1. Prayer helps us transcend the stormy times. It gives us a
glimpse of that blue sky that we cannot see from our earthly vantage point, and
it reveals to us another vista—a glorious spiritual horizon filled with hope
and the assurance of the bright blessings the Lord has promised to those who
love and follow Him.
Second Counselor in the First Presidency,
"Prayer and the Blue Horizon," Ensign, June 2009
2. “And go ye out from among the wicked. Save yourselves. Be ye clean . . . (Doctrine and Covenants 38:40–42) The Lord always prepares a way to keep His commandments, you can expect that He will do that for each of you.”
ELDER
HENRY B
EYRING,
First Counselor in the First Presidency,
“We Are One,” 183rd Annual General Conference,
Saturday Morning, 6 April 2013
First Counselor in the First Presidency,
“We Are One,” 183rd Annual General Conference,
Saturday Morning, 6 April 2013
3. We must not pick and choose which commandments we think are
important to keep but acknowledge all of God’s commandments. We must stand firm
and steadfast, having perfect confidence in the Lord’s consistency and perfect
trust in His promises.”
ELDER L. TOM PERRY,
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
“Obedience to Law is Liberty,”
183rd Annual General Conference,
Sunday Morning, 7April 2013
4. "Regardless of how lofty and moral the “pro-choice” argument sounds, it is badly flawed. With that same logic one could argue that all traffic signs and barriers which keep the careless from danger should be pulled down on the theory that each individual must be free to choose how close to the edge he will go.
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
“Obedience to Law is Liberty,”
183rd Annual General Conference,
Sunday Morning, 7April 2013
4. "Regardless of how lofty and moral the “pro-choice” argument sounds, it is badly flawed. With that same logic one could argue that all traffic signs and barriers which keep the careless from danger should be pulled down on the theory that each individual must be free to choose how close to the edge he will go.
PRESIDENT BOYD K. PACKER,
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
“Our Moral Environment,”
162nd Annual General Conference,
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
“Our Moral Environment,”
162nd Annual General Conference,
Sunday morning, April 1992
5. “The pavilion that seems to be hiding you from God may be fear of man rather than . . . desire to serve others. The Savior’s only motivation was to help people. Many of you, as I have, have felt fear in approaching someone you have offended or who has hurt you. And yet I have seen the Lord melt hearts time after time, including my own. And so I challenge you to go for the Lord to someone, despite any fear you may have, to extend love and forgiveness. I promise you that as you do, you will feel the love of the Savior for that person and His love for you, and it will not seem to come from a great distance. For you, that challenge may be in a family, it may be in a community, or it may be across a nation.”
5. “The pavilion that seems to be hiding you from God may be fear of man rather than . . . desire to serve others. The Savior’s only motivation was to help people. Many of you, as I have, have felt fear in approaching someone you have offended or who has hurt you. And yet I have seen the Lord melt hearts time after time, including my own. And so I challenge you to go for the Lord to someone, despite any fear you may have, to extend love and forgiveness. I promise you that as you do, you will feel the love of the Savior for that person and His love for you, and it will not seem to come from a great distance. For you, that challenge may be in a family, it may be in a community, or it may be across a nation.”
“But if you go for the Lord to bless others, He will see and
reward it. If you do this often enough and long enough, you will feel a change
in your very nature through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Not only will you
feel closer to Him, but you will also feel more and more that you are becoming
like Him.”
ELDER HENRY
B EYRING,
First Counselor in the First Presidency,
First Counselor in the First Presidency,
“Where
Is The Pavilion?”
182rd Semi-annual General Conference,
182rd Semi-annual General Conference,
Sunday morning, 7 October 2012
6. "Jesus revealed that we pray to a wise Father who knows what things we have need of, before we ask Him (Matt. 6:8) . . . The Lord said, 'Search diligently, pray always, and be believing, and all things shall work together for your good' (D&C 90:24).”
“We should pray ‘with all the energy of heart’ (Moro. 7:48) . . . The sweet power of prayer can be intensified by fasting, on occasion, when appropriate to a particular need (See Matt. 17:21; Mark 9:29; 1 Cor. 7:5; Mosiah 27:22–23; Alma 5:46; 3 Ne. 27:1; D&C 88:76).”
