When a mother asked her small ...

When a mother asked her small child how he fell out of bed, he answered, "Because I wasn't in far enough." Let me just say in passing that it has been my experience that most people who fall out of the Church do so because they were not in far enough.
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 Marvin J. Ashton

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I am acquainted with a wife and mother who is chained securely at the present time to a life-style of murmuring and criticism. She is the first to point out faults in her husband or to repeat neighborhood gossip. How damaging is a habit that permits fault-finding, character assassination, and the sharing of malicious rumors! Gossip and caustic comments often create chains of contention. These chains may appear to be very small, but what misery and woe they can cause!
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 Marvin J. Ashton
Everything is given by God. All talent, creativity, ability, insight, and strength comes from him. In our own strength we can do nothing.
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 Marvin J. Ashton
Do not doubt your abilities. Do not delay your worthy impressions. With God's help, you cannot fail. He will give you the courage to participate in meaningful change and purposeful living.
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 Marvin J. Ashton
Victories in life come through our ability to work around and over the obstacles that cross our path. We grow stronger as we climb our own mountains.
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 Marvin J. Ashton
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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 Marvin J. Ashton