Where is Wisdom?

"Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?"

-T.S. Eliot  

Also quoted in this Mormon Message: 

We do not obtain our heavenly reward by punching a time clock. What is essential is that our labors in the workplace of the Lord have caused us to become something." 
-Elder Dallin H. Oaks, "The Challenge to Become"

“This ability and willingness properly to rear children, the gift to love, and eagerness, yes, longing to express it in soul development, make motherhood the noblest office or calling in the world. She who can paint a masterpiece or write a book that will influence millions deserves the admiration and the plaudits of mankind; but she who rears successfully a family of healthy, beautiful sons and daughters, whose influence will be felt through generations to come, . . . deserves the highest honor that man can give, and the choicest blessings of God.”

-David O. McKay

Look for Christ

"Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ, and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in.”

-C.S. Lewis

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." 
- Bill Cosby

"When will we stop saying prayers and start actually praying?"
-Unknown

"I feel there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people."

-Vincent Van Gogh

Neglecting those more important causes

“We become so caught up in the busyness of our lives. Were we to step back, however, and take a good look at what we’re doing, we may find that we have immersed ourselves in the ‘thick of thin things.’ In other words, too often we spend most of our time taking care of the things which do not really matter much at all in the grand scheme of things, neglecting those more important causes.”

-Thomas S. Monson, “What Have I Done for Someone Today?”

I am doing a great work and cannot come down

"The Lord is seeking men like Nehemiah—faithful brethren who fulfill the oath and covenant of the priesthood. He seeks to enlist unfaltering souls who diligently go about the work of building the kingdom of God—those who, when faced with opposition and temptation, say in their hearts, 'I am doing a great work and cannot come down.'”

-Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "We are Doing a Great Work and Cannot Come Down"

"What attribute should define us as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Let us be known as a people who love God with all our heart, soul, and mind and who love our neighbor as ourselves."

-Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Untied Shoelaces

"When great individuals move so marvelously on the straight & narrow, it's unseemly to call attention to untied shoelaces"
-Neal A. Maxwell

Favorite Quotes from Last Weekend's Regional Conference

"When it comes to eternal progression, we must not rely on our long-term memory." 

-Elder Steven E. Snow

"You're doing better than you think you are!" 

-Sister Julie B. Beck

"If we could call upon the faith that Heavenly Father has promised, we could be doing better than we are." 

-Sister Julie B. Beck 

"The Spirit is key to knowing the mind and the will of our Heavenly Father." 

-Sister Julie B. Beck 

 "Miracles are happening and available for those who have enough faith in the Lord."

-Sister Julie B. Beck  

"Testimonies should be simple and deep, not complex and superficial."

-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

"When we find ourselves failing, there is someone around to lift us up."

-President Boyd K. Packer

"Go play with the children!"

-Elder Richard G. Scott

"When you live the commandments of Jesus Christ, you qualify for the guidance of the Lord."

-Elder Richard G. Scott

"To love another righteously is to protect, to elevate, to revere, to respect."

-Elder Richard G. Scott

"Marriage enables you to really find out who you are."

-Elder Richard G. Scott

What do you enjoy from Regional Conference?

"Day in and day out, the gospel is the one thing that is most relevant, and we are of to be of good cheer."

-Neal A. Maxwell

"Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God."

-Karen Freeman

You can be my sister.

"I was practicing the piano one day, and it made me cry because it was so bad. Then I decided to practice ballet, and it made me cry more; it was bad, too. So then I decided to draw a picture because I knew I could do that good, but it was horrid. Of course it made me cry.

"Then my little three-year-old brother came up, and I said, 'Duffy, what can I be? What can I be? I can't be a piano player or an artist or a ballet girl. What can I be?' 

"He came up to me and whispered, 'You can be my sister.'" 

-Mary Holland, at age 7

Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God

"Happiness is the object and design of our existence; 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. But we cannot keep all the commandments without first knowing them, and we cannot expect to know all, or more than we now know unless we comply with or keep those we have already received....Whatever God requires is right, no matter what it is, although we may not see the reason thereof till long after the events transpire. If we seek first the kingdom of God, all good things will be added."
 - Joseph Smith, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith

The Living Center

"Resolve to make the Lord Jesus Christ the living center of your home. Be sure that every decision you make, whether it be of a spiritual or physical nature, be guided by the thought 'What would the Lord Jesus Christ have me do?' When the Savior is the center of your home, it is filled with peace and serenity. There is a spirit of calm assurance that pervades the home that is felt by the children and adults alike." 

-Elder Richard G. Scott, "He Lives! All Glory to His Name!"

"Be true to your convictions. You know what is right, and you know what is wrong. You know when you are doing the proper thing. you know when you are giving strength to the right cause. Be loyal. Be faithful. Be true."

-President Gordon B. Hinckley