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Karl T. Haglund |
Sometimes
we feel that because difficulties come, the light in our
lives becomes meaningless. We forget that the Lord didn't promise to
keep the fog away—but he did promise that there would always be a light.
Karl T. Haglund |
Sometimes we feel that because.pdf |
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"Think about your particular assignment at this time in your life.
It may be to get an education, it may be to rear children in righteousness, it may be to be a grandparent, it maybe to care for
and relieve the suffering of someone you love, it may be to do a job in the most excellent way possible, it may be to support someone who
has a difficult assignment of their own. Our assignments are varied and they change from time to time. Don't take them lightly. Give
them your full heart and energy. Do them with enthusiasm. Do whatever you have to do this week with your whole heart and soul.
To do less than this will leave you with an empty feeling." |
Marjorie Pay Hinckley2.pdf
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Kathleen
H. Hughes |
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"We sometimes hear women say that they don't
feel the love of the Lord. But perhaps they would feel more of His love
if they looked for His hand in the actions of those who care for them.
It may be a member of their branch or ward, a neighbor, or even a
stranger who blesses them and manifests Christ's love"
~Kathleen H. Hughes, first
counselor in the Relief Society general presidency:
("What
Greater Goodness Can We Know: Christlike Friends," Liahona
and Ensign, May 2005, 75). |
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Bonnie
D. Parkin |
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"Do we
judge one another?..............Do we criticize each other for
individual choices, thinking we know better, when in fact we rarely
understand another's unique circumstance or individual inspiration? Have
we ever said, 'She works outside the home.' Or, 'Her son didn't serve a
mission.' Or, 'She's too old for a calling.' Or, 'She can't--she's
single.' Such judgments, and so many others like them, rob us of the
good part, that pure love of Christ."
~Bonnie D.
Parkin
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Do We
Judge.pdf
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"Every time we watch over one another, godlike
qualities of love, patience, kindness, generosity, and spiritual
commitment fill the souls of those we visit and enlarge our souls as
well. In the process, we honor our covenants. I see legions of faithful
sisters around the world going forward on the Lord's errands, performing
simple yet significant service"
~Bonnie
D. Parkin, Relief Society general president:
("Visiting Teaching: The Heart and Soul of Relief Society" [address
given at the fall 2003 open house]). |
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M. Russell Ballard |
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"The rules for happiness and success
after your mission are pretty much the same as they were during your
mission: pray hard, work hard, and be obedient. Get busy now and find your
eternal companion to enjoy life with."
Elder M. Russell Ballard Of the Quorum
of the Twelve Apostles
"The Greatest Generation of Missionaries" |
The rules for happiness and succes.pdf |
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Elaine S.
Dalton |
"Turn to the scriptures, Kneel in prayer. Ask in faith. Listen to the Holy Ghost. . . . Live the gospel with patience and persistence."
~Elaine S. Dalton,
Second Counselor in General Young Women Presidency |
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"The
Lord has promised us that as we 'search diligently, pray always, and be
believing, . . . all things [will] work together for [our] good' (D&C
90:24 emphasis added). That doesn't mean that everything
will be perfect or that we will not have any trials, but it does mean that
everything will be okay if we just 'hang in there.' Ours is the
opportunity to 'be . . an example of the believers' (1 Timothy
4:12), and the Savior has promised that 'all things are possible to him
that believeth' (Mark 9:23). So believe in yourselves. Believe that you
are never alone. Believe that you will always be guided."
(Elaine S. Dalton, "Believe!" Ensign, May 2004, 110) |
The Lord has promised us that .pdf |
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Spencer W.
Kimball |
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“To be
a righteous woman during the winding up scenes on this earth, before the
second coming of our Savior, is an especially noble calling. The
righteous woman’s strength and influence today can be tenfold what it
might be in more tranquil times. She has been placed here to help to
enrich, to protect, and to guard the home---which is society’s basic and
most noble institution. Other institutions in society may falter and
even fail, but the righteous woman can help to save the home, which may
be the last and only sanctuary some mortals know in the midst of storm
and strife.” ~President Spencer W. Kimball |
This was sent in by Cynthia Powell, she used it for her Oct. VT lesson,
but I thought is was great for any time!
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"Always remember that if this were not the
Lord's work, the adversary would not pay any attention to us."
—Spencer W. Kimball
Ensign, May 1981 |
Always
remember that .pdf |
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Jesus perfected his life and
became our Christ. Priceless blood of a god was shed,
and he became our Savior; his perfected life was given,
and he became our Redeemer; his atonement for us made
possible our return to our Heavenly Father, and yet how
thoughtless, how unappreciative are most beneficiaries!
