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
life may faces
There are few of us but who have been touched somehow by death. Some may not have been touched closely by it nor yet have kept vigil with it, but somewhere along our lives, most of us are sorely bereft of someone near and deeply cherished - and all of us will some day meet it face to face.
life father son
It is a great moment in life when a father sees a son grow taller than he or reach farther.
life waiting passing
This is life-and it is passing. What are we waiting for?
love hurt sacrifice
Sincere love is something that sacrifices not something that indulges itself. Sincere love is responsible. It would never knowingly hurt, but would heal.
life waiting world
When in the world are we going to begin to live as if we understood that this is life? This is our time, our day...and it is passing. What are we waiting for?
army needs should
We need the courage to start and continue what we should do, and courage to stop what we shouldn't do.
happiness men way
Happiness mainly depends on man's ability to work and the way in which he does it.
wise communication men
No man is so wise that he cannot benefit by talking things out with others.
faith
Things I don't understand don't destroy my faith in the things I do understand.
family happy-life elements
Humor is essential to a full and happy life. It is a reliever and relaxer of pressure and tension, and the saving element in many situations.
running example running-away
We can run away from where we are, but not from what we are.
children communication opportunity
Parents sometimes simply don't have enough hands and time and attention to do all that is urgent. But in all things there is a priority of importance....and one of our urgent opportunities is to respond to a child when he earnestly asks, remembering that they don't always ask, that they aren't always teachable, that they won't always listen.
believe thinking belief
I don't think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it.
love morning being-thankful
Realize that the privilege to work is a gift. Love of work is success. Be thankful that every morning that you get up that you have some thing that must be done (whether you like it or not).