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title: "2 Bumps Quotes By James E. Faust"
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> [None of us knows the wisdom of the Lord. We do not know in advance exactly how He would get us from where we are to where we need to be, but He does offer us broad outlines in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/none-of-us-knows-the-wisdom-of-the-lord-we-do-not-know-in-advance/)

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

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> [. . . Cultivating good humor may be helpful in finding our own identity. Young people who are trying to find out who they really are often have concerns as to their ability to meet and cope with the challenges…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/cultivating-good-humor-may-be-helpful-in-finding-our-own-identity/)

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

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## 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/)

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