I gave a talk last Sunday on overcoming procrastination. Here are a few of the quotes I used.
“life is such a precious gift, it should be guarded from needless dilution… 'Each day is not just another day but more like a falling drop of water, a golden moment of life's span adding to an increasingly rich pool of living.'” Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin quoting Thomas J. Parmley, April 1998
“Satan called a council of his agents and asked how they would combat the forces of righteousness. One said, “I’ll go and tell them it isn’t true.” Satan said, “No, that wouldn’t do.” The second said, “I’ll tell them it’s only half true.” “No,” Satan said, “that’s not enough.” The third said, “I’ll go and tell them it’s all true, but there is no need to hurry.” “Go,” Satan said. “That will get them every time.”” Patriarch Eldred G. Smith, Ensign, Nov. 1974, 25
“We are here [in this life] with a marvelous inheritance, a divine endowment. How different this world would be if every person realized that all of his actions have eternal consequences. How much more satisfying our years may be if . . . we recognize that we form each day the stuff of which eternity is made.” President Gordon B. Hinckley
“Procrastination, as it may be applied to Gospel principles, is the thief of eternal life--which is life in the presence of the Father and the Son.” Elder Joseph Fielding Smith
