- Each is entitled to such a testimony of this work. It is an individual knowledge of great fundamental truths that binds us together into what we call the church and kingdom of God.
- I think God that in these difficult days of moral decay and departure from sound values, we have no shortage of revealed truth to guide our lives.
- In the quiet moments of personal introspection, the Spirit can teach us much.
- The scriptures were obviously part of Hyrum's being, and he turned to them during times when he needed comfort and strength the most.
- We do not need more members who question every detail; we need members who have felt with their hearts, who live close to the Spirit, and who follow its promptings joyfully. We need seeking hearts and minds that welcome gospel truths without argument or complaint and without requiring miraculous manifestation.
- Hyrum's example of selfless service could be a powerful influence in the world today if enough of us choose to follow it.
- It seems to me that the power of a testimony of Jesus Christ is one of the great, untapped sources of direction in our lives today.
- To be married in the right place to the right person at the right time by the right authority is critical to exaltation.
- "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
- Sometimes I think that we fear too much to link all of our teaching to the foundation of gospel truths.
- Satan wants us to fail to reach that mountaintop that will allow us to develop a testimony so powerful that he will be unable to influence us.
- "Go forward with your lives. The best lies ahead."
- My parents were home at night. Our home seemed more warm, full. There was a different power. It seemed to grow from the inside. It felt more permanent, unlike the temporary power I felt with my friends. It was calm and peaceful--the power of goodness, the power of love.
- There is a power in goodness that is often learned in families. There is a void when it is lacking.
- Political power, on the other hand, can be used as a force for good or it may be a force for evil. It is always temporary. We all have political power. We each need it. We should use it for good. Without proper exercise of this power, we might lose our freedom.
- My plea for each of us is to recognize that God has given each of us power--the power to act, to choose, to serve, to love, and to accomplish much good. Perhaps it is time to take control of ourselves.
- "You become an instrument through which the Lord can bless another. The Spirit will let you feel the Savior's concern and interest, then the warmth and strength of His love."
- "All the minds and spirits that god ever sent in the world are susceptible of enlargement."
- In the parable of the prodigal son, only the eldest son remains true to his father; in his own words, "Neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment." Similarly, I the plan of salvation, the Firstborn of the Father is sinless and without spot. Yet there is a vital difference. In the parable, the eldest son is jealous of the attention paid to the returning prodigal. In the plan of salvation, however, the eldest son makes possible the return of the prodigals.
- Just when all seems to be going right, challenges often come in multiple doses applied simultaneously. When those trials are not consequences of your disobedience, they are evidence that the Lord feels you are prepared to grow more.
- He therefore gives you experiences that stimulate growth, understanding, and compassion which polish you for your everlasting benefit. To get you from where you are to where he wants you to be requires a lot of stretching, and that generally entails discomfort and pain.
- Your Father in Heaven and His Beloved Son love you perfectly. They would not require you to experience a moment more of difficulty than is absolutely needed fro your personal benefit or for that of those you love.
- Because of our Father's desire for us to grow, He may give us gentle, almost imperceptible promptings that, if we are willing to accept without complaint, He will enlarge to become a very clear indication of His will.
- When the Lord closes one important door in your life, He shows His continuing love and compassion by opening many other compensating doors through your exercise of faith.
- Don't let the workings of adversity totally absorb your life. Try to understand what you can. Act where you are able; then let the matter rest with the Lord for a period while you give to others in worthy ways before you take on appropriate concern again.
- We are punished by our sins, if not for them.
- There are times you cannot mend that which you have broken.
- I repeat, save for the exception of the very few who defect to perdition, there is no habit, no addiction, o rebellion, no transgression, no apostasy, no crime exempted from the promise of complete forgiveness. That is the promise of the atonement of Christ.
- How all can be repaired, we do not know. It may not all be accomplished I this life. We know from visions and visitations that the servants of the Lord continue the work of redemption beyond the veil.
- This knowledge should be as comforting to the innocent as it is to the guilty.
- "There is never a time...when the spirit is too old to approach God."
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
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