“You will go far with CTR.”

                                           -Mr.Haymore

          This quote means that if you chose to be a better person, if you make only the best decisions for you and others… You will continue to grow and excel in nearly everything positive. As all things will fall into place positively. When making decisions, always choose the better and the right ones. Everyone knows what is right and what is wrong to do and say. As you know that there consequences to your actions, there are rewards to your good deeds. Not all rewards are visible, but eventually you will see the better outcomes when choosing and making the right decisions. So it is best to choose the right, as it will keep you on the right path, but also benefit those around you.

“THE ULTIMATE CHOICE is to be a CTR Person- to Always CHOOSE THE RIGHT  24/7!!!.”

         -Mr. Haymore

When it comes to you making your own decisions, Mr. Haymore states that the ultimate choice is to become a CTR person always. As when becoming a CTR person completely changes and affects your life after. It does not ruin your life, it does not harm those around you. But it benefits you in many ways, as it allows you to be better overall. There would be no consequences to anything, as you wouldn’t be doing anything wrong. Choosing the wrong will only lead you to a difficult future, as well to many consequences that would affect you and those around you. So it is better to be a CTR person always, than to choose the wrong.

Character

If there is beauty in character,

there will be harmony in the home.

If there is harmony in the home,

there will be order in the nation.

If there is order in the nation,

there will be peace in the world.

Conclusion:

Is there is beauty in character,

there will be peace in the world.

                   Chinese Proverb

This is how having good character is perceived, as it is well rewarded overall. Having good character can impact and lead to many great things. Peace is defined as freedom from disturbance: quiet and tranquility. Also freedom from or the cessation of war or violence. With great and beautiful character one can help make and bring peace to your home. From there it will eventually spread to the nation. If it was to continue, it would spread to the world. That’s why it is best to have great character that can be spread and appreciated all over the world.

“A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.”

                         -Thomas Carlyle

       A rudder directs a ship and which direction to go. This would symbolize your goals because this is how your goals can push you in the right directions. Without a rudder where would the ship go? Without any goals where would you go? NOWHERE! When it comes to making goals, it helps you create a path to victory. Everyone has at least one goal, sometimes they may not know it or realize how it can benefit them. No matter how small, goals are goals. Let them direct you like a rudder on a ship and guide you to victory!

“When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive”

                    -Alan Paton

Forgive means to stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for an offense, flaw, or mistake.

  When it comes to someone offending you or hurting you in any way, in order for you to move on you must forgive. Personally at times it is easy to forgive someone after they have made a small mistake. But if someone were to hurt me or offend me in a very difficult way, it would take time for me to forgive. Eventually you must forgive those who have hurt you in order to move on. It can be very difficult, but it will not benefit you or the person if you don't forgive. You will only be able to grow as a person, it will allow you to be at peace. When you don't forgive the person it may even affect those surrounding you. So it is best to follow Alan Paton’s quote, forgiving some will help you recover but avoiding it can hold you back.

Do Right

“Dare to do right.”

                            -Rex D. Pinegar

  This quote is very easy to understand. Sometimes you can be left to make a “difficult” decision, but the best choice is the right choice. As Rex D. Pinegar quotes, “Dare to do right.” he states it right then and there. It is the better character to make the right choices, even if you may stick out or even be see as the “bad” one. You have to be brave enough to make the right decisions and to choose the right. Pinegar’s quote shows this, as you can only have the best outcomes and you would also be trusted when taking responsibility. With this, you should never take the easy way out, you should  “DARE TO DO RIGHT” and choose the right decisions when the time comes.

“Dare to stand alone.”

                                      -Thomas S. Monson

   If you are ever pushed to be alone for the best for yourself, do it! If you know what is right and you stand up for it by yourself, stay on it! No matter how much you stand out, don't conform to the wrongdoings of others. When you have to, it is better to be alone and doing the right thing than to do the wrong thing with the wrong people. You can be the better person, who makes the best decision. When making the wrong choices, you will be alone to blame. So it is better to be alone focusing on your right and good path. Don't stray away to the path of choosing the wrong and affecting your future. Be a CTR person and “dare to stand alone” if you need to.

“If I’ve got correct goals, and if I keep pursuing them the best way I know how, everything else falls into line. If I do the right thing, I’m going to succeed.”

                 -Dan Dierdorf

This quote shows how only those with good intentions will fully succeed. As only doing the right thing will forever benefit you. Eventually all your hard work will pay off from being the best you can be. As if you act kindly and make the right choices, then you will be seen well. One can always be seen by their intentions and whether they are good or bad. If they are good, all the other things will fall into place as you work to accomplish the goals. But if you have the wrong intentions and choose to do them the “easy” way, then there would be consequences. As well as also it would be more difficult to fully accomplish what you want. So it is better to make the better decisions, as everything will eventually fall into place.

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.”

                                    -Theodore Roosevelt

When it comes to the need to take an action, it is the best thing to do the right thing. As Theodore Roosevelt had stated, you must acknowledge this quote. If you were to do the opposite of this, there would only be consequences to those actions. Many people chose the “easy way out”, but you have to ask yourself; Is it really the right way? NO. It's not all, it will only bring you lower than where you already are. As the only way you can have a positive through doing the better deed. If a parent were to trust you with a chore, then it is your responsibility to do it. But if you were to ignore what your parents had asked, there will be a consequence to that. The only way you can avoid the consequences is by choosing the right. It will only help you and others surrounding you.

“It's A GREAT MOMENT when someone has character to step up and do the right thing at the right time.”