Ingratitude is a sin of the ages. Great numbers profess
belief in him and his works, and yet relatively few
honor him. Millions of us call ourselves Christians, yet
seldom kneel in gratitude for his supreme gift, his
life. Chapter 15: We Should Be a Reverent
People,”
Teachings of Presidents of the Church:
Spencer W. Kimball, (2006), 154–64
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"Service to others deepens
and sweetens this life while we are preparing to live in a better world.
It is by serving that we learn to serve. When we are engaged in the
service of our fellowmen, not only do our deeds assist them, but we put
our own problems in a fresher perspective. When we concern ourselves
more with others, there is less time to be concerned with ourselves! In
the midst of the miracle of serving, there is the promise of Jesus that
by losing ourselves, we find ourselves!"
--Spencer W. Kimball,
"Speaks Out on Service to Others", New Era, Mar. 1981, 47
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Robert
D. Hales |
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We have to keep the
commandments and conduct ourselves in such a way that our families will
want to live with us in the eternities.
– Elder Robert D. Hales
Ensign, Nov. 1996, 65
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We have to keep the commandments.pdf |
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"The key
to strengthening our families
is having the
Spirit of the Lord
come into our
homes"
~Robert D.
Hales
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thekey.pdf |
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Harold B. Lee |
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"The trouble with us today, there are too many of
us who put question marks instead of periods after what the Lord
says."
—Harold B. Lee |
The trouble
with us.pdf |
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Thomas
S. Monson |
"Children
learn through gentle direction and persuasive teaching. They search for
models to imitate, knowledge to acquire, things to do, and teachers to
please. Sisters, supply your children with what they really need:
righteous role models to imitate, knowledge to acquire, things to do,
and teachers to please. Do all of this in love, and you will be most
fulfilled in your eternal callings as wives, mothers, sisters, and
daughters of God. You will come to know why Mary would sit at the feet
of Jesus and choose "that good part, which shall not be taken away
from her."
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Children
learn.pdf
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Study diligently.
Pray earnestly.
Serve willingly.
President Thomas S. Monson
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Work will
win when wishy washy wishing wont.
Thomas S. Monson
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Richard
G. Scott |
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Thanks to Joan
Foreman for sharing this handout with is! |
Choose to
do.pdf
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"You are
here on earth for a divine purpose. It is not to be endlessly
entertained or to be constantly in full pursuit of pleasure. You are
here to be tried, to prove yourself so that you can receive the
additional blessings God has for you. . . . Some blessings will be
delivered here in this life; others will come beyond the veil.
The Lord is
intent on your personal growth and development. That progress is
accelerated when you willingly allow Him to lead you through every
growth experience you encounter, whether initially it be to your
individual liking or not."
~Richard G.
Scott
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You are
here.pdf
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Sheri
Dew |
"Our spirits long for us
to remember the truth about who we are, because the way we see
ourselves-or our sense of identity-affects everything we do."
—Sheri Dew
Ye Shall Bear Record of Me, 2001 BYU Women's Conference, p. 278
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Our
spirits long for.pdf |
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Am I the
woman
I think I am,
the woman I
want to be?
More
importantly,
am I the
woman
the Savior
needs me to
be?
~ Sheri Dew
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Margaret D. Nadauld |
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Women of God can never be
like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need
women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women
who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are
refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of
faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity;
we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity.
The Joy of
Womanhood
Margaret D. Nadauld
Young Women General President |
Women
of God can never .pdf |
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Hugh
B. Brown |
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I meet God in
the morning,
When my day is
at its best,
And his
presence comes like sunshine,
Like a glory
in my breast.
All day long
his presence lingers,
All day long
he stays with me,
And we sail in
perfect calmness,
O'er a
sometimes troubled sea.
So I think I
know a secret,
Learned from
traveling down life's way.
You must seek
God in the morning,
If you want
him through the day.
~Hugh B. Brown
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Pray
in morning.PDF
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David
O McKay |
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“No other success
can
compensate
for
failure
in
the
home.”
(David O. McKay.)
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When one puts business or pleasure above his home,
he that moment starts on the downgrade to soul-weakness. When the club
becomes more attractive to any man than his home,
it is time for him to confess in bitter shame that he has failed to
measure up to the supreme opportunity of his life and flunked in the
final test of true manhood. No
other success
can compensate
for failure in the home.
The poorest shack in which love prevails over a united family is of
greater value to God and future humanity than any other
riches. In such a home
God can work
miracles and will work miracles.
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Ezra
Taft Benson |
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"To serve
others willingly and unselfishly should be one of our greatest virtues.
It is not even a matter of choice. It is an obligation, a sacred
command....
"Therefore,
let us serve one another with brotherly love, never tiring of the
demands upon us, being patient and persevering and generous."
