Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t. Eleanor Roosevelt

To escape criticism — do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. Elbert Hubbard

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain- and most fools do. Dale Carnegie

They can not take away our self respect if we do not give it to them. Mahatma Gandhi

Better to be a lion for one day, than a hundred years as a maggot. Benito Mussolini

Those who cannot bravely face danger are the slaves of their attackers. Aristotle

I promise to keep on living as though I expected to live forever. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul. Douglas MacArthur

Try not. Do... Or do not. There is no try.

“Yoda” in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

I don’t know if the optimists or the pessimists are right. But the optimists are going to get something done. Craig Venter

It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don’t say it. Sam Levenson

He made me Free!

Today has been quite the bombardment of insight. I felt like I was constantly wrighting in my journal durring church. The day started in the family ward and my oldest brother and family comming to visit. The speakers there were a young couple newly married and moved into the TOV ward speaking from Elder Bednar's talk "And Nothing Shall Offend Them" on taking offence and the blessing of Patience. They did great jobs. Second round was in my singles ward.. the Sister missionaries spoke and both did an awesome job! Speaking on Revelation and Obedience there were some pretty great points made and some important correlations I was able to make. Then before taking off to have dinner with the family I stopped into Gospel Principles and was eddified by an amazing teacher there on the topic of sacrifice.

First of all- listen to Elder Bednar's talk if you have a few minutes...

It's pretty amazing when you think of how we constantly work against orselves. We have so many natural tendancies that draw us away from our potential and bring us down. But throught it all you must Remember this;

God made us free

The way we are happiest, most capable, most confident and forever free is when we're following the Commandments of God. The commandmants are charactor builders. They make us wholesom, strong, powerfull, and full of capability. FREE! God made us free... then gave us the commandments to keep us free! Free from guilt, from betrayal, neglect, selfishness, psycological and emotional pain, abuse, and all things evil. We- through obeying His word- have been given the cure-all. Something that will last. A lifestyle that will never go out of style and will always bring a fulfilling and true joy that cannot be found by any other means.