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To anybody struggling today, I say: Be hopeful, be happy, and smile. Remember that God is on your side. He is not an angry, vicious God trying to trip you. He is for you—not against you. He is your Father. He is anxious to do everything possible to bless you.
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Most of you will know that my wife Pat passed away last July with complications from Covid and other respiratory problems. I am brokenhearted and lonely, but that is the price we pay for love in the world. I look forward to rejoining her.
But the wonder of life goes on,…
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To any who may be struggling to see that light and find that hope, I say: Hold on. Keep trying. God loves you. Things will improve. Even if you cannot always see that silver lining on your clouds, God can, for He is the very source of the light you seek.
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There are many ways that we can learn to be more thoughtful, grateful, and spiritual. For many, the COVID-19 pandemic is one of those opportunities. We would be foolish to miss out on this opportunity to search our souls, do a little repenting, and try to be better and kinder.
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More than any man I have ever known, President
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No matter what challenge you are currently facing, remember: “I did not come this far only to come this far.” Keep going. Keep trying. Keep trusting. Keep believing. Keep growing. As I have said before, Heaven is cheering you on today, tomorrow, and forever.
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Don’t wait to live. This isn’t a rehearsal; this isn’t a dry run; this isn’t a pre-performance routine. This is it. This is real life. Don’t wait. Savor every minute.
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I invite us to remember that perhaps the most repeated line in all of scripture is “It came to pass.” Painful days do pass. It might seem that they won’t, but they do. No regret is forever. No disappointment is fatal or final. No mistake is beyond remedy.
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My friends, life will challenge you. Difficulties will come. Heartbreaks will strike. So, wherever you are going, make your way to Christ first. Make your covenants with Him and keep them as you journey on.
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Brothers and sisters, do not take for granted the personal friendships and associations you enjoy in your life. Savor them. God expects us to lean on each other and love one another.
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Pat and I love being with you at general conference. Unfortunately, we both tested positive for Covid and are not able to attend this weekend. We will be watching together, hand-in-hand, at home. Like you, I express my gratitude for the Savior this Palm Sunday weekend.
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The Restoration reaffirmed the foundational truth that God does work in this world, so we can hope, we should hope, even when facing the most insurmountable odds.
I testify that the future is going to be as miracle-filled and bountifully blessed as the past has been.
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The hour we spend in sacrament meeting is the most sacred hour in our week. While there, might we offer up our small crust of comfort and tiny cup of compassion for those who suffer?
#GeneralConference
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Christianity is comforting, but it is often not comfortable. The path to holiness and happiness here and hereafter is a long and sometimes rocky one. It takes time and tenacity to walk it. But, of course, the reward for doing so is monumental.
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Do not be driven by every wind that blows. Do not be tossed about by every wave of the sea. Be strong. Be steadfast. Be firm and filled with faith.
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After having been away from Church assignments for several weeks due to some serious health challenges, I am pleased to begin slowly returning to work. Pat and I have been touched by the cards, notes, thoughts, and especially by the prayers you have offered in our behalf. Your…
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For three decades, it has been my honor and privilege to associate with the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Without exception, every one of these men has helped me become a better disciple of Jesus Christ.
As we
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Remember, my dear young friends, the future holds everything for you. Be faithful. Believe. The Lord will bless you.
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Our happiness will come in living a faith-filled life. As we begin this new year, may we resolve to live the right way for the right reasons—reasons that are eternal, reasons that matter in this life and in the next.
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When Christ comes, He needs to recognize us not as nominal members but as thoroughly committed disciples. That is one of the lessons I have learned repeatedly this past year.
#GeneralConference
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As children of God, we should not demean or vilify ourselves. Beating up on ourselves is not going to make us the person God wants us to be.
With a willingness to repent and a desire for increased righteousness always in our hearts, I hope we instead pursue personal improvement.
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While in mortality let’s strive for steady improvement without obsessing over what behavioral scientists call “toxic perfectionism.”
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Don’t be fearful, and don’t be discouraged. God will be with you on your journey always. Just be sure to take Him and His word with you, and remember, pray always to hear His voice in the scriptures.
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My friends, if it feels like the heavens are closed to you, please don’t lose hope. Your Father in Heaven knows you, He knows your situation, and He will guide you if you will be humble enough to let Him.
