Clay pots

"The Lord has a great work for each of us to do.  You may wonder how this can be.  You may feel that there is nothing special or superior about you or your ability.... The Lord can do remarkable miracles with a person of ordinary ability who is humble, faithful, and diligent in serving the Lord and seeks to improve himself.  This is because God is the ultimate source of power."
(James E. Faust,  "Acting for Ourselves and Not Being Acted Upon," October 1995, Ensign Nov 1995 p. 47)
 A clay pot sitting in the sun (even in the Tucson sun) will always be a clay pot.  It has to go through the white heat of the furnace to become porcelain.
(Mildred White Struver)
It is good to look at hard times in a different light.

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