"By "moral discipline," I mean self-discipline based on……" — D. Todd Christofferson
"By "moral discipline," I mean self-discipline based on moral standards. Moral discipline is the consistent exercise of agency to choose the right because it is right, even when it is hard. It rejects the self-absorbed life in favor of developing character worthy of respect and true greatness through Christlike service."
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39 Quotes by D. Todd Christofferson
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Whatever the cost of repentance, it is swallowed up in the joy of forgiveness.
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