Sometimes I wonder about some very random things. One example of those random thoughts is: How would the characters from Parks & Recreation react to things that General Authorities of the LDS church have said? So I decided to answer my own question by turning that thought into my next Odyssey article.

"We can do hard things." -Elaine S. Dalton

"All of the beauty in the earth bears the fingerprint of the master creator." -Gordon B. Hinckley

"Who are we? We are children of God." -Russell M. Nelson

"Believe in miracles. I have seen so many of them come when every other indication would say that hope was lost. Hope is never lost." Jeffrey R. Holland

" Happy is the man who can brush aside the offending remarks of another and go on his way." Gordon B. Hinckley

"Let our hearts and hands be stretched out in compassion toward others, for everyone is walking his or her own difficult path." -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"If it is the Lord's plan, it should be our plan!" -Bonnie L. Oscarson

"Ours is the responsibility to care for the flock. May we each step up to serve." Thomas S. Monson

"Too often we pray to have patience, but we want it right now." -Robert D. Hales

"Though you may feel that no one can understand the depth of your despair, our Savior, Jesus Christ, understands." Dieter F. Uchtdorf