Fav Quotes from Things As They Really Are by Neal A Maxwell

+ At bottom, the search for the vindication of an incorrect view of reality is often the quest for affirmation of our worth or the hunger for preeminence.

+ [Speaking of Christ's Gospel] Our childish rebelling against those simple requirements will not change them.

+ The jokes of drinkers about drunkeness are but an attempt to mock that which mocks them.

+ Those who boast and chortle about their sexual conquests are boasting of that which has actually conquered them.

+ [Speaking of choosing true joy] It is a choice that must be made not once, but it must also be reaffirmed everyday and even every moment.

And this was just from the introduction!

82nd Anniversary of Black Tuesday

Today, Saturday, marks the 82nd Anniversary of Black Tuesday. Looking back at what the church counseled at that time offers timeless advice in the midst of our present double dip recession. President Grant said, “Many people have said, … ‘Well, others are getting some [government relief], why should not I get some of it?’ “I believe that there is a growing disposition among the people to try to get something from the government of the United States with little hope of ever paying it back. I think this is all wrong.”
For more on Church History during the Great Depression… http://bit.ly/vQjzcR