The best roles have risks. . . and those are the parts I'm interested in.
It really does no good to ask questions that reflect opposition to the will of God. Rather ask, What am I to do?
Don't yield to Satan's lie that you don't have time to study the scriptures. Choose to take time to study them. Feasting on the word of God each day is more important than sleep, school, work, television shows, video games, or social media. You may need to reorganize your priorities to provide time for the study of the word of God. If so, do it!
Can you hang in there with your investigators when things get going tough? Don't give up on investigators because they have a little weakness. Work with them until the Holy Ghost tells you not to.
Great power can come from memorizing scriptures. To memorize a scripture is to forge a new friendship. It is like discovering a new individual who can help in time of need, give inspiration and comfort, and be a source of motivation for needed change
Just when all seems to be going right, challenges often come in multiple doses applied simultaneously. When those trials are not consequences of your disobedience, they are evidence that the Lord feels you are prepared to grow more. He therefore gives you experiences that stimulate growth, understanding, and compassion which polish you for your everylasting benefit.
Recognize the good in others, not their stains.
Television is simultaneously blamed, often by the same people, for worsening the world and for being powerless to change it.
Prongs rode again last night. . . You know, Harry, in a way, you did see your father last night. . . You found him inside yourself.
You can't beat your enemy anymore through wars; instead you create an entire generation of people revenge-seeking. [. . . ] Our opponents are going to resort to car bombs and suicide attacks because they have no other way to win. I believe (Rumsfeld) thinks this is a war that can be won, but there is no such thing anymore. We can't beat anyone anymore.
One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.