September 5

This is the Pacific Ocean. It was taken almost a year ago when Chris and I went to San Francisco. I love places like this where everything just looks so peaceful and beautiful. It reminds me of the verse in Alma that says "all things denote that there is a God."

Here are some more quotes that I've collected:

• No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. More worthy to be children of God. Orson F Whitney
• Seeds of doubt can destroy the hopes of almost all men and women
• We may not know; we cannot tell what pains he had to bear. But we know it was for us He hung and suffered there.
• We may never comprehend how He did it, but we must not fail to understand why He did it. Ezra Taft Benson
• Pure love leads to charitable acts of service and charitable acts of service lead to pure love.
• It does matter where you marry and by what power you are pronounced Man and Wife.
• We are happiest when our lives are connected to others through unselfish love and spirit.
• Stop seeking out the storms and look for the positive.
• To find real happiness, we need to look outside ourselves and serve others.
• Do not be so proud to think you are out of the adversary's grasp.
• Anger only destroys the pot that carries it.
• Do not fear. Be of good cheer. The future is as bright as your faith.  Thomas S Monson
• Do not let the things that matter most be at the mercy of the things that matter least. 
• God does notice us and he watches over us. But it is usually through another person that he meets our needs. Spencer W. Kimball
• When we concern ourselves with others, there is less time to be concerned with ourselves. Spencer W. Kimball
• If we follow in the Savior's footsteps, we can live by faith rather than by fear. Spencer W. Kimball
• If we seek true happiness, we must expend our energies for purposes larger than our own self-interests. Spencer W. Kimball