6. "Jesus revealed that we pray to a wise Father who knows what things we have need of, before we ask Him (Matt. 6:8) . . . The Lord said, 'Search diligently, pray always, and be believing, and all things shall work together for your good' (D&C 90:24).”
“We should pray ‘with all the energy of heart’ (Moro. 7:48) . . . The sweet power of prayer can be intensified by fasting, on occasion, when appropriate to a particular need (See Matt. 17:21; Mark 9:29; 1 Cor. 7:5; Mosiah 27:22–23; Alma 5:46; 3 Ne. 27:1; D&C 88:76).”
“Sweet
Power of Prayer,”
173rd Annual General Conference,
173rd Annual General Conference,
Saturday morning, April 2003
7. “[Jesus Christ] invites all of us who are heavy laden to come unto Him, to learn of Him, to follow Him, and thus to find rest to our souls (see Matthew 4:19; 11:28).
7. “[Jesus Christ] invites all of us who are heavy laden to come unto Him, to learn of Him, to follow Him, and thus to find rest to our souls (see Matthew 4:19; 11:28).
ELDER DALLIN H.
OAKS,
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
“Followers
of Christ,”
183rd Annual General Conference,
183rd Annual General Conference,
Sunday
afternoon, 7 April 2013
8. “In its widest application, sin includes every irregularity of behavior, every source of uncleanliness.”
8. “In its widest application, sin includes every irregularity of behavior, every source of uncleanliness.”
“Repentance is suffering or punishment for the sin . . . ‘Repentance
could not come unto men except there were a punishment.’ (Alma 42:16.)
Where there has been sin, there must be suffering. Repentance, which is an
assured passage to an eternal destination, is nevertheless not a free ride. . .
. President Spencer W. Kimball . . . said that personal suffering ‘is a very
important part of repentance. One has not begun to repent until he has suffered
intensely for his sins. … If a person hasn’t suffered, he hasn’t repented.’
(The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1982, pp.
88, 99.)
“Some . . . wrongly think repentance is easy [and] a person
is better off after he has sinned and repented. ‘Get a little experience with
sin,’ one argument goes, ‘and then you will be better able to counsel and
sympathize with others. You can always repent.’ I plead with you . . . avoid
transgression! [These ideas] . . . are devilish lies of the adversary.”
“We can benefit from someone else’s . . . we don’t have to
have personal experience with the effects of serious transgressions to know
that they are injurious to our souls and destructive of our eternal welfare.”
“When we are young, we sometimes behave as if there were no
tomorrow. When we are young, it is easy to forget that we will grow up, marry,
raise a family, and—note this significant point—continue to associate with some
of the same people who are witnesses to, or participants in, our teenage pranks
or transgressions . . . Conduct your life today so your tomorrows are not
burdened with bad or embarrassing memories.”
ELDER DALLIN H.
OAKS,
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
July 1992 Ensign
9. "To me, failure is only when you quit trying...if you keep working at a task and try to do what's right and honest, ultimately it works out."
9. "To me, failure is only when you quit trying...if you keep working at a task and try to do what's right and honest, ultimately it works out."
“True
to the Faith,”
by Kathleen Lubeck, March 1986 Ensign
10. “In our own time, we have been warned with counsel of where to find safety from sin and from sorrow. One of the keys to recognizing those warnings is that they are repeated. For instance, more than once in these general conferences, you have heard our prophet say that he would quote a preceding prophet and would therefore be a second witness and sometimes even a third. Each of us who has listened has heard President Kimball give counsel on the importance of a mother in the home and then heard President Benson quote him, and we have heard President Hinckley quote them both. The Apostle Paul wrote that “in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established” (2 Cor. 13:1). One of the ways we may know that the warning is from the Lord is that the law of witnesses, authorized witnesses, has been invoked. When the words of prophets seem repetitive, that should rivet our attention and fill our hearts with gratitude to live in such a blessed time.”
by Kathleen Lubeck, March 1986 Ensign
10. “In our own time, we have been warned with counsel of where to find safety from sin and from sorrow. One of the keys to recognizing those warnings is that they are repeated. For instance, more than once in these general conferences, you have heard our prophet say that he would quote a preceding prophet and would therefore be a second witness and sometimes even a third. Each of us who has listened has heard President Kimball give counsel on the importance of a mother in the home and then heard President Benson quote him, and we have heard President Hinckley quote them both. The Apostle Paul wrote that “in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established” (2 Cor. 13:1). One of the ways we may know that the warning is from the Lord is that the law of witnesses, authorized witnesses, has been invoked. When the words of prophets seem repetitive, that should rivet our attention and fill our hearts with gratitude to live in such a blessed time.”
