From: LouWho00

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
the rains fall soft upon your fields, and,
until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of his hand.
--Irish Blessing

Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come smiling through
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true
--- Cinderella

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
--- Charles A. Beard

"To laugh often and much,
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children,
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends,
to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others,
to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded!"
--- Ralph Waldo Emerson

God will only give you as much as you can handle.
--- Anonymous

A CREED FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED
I asked God for strength, that I might achieve.
I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey..
I asked for health, that I might do great things.
I was given infirmity, that I might do better things.
I asked for riches, that I might be happy.
I was given poverty, that I might be wise.
I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men.
I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God.
I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life.
I was given life, that I might enjoy all things...
I got nothing I asked for -- but everything I hoped for.
Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.
I am, among men, most richly blessed!
--- Roy Campanella

To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose
everything else.
--Bernadette Devlin

'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
--- Alfred Lord Tennyson

You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because
thorns have roses.
---"Ziggy"

Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.
--- Unknown

From: Carmen Napoli

"That is the nature of hope. We do all we can, and then the Lord stretches
forth his had and touches our lives with light and courage and, most of all, hope"
Dwan J. Young (November 1986 Ensign, page 86)

From: Carolyn Inman

One of my favorite quotes (though not really a quote) is "And it came to
pass..."  I take that to mean that it didn't come to stay.  Life is always
changing.  Trial and tribulations come -- but they also go away.  This
always puts things in perspective for me and gives me hope for tomorrow.
--- Carolyn Inman

From: Stephen Dodson

FRIENDSHIP THROUGH CLOSED DOORS

Friendship is what I'm looking for
every time I open a door.

When I arrived at your homestead
I felt there was more joy ahead.

When the door opened as I knocked
then through the door I did walk.

As we talked and laughed outside
I felt the spirit coincide.

As I left I felt distressed
because I knew this was a test.

When you closed the door so tight
I thought friendship was lost over night.

As I laid down late that night
I prayed for you with all my might.

As I woke looking for the door
I found you standing on the floor.

My prayers were answered when I found my friend
because I knew, true friendship has no end.

--- Stephen Dodson

From: "Cindy S. Tanner"

"It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is.  It all works out.  Don't
worry.  I say that to myself every morning.  It will all work out if you do
your best, it will all work out.  Put your trust in God and move forward
with faith and with confidence in the future.  The Lord will not forsake us.
He will not forsake us if we will put out trust in Him.  If we pray to
Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers."
- Gordon B. Hinckley - March 1997

From: Darlene

My Prayer For Today....

You are the Lord my:

PROTECTOR and thank you for keeping all the darts of the
pain away from me today,

PROVIDER and thank you for abundantly providing for all of
my needs,

SHEPHERD who guides, leads and gives me wisdom for today,

PEACE and thank you for keeping all anxiety and worry from
me today,

RIGHTEOUSNESS - my victory and my success

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

--- Clyde Smith

From: Allison Smith

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers,
Pray for powers equal to your tasks.
I will prepare and someday my chance will come.

The odds are with us if we keep trying.

I will speak ill of no man and speak all the good I know of everybody.

Use the talents you posses,
For the woods would be very silent
If no birds sang except the best.

Blessed is the influence of one true,
Loving human soul on another.

Life is fortified by many friendships.
To love, and to be loved, is the greatest happiness of existence.

Two are better than one for if they fall, one will lift up the other.