Richard L. Evans
Richard L. Evans
Richard Louis Evanswas a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; the president of Rotary International; and the writer, producer, and announcer of Music and the Spoken Word for forty-one years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth23 March 1906
CountryUnited States of America
answers should commandments
In answer to the question, "Shouldn't the commandments be rewritten?," someone thoughtfully replied, "No, they should be reread."
strong father shoulders
There's no pillow quite so soft as a father's strong shoulder.
quiet conscience
Live so as to have a quiet conscience.
character common-purpose perfection
Remember to build each other up, to strengthen and sustain, to keep companionship lovely and alive. Remember dignity and respect; understanding; not expecting perfection; a sense of humor and a sense of what is sacred and serious; common purposes, common convictions, and the character to stay with a bargain, to keep a covenant - in these are the making of a good and solid marriage.
We are what we are, wherever we are.
men boys substance
A boy is the only known substance from which a man can be made.
conversation conclusion
We must carry things beyond conversation to conclusion.
waste stopping wasting-time
Go ahead with your life, your plans.... Don't waste time by stopping before the interruptions have started.
responsibility maturity action
Maturity begins on the day we accept responsibility for our own actions.
peace memories fighting
Indeed, the greatest blessing that can follow the death of those we love is reconciliation. Without it there is no peace. But with it come quiet thoughts and quickened memories. And what else shall a man do except become reconciled? What purpose does he serve by fighting what he cannot touch or by brooding upon what he cannot change?
moving one-direction wish
Life moves in one direction only - and each day we are faced with an actual set of circumstances, not with what might have been, not with what we might have done, but with what is, and with where we are now- and from this point we must proceed; not from where we were, not from where we wish we were - but from where we are.
thinking doors bridges
We should think seriously before we slam doors, before we burn bridges, before we saw off the limb on which we find ourselves sitting.
great-friendship praying great-friend
He who has ceased to pray has lost a great friendship.
gratitude sorry feels
Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself - things could always be worse and they are for someone else!