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> [You cannot pray for an A on a test and study for a B. You cannot pray for a celestial marriage and live a telestial life. You cannot pray for something and act less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/you-cannot-pray-for-an-a-on-a-test-and-study-for-a-b-you-cannot-pray/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

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> [Elder Neal A. Maxwell suggests that the prime reason the Savior personally acts as the gatekeeper of the celestial kingdom is not to exclude people, but to personally welcome and embrace those who have made it back home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/elder-neal-a-maxwell-suggests-that-the-prime-reason-the-savior/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

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## More by Tad R. Callister

> [“One of the acid tests of our integrity is whether or not we keep the commitments and promises we have made or whether there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/one-of-the-acid-tests-of-our-integrity-is-whether-or-not-we-keep-the/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

> [The Atonement of Jesus Christ outweighs, surpasses, and transcends every other mortal event, every new discovery, and every acquisition of knowledge, for without the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/the-atonement-of-jesus-christ-outweighs-surpasses-and-transcends/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

> [If you ever feel distant, never mistake who has drifted away. Prayer will close this gap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/if-you-ever-feel-distant-never-mistake-who-has-drifted-away-prayer/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

> [“Integrity is the very core of our being. It is who we really are. When all the scaffolding is removed, it is our integrity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/integrity-is-the-very-core-of-our-being-it-is-who-we-really-are-when/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

> [The Atonement is our singular hope for a meaningful life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/the-atonement-is-our-singular-hope-for-a-meaningful-life/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

> [In the end, most women get the type of man they dress for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/in-the-end-most-women-get-the-type-of-man-they-dress-for/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

> [Together with the Bible, the Book of Mormon is an indispensable witness of the doctrines of Christ and His divinity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/together-with-the-bible-the-book-of-mormon-is-an-indispensable/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

> [ “Our dress affects not only our thoughts and actions but also the thoughts and actions of others. Accordingly, Paul the Apostle counseled “women \[to\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/our-dress-affects-not-only-our-thoughts-and-actions-but-also-the/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

> [“The Savior's message was essential to our salvation, but his personal exposition of it was not. President J. Reuben Clark Jr. gave this caution:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/the-savior-s-message-was-essential-to-our-salvation-but-his-personal/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

> [When all is said and done, the home is the ideal forum for teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/when-all-is-said-and-done-the-home-is-the-ideal-forum-for-teaching/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

> [A cathedral without windows, a face without eyes, a field without flowers, an alphabet without vowels, a continent without rivers, a night without stars,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/a-cathedral-without-windows-a-face-without-eyes-a-field-without/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

> [“Yes, Joseph Smith did see angels and visions—because he was the instrument in God’s hands to restore the same Church of Jesus Christ as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/yes-joseph-smith-did-see-angels-and-visions-because-he-was-the/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

> [“The man of integrity who is true to self and to God will choose the right whether or not anyone is looking because he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/the-man-of-integrity-who-is-true-to-self-and-to-god-will-choose-the/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

> [When all the scaffolding is removed it is our integrity that both defines us and identifies us. Men of integrity are like the Rock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/when-all-the-scaffolding-is-removed-it-is-our-integrity-that-both/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

> [“If the Atonement is the foundation of our faith (and it is), then no one should be content with a casual acquaintance of this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/if-the-atonement-is-the-foundation-of-our-faith-and-it-is-then-no-one/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

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