Sincere desire and worthiness invite the spirit of revelation into our lives. — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence. — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
True faith is focused in and on the Lord Jesus Christ and always leads to action. — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
An Apostle is a missionary, bearing testimony of the reality and divinity of Jesus Christ in all the world. — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
An answer we discover or obtain through the exercise of faith is typically retained for a lifetime. The most important learnings of… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Strong faith in the Savior is submissively accepting of His will and timing in our lives, even if the outcome is not… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Sturdy gospel roots that go deep into rich spiritual soil strengthen and steady us in times of trial and difficulty. — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
The basic principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ are simple, and they are universal. Faith in the Savior is the same… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
A spiritual 'spurter' is one who is given to short bursts of spectacular effort followed by frequent and lengthy periods of rest. — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Disciples who are steadfast and immovable do not become fanatics or extremists, are not overzealous, and are not preoccupied with misguided gospel… — 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… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Through persistent, effective, and diligent work, a person can accumulate knowledge in the form of facts, data, information, and experience. Intelligence, however,… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Missionary work is a manifestation of our spiritual identity and heritage. We were foreordained in the premortal existence and born into mortality… — 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… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Obedience opens the door to the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. And the spiritual gifts and abilities activated by the power… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Steady, sustained, and incremental spiritual progress produces the fruit of steadfastness-and helps us to reduce the disparity between what we know and… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Missionary work essentially is a priesthood responsibility, and all of us who hold the priesthood are the Lord's authorized servants on the… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
All of us now are serving and will continue to serve as lifelong missionaries. We are missionaries every day in our families,… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
“Our spiritual purpose is to overcome both sin and the desire to sin, both the taint and the tyranny of sin. Prophets… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
There is no physical pain, no spiritual wound, no anguish of soul or heartache, no infirmity or weakness you or I ever… — 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… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
“We begin the process of being born again through exercising faith in Christ, repenting of our sins, and being baptized by immersion… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Spiritual illumination and perspective are poured out through the windows of heaven and into our lives as we honor the law of… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Devoted disciples of Jesus Christ always have been and always will be valiant missionaries. A missionary is a follower of Christ who… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
You and I, today and always, are to bear witness of Jesus Christ and declare the message of the Restoration. ... Missionary… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
We begin the process of being born again through exercising faith in Christ, repenting of our sins, and being baptized by immersion… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Righteousness and faith certainly are instrumental in healing the sick, deaf, or lame - if such healing accomplishes God's purposes and is… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Learning by faith and from experience are two of the central features of the Father's plan of happiness. The Savior preserved moral… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
The responsibility to seek learning by faith rests upon each of us individually, and this obligation will become increasingly important as the… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
The knowledge and spiritual conviction we receive from the Holy Ghost are the result of revelation. — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Sporadic and shallow dipping in the doctrine of Christ and partial participation in His restored Church cannot produce the spiritual transformation that… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Character is revealed in the power to discern the suffering of other people when we ourselves are suffering; in the ability to… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
The spirit of revelation is available to every person who receives by proper priesthood authority the saving ordinances of baptism by immersion… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
The standard is clear. If something we think, see, hear, or do distances us from the Holy Ghost, then we should stop… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
For many of us, conversion is an ongoing process and not a onetime event that results from a powerful or dramatic experience.… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Each family prayer, each episode of family scripture study, and each family home evening is a brushstroke on the canvas of our… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
The issue is not going to church; rather, the issue is worshipping and renewing covenants as we attend church. The issue is… — 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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