Mormon Musings

A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether. Roy H. Williams

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bazILfQd1uQ “For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited” (Isaiah 45:18; see also Ephesians 3:9; Hebrews 1:2). “And worlds without number have I created; and I also created them for mine own purpose; . . . “. . . For behold, there are many worlds that have passed away by the word of my power. And there are many that now stand, and innumerable are they unto man; but all things are numbered unto me, for they are mine and I know them” (Moses 1:33, 35). http://www.ldsces.org/content/talks/general/2002-maxwell-our-creators-cosmos__eng.pdf

"...Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are His: And He changeth the times and the seasons: He removeth kings, and setteth up kings: He giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: He revealeth the deep and secret things: He knoweth what is in darkness, and the light dweleth with Him." Daniel 2:20-22

"...as often as my people repent will I forgive them their trespasses against me." Mosiah 26:30

“Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?”  Brigham Young

“If you ever find yourself where you shouldn’t ought to be, get out!” President Thomas B. Monson

Courage comes in many forms. Wrote the  Christian  author Charles Swindoll: “Courage is not limited to the battlefield … or bravely catching a thief in your house. The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are inner tests, like remaining faithful when no one’s looking, … like standing alone when you’re misunderstood.” 3  I would add that this inner courage also includes doing the right thing even though we may be afraid, defending our beliefs at the risk of being ridiculed, and maintaining those beliefs even when threatened with a loss of friends or of social status. He who stands steadfastly for that which is right must risk becoming at times disapproved and unpopular. President Thomas B. Monson, April 2014 General Conference https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/be-strong-and-of-a-good-courage?lang=eng#watch=video