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When we have a vision of what we can become, our desire and our power to act increase enormously.
— Dallin H. Oaks
If our bodies are sick, we seek to heal them. We do not give up. The same thing should be true of our marriages.
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The good news is that when we do the Lord's work in the Lord's way, we are assured of His blessings to help us.
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Most angelic communications are felt or heard rather than seen.
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In order to ask with real intent or to act with full purpose of heart, we must always make an accompanying commitment.
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The nature and extent of profanity and vulgarity in our society is a measure of its deterioration.
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Given love and opportunity, every child and adult can recover. All who know this and have the capacity to help others should assist as they can.
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We must change all elements of our behavior that are in conflict with gospel ... covenants.
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The most effective missionsries always act out of love
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Revelation comes most often when we are on the move.
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Though we disagree, we should not be disagreeable.
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I believe many of us are overnourished on entertainment junk food and undernourished on the bread of life.
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I am unpersuaded that relative poverty and hard work are greater adversities than relative affluence and free time.
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Materialism, which gives priority to material needs and objects, is obviously the opposite of spirituality
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When all other hope is gone, our Father in Heaven provides the Lamb of God, and we are saved by his sacrifice.
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Testimony is to know and to feel, Conversion is to do and to become.
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Let us give thanks for what we are and for the circumstances God has given us for our personal journey through mortality.
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The intensity of our desire to share the gospel is a great indicator of the extent of our personal conversion.
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Consider how we use our time. Not everything is worth the portion of our life we give to obtain it. SOme things are better, and others are best.
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Plan specifically so you can implement flexibly.
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Service that is given with little or no thought of personal advantage is an ideal to pursue for a lifetime.
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Man's laws cannot make moral what God has declared immoral
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A good marriage does not require a perfect man or a perfect woman. It only requires a man and a woman committed to strive together toward perfection.
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To achieve our eternal destiny, we will desire and work for the qualities required to become an eternal being.
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The possession of wealth is not a mark of Heavenly favor and their absence is not evidence of Heavenly disfavor.
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The gospel of Jesus Christ is the brightest light and the only hope for this darkened world.
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The word sharing affirms that we have something extraordinarily valuable and desire to give it to others for their benefit and blessing.
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The purpose of the gospel is to transform common creatures into celestial citizens, and that requires change.
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I just didn't spend enough time with my job.
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Become what our Heavenly Father desires you to become.
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When you're involved in the work of the Lord, the power behind you is always greater than the obstacles before you.
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The commandment to avoid contention applies to those who are right as well as those who are wrong.
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A man is not required to run faster than he is able but it is a requirement to run.
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All of us should banish hateful communications and practice civility for differences of opinion.
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Those who are used to a clergy take very lightly those who do not have a formal divinity degree: like Paul and Peter and James and John.
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We gain or strengthen a testimony by bearing it.
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Religious insights and values are just as important today as they were 50 or 100 years ago.
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I say, choose faith. Choose faith over doubt, choose faith over fear, choose faith over the unknown and the unseen, and choose faith over pessimism.
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Our lives of service and sacrifice are the most appropriate expressions of our commitment to serve the Master and our fellowmen.
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When we understand our relationship to God, we also understand our relationship to one another.
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What does it mean to be true to the faith? That word true implies commitment, integrity, endurance, and courage.
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It's amazing how much you can get done if you don't worry about who gets the credit.
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Through the lens of spirituality, we see all the commandments of God as invitations to blessings.
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The principles stated in the proclamation on the family are a beautiful expression of this gospel culture.
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Well-taught doctrines and principles have a more powerful influence on behavior than rules.
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Service is an imperative for those who worship Jesus Christ and a covenant obligation of those who belong to his Church.
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Adversities are temporary. What is permanent is what we become by the way we react to them.
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There is not a right and a wrong answer to every question.
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Loving-kindness is required, but a follower of Christ-just like the Master-will be firm in the truth.
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When we give thanks in all things, we see hardships and adversities in the context of the purpose of life.
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Forgiving is divine. Plead for the guidance of the Spirit of the Lord to forgive wrongs, to overcome faults, and to strengthen relationships.
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If we choose the wrong road, we choose the wrong destination.
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My experiences taught me firsthand that when a person is not performing well, there are many possible reasons, some not of his own choosing.
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It is not enough that we are under call or even that we are going in the right direction. The timing must be right.
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Our earliest efforts will be heard with joy by our Heavenly Father, however they are phrased.
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We should recognize that the Lord will speak to us through the Spirit in His own time and in His own way.
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Let us all improve our personal behavior and redouble our efforts to protect our loved ones and our environment from the onslaught of pornography.
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Pray that you will have good and correct attitudes about all your experiences - be they good or bad.
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Faith is developed in a setting where we cannot see ahead.
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Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions.
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The church doesn't seek apologies and we don't give them.
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If you wish to marry well, inquire well.
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Alcohol is the number one addictive drug in our day.
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Don't be dumb. (don't get a tattoo)
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