"It is said, an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence to be ever in his view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: 'And this, too, shall pass away.' How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!" —Abraham Lincoln

Whatever is happening in your life at this moment, whether it is good or bad, a triumph or a tragedy -- whatever it is -- it soon will pass. When we realize how fleeting each precious moment is, we begin to appreciate them more, accepting the gift or the lesson each brings to us. If it is good, we can embrace it fully knowing it will all too soon be gone. If it is displeasing, we can breathe easily, content that in a moment this, too, will pass away.

"Be patient and understanding when God lets you struggle to grow and answers come a piece at a time over an extended period." —Elder Richard G. Scott