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> [“For the first time in my life, I fully realized that I was not in charge. I knew that I needed to submit to Heavenly Father's will. I couldn't have what I wanted when and how I wanted it just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-w-pearson/for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-fully-realized-that-i-was-not-in/)

[Kevin W. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-w-pearson/)

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## More by Kevin W. Pearson

> [Don't let something you don't fully understand unravel everything you do know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-w-pearson/don-t-let-something-you-don-t-fully-understand-unravel-everything-you/)

[Kevin W. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-w-pearson/)

> [Average is the enemy of excellence, and average commitment will prevent you from enduring to the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-w-pearson/average-is-the-enemy-of-excellence-and-average-commitment-will/)

[Kevin W. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-w-pearson/)

> [Choose to live by faith and not fear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-w-pearson/choose-to-live-by-faith-and-not-fear/)

[Kevin W. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-w-pearson/)

> [If you lose the Spirit, you are lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-w-pearson/if-you-lose-the-spirit-you-are-lost/)

[Kevin W. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-w-pearson/)

> [Personal righteousness is a choice. Faith is a gift from God, and one possessed of it can receive enormous spiritual power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-w-pearson/personal-righteousness-is-a-choice-faith-is-a-gift-from-god-and-one/)

[Kevin W. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-w-pearson/)

> [Casual obedience and lukewarm commitment weaken faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-w-pearson/casual-obedience-and-lukewarm-commitment-weaken-faith/)

[Kevin W. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-w-pearson/)

> [We get what we focus on consistently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-w-pearson/we-get-what-we-focus-on-consistently/)

[Kevin W. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-w-pearson/)

> [Enduring to the end requires total commitment to the Savior and to our covenants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-w-pearson/enduring-to-the-end-requires-total-commitment-to-the-savior-and-to/)

[Kevin W. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-w-pearson/)

> [“For the first time in my life, I fully realized that I was not in charge. I knew that I needed to submit to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-w-pearson/for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-fully-realized-that-i-was-not-in/)

[Kevin W. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-w-pearson/)

> [In a household of faith, there is no need to fear or doubt. Choose to live by faith and not fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-w-pearson/in-a-household-of-faith-there-is-no-need-to-fear-or-doubt-choose-to/)

[Kevin W. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-w-pearson/)

> [As patterns of obedience develop, the specific blessings associated with obedience are realized and belief emerges. Desire, hope, and belief are forms of faith,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-w-pearson/as-patterns-of-obedience-develop-the-specific-blessings-associated/)

[Kevin W. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-w-pearson/)

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