From: Amy & Paul Ellis
"WHEN THE ANGELS COME"
"Angels are real. God sends them to help us in our extremities. An angel
came to the Apostle Paul in prison and loosed the chains that bound him.
An angel stopped Nephi's brothers from beating him. God sends them to
strengthen, teach, warn, and help his children.
The survivors of the Martin and Willie Handcart Companies spoke of help
from angels when they could go no further, saying that they felt their
carts were being pushed by unseen beings.
We are promised by the Lord today, as in days of old, that he will send
his angels to bear us up and be round about us in our extremities (D&C 84:88).
We believe in the ministering of angels."- Clark Kelley Price
(Given out by Deseret Book when purchasing Mr. Price's painting "When the
Angels Come" depicting the handcart company aided by angels in the snow.)
From: "The Jackson's"
"Sometimes, no matter how much faith we have, we lose people.
But you never forget them. And sometimes, it is those memories
that give us the faith to go on." - Author Unknown
"I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that
people are really good at heart."
--- Anne Frank
Especially for Coach David Saunders:
"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops."
--- Henry Brooks Adams
From: Penelope Anne Bernard, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Dear Denis and Amy,
In The Dark of the Night, Turn On The Light
I have been working with a group of youth leaders to put on a play based
on the words of great men and women, with much of the usual opposition that
happens when you have 30 or 40 youth involved in one production. Part of
the purpose of this project is to involve kids that do not fit into many
of the sporting-type activities that are usually offered. Many of the young
men and young women have been deeply impacted by the events at both
Littleton and Taber, Alberta and also at one of the high schools here in
Calgary where there were similar threats made by a group of troubled
youth.
When I was on the way to a practice and listening to all the update news
of these dark events on my car radio and feeling the grief of the situation,
the thought came to me that the very best way to find the way in the dark
was to TURN ON THE LIGHT - to make a positive statement in word or action that would overcome the darkness. I suggested to the cast that we should consider our efforts in that 'light'; that we should give it our best as
a kind of memorial and an example of something that would make a
contribution towards avoiding the possibility of any young person feeling
left out because they did not fit into the prevailing mold.
This project of yours is also an example of 'turning on the light', as are
some of the other examples of caring and love that we have read about in
the news. Reverend Lang, whose son was killed in Taber, said there had
better be a meaning and purpose to these events.
Maybe our light was getting dim and it needed to be regenerated.
With love from
Penelope Anne Bernard, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
From: Art Crawford
"The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture
a little past them into the impossible."
--- Arthur C Clarke
"Great Spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre
minds."
--- Albert Einstein
From: Jenifer Bottoms
"[Those who have come before us] left us many things of beauty, the
greatest of which are their lessons of love and life - lessons that time
will never forget, nor diminish. [Death] is not in vain, for [once] was
written, "life is the greatest of all statements", and in great
sacrifice volumes are spoken showing us that there are things not only
worth dying for, but more importantly worth living for. For life's
greatest philosophy is not handed down in stoic texts and dusty tomes,
but lived, in each breath and act of human compassion. For love has
always demanded sacrifice, and no greater love is there than that for
which our lives are traded.
And in this great cause of spiritual evolution we are all called to be
martyrs, to die each of us in the quest of a higher realm and loftier
ideals, that we may know God.
And what if there is nothing else? What if all life ends in the silent
void of death? Then is it all in vain? I think not. For love, for the
sake of love, will always be enough. And if our lives are but a single
flash in the dark hollow of eternity, then, if but for the briefest
moment, we shine - then how brilliantly our light has burned! And as
the starlight knows no boundary of space or time, so, too, our
illumination will shine forth throughout all eternity, for darkness has
no power to quell such light. And this is a lesson we must all learn
and take to heart - that all light is eternal and all love is light.
And it must forever be so."
--- Richard Paul Evans from "The Letter"
From: Don and Mary Rowdens
"No other success can compensate for failure in
the home." The poorest shack in which love
prevails over a united family is of greater value
to God and future humanity than any other riches.
In such a home God can work miracles- and will
work miracles.
(President David O Mckay In conference report
April 1964,5.)
From: Brady P Emmett
We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in
the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winters
evening. Some of us let these dreams die, but others nourish and protect
them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the sunshine
and light which comes always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams
will come true.
--- Woodrow Wilson
From: Becky Myers
"I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate
him."
--- Booker T. Washington
From: Harry, Tracy, Rebekah, Bryan, and Tiffany Stamps
The following are quotes, which our family found which we felt may bring
comfort, peace, and encouragement to our brothers and sisters in
Littleton Co. My wife and I have three children, an 18 year old girl, a
17 year old son, and a 16 year old daughter. All of them in high
school, and all of them in early morning seminary. We held our family
home evening and looked for quotes of comfort and encouragement last
night and these are the ones we liked most. There were many, but these
are the ones that our kids liked best.
It's not what kind of car you have at home. It's not how many pairs of
jungle boots you got back, or what you're saving. All these little
things don't matter. We didn't come to this life with these things. We
cam to be happy, to serve our fellow men to glorify God, to return to
our Father in heaven.
Victor L. Brown Conference Report October, 1968
This is true of most of us in life the letter that we did not write,
the word of appreciation we intended to express but didn't not take the
time, so many little things we could have done to brighten our lives and
to brighten the lives of other. These are the lessons we do not learn
until we cross over the threshold in life where we find that the words
of Jesus are so true: It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Howard W. Hunter BYU Speeches of the Year, April 26, 1961
When the one great Scorer comes
To write beside your name,
He marks not that you won or lost,
But how you played the game
Unknown from Especially for Mormons Vol. 3
I believe in the sun even when it's not shining. I believe in love when
I'm alone. I believe in God even when He's silent. From Especially for
Mormons Vol. 4
From: "Sandi"
When we suffer, God suffers too. In our most difficult times,
we grow the most. If we look to God, He WILL help us through.
It is there that we will discover the strength and courage
that he has given to all of us. It will be easier to find and
identify that strength and courage if we are on our knees.
--- Unknown
From: Carla Patterson
This is War
This is war
a very powerful one
we stood valiant once beside our Lord
out of love for him and faith in his plan
we fought a war and won.
We will
through his redeeming love for us
and his faith in our abilities
stand valient once again
we will fight this war
and win.
--- Ruth Wells
From: Kimberly Noel
I read this in a book called Voices from the Heart. It is a excellent
book I recommend it very highly. This is a small passage from the book.
It is by Marianne Willamson from her chapter Time to Stop Hiding. We
live in a very critical moment,and each one among us is being asked by
God to be a conduit for His work. We don't have to worry how God will
transmit the instructions to us; if we are humble enough and willing
enough, He will find a way. If we are willing to forgive and bless each
other, if we seriously pray and meditate and practice the ways of
devotion, if we follow our hearts whenever we feel there is a chance for
us to serve an unfolding good, then we will contribute to a great wave
of change. A shift of historic proportions is already under way as
humanity makes the effort to evolve from an inner state of war to an
outer state of peace. We are all just servants of a master plan. All we
have to do is simply do what we can, then give praise and give thanks.
The rest will follow.
Thanks for giving me a chance to share this short passage.
Kim
From: Angela Johnson
Enduring, or carrying on, is not just a matter of tolerating
circumstances and hanging in there, but pressing forward. I know that's
what most of us find difficult -- to endure joyfully.
--- Marvin J. Ashton
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