Real hope is much more than wishful musing. It stiffens, not slackens, the spiritual spine.

Our God does not indulge us, but He is merciful toward our weaknesses as He strives to tutor us.

God’s grace will cover us like a cloak-enough to provide for survival but too thin to keep out all the cold.

We may never become accustomed to untrue and unjust criticism of us but we ought not to be immobilized by it.

We must endure the contempt of others without reciprocating that contempt.

Time Management Tips: One can make a radar-like sweep of the horizon to identify time and task challenges while these are still manageable and while we still have a choice. The organizational adage, "the more parts, the more trouble," also applies to words. Multiplying words may actually multiply the probability of being misunderstood; economies in expression (without being taciturn or aloof) not only save time, but usually are more honest and more clear.

The cumulative weight of all mortal sins--past, present, and future--pressed upon that perfect, sinless, and sensitive Soul! All our infirmities and sicknesses were somehow, too, a part of the awful arithmetic of the Atonement. (See Alma 7:11-12; Isa. 53:3-5; Matt. 8:17.) The anguished Jesus not only pled with the Father that the hour and cup might pass from Him, but with this relevant citation. 'And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me.' (Mark 14:35-36.)