“Sometimes we will receive counsel that we cannot understand
or that seems not to apply to us, even after careful prayer and thought. Don’t
discard the counsel, but hold it close. If someone you trusted handed you what
appeared to be nothing more than sand with the promise that it contained gold,
you might wisely hold it in your hand awhile, shaking it gently. Every time I
have done that with counsel from a prophet, after a time the gold flakes
have begun to appear and I have been grateful.”
"The Lord said, ‘Be thou humble; and the Lord thy God shall
lead thee by the hand, and give thee answer to thy prayers’ (D&C
112:10)."
ELDER HENRY B EYRING,
First Counselor in the First Presidency,
First Counselor in the First Presidency,
“Finding
Safety in Counsel”
167th Annual General Conference,
167th Annual General Conference,
Saturday afternoon, April 1997, Ensign, May 1997 page 26
11. “All of us must come to an honest, open self-examination, an awareness within as to who and what we want to be.”
11. “All of us must come to an honest, open self-examination, an awareness within as to who and what we want to be.”
“Keep foremost in mind the sacred covenants
[we] have made with the Lord … Our main goal should be to seek ‘immortality
and eternal life’ (Moses 1:39).”
“Eliminate from our lives the things that
clamor for and consume our thoughts, feelings, and energies without
contributing to our reaching …our main goal . . .
“Just do the very best you can each day. Do the basic things and, before you realize
it, your life will be full of spiritual understanding that will confirm to you
that your Heavenly Father loves you. When a person knows this, then life will
be full of purpose and meaning, making balance easier to maintain.”
ELDER M. RUSSELL
BALLARD,
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
157th Annual General
Conference, April 1987
12. “Exercise faith and remember that there are some things that must be left to the Lord. He invites us to set our burdens down at His feet. With faith we can know that [a] straying loved one is not abandoned but is in the watchcare of a loving Savior.”
17. "Patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all we can--working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring. It is enduring well."
ELDER DEITER F UCHTDORF,
Second Counselor in the First Presidency,
"Continue in Patience,"
180th Annual General Conference,
Priesthood session, Saturday April 2010,
Ensign, May 2010
12. “Exercise faith and remember that there are some things that must be left to the Lord. He invites us to set our burdens down at His feet. With faith we can know that [a] straying loved one is not abandoned but is in the watchcare of a loving Savior.”
“Recognize the good in others, not their stains. At times a
stain needs appropriate attention to be cleansed, but always build on . . .
virtues.”
“When you feel that there is only a thin thread of hope, it
is really not a thread but a massive connecting link, like a life preserver to
strengthen and lift you. It will provide comfort so you can cease to fear.
Strive to live worthily and place your trust in the Lord.”
Saturday afternoon, 6 April 2013
13. “Sometimes we become the lightning rod, and we must “take the heat” for holding fast to God’s standards and doing His work. I testify that we need not be afraid if we are grounded in His doctrine. . . . we are never alone. . . . It is our sacred privilege to stand with [the Savior]! Ironically, standing strong sometimes means avoiding and even fleeing from the world.”
“Consider how the Savior stood strong . . . Jesus faithfully went about His Father’s business, preaching the gospel . . . teaching, healing, serving, and blessing and lifting others. When appropriate, He boldly stood against evil, even cleansing the temple (Matthew 21:12–13). He also stood for truth—whether with words or with dignified silence . . . [He] wisely and courageously refused to respond to untruth and held His peace (Matthew 26:57, 59–63). . . . Let us glorify God’s name by standing strong with our Savior, Jesus Christ.”
13. “Sometimes we become the lightning rod, and we must “take the heat” for holding fast to God’s standards and doing His work. I testify that we need not be afraid if we are grounded in His doctrine. . . . we are never alone. . . . It is our sacred privilege to stand with [the Savior]! Ironically, standing strong sometimes means avoiding and even fleeing from the world.”
