.

A bus station is where a bus stops.A train station is where train stops.On my desk, I have a workstation...

If it wasn't for the last minute,nothing would get done.

To he who waiteth cometh all things . . .except that which the hustler hath alreadytaken.

A friend was telling me about his newstate-of-the-art hearing aid.He described the wonders of the tinytechnological marvel, and how it could beset electronically to amplify only thosesound frequencies, which you needed toboost to produce the clearest sound.I asked, “What kind is it?”He said, “It’s about 4:30.”

A returned missionary at his homecoming:I’m glad that everyone waited.My mother waited. My father waited.My sister waited. My brothers waited.My girlfriend waited....and her husband.

I'm so old that I can rememberwhen hamburger didn't need a helper. --Paul Harvey

I don’t read so well at night.I went to day school.

A saleswoman in a store quickly noted thata blind manhad picked up his dog by the tail and wasswinging it over his head.“What in the world are you doing,” sheasked?The blind man said, “I’m just lookingaround.”

Do pilots take crash-courses?

A lzheimer’s is such a popular diseasebecauseyou leave this world with a clearconscience.

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President Ross Denham to Karl Miller:“Karl, you never seem to change.”Karl: “You mean I've always looked thisold?”

Children, boats and horses are expensive.Children are worth it.

A certain test for knowing whether youhave a male or a female cat:If you put a bowl a milk in front of itand if he drinks it, you know it is a male.Put a bowl of milk in front of a femaleand if she drinks it,you know it is a female. --Paul Harvey

A speaker in sacrament meeting notedfrom the stand that one particular familywith a number of children was unusuallywell behaved during the meeting.However, at one point one of the childrenbecame somewhat restless and made aconversation that was noted by his father.The father simply raised one finger and thechild snapped back into his former mode.

Somewhat astounded by the control thefather had during the meeting, the speakerasked the father following the meetingwhat it meant to simply raise one finger.

“We have a little game we play during ourmeetings,” the father said. “After ourmeetings we all have ice cream sundaes.When I lift my finger like that, it just meansyou lost one scoop.”

The true spirit of enterprise:A new captain of a Navy ship wanted tocreate a strong feeling of camaraderie withhis new crew,so he lined them all up on the ship deckand addressed them over the loudspeakersystem. "Men, he said, I want you to know...thatthis is not MY ship....It's OUR ship."A seaman way at the rear barked back,"Good! Let's SELL it!"

Never wave at a friend during an auction.

You can fool some of the people all of thetimeand all of the people some of the time,but not if you’re wearing a swimming suit.

The Easterner had always dreamed ofowning his own cattle ranch, and finallymade enough money to buythe spread of his dreams in Wyoming."So, what did you name the ranch?" askedhis best friend when he flew out to visit."We had a heck of a time," admitted thenew cowboy."Couldn't agree on anything. We finallysettled on theDouble R Lazy L Triple Horseshoe Bar-7Lucky Diamond Ranch.""Wow!" his friend was impressed."So, where are all your cows?""None of 'em survived the branding."

Three religious leaders were discussing thesubject of: when Life BeginsThe first said: “We believe that life beginsat the moment of conception.”The second said: “We believe that lifebegins at the moment of birth.”The third pondered a moment and thensaid:“We believe that life begins when the lastchild leaves home and the dog dies.”

When you're younger, they say, "You'regood looking!"When you're older, they say, "You'relooking good!"

Love is grand.Divorce is a hundred grand

An optimist thinks that this is the bestpossible world.A pessimist fears this is true.

Do you wake up grouchy?No, I let her sleep.

Conscience is what hurtswhen everything else feels good.

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A man who never does anything to improvehis community,when he dies will.

I often engage in vigorous sitting exercises.

D ad came home one evening anddiscoveredhis young son brushing the dog's teethwith dad's toothbrush."What ARE you doing?!" the father asked.The small boy looked up and replied,"Just what I do every night." --Paul Harvey

I hope that I can die peacefully in my sleeplike my grandfather,and not screaming and yellinglike the rest of the people in his car.

