Our need for morality

"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

-John Adams


"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters."

- Benjamin Franklin



"Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt."

-Samuel Adams

Quote of the day

From my friend, Traci (editted slightly)

Quote of the day:
"Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater.
If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby.
If you give her a house, she'll give you a home.
If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.
If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.
She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.
So, if you give her any 'crap', you better watch out!"

The Heart

"At the heart of silence is prayer.
At the heart of prayer is faith.
At the heart of faith is life.
At the heart of life is service."

- Mother Teresa

Liberty

"The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time; the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them.


"In question of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.


"A wise and frugal government . . . shall restrain men from injuring one another; shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government."

Hope

"Looking forward with hope has defined Christmas since the beginning. For millennia, prophets anticipated the coming of the Messiah . . . Each year we,too, look forward with hope. Christmas is the sweet assurance that we can rest our hope in Christ and look to the future with faith. Christmas is marked by a spirit of hopeful anticipation, of joyful preparation, of earnest longing for good things to come. At Christmas, we fill the world with hope one child, one person, at a time."

- Lloyd & Karamel Newell
A Christmas Treasury for Latter-day Saint Families

Count your blessings!

Living in thanksgiving daily is a habit that will enrich our lives and the lives of those we l♥ve...



It isn't what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart.



It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment.~ Naomi Williams



~Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive. Find a way to be thankful for your troubles and they can become your blessings.



I am thankful to all my friends, both cyber and demestic! May the Lord bless you and your families during this Thanksgiving Holiday season :) ♥ Hugs!

The purpose of life ~

"The purpose of life, after all, is to live it ~
To taste experience to the utmost-
To reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Motivate For Good.

"Parents, work hard at the matter of creating atmosphere in your homes. Let your children be exposed to great minds, great ideas, everlasting truth, and those things which build and motivate for good."
-Gordon B. Hinckley

Who is the happiest of men?

"Who is the happiest of men?

He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure take joy, even as though 'twere his own."

_Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Life

"Life is always going to throw some craziness your way. Sometimes you have every right to feel frustrated, but you also have every right to move on and be happy. Eventually you just have to pick one or the other."

-Cherie Call
Gospel Singer & Songwriter