- Living as we should becomes our strength of character.
- In this dispensation of the fullness of times, the revelation super highway has been carrying heavy traffic of eternal truth ever since that day in the spring of 1820 when the Lord answered a farm boy's fervent prayer in the Sacred Grove and ushered in the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
- When the storms of life leave us confused, the windows of revelation can guide us safely home to our heavenly Father.
- If we are to fulfill the Lord's command to open the windows of heaven to all of our brothers and sisters, we must prepare to teach the gospel. With study of the scriptures, fasting, and prayer, we fortify our testimonies. We cultivate Christlike attributes of "faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, [and] diligence." Through exemplary obedience, we can "let [our] light so shine before men, that they may see [our] good works, and glorify [our] Father which is in heaven."
- Just as we exercise great care about what we take into our bodies through our mouths, we should exert a similar vigilance about what we take into our minds through our eyes and ears.
- The gift of the Holy ghost may be likened to a sure, personal compass to provide lifesaving vision, wisdom, and insight as a spiritual window.
- "The Spirit of the Holy Ghost is the greatest guarantor of inward peace in our unstable world. ... It will calm nerves; it will breathe peace to our souls. ... It can enhance our natural senses so that we can see more clearly, hear more keenly, and remember what we should remember. It is a way of maximizing our happiness."
- Worship in the house of the Lord will keep our view of what matters most clear and sharp, focused crisply, and free form the dust of the world.
- Our happiness in this life and joy in the future as eternal families depend on how well we live them.
- The scriptures were written for families.
- "A successful parent is one who has loved, one who has sacrificed, and one who has cared for, taught, and ministered to the needs of a child."
- In all that we do, we can teach our children to love the Lord. At times our most impressionable teaching happens when we don't even realize that we're teaching.
- "I like to come to your house because I feel safe here."
- Home can be an oasis in the world. It's a place where every child has a right to feel safe.
- I believe that words and actions are rooted in our thoughts and that our thoughts determine our deeds. Our daily decisions, planned or spontaneous, are the result of our thoughts, and we are responsible for them.
- If we are to be one with Deity, then it is we who must change--and not God.
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is on the offensive in the declaration of good to be good and evil to be evil.
- "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" Satan offers a strange mixture of just enough good to disguise the evil along his downward path to destruction.
- We must hold fast to forceful proclamations from God regarding the sanctity of life, His eternal and never-ending instruction to be chaste and pure.
- There are symptoms or warnings of the descending path. Ten symptoms to be aware of might be:
- An increasing shortness of vision or an inability to see clearly things of a spiritual nature.
- An ever-increasing callousness to things of God.
- A hardening of the spiritual arteries--attention to spiritual needs moves from daily or weekly to monthly, then occasionally, then not at all.
- An increasing dependence upon a growing army of psychiatric specialists instead of priesthood, God, and self.
- An increasing independence from spiritual things.
- An increasing number of friends with lower moral standards.
- Quotes from talk shows instead of scriptures.
- Raised voices in place of subdued tones.
- Verbal, even physical, abuse replacing a circle of love.
- Gradual acceptance of evil, not all at once, but a little bit at a time.
- I have observed that the great majority of people the world over waste and wear out their lives making major commitments of time and effort toward projects that have absolutely no exalting benefits yet have eternal consequences.
- We all need to remember: men are that they might have joy--not guilt trips!
- Our climb up the path to perfection is aided by encouragement from the scriptures.
- People have never failed to follow Jesus because his standards were imprecise or insufficiently high. Quite to the contrary. Some have disregarded his teachings because they were viewed as being too precise or impractically high! Yet such lofty standards, when earnestly pursued, produce great inner peace and incomparable joy.
- Let us do the best we can and try to improve each day.
- We need not be dismayed if our earnest efforts toward perfection now seems so arduous and endless. Perfection is pending. It can come in full only after the Resurrection and only through the Lord.
- I am grateful for what we have heard. I will be a better man if I will put into my life the things of which I have been reminded in this conference.
- I want you to know that we pray for you always.
- You parents, love your children. Cherish them. They are so precious. They are so very, very important. They are the future. you need more than your own wisdom in rearing them. You need the help of the Lord. Pray for that help and follow the inspiration which you receive.
Elaine L. Jack -Relief Society: A Balm in Gilead
- Relief Society has been a source of strength in my life, it has helped me raise my family, it has been at the heart of my closest friendships, it has prompted me to learn and grow in the gospel. It has helped me keep my focus on Jesus Christ and what he would have me do.
- "We ask our Sisters of the Relief Society never to forget that they are a unique organization in the whole world, for they were organized under the inspiration of the Lord. ...No other women's organization in all the earth has had such a birth."
- Relief Society has taught me that I am a person of worth.
- While we often have the desire and the natural tendency as women to fix what's broken, we are not the "solution society." We are the Relief Society.
- We can soothe a suffering heart when we can't eliminate the trouble. WE can bring reassurance and support, kindness, and calm.
- "Those who have not been enclosed in the walls of prison without cause ... can have but little idea how sweet the voice of a friend is; one token of friendship from any source whatever awakens and calls into action every sympathetic feeling; ... then the voice of inspiration steals along and whispers, ... 'peace be unto they soul.'"
- "The sun never sets on the Relief Society."
- Wherever we are, we can carry with us a reserve of our balm of Gilead and we can spread it around.
- Women are the heart of the home. Whatever your circumstance, you are the heart of your home.
- Homes can be sacred havens from the world. Homes offer no only physical shelter but a feeling of security, a sense of belonging, a closeness with other family members.
- Families bring us our greatest joys and sometimes our most wrenching heartaches.
- We're pulled in myriad directions, and yet we must hold gospel principles firmly in place. Our efforts may seem unnoticed and unappreciated, but sisters, they are worth it. Families are the framework of our lives here and in the eternities.
- We are the fish, we are the net, and we are the fisher simultaneously.
- Every family, whether struggling with problems that seem perennial or whether blessed by ideal circumstances, is a valuable, cherished, and beloved family. the Savior wants you to succeed.
- There in the deeps, we discover who we really are and who the Savior really is.
- Recognize that each one of us can make a burden lighter by sharing it. Please don't try to carry your burdens alone.
- We cannot teach those whom we do not love. We cannot learn from those who do not love us.
- "[This] ... Society is not only to relieve the poor, but to save souls."
- Sisters, I ask you to stand close to one another. Love one another, even cherish one another.
- He who is our Eternal Father has blessed you with miraculous powers of mind and body. He never intended that you should be less than the crowning glory of His creations.
- "If you live up to your privilege, the angels cannot be restrain'd from being your associates."
- Thank you for knowing there is a better way. Thank you for the will to say no. Thank you for the strength to deny temptation and look beyond and above to the shining light of your eternal potential.
- We pray that as you walk the paths of life you will walk in ways that are straight with the strength to conform even though those paths be narrow.
- Encourage your children to read more and watch television less.
- You dearly beloved women are such treasures in this topsy-turvy society.
- Marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and...the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.
- All human beings--male and female--are created in the image of God. Each is a believed spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.
- We declare that God's commandments for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.
- Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of god and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live.
- Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ.
- By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners.
- We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
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