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Ezra Benson teaches that seeing the Lord’s hand in our lives builds gratitude. He says true repentance brings real forgiveness from the Lord. He also notes that family fights push the Spirit away, so peace at home matters. Finding calm helps keep the Spirit close.

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The great commandment of life is to love the Lord.

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One of the cardinal sins in our country is profanity -- the taking of the name of the Lord in vain.

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If you turn your life over to the Lord he can do so much more with it than we can.

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Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.

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The great task of life is to learn the will of the Lord and then do it.

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Acknowledging the Lord's hand in our lives cultivates gratitude. . . .

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Those who are heavy-laden with despair should come unto the Lord.

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Every member of the priesthood should understand the divine plan designed by the Lord to raise up the first free people in…

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The Lord is letting the wheat and the tares mature before he fully purges the Church. He is also testing you to…

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Young people especially sometimes feel that the standards of the Lord are like fences and chains, blocking them from those activities that…

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The Book of Mormon is the "keystone" of our religion, and the Doctrine and Covenants is the capstone, with continuing latter-day revelation.

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If someone wants to marry you outside the temple, whom will you strive to please - God or a mortal? If you…

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I firmly believe in prayer. It is possible to reach out and tap the unseen power which gives strength and anchor in…

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Try as you may, you cannot put the Lord in your debt. For every time you try to do His will, He…

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The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him.

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A missionary who is inspired by the Spirit of the Lord must be led by that Spirit to choose the proper approach…

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Contention in our families drives the Spirit of the Lord away. It also drives many of our family members away. Contention ranges…

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To be a successful missionary one must have the Spirit of the Lord. We are also taught that the Spirit will not…

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Every Latter-day Saint should love the inspired Constitution of the United States - a nation with a spiritual foundation and a prophetic…

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When our children obey the Lord and go to the temple to receive their blessings and enter into the marriage covenant, they…

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Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which sincere and meaningful repentance must be built. If we truly seek…

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To love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength is all-consuming and all-encompassin g. It is no lukewarm endeavor. It…

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The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. The world would take people out of the…

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For years we have been counseled to have on hand a year's supply of food. Yet there are some today who will…

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My young sisters, we have such hope for you. We have such great expectations for you. Don't settle for less than what…

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Too often we bask in our comfortable complacency and rationalize that the ravages of war, economic disaster, famine, and earth quake cannot…

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Prepare yourselves mentally. A mission requires a great deal of mental preparation. You must memorize missionary discussions, memorize scriptures, and oftentimes learn…

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When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed. Men and women changed for Christ will be captained by Christ.…

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More than ever before, we need to learn and apply the principles of economic self-reliance. We do not know when the crisis…

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As members of the Lord's Church, we must take missionary work more seriously. The Lord's commission to 'preach the gospel to every…

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You must not allow yourselves to become discouraged. Missionary work brings joy, optimism, and happiness. Don't give Satan an opportunity to discourage…

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With the Spirit and magnifying your call, you can do miracles for the Lord in the mission field. Without the Spirit, you…

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Let your minds be filled with the goal of being like the Lord, and you will crowd out depressing thoughts as you…

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The Lord has warned and forewarned us against a day of great tribulation and given us counsel, through His Servants, on how…

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Are you honest with the Lord in the payment of your tithes? Living this divine law will bring both spiritual and material…

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Why did the Lord inspire Mormon (or Moroni or Alma) to include that in his record? What lesson can I learn from…

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Yes, one can repent of moral transgression. The miracle of forgiveness is real, and true repentance is accepted of the Lord.

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The Lord clearly defined the roles of providing for and rearing a righteous posterity. In the beginning, Adam, not Eve, was instructed…

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What a gift it would be to receive at Christmastime a greater knowledge of the Lord. What a gift it would be…

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Ponder the significance of the responsibility the Lord has given to us. The Lord has counseled, "Let the solemnities of eternity rest…

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Humility does not mean weakness. It does not mean timidity. It does not mean fear. A man can be humble and fearless. A man…

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