-Ezra Taft
Benson
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To
Serve others poster.pdf
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"Some men are willing to
die for their faith but will not fully live for it. Christ both lived
and died for us. By walking in his steps and through his atonement we
can gain the greatest gift of all--eternal life--which is that kind of
life of the great Eternal One, our Father in heaven."
-Ezra Taft Benson |
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"There is
a power in the Book of Mormon which will begin to flow into your lives
the moment you begin a serious study of the book. You will find greater
power to resist temptation. You will find the power to avoid deception.
You will find the power to stay on the straight and narrow path.....You
will find in greater and greater abundance"
-Ezra Taft
Benson
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There
is a power.pdf
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Neal
A. Maxwell |
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"I do not
believe people can be happy unless they have work to do. One can really
be more of a slave to idleness than to work. Work also keeps us humble
and reminds us of how all our blessings come to us from our
Heavenly Father....
"The
gospel of work is a very important teaching of the Church. If we learn
to work early in life we will be better individuals, better members of
families, better neighbors, and better disciples of Jesus Christ, who
Himself learned to work as a carpenter."
Neal A.
Maxwell
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I do not believe.PDF
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Gordon
B. Hinckley |
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God planted within women
something divine that expresses itself in quiet strength, in refinement,
in peace, in goodness, in virtue, in truth, in love"
President Gordon B. Hinckley |
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The gospel for me is not complex. It is a beautiful and
simple pattern, a constant source of strength, a wellspring of faith.
—Gordon B. Hinckley |
The gospel for me is not complex.pdf |
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"There has come to you as your
birthright something beautiful and sacred and divine. Never forget that.
Your Eternal Father is the great Master of the universe. He rules over
all, but He also will listen to your prayers . . . and hear you as you
speak with Him. He will answer your
prayers. He will not leave you alone."
Gordon B. Hinckley Stay on the High Road," Ensign, May 2004 |
There has come to you as your birthright .pdf |
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We live in the world. We work in the world. But we must
rise above the
world as we pursue the work of the Lord and seek to build His kingdom on
the earth."
(Gordon B. Hinckley, "The State of the Church," Ensign. Nov.
2003, 7)
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We live in the world.pdf
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The Father
gave His Son, and the Son gave His life, and we do not worship unless we
give- give of our substance, give of our time, give of our strength,
give of our talent, give of our faith, give of our
testimonies.
- Gordon B.
Hinckley
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The Father Gave.PDF
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May we
go
with
Determination
to try a
little harder
to
be a little better.
~Gordon B
Hinckley
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Determination .pdf |
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"Be
careful of your friends. They can make you or break you. Be generous in
helping the unfortunate and those in distress. But bind to you friends of
your own kind, friends who will encourage you, stand with you, live as you
desire to live; who will enjoy the same kind of entertainment; and who
will resist the evil that you determine to resist."
(Gordon B. Hinckley, "Stay on the High Road," Ensign, May 2004,
113-114)
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Be careful of your friends.pdf |
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When all is
said and done, this is what the gospel is about. The family is a
creation of God. It is the basic creation. The way to strengthen the
nation is to strengthen the homes of the people.
~ Gordon B.
Hinckley
Ensign, May
1998, 51
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When all is said.pdf
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We must work
at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it,
because in fact everything in life does count on it. If we fail in our
homes, we fail in our lives. . . .
The
consequences of your leadership in your home will be eternal and
everlasting.
~Gordon B.
Hinckley Ensign, Nov. 2002, 100
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We must
work.pdf
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James E. Faust |
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"A child who has been taught from the scriptures
has a priceless legacy. We are all fortified when we become acquainted
with the heroic figures and stories of the scriptures, such as Daniel in
the lions' den, David and Goliath, Nephi, Helaman and the stripling
warriors, and all the others."
(James E. Faust, "Enriching Our Lives through Family Home Evening,"
Ensign, Jun 2003, 2-6)
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Jeffrey R.
Holland |
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No
misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse.
~Elder Jeffrey R. Holland (The Tongue of Angels General Conference, April
2007) |
No
misfortune.pdf |
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"The
Savior wept and bled and died for you. He has given everything for your
happiness and salvation. He certainly is not going to withhold help from
you now!"
~ Jeffrey R. Holland, "Sanctify Yourselves," Ensign, Nov. 2000,
39 |
The
Savior wept and bled.pdf |
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"Those of you who can,
put away your golf clubs, don't worry about
the stock market, realize that your grandchildren will still be your
grandchildren when you return--and go! We promise you the
experience of a lifetime."
(Jeffrey R. Holland, "Abide in Me," Ensign, May 2004, 30)
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Those of
you who can,.pdf |
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Marion G. Romney |
"Service
is not something we endure on this earth so we can earn the right to live
in the celestial kingdom. Service is the very fiber of which an exalted
life in the celestial kingdom is made."
