To be offended is a choice we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Faithful parents can invite the power of heaven to influence their children. Nevertheless, those children remain agents unto themselves, and the choice… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
When we believe or say we have been offended, we usually mean we feel insulted, mistreated, snubbed, or disrespected. And certainly clumsy,… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Righteousness and faith certainly are instrumental in moving mountains - if moving mountains accomplishes God's purposes and is in accordance with His will. — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
“Certainly clumsy, embarrassing, unprincipled, and mean spirited things do occur in our interactions with other people that would allow us to take offense. However,… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
“The relationship between love and appropriate action is demonstrated repeatedly in the scriptures and is highlighted by the Savior's instruction to His Apostles: 'If… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
“Each and every member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bears a personal responsibility to learn and live the truths of… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Righteous marriage is a commandment and an essential step in the process of creating a loving family relationship that can be perpetuated beyond the… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
As we strive to align our attitudes and actions with righteousness, then the Holy Ghost becomes for us today what the Liahona was for… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Be careful to not haul around in our lives so many nice but unnecessary things that we are distracted and diverted from the things… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
As we learn in [the] scriptures, the fundamental purposes for the gift of agency were to love one another and to choose God. Thus… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Conversion is an enlarging, a deepening, and a broadening of the undergirding base of testimony. It is the result of revelation from God, accompanied… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Feeling the security and constancy of love from a spouse, a parent or a child is a rich blessing. Such love nurtures and sustains… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Regular reading of and talking about the Book of Mormon invite the power to resist temptation and to produce feelings of love within our… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
It's tough for parents to talk to children about heavy-weight topics such as peer pressure, drugs and morality if they don't already have a… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
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