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Callings in the church, as important as they are, by their very nature are only for a period of time, and then an appropriate release takes place.
Can human hearts be changed? Why, of course! It happens every day in the great missionary work of the Church. It is one of the most widespread of Christ's modern miracles. If it hasn't happened to you - it should.
Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human behavior, but Christ can change human nature.
Christ removed self as the force in His perfect life. It was, 'Not my will, but thine be done.'
Communism introduced into the world a substitute for true religion. It is a counterfeit of the gospel plan.
Constitutional government, as designed by the framers, will survive only with a righteous people.
Daily, constantly, we choose by our desires, our thoughts, and our actions whether we want to be blessed or cursed, happy or miserable.
Disobedience is essentially a prideful power struggle against someone in authority over us. It can be a parent, a priesthood leader, a teacher, or ultimately God. A proud person hates the fact that someone is above him. He thinks this lowers his position.
Do not leave yourself or your family unprotected against financial storms... Build up savings.
Efficient spending and saving will give the family more security, more opportunities, more education, and a higher standard of living.
Encourage good music and art and literature in your homes. Homes that have a spirit of refinement and beauty will bless the lives of your children forever.
Enmity means 'hatred toward, hostility to, or a state of opposition.' It is the power by which Satan wishes to reign over us.
Essentially, pride is a 'my will' rather than 'thy will' approach to life.
Every accountable child of God needs to set goals, short- and long-range goals. A man who is pressing forward to accomplish worthy goals can soon put despondency under his feet, and once a goal is accomplished, others can be set up.
Every Latter-day Saint should love the inspired Constitution of the United States - a nation with a spiritual foundation and a prophetic history - which nation the Lord has declared to be his base of operations in these latter days.
Every man eventually is backed up to the wall of faith, and there he must make his stand.
Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which sincere and meaningful repentance must be built. If we truly seek to put away sin, we must first look to Him who is the Author of our salvation.
Faith is the foundation upon which a godlike character is built. It is a prerequisite for all other virtues.
Faithful attendance at Church meetings brings blessings you can receive in no other way.
False thinking and false ideologies, dressed in the most pleasing forms, quietly - almost without our knowing it - seek to reduce our moral defenses and to captivate our minds. They entice with bright promises of security, cradle-to-grave guarantees of many kinds.
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