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(5/14/03)
"I hope that we will not underestimate the little gifts-the little
gifts that we receive from God and the little gifts that we can give
each other. God prizes little things too." —
Chieko
N. Okazaki, "Aloha!" [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1995], p. 197
(5/15/03)
"President David O. McKay focused our thinking on the purpose of our
earthly existence in 1969 when he said: 'Keep in mind that man's
earthly existence is but a test as to whether he will concentrate his
efforts, his mind, his soul upon things which contribute to the
comfort and gratification of his physical nature, or whether he will
make as his life's purpose the acquisition of spiritual qualities.'" —
Joseph B. Wirthlin, "Finding Peace in Our Lives," [Salt Lake
City: Deseret Book Co., 1995], p. 66
(5/16/03)
"In order to have spiritual experiences and to turn routine
experiences into such, we need to have the Spirit of the Lord with us
continually. We need to ponder the significance of the events in our
family, many of which appear, at the time, to be very small and
unimportant but which are actually great experiences if seen in their
proper perspective." — Gene R.
Cook, "Raising Up a Family to the Lord," [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book
Co., 1993], p. 171-172
(5/17/03)
"Day in and day out the same Lord who parted the Red Sea so that
Israel might escape Egypt provides ways for us to escape temptation
(see 1 Corinthians
10:13). 'By very small means,' Alma told his son, 'the Lord...
bringeth about the salvation of many souls' (Alma
37:7). Scale, therefore, is not the sole measure of spiritual
significance; for 'out of small things proceedeth that which is great'
(D&C 64:33)."
— Neal A. Maxwell, "Men and Women
of Christ," [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1991], p. 87
1/30/17
In our day-to-day actions, it is often the small and simple things
that will have a long-lasting impact (see Alma
37:6–7). What we say, how we act, and how we choose to react
will influence not only ourselves but also those around us. We can
build up, or we can tear down. A simple and positive example is a
story told about my grandmother. She sent one of her young children to
buy some eggs. The trusted child was probably joyfully walking home
along the road, but most of the eggs were broken when the child
arrived home. A friend of the family was there and admonished my
grandmother to scold the child for behaving so badly. Instead,
Grandmother calmly and wisely said, “No, that will not make the eggs
whole again. We will simply use what we can and make some pancakes
that we can enjoy together.” – Per G. Malm, “Rest
unto Your Souls,” Ensign (CR) November 2010