-Pam Knox

When a mistake is made, it is best to take full responsibility for it. As it shows how you can be trusted, as well as well looked upon by others. Being an honest person shows how you have good character. Although it may depend on the situation, you should always take responsibility for the actions you made. Also when the opportunity comes, you can step up and be a better person. The outcomes of hiding your responsibilities will only make things harder on you. So it's best to choose the right and take responsibility for your actions and choices.

Word of Honor

"I have been asked what I mean by 'word of honor'. I will tell you: Place me behind prison walls-walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground-there is a possibility that in some way or another I might be able to escape; but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of that circle? No, never! I'd die first."

                                                                                               -Karl G. Maeser

This quote means how you must keep and maintain your word no matter what. Up until death when it is complete. When it comes to a promise, you know you must always keep to it until you have lived up to it. Many people disappoint others when they promise something or give their word but it never is the case. It is best that before you make a promise, you know if what you're saying is true. I personally can never make a promise unless I know I will never forget and I would surely live up to it. It is best to give someone your true and honest word as it is of good character. To keep your priorities aligned will also help you and aid you throughout your life. This also shows responsibility, as the outcomes will would be beneficial for you and the others you promised. As if it were to be the opposite, it would reflect on how you will be perceived. So it is best to make the promise you know that you will and can make, but also to never avoid trying your best.

They're Right

"My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are easy; you don’t make them because they are cheap; you don’t make them because they're popular; you make  them because they are right."

                                          -Theodore Hesburgh(Former President of Notre Dame)

This quote shows how the best decisions are the right ones. When making a right decision, you must never care of the popularity you will gain from it. You would be basically coerced into making these choices. Never follow someone over popularity, because many of the choices they make are wrong. As many people choose the simple things, it is not always the right thing to do. All your actions affect you as much as those surrounding you. It is best that you maintain what is right and good. As it will benefit and help you and those around you.

Sound & Good

“ It is our duty to concentrate all of our influence to make popular that which is sound and good, and unpopular that which is unsound.” (not good)

                                                                     -Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith shows how to be good should be popularized. As many find that the simple and wrong way is the best way. Smith’s statement tells us that we must make what is good and right popular, and make what is wrong unpopular. As choosing what is right should be popularized. One person choosing what is best benefits the individual. All that is good is seen as rewarding for yourself and others. Leaving a good reputation and allowing a person to trust you.

Be True

"I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong."

                                  -Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln shows us how we may and can follow the right person. But if that person were to do something wrong, we must not follow him. Everyone makes mistakes, but some make them by choice. Even if a person who always tries to choose the right chooses the wrong once. Don’t follow that person, because if it tells you in your mind that it wasn’t right then don’t repeat it. As Lincoln states, he will only follow someone when they are right. When the person does something wrong, you will separate from that person and continue choosing the right. Then you will stay in a good path, and not stray away from choosing the right.

Character

"Character is higher than intellect."

                  -Ralph Waldo Emerson

      Ralph Waldo Emerson shows how the way you act around others matters more. Many people believe value in someone is their intelligence, but that is not true. Intellect is defined as the faculty of reasoning and understanding objectively, especially with regard to abstract or academic matters. While character is defined as the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. Many people are intelligent, but not many people show good character. You show you're a better person by your actions, not by your intelligence. So it is best to be a person of good character who chooses the right than a person with just intellect.

"I trust that my hard work will pay off."

              -Tyler Haws
   Tyler Haws shows how one can be certain about the outcome of their actions. As from being a star basketball player for 2 years to becoming a missionary. He believes that all things will happen positively, he trusts that. When it comes to everyone else, it is well rewarded to choose the righteous path. As Tyler Haws chose to serve as a missionary, he left his basketball team. Haws did choose the better path to help others, as he later became the top scorer of BYU. This shows how choosing the better path pays off. You know when you chose the right when you trust the positive outcomes.

       
 "I won't cheat."

            -Dale Murphy

This quote by Dale Murphy shows how Dale Murphy would not do anything that is seen as wrong. Choosing to not cheat is to choose the better path in life. As Murphy shows this as an athlete who a shows good actions on and off the field. Cheating is a way of deceiving those around you and getting what you want through a shortcut. It is not fair to others around you. It is best to be fair to others. As there are better and more positive outcomes if you choose to be fair than to cheat.

"Character matters most."

                                  -Dale Murphy

When it comes to your personality, character shows who you really are. The word "character" is defined as the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. To show good character, you must act with good intentions. It is all on the person to make the right choice. As a person with bad character will not be seen as good as a person without it. So it is best to choose the right and show the best character you can spread. As you know a person without good character will not be seen as the best.   

A Right Heart

"Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are really and truly of no great use; a right heart exceeds all."

                  -Benjamin Franklin

When it comes to a person's personality and character, it is very good for someone to have a good heart. Having a good heart gives you a positive reputation, as you would be well known. No matter how beautiful or good looking you are, how much value your possessions are. None of it will ever really matter but who you really are. Being humble and kind to others beyond your wealth is valued. Others will know you, they would not think wrong of you. If you were to be a good looking, wealthy person, with no good character. Then your reputation would only have a negative outlook on yourself. So it's best to do what is right and be of a kind heart.

What We Do Today

"It may make a difference to all eternity whether we do right or wrong today."

                    -James Freeman Clarke

In life all your decisions impact how your future will be. The best thing to do for yourself  is to choose the best decisions. As when you make the right choice and act accordingly, your future will build in a positive way. Your reputation will be positive and people will be able to count on you. Unless you were to make the wrong choices, there would be a whole range of consequences. Your reputation would be negative, and those around you would not see you for who you can be. So it's best to choose the right, so all you can wait for success in the end.