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These words of wisdom were published in Meridian Magazine on Thanksgiving Day.  We all were so busy, I saved it for a day like today!  Have a good one! The Importance of Learning Little Lessons in Life By Vickey Pahnke Taylor  · November 24, 2016 To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE “In fact, is not managing life’s  little  challenges so often the  big  challenge? Those who wait for a single, spectacular, final exam are apt to flunk the daily quizzes.” (“Thanks Be to God”, Elder Neal A. Maxwell) Quizzes. I remember having pop quizzes in school. Sometimes, the announcement would bring a shiver through my body. Largely because I knew I wasn’t properly acquainted with the material that would be included in that quiz. Ughh. Other times, it didn’t phase me. I was on top of class teachings and ready to ace that quiz. So it goes in life. Because we are multi-faceted people, with ...

Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present. --  a quote from our Prophet Thomas S. Monson. And a poem written by my mother: Ruth Allen Miles, who was a school teacher for 40 years.  First President Monson's quote:  Very wise words : "I have chosen to provide the three pieces of your treasure map to guide you to your eternal happiness. First, learn from the past. Each of us has a heritage—whether from pioneer forebears, later converts, or others who helped to shape our lives. This heritage provides a foundation built of sacrifice and faith. Ours is the privilege and responsibility to build on such firm and stable footings. Second, prepare for the future. We live in a changing world. Technology has altered nearly every aspect of our lives. We must cope with these advances—even these cataclysmic changes—in a world of which our forebears never dreamed. Remember the promise of the Lord: "If ye are prepared ye shall not fear." Fear is a dead...