* The Canker of Contention

Russell M. Nelson said: “Prior to His ascension in the Holy Land, the Savior pronounced a unique blessing: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you? (John 14:27). His peace is not necessarily political;...

Divine Love

“Jesus asked us to love one another as he loved us (see John 13:34 ). Is that possible? Can our love for others really approach divine love? Yes it can! The pure love of Christ is granted to all who seek and qualify for it (see Moroni 7:48). Such love includes...

* our task. . .

“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for...

Live Without Regret

From a book by Hilary M. Hendricks, “Live without Regret,” an interview with Elder Richard C. Hinckley, (Friend, February 2007.) “When I was a boy, my father (Gordon B. Hinckley) often would use an interesting phrase when he was offering the family...

* Flow With the Current of Life

Mark A. Reinecke, PH.D. in his book “Keep Calm and Carry On” taught:   By letting go, it all gets done. . . .But when you try and try, the world is beyond winning.  —Lao-tzu Lao-tzu was quite right. Let me explain why. If you’ve ever been...

no greater praise

Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (deceased) wrote regarding ‘Integrity:’ “In a revelation given to the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Lord said, “Blessed is my servant Hyrum Smith; for I, the Lord, love him because of...

worthy music

Elder Russel M. Nelson said to young adults May 4, 2008: “Do not degrade yourself with numbing shabbiness and irreverence of music that is not worthy of you. Delete the rubbish from your minds and from your [devices]. Protect your own personal standards! Be...

* the right reasons

C. S. Lewis wrote in his book “Mere Christianity” . . . the difficulty is to reach the point of recognizing that all we have done and can do is nothing. What we should have liked would be for God to count our good points and ignore our bad ones. Again, in...

‘Focusing on the Savior’

In a March 2003 Ensign article “Looking Beyond the Mark,” Elder Quentin L. Cook, then of the Quorum of the Seventy shared: “Elder Bruce R. McConkie (1915–85) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles pointed out that Jacob’s teachings with respect to...

* a strong partnership

From his book “Teachings of Russell M. Nelson,” he said: “There is great power in a strong partnership. True partners can achieve more than the sum of each acting alone. With true partners, one plus one is much more than two. For example, Dr. Will...

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