“As Obedient Children”
Elder Neal A. Maxwell wrote: In today’s society, at the mere mention of the words obedience and submissiveness hackles rise and people are put on nervous alert. These virtues are unfashionable because many quickly assume them to be a threat to one’s...* Only Honesty Can Stop Dishonesty
Richard L. Evans wrote: On the question of being safe with someone: After all of the considerations are taken into account and given their proper appraisal, we had just as well, first and always, face this fact: that the only things we can really count on ultimately...* ‘Common Ground’
From Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s book ‘To My Friends,’ he shared. . . . . . . . We are always looking for common ground and common partners in the “hands-on” work of the ministry. We would be eager to join hands with our friends of every...* Hate—and Happiness
Richard L. Evans wrote: Among the long list of things that make us unhappy, none is more devoutly to be avoided than hate in the human heart. And among all the elements and ingredients of which human happiness is made, none of them, nor all of them together, will...The Savior’s Abiding Compassion
Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said during the Saturday morning session of October 2021 general conference: . . . . the Savior acted compassionately toward all who would come unto Him—without distinction—and most especially toward those who...* Balance—and Bias
There is danger in presuming to arrive at final conclusion with insufficient facts. On the question of balance: Almost anyone, if they will let them self, can bring them self to seeing only one side of a subject—the side they want to see. Debtors, for example,...‘One Percent Better’
Elder Michael A. Dunn of the Seventy shared in October 2021 general Conference: For more than a century, the national bicycle racing teams of Great Britain had been the laughingstock of the cycling world. Mired in mediocrity, British riders had managed only a handful...* To Know Their Needs
Neal A. Maxwell wrote: “In urging members of the Church to be more sensitive to other people we seek to avoid the trap. . . . predicted when it spoke of an age when men and women would allow the needy “to pass by you and notice them not.” . . . ....‘Translating God’s Will’
From the book ‘The Crucible of Doubt’—Reflections on the Quest for Faith by Terryl and Fiona Givens wrote: Translating God’s will into specific programs, policies, and practices. . . requires ongoing effort. One of the greatest Jewish scholars...
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