Friday, April 30, 2010

Talking Walls

So...my walls are officially bare, all that's left on my book case are my text books and my printer (and a random pink flower that must have fallen off one of my pens. Today was the last day of the semester...I'll be here for three days next week then I'm out. It's sort of crazy to think how quickly a year can go by. I'm not going to list the lessons that I've learned or the epiphanies that I've had. I would like to document the words that I pulled off my wall today, bit by bit, until a wall that once had so much character was back to being a plain white wall.

-You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.
-No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world- Dead Poet's Society
-Friendship is born at the moment one perosn turns to another and says, "Wait! You too? I thought I was the only one!"-C. S. Lewis
-Yeah, I'm a streelight chillin' in the heat, I illuminate the stories of the people in the street. Some have happy endings, some are bittersweet, but I know them all and that's what makes my life complete! -In the Heights
-If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. -Jane Austen
-You will need bravery and you will need boldness, because you are enlisted in the Lord's army in the last dispensation. This is not a time of peace. That has been so since Satan arrayed his forces against our Heavenly Father's plan in the pre-mortal existence. We don't know the details of the combat then. But we know one result. Satan and his followers were cast down into the earth. And since the creation of Adam and Eve, the conflict has continued. We have seen it intesify. And the scriptures suggest that the war will become more violent and the spiritual casualties on the Lord's side will mount. -President Henry B. Eyring
-Love, I thought, is stronger than death, or fear of death, for it is by it, by love, that life hold together and advances
-Don't promise me the moon or the stars, just promise you'll stay under them with me.
-Because I love you, I am going to speak to you heart to heart, without mincing words. I have seen that many time individuals have made great sacrifices to go to a distant temple, but when a temple is built close by, within a short time, many do not visit it regularly. I have a suggestion: when a temple is conveniently nearby, small things may interrupt your plans to go to the temple. Set specific goals, considering your circumstances, of when you can and will participate in temple ordinances. Then do no allow anything to interfere with that plan. This patter will guarantee that those who live in the shadow of a temple will be as blessed as are those who plan far ahead and make a long trip to the temple -Elder Richard G. Scott
-Our challenges, including those we create by our own decisions, are part of our test in mortality. Let me assure you that your situation is not beyond the reach of our Savior. Through Him, ever struggle can be for our experience and our good. Each temptation we overcome is to strengthen us, not destroy us. The Lord will never allow us to suffer beyond what we can endure. -Elder Robert D. Hales
-Best friends listen to what you don't say
-Without music, life would be a mistake
-It's in my every glance, my heart's an open book, you'd see it all at once if only you would look. -The Little Mermaid
-Brothers and Sisters, one of the great consolations of this Easter season is that because Jesus walked such a long, lonely path, utterly alonge, we do not have to do so. His solitary journey brought great company for our little version of that path-the merciful care of our Father in Heaven, the unfailing companionship of His beloved son, the consummate gift of the Holy Ghost, angels in heaven, family members on both sides of the veil, prophets and apostles, teachers, leaders, friends. All of these and more have been given as companions for our mortal journey because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the restoration of His gospel. Trumpeted from the summit of Calvary is the truth that we will never be left alone nor unaided, even if sometimes we may feel that we are. Truly the Redeemer of us all said, 'I will not leave you comfortless. My father and I will come to you and abide with you' -Elder Jeffery R. Holland
-For an instant, love can transform the world
-See us winter walking after a storm, it's chill in the wind, but it's warm in your arms. The stop all snow line, may not be true. We've all got our junk, and my junk is you. -Spring Awakening
-The words that escape a friend's mouth are, "I'll be there when you say you need me." But the words that are unheard from a true friend's heart are, "I'll be there...whether you say you need me or not."
-My beloved brothers and sisters, fear not. Be of good cheer. The future is as bright as your faith. -President Thomas S. Monson
-Anyone who thinks only sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain
-As we daily confront a world full of negativity, doubt, fear, and even dread can creep into our hearts. President Thomas S. Monson has counseled us that 'fait and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other'. In Moroni we read that 'without faith there cannot be any hope'. We must exercise faith to take on life's challenges and changes. It is how we learn and progess. -Steven E. Snow
-A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment. -Jane Austen
-A friend is someone who knows the song of your heart and can sing it back toyou when you've forgotten the words.
-If I didn't care, more than words can say. If I didn't care, would I feel this way? If this isn't love then why do I thrill? What makes my head go round and round while my heart stands still? -Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day
-Not a day goes by, not a single day. But you're somewhere a part of my life, and it looks like you'll stay. As the days go by. -Merrily We Roll Along
-I bear you my testimony that God the Father lives. He set a course for each of us that can polish and perfect us to be with Him. I testify that the Savior lives. His atonement makes possible our being purified as we keep His commandments and our sacared covenants. And I know from my own experience that He can and will give us strength to rise through every trial. -President Henry B. Eyring
-What are men to rocks and mountains? -Jane Austen
-Be who you are, and say waht you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind. -Dr. Seuss
-The voice of the Lords is clear and unmistakable. He knows you. He loves you. He wants you to be eternally happy. But according to your God-given agency, the choice is yours. Each one of you has to decide for yourself if you are going to ignore the past and suffer the painful mistakes and tragic pitfalls that have befallen previous generations, experiencing for yourself the devastating consequences of bad choices. How much better your life will be if you will follow the noble example of the faithful followers of Christ such as the Sons of Helaman, Moroni, Joseph Smith, and the stalwart pioneers-and choose, as they did, to remain faithful to your Heavenly Father's commandments. -Elder M. Russell Ballard
-I wish you couldn't figure me out, but you'd always want to know what I was about. -Kate Nash
-One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.
-I don't need a life that's normal, that's way too far away, but something next to normal, would be okay. Yes, something next to normal, that's the thing I'd like to try, close enough to normal...to get by. -Next to Normal
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