—Marion G. Romney
Ensign, June 1984, p. 6 |
Service is not something we endure.pdf |
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L.
Tom Perry |
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"In
a world of turmoil and uncertainty, it is more important than ever to
make our families the center of our lives and the top of our priorities.
Families lie at the center of our Heavenly Father's plan."
L. Tom Perry
General
Conference, April 2003*
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Family.PDF
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Winnie
Dalley |
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"A house
does not have to be perfect to be a home of joy, a child does not
have to behave
perfectly to love and be loved, and every moment of life does
not
have to be perfect to be of value. Too often, I realize, we fail to see
the glorious reality of the simple joy that abounds in the seemingly
mundane routine of day-to-day living. Instead, we tend to idolize the
past, idealize
the
future, and devalue the present.... What better way to show our
appreciation to Heavenly Father for what we have than to embrace our
lives,
~ Winnie
Dalley; Ensign, March 1998
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A House Quotes.PDF
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Joseph
B. Wirthlin |
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"Even
though the tasks
of life become
heavy,
and although
sorrow thrusts a
drooping
burden upon us, the light that emanates from our Savior beckons us on,
undismayed."
~ Elder Joseph
B. Wirthlin; Ensign, November 1994
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Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin quote.pdf
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The Holy Ghost
in our Homes
"Our
homes need to be more Christ-centered.
We should
spend more time at the temple
and less time
in the pursuit of pleasure.
We should
lower the noise level in our homes
so that the
noise of the world
will not
overpower the still,
small voice of
the Holy Ghost.
One of our
greatest goals as parents
should be to
enjoy the power and
influence of
the Holy Ghost in our homes."
Joseph B.
Wirthlin,
The Unspeakable Gift," Ensign, May 2003, 28
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Holy
Ghost.pdf
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"The Church is not a place where perfect people
gather to say perfect things, or have perfect thoughts, or have perfect
feelings. The Church is a place where imperfect people gather to provide
encouragement, support, and service to each other. . . . We are here with
the same purpose: to learn to love Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and
strength, and to love our neighbor as ourselves"
~Joseph B. Wirthlin "The
Virtue of Kindness," Liahona and Ensign, May 2005, 28 |
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"The
Lord has His eye upon you. He loves you. He knows you. He knows your
triumphs and your trials, your successes and your heartaches."
~ Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, Ensign, Nov. 1999, 39 |
The Lord
has His eye.pdf |
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Henry
B. Eyring |
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"One of the questions we must ask of our Heavenly Father
in private prayer is this: 'What have I done today, or not done, which
displeases Thee? If I can only know, I will repent with all my heart
without delay.' That humble prayer will be answered. And the answers will
surely include the assurance that asking today was better than waiting to
ask tomorrow."
Elder Henry B. Eyring
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One of
the questions.pdf |
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"...Never think you have
been taught enough..."
—Henry B. Eyring
To Draw Closer to God, p. 39
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Never think
you.pdf |
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"We
cannot control what others choose to do, and so we cannot force our
children to
heaven, but we can determine what we will do. And we can decide
that
we will do all we can to bring down the powers of heaven into that
family we want
so much to have forever."
~ Elder Henry
B. Eyring; Ensign, February 1998
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Elder Henry B. Eyring quote.PDF
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Cheiko
M. Okazaki |
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"God has
given us many gifts, much diversity, and many differences, but
the
essential thing is what we know about each other--that we are all
his children.
Our challenge as members of the Church is for all of us to
learn
from each other, that we may all love each other and grow
together."
~Cheiko M.
Okazaki
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God has
given.pdf
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H.
Aldridge Gillespie |
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"The Sabbath. . . . does not end when we leave
[church]; it does not end
if someone calls on the phone or knocks at our door inviting us to come
out and play, go for a ride, to a ball game, or shopping; it does not end
because we are on vacation or someone is visiting us, whether member
or nonmember. . . . The Sabbath lasts all day! . . . [It is] a
day to be
marked by sincere sacrifice of the pursuits and pleasures of the
world."
(H. Aldridge Gillespie, "The Blessing of Keeping the Sabbath Day
Holy," Ensign, Nov. 2000, 79)
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The
Sabbath. . . . does not end when we leave.pdf |
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Hartman Rector,
Jr |
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"Giving
us weakness is one of the Lord's ways of getting our attention."
~ Hartman Rector, Jr. Conference Report, April 1970 |
Giving
us.pdf |
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Joseph F. Smith |
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"Look
for the good; build up the good; sustain the good; and speak as little
about the evil as you possibly can."
~ Joseph F. Smith Conference Report, April 1913 |
Look for the good; build up the good.pdf |
"Choose
you this day
whom ye will
serve
but for me
and my
house we will
serve the Lord "
