The Savior desires to save us from our inadequacies as well as our sins. Inadequacy is not the same as being sinful - we have far more control over the choice to sin than we may have over our innate… — Bruce C. Hafen Copy Share Image
The Savior’s gift of grace to us is not necessarily limited in time to ‘after’ all we can do. We may receive his grace before, during and after the time when we expend our own efforts — Bruce C. Hafen Copy Share Image
Equal partnerships are not made in heaven-they are made on earth, one choice at a time, one conversation at a time, one threshold crossing… — Bruce C. Hafen Copy Share Image
Marriage is by nature a covenant, Not just a private contract one may cancel at will.. — Bruce C. Hafen Copy Share Image
“…Between the poles of sin and adversity, lie such intermediate points as unwise choices and hasty judgments. In these cases, it may be unclear… — Bruce C. Hafen Copy Share Image
Joy is not an alternative to opposition; it is part of a compound that includes opposition. — Bruce C. Hafen Copy Share Image
If you have problems in your life, don’t assume there is something wrong with you. — Bruce C. Hafen Copy Share Image
Because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can learn from our experience without being condemned by our experience. — Bruce C. Hafen Copy Share Image
“Properly understood, then, the scriptures counsel us to be virtuous not because romantic love is bad, but precisely because romantic love is so good.… — Bruce C. Hafen Copy Share Image
Life is a school, a place for us to learn and grow. We, like Adam and Eve, experience 'growing pains' through the sorrow and… — Bruce C. Hafen Copy Share Image
You must realize that the true desire to express affection can be motivated by things other than true love.... In short, one might simply… — Bruce C. Hafen Copy Share Image
The great Mediator asks for our repentance not because we must ‘repay’ him in exchange for his paying our debt to justice, but because… — Bruce C. Hafen Copy Share Image
The deep hurt is the mirror image of the deep joy that still awaits you. — Bruce C. Hafen Copy Share Image
Each of us will taste the bitter ashes of life, from sin and neglect to sorrow and disappointment. But the atonement of Christ can… — Bruce C. Hafen Copy Share Image
