‘building faith, educate desires. . .’

Continuing from yesterday (‘Who is Righteous’) from the book ‘Protecting Against Eternal Identity Theft:’ Educate Our Desires Desire is the obvious first step. Elder Neal A. Maxwell taught that our desires are the root of our actions. He...

Who is righteous?

From the book “Protecting Against Eternal Identity Theft:” . . . . Hugh Nibley insightfully observed: “Who is righteous? Anyone who is repenting. No matter how bad he has been, if he is repenting, he is a righteous man. There is hope for him. And no...

* The Price of Repenting

Richard L. Evans said: “Repentance doesn’t appear to be very popular. Prophets have been made martyrs for proclaiming it; nations and peoples have died rather than do anything about it. But however unpopular or unpalatable, repentance is one of the...

Ask any people. . .

President Wilford Woodruff (deceased) wrote: “Ask any people, nations, kingdoms, or generations of men the question and they will tell you they are seeking for happiness, but how are they seeking for it? . . . By serving the devil as fast as they can, and almost...

*Overcome Bad Habits

Richard G. Scott said: This example suggests how your habit[s] can be overcome. Suppose a small child were to run in front of your car. What would you do? Careful analysis of each step taken will teach you how to overcome your serious habits[s]: First your mind...

Bring down the powers of heaven II. . .

After quoting Alma 7:23-25, Henry B. Eyring wrote: “Being submissive, gentle, easy to be entreated, and patient are all attributes. But the actions Alma commends to us are to ask for what we need and to return thanks. Please don’t think of that as a...

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