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The purpose of the gospel is to transform common creatures into celestial citizens, and that requires change.
To achieve our eternal destiny, we will desire and work for the qualities required to become an eternal being.
When all other hope is gone, our Father in Heaven provides the Lamb of God, and we are saved by his sacrifice.
The intensity of our desire to share the gospel is a great indicator of the extent of our personal conversion.
If our bodies are sick, we seek to heal them. We do not give up. The same thing should be true of our marriages.
What does it mean to be true to the faith? That word true implies commitment, integrity, endurance, and courage.
The possession of wealth is not a mark of Heavenly favor and their absence is not evidence of Heavenly disfavor.
I am unpersuaded that relative poverty and hard work are greater adversities than relative affluence and free time.
It is not enough that we are under call or even that we are going in the right direction. The timing must be right.
The greatest power God has given to His sons cannot be exercised without the companionship of one of His daughters.
In order to ask with real intent or to act with full purpose of heart, we must always make an accompanying commitment.
Service is an imperative for those who worship Jesus Christ and a covenant obligation of those who belong to his Church.
Let us give thanks for what we are and for the circumstances God has given us for our personal journey through mortality.
Even as we seek to be meek and to avoid contention, we must not compromise or dilute our commitment to the truths we understand.
Our lives of service and sacrifice are the most appropriate expressions of our commitment to serve the Master and our fellowmen.
We need to lay hold on the feelings and try to control them to keep us from getting into a circumstance that leads to sinful behavior.
The word sharing affirms that we have something extraordinarily valuable and desire to give it to others for their benefit and blessing.
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.
My experiences taught me firsthand that when a person is not performing well, there are many possible reasons, some not of his own choosing.
If people want to legalize a particular relationship, we need to be careful if that kind of relationship has been disapproved for millennia.
Forgiving is divine. Plead for the guidance of the Spirit of the Lord to forgive wrongs, to overcome faults, and to strengthen relationships.
Following Christ is not a casual or occasional practice but a continuous commitment and way of life that applies at all times and in all places.
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.
Let us all improve our personal behavior and redouble our efforts to protect our loved ones and our environment from the onslaught of pornography.
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.
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.
The ultimate defining fact for all of us is that we are children of Heavenly Parents, born on this earth for a purpose, and born with a divine destiny.
And young women, please understand that if you dress immodestly, you are magnifying this problem by becoming pornography to some of the men who see you.
The Parliament in Canada and the Congress in Washington do not have the authority to revoke the commandments of God, or to modify or amend them in any way.
Our Savior gave Himself in unselfish service. He taught that each of us should follow Him by denying ourselves of selfish interests in order to serve others.
Service to mankind must ever be the ideal of this great university. It was established in the name of Jesus Christ, who gave his life that all men might live.
When I was 66, my wife June died of cancer. Two years later--a year and a half ago--I married Kristen McMain, the eternal companion who now stands at my side.
Whoever functions in an office or calling received from one who holds priesthood keys exercises priesthood authority in performing her or his assigned duties.
I think it's important for you to understand that homosexuality is not a noun that describes a condition. It's an adjective that describes feelings or behavior.
President Lorenzo Snow declared that it is "the grand privilege of every Latter-day Saint . . . to have the manifestations of the spirit every day of our lives."
In the acquisition of Sacred knowledge, scholarship and reason are not alternatives to revelation. They are a means to an end, and the end is revelation from God.
Priesthood power blesses all of us. Priesthood keys direct women as well as men, and priesthood ordinances and priesthood authority pertain to women as well as men.
We have to forego some good things in order to choose others that are better or best because they develop faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and strengthen our families.
Law has at least two roles: one is to define and regulate the limits of acceptable behavior. The other is to teach principles for individuals to make individual choices.
We should remember that none of us is perfect and none of us has children whose behavior is entirely in accord with exactly what we would have them do in all circumstances.
Establish in the mind of a young person the powerful idea that he or she is a child of God, and you have given self-respect and motivation to move against the problems of life.
Those who enjoy the blessings of liberty under a divinely inspired constitution should promote morality, and they should practice what the Founding Fathers called civic virtue.
When we have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we must have trust in him. We must trust him enough that we are content to accept his will, knowing that he knows what is best for us.
Fear not little flock; do good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot prevail. . .Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.
We should seek after spiritual gifts. They can lead us to God. They can shield us from the power of the adversary. They can compensate for our inadequacies and repair our imperfections.
We should refrain from anything that seems to be a final judgment of any person...the Lord alone has the capacity to judge...And, in all of this we must remember the command to forgive.
Feelings can be controlled and behavior can be controlled. The line of sin is between the feelings and the behavior. The line of prudence is between the susceptibility and the feelings.
The coup de grace which ends the patient's life altogether is quite equivalent to the drastic modification in the institution of marriage that would be brought on by same-gender marriage.
The healing power of the Lord Jesus Christ-whether it removes our burdens or strengthens us to endure and live with them like the Apostle Paul-is available for every affliction in mortality.
I encourage you to seek the help of the Savior to resist temptation and to refrain from behavior that would cause you to have to repent or to have your Church membership called into question.