“As we diligently
live the gospel, we become strong in the Lord . . . to stand against any
philosophy or creed that denies the Savior and contradicts the great, eternal
plan of happiness for all of God’s children.”
“Stand
Strong in Holy Places,”
183rd Annual General Conference
183rd Annual General Conference
Priesthood Session, 6 April 2013
14.“Prosperity is not the only reason people forget God. It can also be hard to remember Him when our lives go badly. When we struggle, as so many do, in grinding poverty or when our enemies prevail against us or when sickness is not healed, the enemy of our souls can send his evil message that there is no God or that if He exists He does not care about us. Then it can be hard for the Holy Ghost to bring to our remembrance the lifetime of blessings the Lord has given us from our infancy and in the midst of our distress."
15. "Those who set aside the bottle of bitterness and lift instead the goblet of gratitude can find a purifying drink of healing, peace and understanding. . . . True gratitude is an expression of Hope and testimony. It comes from acknowledging that we do not always understand the trials of life but trusting that one day we will."
ELDER DEITER F UCHTDORF,
Second Counselor in the First Presidency,
"Grateful in Any Circumstance,"
184th Annual General Conference,
Sunday morning, 6 April 2014,
New Era p.5, May 2014
16. “When faced with a trial of faith—whatever you do, you don’t step away from the Church! Distancing yourself from the kingdom of God during a trial of faith is like leaving the safety of a secure storm cellar just as the tornado comes into view . . . By definition, trials will be trying. There may be anguish, confusion, sleepless nights, and pillows wet with tears. But our trials need not be spiritually fatal. They need not take us from our covenants or from the household of God”
ELDER NEIL L. ANDERSON,
14.“Prosperity is not the only reason people forget God. It can also be hard to remember Him when our lives go badly. When we struggle, as so many do, in grinding poverty or when our enemies prevail against us or when sickness is not healed, the enemy of our souls can send his evil message that there is no God or that if He exists He does not care about us. Then it can be hard for the Holy Ghost to bring to our remembrance the lifetime of blessings the Lord has given us from our infancy and in the midst of our distress."
“There is a simple cure for the terrible malady of
forgetting God, His blessings, and His messages to us. . . . The key to the
remembering that brings and maintains testimony is receiving the Holy Ghost as
a companion. It is the Holy Ghost who helps us see what God has done for us. . . . Heavenly Father has given a simple
pattern for us to receive the Holy Ghost not once but continually in the tumult
of our daily lives. The pattern is repeated in the sacramental prayer: We
promise that we will always remember the Savior.”
ELDER HENRY B EYRING,
First Counselor in the First Presidency,
177th Semi-Annual
General Conference,
Sunday Morning October 1, 2007
15. "Those who set aside the bottle of bitterness and lift instead the goblet of gratitude can find a purifying drink of healing, peace and understanding. . . . True gratitude is an expression of Hope and testimony. It comes from acknowledging that we do not always understand the trials of life but trusting that one day we will."
ELDER DEITER F UCHTDORF,
Second Counselor in the First Presidency,
"Grateful in Any Circumstance,"
184th Annual General Conference,
Sunday morning, 6 April 2014,
New Era p.5, May 2014
16. “When faced with a trial of faith—whatever you do, you don’t step away from the Church! Distancing yourself from the kingdom of God during a trial of faith is like leaving the safety of a secure storm cellar just as the tornado comes into view . . . By definition, trials will be trying. There may be anguish, confusion, sleepless nights, and pillows wet with tears. But our trials need not be spiritually fatal. They need not take us from our covenants or from the household of God”
ELDER NEIL L. ANDERSON,
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
"Trial of Your Faith"
182nd Semi-annual General Conference,
Saturday afternoon, 6 October,
Ensign, Nov. 2012, 41
182nd Semi-annual General Conference,
Saturday afternoon, 6 October,
Ensign, Nov. 2012, 41
17. "Patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all we can--working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring. It is enduring well."
ELDER DEITER F UCHTDORF,
Second Counselor in the First Presidency,
"Continue in Patience,"
180th Annual General Conference,
Priesthood session, Saturday April 2010,
Ensign, May 2010
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