Without repentance, there is no real progress or improvement in life. Pretending there is no sin does not lessen its burden and pain. Suffering for sin does not by itself change anything for the better. Only repentance leads to the… — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
Any pain entailed in repentance will always be far less than the suffering required to satisfy justice for unresolved transgression. — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
We do not need to achieve some minimum level or capacity or goodness before God will help - divine aid can be ours every… — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
A covenant is an agreement between God and man, an accord whose terms are set by God. — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
A mother can exert an influence unequaled by any other person in any other relationship. — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
“One obvious and rather sobering meaning of losing your life by confessing Christ is to lose it, literally, physically, in sustaining and defending your… — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
A God who makes no demands, is the functional equivalent of a God who does not exist. — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
On the other hand, with a sense of the sacred, one grows in understanding and truth. The Holy Spirit becomes his frequent and then… — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
We do not diminish the value of what women or men achieve in any worthy endeavor or career -- we all benefit from their… — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
“You know, of course, that as prophesied by Moroni, there are those whose research relating to Joseph Smith is not for the purpose of gaining added light and knowledge but to undermine his character, magnify his flaws, and if possible destroy his influence. Their work product can sometimes be jarring, and so can issues raised at times by honest historians… — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share
In creating a family, we fulfill our greatest purpose on earth. — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
I testify that in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is found the priesthood authority to administer the ordinances by which we… — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
Policemen and laws can never replace customs, traditions and moral values as a means for regulating human behavior. At best, the police and criminal… — D. Todd Christofferson Copy Share Image
