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> [We should ask ourselves; What are the Brethren saying? The living prophets can open the visions of eternity; they give counsel on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/we-should-ask-ourselves-what-are-the-brethren-saying-the-living/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

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> [We should ask ourselves: What are the Brethren saying? The living prophets can open the visions of eternity; they give counsel on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/we-should-ask-ourselves-what-are-the-brethren-saying-the-living-2/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

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> [If performed in the right spirit, there is no higher worship than the unpurchased service to another soul of whatever faith, belief,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/if-performed-in-the-right-spirit-there-is-no-higher-worship-than-the/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

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## Other authors on Brethren

## More by James E. Faust

> [Leadership is about three-fourths show-the-way and about one-fourth follow-up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/leadership-is-about-three-fourths-show-the-way-and-about-one-fourth/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

> [The Holy Ghost is the greatest guarantor of inward peace in our unstable world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/the-holy-ghost-is-the-greatest-guarantor-of-inward-peace-in-our/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

> [I personally claim no special insight into Satan's methods, but I have at times been able to identify his influence and his actions in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/i-personally-claim-no-special-insight-into-satan-s-methods-but-i-have/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

> [I hope that each of you girls will become an individual of significant worth and a person of virtue so that your contributions are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/i-hope-that-each-of-you-girls-will-become-an-individual-of/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

> [For women, the important ingredients for happiness are to forge an identity, serve the Lord, get an education, develop your talents, serve your family,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/for-women-the-important-ingredients-for-happiness-are-to-forge-an/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

> [You want to make your own decisions, but you ought to make those decisions with an eternal perspective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/you-want-to-make-your-own-decisions-but-you-ought-to-make-those/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

> [ Satan had two conditions \[to his plan\]: the first was the denial of agency, and the second, that he would have the honor. In… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/satan-had-two-conditions-to-his-plan-the-first-was-the-denial-of/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

> [Just as order gave life and beauty to the earth when it was dark and void, so it does to us. Obedience helps us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/just-as-order-gave-life-and-beauty-to-the-earth-when-it-was-dark-and/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

> [Integrity is the value we set on ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/integrity-is-the-value-we-set-on-ourselves/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

> [Your criticism may be worse than the conduct you are trying to correct.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/your-criticism-may-be-worse-than-the-conduct-you-are-trying-to-correct/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

> [You cannot convert people beyond your own conversion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/you-cannot-convert-people-beyond-your-own-conversion/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

> [In order to do well, missionary work has to be totally positive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/in-order-to-do-well-missionary-work-has-to-be-totally-positive/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

> [We were called, male and female, to do great works with separate approaches and separate assignments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/we-were-called-male-and-female-to-do-great-works-with-separate/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

> [It is not good practice to become intrigued by Satan and his mysteries. No good can come from getting close to evil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/it-is-not-good-practice-to-become-intrigued-by-satan-and-his/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

> [As children of the Lord we should strive every day to rise to a higher level of personal righteousness in all of our actions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/as-children-of-the-lord-we-should-strive-every-day-to-rise-to-a/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

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