MARVIN J. ASHTON

How damaging is a habit that permits faultfinding, character assassination, and the sharing of malicious rumors! Gossip and caustic comments often create…

— Marvin J. Ashton

Adversity will surface in some form in every life. How we prepare for it, how we meet it, makes the difference. We…

— Marvin J. Ashton

Love should be a vehicle allowed to travel without limitations.

— Marvin J. Ashton

According to the dictionary, knock has two definitions: "to strike something with a sharp blow," and "to find fault with, a harsh…

— Marvin J. Ashton

I challenge youth to cooperate with parents who are concerned about your reading and your viewing. Be concerned yourself about what you…

— Marvin J. Ashton

God's love for us is constant and will not diminish, but he cannot rescue us from the painful results that are caused…

— Marvin J. Ashton

Lying damages others. Lying subtly permits us to destroy ourselves as we are caught in the snare and shatter our own self-image…

— Marvin J. Ashton

A truly wise person will constantly move forward, striving for self-improvement, knowing that daily repentance is needed for progress. He will realize…

— Marvin J. Ashton

We need to remove unworthy from our vocabulary and replace it with hope and work.

— Marvin J. Ashton

Young people are going to go to someone, somewhere. And we had better see that that 'someone' is us when the opportunity…

— Marvin J. Ashton

There is a gift available to all of us-the gift of looking to God for direction. Here is an avenue of strength,…

— Marvin J. Ashton

Punctuality or the lack thereof oftentimes is the only introduction one will ever have to new groups and friends. Serenity and poise…

— Marvin J. Ashton

“Soft and small voice communications with our associates make priceless friendships possible. I am appreciative of people who find no need to…

— Marvin J. Ashton

Striving can be more important than arriving.

— Marvin J. Ashton

Someone has said, “A friend is a person who is willing to take me the way I am.” Accepting this as one…

— Marvin J. Ashton

Peace is a blessing that comes to those who trust in God. It is established through individual righteousness. True personal peace comes…

— Marvin J. Ashton

A friend is a possession we earn, not a gift.

— Marvin J. Ashton

The practice of thrift is not outdated. We must discipline ourselves to live within our incomes even if it means going without…

— Marvin J. Ashton

It is a happy day when we come to know that with God's help, nothing is impossible for us.

— Marvin J. Ashton

As adults, if our top priorities are constantly directed toward the acquisition of more and better worldly goods, it will not take…

— Marvin J. Ashton

A friend is a possession we earn, not a gift. ....The Lord has declared that those who serve him and keep his…

— Marvin J. Ashton

The difference between those who are committed and those who are not is the difference between the words want and will.

— Marvin J. Ashton

I recommend you come to know your Father in Heaven. Come to love Him. Always remember that He loves you and will…

— Marvin J. Ashton

I am acquainted with a wife and mother who is chained securely at the present time to a life-style of murmuring and…

— Marvin J. Ashton

If you have self-respect, you will take satisfaction in being well groomed and will not allow yourself to perform shabbily. You will…

— Marvin J. Ashton