A General Authority was asked if itis a sin to watch football on Sunday?He replied, "If it is, please don't tell me.

Success is...like a postage stamp.You may get ripped off, licked, depressedand shoved in a corner,and then bumped from post to post,but if you'll just stick to it,you'll reach your destination.

The reason the dog has so many friendsis he wags his tail and not his tongue.

The future ain’t what it used to be.Yogi Berra

L ottery: a tax imposed on themathematically impaired.

Pete Peterson’s Chinese Laundry.A man was walking through a China townpart of his city when he came across a signon a building that said “Pete Peterson’sChinese laundry. With great curiosity heentered the building and asked for theowner. Everyone in the place seemed tobe Chinese. When he was directed to theowner he found the owner was Chinese.With his curiosity at a very high level heasked the owner how he got the name PetePeterson. The owner answered, “Funny

thing happen when I come into thiscountry. I was standing in line and manahead of me go first and official man say,“What your name?” And he answer, “PetePeterson.” (stamp, stamp, stamp) “I comeup to official man and he say, ‘What yourname?’ I say, “Sam Ting.” (stamp, stamp,stamp)

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Quiet Success ThoughtsIndex of Quoted Authors

Adams, Henry BrooksAdams, James TruslowAdams, JohnAddison, JosephAristotleArmstrong, Garner TedArnold, MagdaAsh, Mary KayAshworth, Don W.Ashworth, JohnAtoa, Tufuga S. Bacon, Sir FrancisBaird, Robert B. Bangerter, William GrantBarrie, Sir James M. Barton, BruceBasford, J. L. Bean, Monte LBell, T. H. Benjamin, ArthurBenson, Ezra TaftBerra, YogiBerrett, William EBettelheim, BrunoBillings, LewisBionBlocher, DonaldBombeck, ErmaBourneman, LouiseBoy Scouts of AmericaBradley, BillBridges, MadelineBrigham Young UniversityBrim, Larry H. Brinkman, CurtBritsch, FlorenceBrock, Donna OlpinBrown, HobartBrown, Hugh B. Brown, JacksonBruyere, Jean de LaBuck, PearlBurden, BillyBurke, Edmund

Burnham, DanielBurroughs, JohnBurton, H. DavidBush, BarbaraButler, SamuelBYUCamus, AlbertCarlyle, ThomasCarnegie, DaleCarter, VirgilCarty, MargaretCassiodorus,Cato, Marcus PorciusCervantes, MigueldeChanel, CocoChanning, William E. Cheesman, Paul R. ChristChurchill, Sir WinstonCichon, M. L. Clark, Bruce B. Clark, Harold R. Clark, J. ReubenClay, HenryColeridge, SamuelCollier, RobertComanici, NadiaConfuciusCoolidge, CalvinCoue, EmileCovey, Steven R. Cracroft, Richard H.Craven, Rulon G. Crockett, DavidCrowton, GaryCummings, Henryda Vinci, LeonardoDavis, Allan L. Davis, ElmerDarion, JoeDay, Dorisde Gaulle, Charlesde Jager, Jacobde Jong, Gerrit

De Mille, Cecil B.De Salnac, Ffrancois de laMothe Fenelonde Vauvenargues, MarquisDead Poet SocietyDescartes, ReneDeseret NewsDespreaux, Nicolas BoileauDestouches, PhillippeDisney, WaltDisraeli, BenjaminDriggs, Douglas H.Drucker, PeterDryden, JohnDupree, MaxDurham, G. HomerDurrant, George Durrant, WillDyer, Alvin R. Eastwood, ClintEdison, Thomas A. Edward GibbonEdwards, LaVellEdwards, William F.Eggleston, EdwardEinstein, AlbertEisenhower, Dwight D. Elliott, NormaEmerson, Ralph WaldoEpictetusEubank, MarkEuripidesEvans, Richard L.Farnsworth, ReedFaust, James E.Featherstone, Vaughn J. Feidler, ArthurField, MarshallFields, W. C.Flavius Magnus AureliusFord, HarrisonFord, HenryFortune MagazineFosdick, Harry Emerson

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