#HearHim
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Unless we see all the meaning and joy of Christmas—the whole of Christ’s life, His profound mission, the end as well as the beginning—then Christmas will be just another day off work with food and fun and festivities.
The true meaning—the unique, joyous meaning—of the birth of
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I’m proud of you young people. You have been so resilient. I hope you won’t be overly fearful or convinced that there’s no future for you. Life has always been a little messy, but there is always a way through as we lean on our Savior.
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Keep a sense of humor in your marriage, because you can’t survive without it. You’re going to have to laugh at some of the problems and some of the reactions. You’re going to have to see the bright side of things. I’ve always tried to do that with Pat and she with me.
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He who never sleeps nor slumbers cares for the happiness and ultimate exaltation of His children above all else that a divine being has to do. He is pure love, gloriously personified, and Merciful Father is His name.
#GeneralConference
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If we are willing, God will lead us to places we’ve never dreamed we could go—as lofty as our dreams might already be.
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Jesus Christ is “the way, the truth, and the life.” No one comes to true happiness except by Him.
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Faith means trusting God in good times and bad, even if that includes some suffering until we see His arm revealed in our behalf.
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On Sunday evening, I welcomed several of my family members to my home to celebrate my 83rd birthday. I was thrilled to be with them at the beginning of a Christmas season which may be a little hard for me this year.
Together, we watched President
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Be faithful. Stand steady. Believe in what God intends for you personally. If you will persevere throughout your life and be true to what you stand for, I promise you your future will unfold as God intended it. It will be very bright indeed.
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Whatever your concerns or difficulties, death by suicide is not the answer. It will not relieve the pain you feel you may be causing. In a world that desperately needs all the light it can get, please do not minimize the eternal light God put in your soul. Please ask for help.
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Choose Christ. Love Him and keep His commandments. He will give you the power and strength to do that. You will not be tempted beyond your ability to withstand.
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Keep your eyes on your dreams, however distant and far away. Live to see the miracles of repentance and forgiveness, of trust and divine love that will transform your life today, tomorrow, and forever. That is a New Year’s resolution I ask you to keep.
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When reading the scriptures, please study many topics. Your scripture study should allow you to experience the full symphony of the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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In a world of unrest and fear, political turmoil and moral drift, I testify that Jesus is the Christ—that He is the living bread and living water—still, yet, and always the great shield of safety in our lives, the mighty stone of Israel, the anchor of this, His living Church.
The Lord stands at the head of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As modern-day Apostles of Jesus Christ, the message we share today is the same that Apostles shared long ago—that God lives and Jesus is the Christ.
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Keep your faith. Look for the good in your situation. Do something kind for someone. Seek Christ devoid of wrapping and tinsel.
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I bear my personal witness that God is in reality our Father and that Jesus Christ is in reality His Only Begotten Son in the flesh, the Savior and Redeemer of the world.
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Because of the birth at Bethlehem and what it led to, there is rising after falling. There is life eternal.
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I feel immense personal gratitude for the privilege of rededicating the historic St. George Utah Temple today at the invitation of President Russell M. Nelson. I consider this one of the sweetest and most rewarding assignments I have had in my years as a General Authority for The…
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The scriptures teach us that you and I are God’s world (see 2 Nephi 26:24). We are His highest priority. His very work, His whole purpose, is to bless us. As such, He has not now, nor will he ever, forsake nor forget nor give up on us.
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I was moved by President
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#GiveThanks
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In this and every hour Jesus is, with nail-scarred hands, extending to us grace, holding on to us until we are also safely home.
#LDSconf
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One of the great lessons I have learned about prayer is the power that comes in speaking our prayers aloud. It is one of the most meaningful ways that I have found to really connect with heaven and hear the Lord’s voice.
#HearHim
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In a lifetime of reading, the Book of Mormon stands preeminent in my intellectual and spiritual life, a reaffirmation of the Holy Bible, a voice from the dust, a witness for Christ, the word of the Lord unto salvation. I testify that it is the word of God.
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By the grace of God, the blessings will come to those who hold fast to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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In these troubling times, and when life becomes overwhelming, we may think that God has abandoned us and may think we are alone. We are not alone in our mortal journey. He understands each of us and is there for us at all times.
