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Being of good cheer makes it possible for us to turn all of our sunsets into sunrises.

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Marvin J. Ashton
Age: 78 †
Born: 1915
Born: May 6
Died: 1994
Died: February 25
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Set your goals-without goals you cannot measure your progress. But don’t become frustrated because there are no obvious victories. Remind yourself that striving can be more important than arriving.
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Once upon hearing a friend's bashing comment I said, Did you reach that conclusion on your own, or did it come through prayer?
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Give no time to finding fault of criticism.
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I challenge youth to cooperate with parents who are concerned about your reading and your viewing. Be concerned yourself about what you take into your mind. Young people, you would never eat a meal of spoiled or contaminated food if you could help it, would you? Select your reading and viewing carefully and in good taste.
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God's love for us is constant and will not diminish, but he cannot rescue us from the painful results that are caused by wrong choices.
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What we are is more important than what we have or what is said of us.
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Progression and achievement belong to those who have learned to use the opportunity of now. Our strides of today will determine our locations tomorrow.
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Sometimes when family members least deserve love, they need it most. Love is not appropriately expressed in threats, accusations, expressions of disappointment, or retaliation. Real love takes time, patience, help, and continuing performances.
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Tact is rubbing out another's mistakes, not rubbing them in.
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Blessed is he or she who avoids being offended.
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Constant criticism can wear one down and weaken knees.
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Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.
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One who practices pure religion soon discovers it is more rewarding to lift a man up than to hold him down.
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As children of God we are somebody. He will build us, mold us, and magnify us if we will but hold our heads up, our arms out, and walk with him.
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The practice of thrift is not outdated. We must discipline ourselves to live within our incomes even if it means going without or making do. The wise person can distinguish...between basic needs and extravagant wants. Some find budgeting extremely painful, but I promise you, it is never fatal.
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We invite all to serve the Savior and walk in His paths straightway. There is an urgency for all of us who have this knowledge of His divinity to act upon it without hesitation or delay. The time is now.
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