John Bytheway
John Bytheway
yards inches hard
Inch by inch, life's a cinch. Yard by yard, life's hard.
grandma looks models
We don’t LOVE our Grandmas because they look like super models. We love them because of WHO they are
struggle agency addiction
One way we could describe the struggle of life would be to say it is a battle between agency and addiction. Agency is our power to choose, and addiction is what happens when we have lost that power and we are controlled by something else.
adversity earth-life progress
Adversity is simply part of earth life. From it we can grow and progress if we choose to. Yes, some trials come because of our own disobedience, but many trials are simply part of life.
rocks bottom
Build on the rock before you hit rock bottom!
strong adversity care
If our testimonies are strong onthis point and if we feel the absolute assurance that God loves us, we will change our questons. We won't ask, 'Why did this happen?' or 'Why doesn't God care about me?' Instead, our questions will become, 'What can I learn from this experience?' or 'How does the Lord want me to handle this?
good-night goodnight honesty
Expressions of affection, like putting your arm around someone's shoulder, holding hands, or giving a kiss good night, involve the principle of honesty.
afar taught action
The Lord didn't make Lehi a mere spectator, watching and learning from afar. Instead, the Lord taught his prophet by taking him out of the bleachers and placing him right in the middle of the action.
parking parking-lot
Say no to parking lots!
live-life way live-life-to-its-fullest
The best way to prepare for death is to live life to its fullest.
finding-happiness plans
you cannot find happiness, outside the plan of happiness!
stew
Go and do, don't sit and stew.
twenties miserable
Oh, seriously--how could you be miserable with twenty thingamabobs AND a snarfblat?!
mean honest should
If you are emotionally honest, you should mean what you say but also mean what you do.