Janice's Favorite Quotes

One does not jump, and spring, and shout hurrah! at hearing one has got a fortune, one begins to consider responsibilities, and to ponder business; on a base of steady satisfaction rise certain grave cares, and we contain ourselves, and brood over our bliss with a solemn brow.
Charlotte Bronte

He gave them bread from heaven to eat (John 6:31)

"There is enough food for only one more day," the captain said. "Would you like to eat it all or divide it into smaller portions to last three days?" The company agreed to divide the food.
Louisa's stomach growled as she and her family accepted thier tiny portions. As a member of the Martin Handcart Company, she couldn't remember the last time she's had enough to eat.
That night, the company gathered around the fire to sing. "And should we die before our journey's through, happy day! All is well!" Louisa's sister Elizabeth wiped away a tear.
"Are you worried about Mother?" Louisa whispered. Elizabeth tried to smile. "
"A little. But remember Mother's blessing?" Louisa nodded. "Yes it comforts me too."
Mother had been sick before leaving England, and Father had helped carry her onto the ship. Mother had been given a blessing that promised she would live to see her children reach Zion. Though she improved during the sea voyage, pulling a handcart through the early winter snowand surviving on such little food had weakened her again. Every day she grew worse.
Staring into the dying fire, Louisa tried not to thik about the snowy graves that had been dug for so many of her friends along the trail. Instead she thought about Mother's blessing and the warm feeling of assurance she had felt. Mother, Father, and all six of her siblings even the two year old twins would make it to Zion safely. Louisa was sure of it!
The next moring, as they plodded through the snow, Louisa's mother began to stumble. "Go on without me," She called to Louisa's father. "I can't go any further!" "You have to keep trying," Elizabeth pleaded.
It was no use, Mother's strength was gone. She kissed each family member good-bye. Then she hobbled over to a boulder, sat down, and cried.
"The company can't wait for us," Louisa's father said, his eyes filled with sadness. Louisa tried to keep her voice steady. "Elizabeth, will you help Father take care of the others?" Elizabeth's eyes grew wide. "Louisa!"
"We can't all stay here, and we can't leave Mother alone to die," Louisa insisted. "I'll stay here. Don't worry." She tried to sound brave. "Heavenly Father will help us."
As the weary company struggles past, tugging thier sagging hancarts, Louisa sat next to Mother and watched them disappear over the ridge. Soon Louisa and her mother were alone, listening to the howling wind. Louisa's skin prickled at the thought of howling wolves.
"I'll be right back, Mother," Louisa said. She walked down hte trail a short distance and knelt in hte snow. "Please, Heavlenly Father, wilt Thou protect us from the devouring wolves? Wilt Thou grant other the strength to continue so we can reach camp tonight?"
Louisa remained on her knees, waiting. She thought of camp, it's welcoming bonfire and loving family members huddled around it. She thought of Zion, still hundreds of miles away. Even though the chilling wind blew, she felt a warm spot growing in her heart. Yes. Heavely Father would answer her prayer.
Louisa hopped onto her sore feet and started back up the trail, but something lay in her path. She blinked in suprise. She aquinted and crouched down for a better look.
There, in hte middle of the road, was a perfectly made pie. "Oh my goodness," Louisa cried. "Manna from heaven!" Laughing, she snatched it up. It looked and smelled deicious, like the pies Mother used to make back home in England. "Mother, I've found something!" Louisa called. "What is it?" Louisa's eyes glittered above her rosy cheeks as she placed hte pie in Mother's hands. She gasped. "Louisa, where did you get this?" "I prayed for you, and Heavenly Father sent me a pie, I found it on the road."
Tearfully, Louisa's mother thanked Heavenly Father for the miraculous gift. She ate the pie and rested awhile. "I'm feeling much better," Mother finally said, pulling herself onto her feet. "The Lord doesn't want us to give up, and I won't, not ever again." Louisa grinned, "Let's catch up with the others. We can still make it to camp tonight."
After darkness fell, they met Louisa's father coming back to look for them. He rejoiced that Mother had regained her strength.
For the rest of the journey, whenever Louisa's mother felt like quitting, she remembered the gift of pie and offered a prayer of thanks instead.
Louisa and her family prayed with gratitude all the way to the Salt Lake Valley, where they arrived together safely on November 30, 1856. Mother's blessing was fulfilled, just as Louisa had always known it would be.

Kimverly Webb, "Manna for Mother" Friend JUly 2007
based on the life history of Louisa Mellor Clark

Words of Wisdom collected by Larry Moses

Not everyone who agrees with you is your friend; not everyone who disagrees with youis your enemy.

No job pays enough to make it worthwhile to compromise your pinciples

When measuring your success in life, accumulation of money is a porr way to keep score

No matter what you are looking for, you will not find it until you ask your wife where it is

When showing your new car to a friend, he will always tell you he could have goten you a better deal

When you get directions to a specific place and someone tells you; you can't miss it, you will

No matter what your job, you really always work for yourself

Everyone is fighting a tough battle to get through life

When someone is doinng something unpleasant to you and says it is for your own good, this is probably not true

Everyone thinks everyone else's job is easy and they are overpaid to do it

He who dies with the most money still dies!

No one on thier death bed ever said, "Darn I wish I had worked more weekends."

When someone stops while you ae changing a tire at the side of the road the first question they will ask is, Did you have a flat?

When someone starts a sentence with "to tell the truth" he probably isn't

Never refuse to shake hands with a working man because his hands are dirty, he may be the only one to whom a handshake means anything

Only God is more important than family

When your dad says, This is going to hurt me more than you, it will not

Marry your best friend and life will be a whole lot better

The smartest people I know are not the best educated people I know, but I still believe the more education you have, the better off you are

The older generation always believes they are smarter and mor moral than the younger generation, but that is not neccessarily true

If you have to argue with a woman, choose one you don't like because you will not win and she will never forget or forgive

Most people who champion a cause that requires a sacrifice seldom make the sacrifice themselves

While you are loafing, someone is practicing and when you meet him head to head, he will win

The tyranny of the majority is just as bad as the tyranny of the minority or a single dictator

Committees are useless and are places where good ideas go to die

Two heads are not better than one if both heads are sitting on fools

The majority is not always right, but for the most part the majority should have the final say in how the country is run

Ignorance multiplied by thirty is still ignorance

Old people are not necessarily smarter than young people, but young people should treat them as though they are

Everyone has a right to be angry but no one has a right to be mean

Man does not seek freedom, he seeks comfort. That is the only logical way to explain the American citizen's failure to respond to the loss of thier constitutional rights over the last two decades

Until you can understand what is, what if can never happen; but you should still wonder what if

A strong belief in a religious or political creed is not evil, but the attempt to force those beliefs on other is

Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you the best they can

The best way to get the phone to ring is sit down to dinner; the second best way is to rent a movie and sit down to watch it. To be sure the phone rings, sit down to watch a movie while eating dinner.

If the anniversary gift is the most important part of the celebration, there is something unherently wrong with the marriage

Doctors bury thier mistakes, lawyers send thier mistakes to prison, and teacher's mistakes end up in the leislature running the country

Where all think alike, no one thinks very much

The Lord is no respecter of persons. He loves us all because we are all His children. When we see others in this light, we can't help but love and try to understand them too.

Do not allow yourself to be self condeming. Avoid discouragement. Teach yourself correct principles and govern yourself with honor. Appropriately involve yourself in helping others. As we develop proper self image in ourselves and others, I promise you the "nobody" attitude will completely disappear. Ever remember where ever you are today within the sound of my voice that you are someone.
Marvin J Ashton