- Satan cannot directly take a life.
- I am looking tonight for men young and old who care enough about this battle between good and evil to sign on and speak up. We are at war.
- In this battle between good and evil, you cannot play for the adversary whenever temptation comes along and then expect to suit up for the Savior at temple and mission time as if nothing has happened. That, my young friends, you cannot do. God will not be mocked.
- We need young men already on the team to stay on it and stop dribbling out of bounds just when we need you to get in the game and play your hearts out! In almost all athletic contests f which I know, there are lines drawn n the floor or the field within which every participant must stay in order to compete. Well, the Lord has drawn lines of worthiness for those called to labor with Him in this work. No missionary can be unrepentant of sexual transgression or profane language or pornographic indulgence and then expect to challenge others to repent of those very things! You can't o that. The Spirit will not be with you, and the words will choke in your throat as you speak them. You cannot travel down what Lehi called "forbidden paths" and expect to guide others to the "strait and narrow" one--it can't be done.
- Now, brethren, we speak boldly to you because anything more subtle doesn't seem to work. We speak boldly because Satan is a real being set on destroying you, and you face his influence at a younger and younger age. So we grab you by the lapels and shout as forcefully as we know how: Hark! the sound of battle sounding loudly and clear; Come join the ranks! Come join the ranks!
Keith B. McMullin -The Power of the Aaronic Priesthood
- "It is your duty first of all to learn what the Lord wants and then by the power and strength of His holy Priesthood to magnify your calling in the presence of your fellows in such a way that the people will be glad to follow you."
- Shun profane and foolish chatter.
- Flee all evil.
- Avoid contention.
- Repent where needed.
- This will help you rise to the noble stature of your manhood. The qualities of courage, trustworthiness, humility, faith, and goodness will be yours. Friends will admire you, parents will praise you, brethren in the priesthood will depend on you, and the young women will adore you and become even better because of you. God will honor you and endow your priesthood service with power from on high.
W. Christopher Waddell -The Opportunity of a Lifetime
- "Missionary work is difficult. It taxes one's energies, it strains one's capacity it demands one's best effort. ... No other labor requires longer hours or greater devotion or such sacrifice and fervent prayer."
- There is no returned missionary for whom it is too late to consider the lessons obtained through faithful service and to apply them more diligently.
- Without the Spirit, you will never succeed regardless of your talent and ability.
- Yours is the privilege to be not spectators but participants on the stage of priesthood service.
Dieter F. Uchtdorf -Providing in the Lord's Way
- The Give of all life has proclaimed, "All things unto me are spiritual, and not at any time have I given unto you a law which was temporal." This means to me that "spiritual life is first of all a life. It is not merely something to be known and studied, it is to be lived."
- He is not only interested in our immediate needs; He is also concerned about our eternal progression.
- "This isn't a program of 'give me,'" they said. "This is a program of 'self-help.'"
- Brethren, please do not think that this is someone else's responsibility. It is mine, and it is yours. we are all enlisted. "All" means all--every Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthood holder, rich and poor, in every nation. In the Lord's plan, there is something everyone can contribute.
- Too often we notice the needs around us, hoping that someone from far away will magically appear to meet those needs. Perhaps we wait for experts with specialized knowledge to solve specific problems. When we do this, we deprive our neighbor of the service we could render, and we deprive ourselves of the opportunity to serve. While there is nothing wrong with experts, let's face it: there will never be enough of them to solve all the problems. Instead, the Lord has placed His priesthood and its organization at our doorsteps in every nation where the Church is established. And, right by its side, He has placed the Relief Society. As we priesthood holders know, no welfare effort is successful if it fails to make use of the remarkable gifts and talents of our sisters.
- The Lord's way is not to sit at the side of the stream and wait for the water to pass before we cross. It is to come together, roll up our sleeves, go to work, and build a bridge or a boat to cross the waters of our challenges.
- The welfare principles of the Church are not simply good ideas; they are revealed truths from God--they are His way of helping the needy.
- There is no one-size-fits-all answer in Church welfare. It is a self-help program where individuals are responsible for personal self-reliance.
- You will receive specific guidance as to the who, what, when, and where of providing in the Lord's way.
Henry B. Eyring -Preparation in the Priesthood: "I Need Your Help"
- He will continue to prepare us as along as we will let Him.
- Don't worry about how inexperienced you are or think you are, but think about what, with the Lord's help, you can become.
- How to build that strength: it is to form a habit of pushing on through the fatigue and fear that might make you think of quitting.
- I can't be a perfect servant every hour, but I can try to give more effort than I thought I could.
Thomas S. Monson -Dare to Stand Alone
- As we go about living from day to day, it is almost inevitable that our faith will be challenged. We may at times find ourselves surrounded by others and yet standing in the minority or even standing alone concerning what is acceptable and what is not. Do we have the moral courage to stand firm for our beliefs, even if by so doing we must stand alone?
- "You cannot be immoral in any sense. You cannot be dishonest. You cannot cheat or lie. You cannot take the name of God in vain or use filthy language and still have the right to the ministering of angels."
- "When the time for decision arrives, the time for preparation is past."
Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
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