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Think the best of each other, especially of those you say you love. Assume the good and doubt the bad.
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Remember God’s unfailing love for you. You undoubtedly will have days when you may feel dark, cold, clouded, or eclipsed. But if you desire God’s mercy, I promise that help will come to you.
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At Christmastime, we all need to remember the very plain scene, even the poverty, of a night devoid of tinsel or wrapping.
Only when we see that single, sacred, unadorned object of our devotion—the Babe of Bethlehem—will we know why “tis the season to be jolly."
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We’ve all felt alone. We’ve all felt adversity. We’ve maybe wondered whether God heard our prayers.
I assure you: of course God hears our prayers. He calls to us, “I’m right here, where I’ve always been. I’ll never move. I’ll never be away from you. I’ll never leave you.”
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Those I most want to be with in eternity are gathered in this photograph, except for one remarkable woman who is missing—my wife, Pat. She created this family. She gave these children (and by extension the grandchildren and great-grandchildren) physical life and spiritual…
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Heavenly Father hears the prayers of the widowed, the divorced, the lonely, the overwhelmed, the addicted, the ill, the hopeless—everyone.
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When you face trials, I pray that you will be strong. May you follow Christ with every ounce of your being, in good times and in bad.
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This
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let’s try to practice peace in a personal way, applying the grace and healing balm of the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ to ourselves and our families and all those we can reach around us.
#GeneralConference
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I believe in God’s perfection, and I know we are His spiritual sons and daughters with divine potential to become as He is.
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It was an honor to be with family at the groundbreaking of the Red Cliffs Utah Temple in St. George. You can imagine the emotions Pat and I feel as we get older and more nostalgic, with fewer trips to this land of our childhood. We look forward to watching this temple take shape.
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Against all odds, Jesus of Nazareth, the living Son of the living God, restored physical life where death had held sway and brought joyful, spiritual redemption out of sin, hellish darkness, and despair.
One of the great consolations of this Easter season is that because Jesus…
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In 1820 Joseph Smith faced commotion and confusion, crowds and contention. There is still plenty of that in our world. Yet, both then and now, our Heavenly Father beckons to us: “This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!” (Joseph Smith—History 1:17).
#HearHim
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To get all out of life that we can, we should put everything into it that we can, for as many people as we can, for as long as we can.
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In the kingdom of God, there can be no halfway measures, no starting and stopping, no turning back. The loyalty we pledge to the cause of Christ should be the supreme devotion of our lives.
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As we return to our regular duties, let us pray that our Heavenly Father will bless us tomorrow to remember how we have felt today.
#LDSconf
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Forgiving and forsaking offenses, old or new, is central to the grandeur of the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
I testify that ultimately such spiritual repair can come only from our divine Redeemer, He who rushes to our aid “with healing in his wings.”
#GeneralConference
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No love in mortality comes closer to approximating the pure love of Jesus Christ than the selfless love a devoted mother has for her child.
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Young people, we know you have trials and struggles, but we also know that our faith in Christ provides perspective and allows us to feel joy even in the midst of sorrows.
God is always encouraging and applauding your pursuit. He wants you to be happy, to have true joy.
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The Book of Mormon is truly another testament of Jesus Christ. God always provides safety for the soul, and with the Book of Mormon, He has again done that in our time.
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Life is a gift—but it also has difficulties. On this journey of life, you will face times of hardship, personal trial, discouragement, and disappointment that can feel overwhelming. Perhaps you feel trapped in such a time right now.
During such times, please remember that your
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Caregivers have to have care too. You have to have something in the tank before you can give it to others.
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On this National Day of Prayer, and always, it is my prayer that we will remember the Savior’s admonition to “watch and pray always” (3 Nephi 18:15). Be strong, be believing, and keep praying. Prayers are often heard and answered in the most unexpected hour.
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Face global conditions and your personal challenges with hope. Refuse to accept the world for what it appears to be. Shine the brightness of your hope on it and make it what it ought to be. Be that light you were brought to earth to be, never to be extinguished.
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God is at the helm of His ship, and it will come safely into port. He has made every necessary preparation for you to safely succeed in the world you live in.
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Jesus Christ was the magisterial Jehovah whose names included “Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). In bearing all the sins and sorrows of mortality, He would bring the gift of salvation to the entire human family.
