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> [Something extraordinary is happening. Do you sense it? Truly, as obedience and morality decline in the world, the Lord is sending more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/something-extraordinary-is-happening-do-you-sense-it-truly-as/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

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> [Recently I reviewed the history of many missionaries and found a powerful correlation between exceptional missionaries and mothers who chose to remain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/recently-i-reviewed-the-history-of-many-missionaries-and-found-a/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

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> [All that I now hold dear in life began to mature in the mission field. Had I not been encouraged to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/all-that-i-now-hold-dear-in-life-began-to-mature-in-the-mission-field/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

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## Other authors on Exceptional

## More by Richard G. Scott

> [Attempt to be creative for the joy it brings… Select something like music, dance, sculpture, or poetry. Being creative will help you enjoy life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/attempt-to-be-creative-for-the-joy-it-brings-select-something-like/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

> [“Repeatedly I have been impressed to learn that to reach a goal never before attained, one must do things never before done.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/repeatedly-i-have-been-impressed-to-learn-that-to-reach-a-goal-never/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

> [A knowledge of truth is of little value unless lived in full measure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/a-knowledge-of-truth-is-of-little-value-unless-lived-in-full-measure/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

> [“How grateful am I personally that our Savior taught we should conclude our most urgent, deeply felt prayers, when we ask for that which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/how-grateful-am-i-personally-that-our-savior-taught-we-should/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

> [What I am trying to teach is that when we keep the temple covenants we have made and when we live righteously in order…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/what-i-am-trying-to-teach-is-that-when-we-keep-the-temple-covenants/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

> [Selfishness is the root of great evil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/selfishness-is-the-root-of-great-evil/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

> [The seminary programs will help you as a young man or woman to lay a foundation for happiness and success in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/the-seminary-programs-will-help-you-as-a-young-man-or-woman-to-lay-a/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

> [No enduring improvement can occur without righteous exercise of agency. Do not attempt to override agency. The Lord himself would not do that. Forced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/no-enduring-improvement-can-occur-without-righteous-exercise-of/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

> [Some missionaries are giants in the Spirit and pygmies in skills in the Spirit. Work hard to develop a balance. Your leaders, and you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/some-missionaries-are-giants-in-the-spirit-and-pygmies-in-skills-in/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

> [Who can justly measure the righteous influence of a mother's love? What enduring fruits result from the seeds of truth that a mother carefully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/who-can-justly-measure-the-righteous-influence-of-a-mother-s-love/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

> [Repentance is not punishment, it is the hope filled path to a more glorious future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/repentance-is-not-punishment-it-is-the-hope-filled-path-to-a-more/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

> [“I have…learned that one cannot demand love and respect or require that the bonds of friendship and appreciation be extended as an unearned right.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/i-have-learned-that-one-cannot-demand-love-and-respect-or-require/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

> [Do not become so absorbed with trivial things that you miss learning the doctrine and teachings of the Lord.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/do-not-become-so-absorbed-with-trivial-things-that-you-miss-learning/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

> [I share a warning. Satan is extremely good at blocking spiritual communication by inducing individuals, through temptation, to violate the laws upon which spiritual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/i-share-a-warning-satan-is-extremely-good-at-blocking-spiritual/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

> [If your life is in disarray and you feel uncomfortable and unworthy to pray because you are not clean, don't worry. He already knows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-g-scott/if-your-life-is-in-disarray-and-you-feel-uncomfortable-and-unworthy/)

[Richard G. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-g-scott/)

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