Jan 26 2012 by Debbi
“Each individual who prayerfully studies the Book of Mormon can also receive a testimony of its divinity… in addition, this book can help with personal problems in a very real way. Do you want to get rid of a bad habit? Do you want to improve relationships in your family? Do you want to increase [...]
Tags: agency, atonement, Book of Mormon, enduring to the end, faith, family, friendship, general conference, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ, repentance, testimony
Jan 23 2012 by Debbi
Each of us is a runner in the race of life. Comforting is the fact that there are many runners. Reassuring is the knowledge that our eternal Scorekeeper is understanding. Challenging is the truth that each must run. But you and I do not run alone. That vast audience of family, friends, and leaders will [...]
Tags: adversity, agency, atonement, compassion, enduring to the end, faith, family, gratitude, trust
Jan 22 2012 by Debbi
Even if you exercise your strongest faith, God will not always reward you immediately according to your desires. Rather, God will respond with what in His eternal plan is best for you. He loves you to a depth and completeness you cannot conceive of in your mortal state. Indeed, were you to know His entire [...]
Tags: faith, family, love, plan of salvation
Aug 21 2011 by Jeff
“If reverence is an attitude towards Deity, then it is a private feeling. It is something we feel inside our hearts no matter what is going on around us. It is also a personal responsibility. We cannot blame others for disturbing our reverent attitudes. Where, then, does the development of reverent attitudes begin? The home [...]
Tags: family, home, reverence, testimony
Aug 11 2011 by Jeff
Under the sacred and compelling trust we have as members of the Church of Jesus Christ, ours is a work of redemption, of lifting and saving those who need help. Ours is a task of raising the sights of those of our people who fail to realize the great potential that lies within them. Ours [...]
Tags: family, missionary work, perfection
Jun 29 2011 by Jeff
“Because we are being constantly exposed to the world’s definition of greatness, it is understandable that we might make comparisons between what we are and what others are-or seem to be-and also between what we have and what others have. Although it is true that making comparisons can be beneficial and may motivate us to [...]
Tags: family, good works, parenthood, potential