Overcoming Challenges

jeffrey-r-holland-large“Don’t give up. . .  Don’t you quit.  You keep walking.  You keep trying.  There is help and happiness ahead – a lot of it . . . You keep your chin up.  It will be all right in the end.  Trust God and believe in good  things to come . . . Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don’t come until heaven; but for those who embrace the Gospel of Jesus Christ, they come.”
– Jeffrey R. Holland

 

hinckley_medium“You have not failed until you quit trying.”
– Gordon B. Hinckley

 

 

 

richard-g-scott-large“If you have determined to live righteously, don’t become discouraged.  Life may seem difficult now, but hold on tightly to that iron rod of truth.  You are making better progress than you realize.”
– Richard G. Scott

 

 

Joseph_Smith1_Mormon“I should never get discouraged, whatever difficulties should surround me; if I was sunk in the lowest pit of Nova Scotia and all the Rocky Mountains piled on top of me, I ought not to be discouraged but hang on, exercise faith and keep up good courage and I should come out on the top of the heap.”
– Joseph Smith

 
 
 
 

 spencerwkimball“There are great challenges ahead of us, giant opportunities to be met. I welcome that exciting prospect and feel to say to the Lord, humbly, ‘Give me this mountain,’ give me these challenges.”
– Spencer W. Kimball

 

 

Nelson_Mandela-2008_(edit)“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
– Nelson Mandela*

 

 

 

455px-Babe_Ruth2“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.”
– Babe Ruth*

 
 
 
 
 
 

dieter-f-uchtdorf-large“Let us not give up.  Let us be true to our covenants.  Let us never lose sight of our Advocate and Redeemer, as we walk toward Him, one imperfect step after another.”
– Dieter F. Uchtdorf

 

 

423px-Michael_Jordan“I’ve missed more than 90,000 shots in my career.  I’ve lost almost 300 games.  26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed.  I’ve failed over and over again in my life.  And that is why I succeed.”
– Michael Jordan*

 
 
 
 

Vince_Lombardi“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.”
– Vince Lombardi*

 

 
 
 
 

heber-j-grant“Discouragement is one of the sharpest tools in the hands of Satan to weaken a person and open the way for the Devil to gain power over him.  Avoid discouragement as you would avoid a plague.”
– Heber J. Grant

 

 

steve10/hulton/people5/9“Our great glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
– Confucious*

 

 

220px-Martin_Luther_King_Jr_NYWTS“If you can’t fly, then run; if you can’t run, then walk; if you can’t walk, then crawl; but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.*

 

 

 

456px-Einstein_1921_by_F_Schmutzer“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”
– Albert Einstein*

 

 

 

 

dieter-f-uchtdorf-large“Our destiny is not determined by the number of times we stumble but by the number of times we rise up, dust ourselves off, and move forward.”
– Dieter F. Uchtdorf

 

 

 

josephfsmith“My young friends, there is an opportunity for you to become great – just as great as you wish to be. In starting out in life you may set your hearts upon things very difficult to attain to, but possibly within your reach. In your first efforts to gratify your deserves you may fail, and your continued efforts may not prove what may be termed a success. But inasmuch as your efforts, and inasmuch as your desires were founded in righteousness, the experience you obtain while pursuing your heart’s desires must necessarily be profitable to you, and even your mistakes, if mistakes you make, will be turned to your advantage.”
– Joseph F .Smith

 

hinckley_medium“Never assume that you can make it alone. You need the help of the Lord.”
– Gordon B. Hinckley

 

 

 

boyd-k-packer-large“We live in a day when the adversary stresses on every hand the philosophy of instant gratification. We seem to demand instant everything, including instant solutions to our problems. . . It was meant to be that life would be a challenge. To suffer some anxiety, some depression, some disappointment, even some failure is normal.”
– Boyd K. Packer

 

 

d-todd-christofferson-large“Challenges are at times an indication of the Lord’s trust in you. He can help you, directly and through others, to deal with what you face.”
– D. Todd Christofferson

 

spencerwkimball“One time or another we all face adversity’s chilling wind. One man flees from it, and like an unresisting kite falls to the ground. Another yields no retreating inch, and the wind that would destroy him lifts him as readily to the heights. We are not measured by the trials we meet, only by those we overcome. Neither rivers, mountains, nor ocean waters stop our pipeline crews. What they can’t go through, they go over, under, or around.”
– Spencer W. Kimball, via Unknown Magazine Ad

 

MONSON_medium“Though the storm clouds may gather, though the rains may pour down upon us, our knowledge of the gospel and our love of our Heavenly Father and of our Savior will comfort and sustain us and bring joy to our hearts as we walk uprightly and keep the commandments. There will be nothing in this world that can defeat us.”
– Thomas S. Monson

 

 

480px-Sir_Winston_S_Churchill“We shall not flag or fail.  We shall go on to the end.  We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and the oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be.  We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!”
– Winston Churchill

 

 

John_F._Kennedy,_White_House_photo_portrait,_looking_up“Do not pray for easy lives.  Pray to be stronger men.”
– John F. Kennedy

 

 

 

 

dieter-f-uchtdorf-large“It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life’s story will develop.”
– Dieter F. Uchtdorf

 

 

 

456px-Einstein_1921_by_F_Schmutzer“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”
– Albert Einstein

 

 

 

 

jeffrey-r-holland-large“Believe in miracles.  I have seen so many of them come when every other indication would say that hope was lost.  Hope is never lost.  If those miracles do not come soon or fully or seemingly at all, remember the Savior’s own anguished example: if the bitter cup does not pass, drink it and be strong, trusting in happier days ahead.”
– Jeffrey R. Holland

 

 

470px-Henry_ford_1919“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”
– Henry Ford*

 

 

 

Joseph_Smith1_Mormon“Sometimes the Lord brings us low before he can lift us higher.”
– Joseph Smith

 

 

 

 

MONSON_medium“Though the storm clouds may gather, though the rains may pour down upon us, our knowledge of the gospel and our love of our Heavenly Father and of our Savior will comfort and sustain us and bring joy to our hearts as we walk uprightly and keep the commandments. There will be nothing in this world that can defeat us. My beloved brothers and sisters, fear not. Be of good cheer. The future is as bright as your faith.”
– Thomas S. Monson

 

jeffrey-r-holland-large“I testify that bad days come to an end, that faith always triumphs, and that heavenly promises are always kept.”
– Jeffrey R. Holland

 

 

 

 

“The stronger the wind it faces, the higher a kite soars.”
– Matt Belisle*

 

“Surviving is about two things: courage and faith.”
– Unknown

 

“You don’t realize how strong you are until being strong is all you have left.”
– Unknown

 

“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do; it comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.”
– Rikki Rogers*

 

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him.”
– Sidney Greenberg*

 

“Challenge yourself with something you know you could never do, and what you’ll find is that you can overcome anything.”
– Unknown

 

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”
– Unknown

 

“People cry not because they are weak, but because they’ve been strong for too long.”
– Unknown

 

“There are 3 solutions to every problem: Accept it, change it, leave it. If you can’t accept it, change it. If you can’t change it, leave it.”
– Unknown

 

“When you feel like you are drowning in life, don’t worry; your lifeguard walks on water.”
– Unknown