Scraps of paper

Here is one of tonight's quotes. I put the first one over on RaDoMiNic. The last couple of nights, I haven't taken the time to stash the quotes here, I've been putting them on "scraps of paper" again.

"Our task is to become our best selves. One of God's greatest gifts to us is the joy of trying again, for no failure ever need be final."

--Thomas S. Monson, "The Will Within," Ensign, May 1987, 67

Here is one from Oct. 13:

"Simply stated, testimony - real testimony, born of the Spirit and confirmed by the Holy Ghost - changes lives. It changes how you think and what you do. It changes what you say. It affects every priority you set and every choice you make."

--Elder M. Russell Ballard, "Pure Testimony", Ensign, Nov. 2004, 40

And another one:

"Parents can plant seeds in the hearts and minds of their children only if they know where the children are and what they are doing. Parents should not leave the teaching of their children to chance."

--Joseph B. Wirthlin, Ensign, May 1989, p. 9

My kids were not happy when they were younger because I wanted to know where they were at all times. If they changed play locations, I wanted to know where they were going. And look! This was given in 1989. Nick was just 2 & Don-Mike would have been almost 4. Of course, at that point in their lives, I knew where they were, at Frances' or home, :)