David A. Bednar Quotes

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• A light turned on in a dark room is like receiving a message from God quickly, completely, and all at once.
• A spiritual 'spurter' is one who is given to short bursts of spectacular effort followed by frequent and lengthy periods of rest.
• An Apostle is a missionary, bearing testimony of the reality and divinity of Jesus Christ in all the world.
• As we gain experience with the Holy Ghost, we learn that the intensity with which we feel the Spirit's influence is not always the same.
• Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence.
• Conversion is an offering of self, of love, and of loyalty we give to God in gratitude for the gift of testimony.
• If all opposition were curtailed, if all maladies were removed, then the primary purposes of the Father's plan would be frustrated.
• In the strength of the Lord we can do and endure and overcome all things.
• Interestingly, simple and ordinary experiences often provide the most important learning opportunities we ever have.
• Knowing that the gospel is true is the essence of a testimony. Consistently being true to the gospel is the essence of conversion.
• Nothing about the priesthood is self-centered. The priesthood always is used to serve, to bless, and to strengthen other people.
• Obedience to the law of chastity will increase our happiness in mortality and make possible our progress in eternity.
• Our sincere desire should be to have both clean hands and a pure heart - both a remission of sins from day to day and…
• Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for…
• Proclaiming the gospel is not an activity in which we periodically and temporarily engage.
• Sturdy gospel roots that go deep into rich spiritual soil strengthen and steady us in times of trial and difficulty.
• Testimony is personal knowledge, based upon the witness of the Holy Ghost, that certain facts of eternal significance are true.
• The ancient Apostles were common men, and that was part of their credential.
• The basic principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ are simple, and they are universal. Faith in the Savior is the same in Boston as…
• The Book of Mormon is our handbook of instructions as we travel the pathway from bad to good to better and strive to have our…

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