"God expects you to have enough faith and determination and enough trust in Him to keep moving, keep living, keep rejoicing. In fact, He expects you not simply to face the future (that sounds pretty grim and stoic); He expects you to embrace and shape the future—to love it and rejoice in it and delight in your opportunities.
God is anxiously waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as He always has. But He can’t if you don’t pray, and He can’t if you don’t dream. In short, He can’t if you don’t believe."
--Jeffrey R. Holland
**Thoughts??**
15 comments:
Wow those are great quotes. :) really something to think about! and do!!
we had stake conference today & last night too. Last night was great but today I am home with an extreme headache... and I never have extreme headaches. what in the world?
I really love this quote. I am planning on copying it and sending it a few friends who will love it also.
Thanks for taking the pictures tonight. After all that secrecy, Livy spilled the beans to Jason while she talked to him tonight. She even asked if it would be okay to tell him and I explained why were couldn't.
I'm not feeling so much loving and rejoicing about my future at the moment... will try and see if I can squeeze a little of that out here somewhere. Trying. I definitely have the dreaming thing down. Just waiting for those dreams to become reality. Maybe I need to improve in the praying dept.
That is a great quote, but then Elder Holland is always to be depended on for such gems.
In that quote, I think it's important for us to remember that our trials are opportunities as well as the good things that await us. I learn so much more about myself and the blessings that Heavenly Father has in store for me through my trials.
I really needed this quote this week. Thanks Jill!!
I totally needed this reminder right now. I was just lamenting about life getting a little harder and wondering why I always think it will get easier.
Beautiful! Prayers are answered!!
Wow. That is a ShamTastic quote. I'm printing that off.
What a great quote! I love this man! He set my parents apart when they were mission pres and is my Mom's cousin (bit of trivia for ya...)
I think that Sat night session is always the best of Stake conference and sad that most people don't go!
Thanks for the thought - I am printing this one out!!
...yeah for snow! We have 27 degrees and SUNNY!
Maybe I should keep my believe signs out all year! LOVE the quote.
I needed to hear/read that - thanks for sharing!
But what does that meeeeean? Some times I feel like my dreams are so foolish, or that there is such a gap between what I hope for and what I can realistically expect out of *my* life.
that quote sums up my marathon experience for sure.
Need this.
framed.
on my fridge.
by my bed.
Love anything that Elder Hollland says.
Wow, wow. I am totally loving that quote! I think I had better post it in a prominent place to review often. Love Elder Holland.
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