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We might sometimes want to run away from where we are, but we certainly should never run away from who we are—children of the living God who loves us, is always ready to forgive us, and will never, ever forsake us.
#GeneralConference
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Remember to be charitable—charitable toward everyone but especially charitable toward yourselves, generous regarding your own circumstance as well as that of others. Apply mercy to your own your life and those who need such kindness even more than you do.
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Our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ truly care about us and what we are doing. They want us to be made “perfect in weakness.”
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I have always been intrigued that in the Book of Mormon the Savior quotes Isaiah 54 as He teaches the people on the American continent following His resurrection.
As I recently read these teachings again, I was struck by the Lord’s words of mercy and everlasting kindness for
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God is our Father and is exceptionally good at forgiving and forgetting sins we have forsaken, perhaps because we give Him so much practice in doing so.
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We have a heaven-sent chance to demonstrate pure religion undefiled before God—to minister to the widows and the fatherless, the married and the single, the strong and the distraught, the downtrodden and the robust, the happy and the sad—in short, all of us, every one of us.
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Jesus Christ is the perfect leader, in part because He chose the best cause: love. He pursued the meaning of love in our lives and then applied that to the salvation and redemption of the human soul. Let us follow His example and join the great cause of loving one another.
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How grateful I am for your prayers. It has been a magnificent experience to witness the power of prayer—your prayers—in my behalf.
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I testify to you that God needs every one of us in His divine chorus. Believe in yourself and believe in Him. Don’t abandon your role.
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What can we do about war, divisiveness, and unhappiness? Though numbers may be small, the prayers of the righteous really count and can bless entire communities and nations. If there’s nothing else you can do, you can always pray.
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Because I have been blessed with renewed energy, I want to visit with you more often. Yesterday, I was grateful to meet with mission, temple, and stake presidents in Phoenix, Arizona.
I was happy to testify that this is the work of Almighty God. I consider it a precious
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Through the incessant din and drumbeat of our day, may we strive to see Christ at the center of our lives, our faith, and our service. That is where true meaning lies.
#GeneralConference
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I recently had the opportunity to reflect on this pandemic and how it has helped me come closer to God. If you have a moment, I invite you to watch this video to allow me to share my testimony of Jesus Christ with you.
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Life will challenge you. Difficulties will come. Heartbreaks will strike. So, wherever you are going, make your way to Christ first. Make your covenants with Him and keep them as you journey on.
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As I was reading the Book of Mormon recently, a thought about the significance of the impact of the gospel of Jesus Christ struck me. I’d like to share that thought with you.
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“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).
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If we love God enough to try to be fully faithful to Him, He will give us the ability, the capacity, the will, and the way to love our neighbor and ourselves.
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We don’t know why all of the things that happen to us in life happen, why sometimes we are spared a tragedy and sometimes we are not. But that is where faith must truly mean something, or it is not faith at all.
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We can walk together and share the load of others. We can lift our brothers and sisters as Christ lifted us.
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Jesus Christ has walked alone once. Now, may I ask that never again will He have to confront sin without our aid and assistance, that never again will He find only unresponsive onlookers when He sees you and me along His Via Dolorosa in our present day.
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As you go about your Sabbath day today—and every Sunday—remember that it is a day of do’s, not a day of don’ts.
#HisDay
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I hope you will join me in recognizing and appreciating that all sins and sorrows, all disappointment and depression, all temptation and all tears may be put behind us through the divinity, atoning sacrifice, and triumphant resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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My brethren of the priesthood, please be diligent as you love, care about, and pray for the people you home teach.
#LDSconf
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In the kingdom of God, there can be no halfway measures, no starting and stopping, no turning back. In the vernacular of today’s youth, we are to declare ourselves “all in.”
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In a world “tossed with tempest, and not comforted,” as Jehovah said it would be, how do we find peace? We find it by turning to Him who said He would have mercy on us and “with everlasting kindness” would grant peace to our children (see Isaiah 54:8, 10–11, 13).
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The light that comes from divine direction will guide us through the spiritual and physical dangers of a darkening world. Prophets have no greater concern than to lead God’s children to the Savior, who will, as He always has, take them to the promised land.
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