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" As a medical doctor and cardiac surgeon, I had the responsibility of performing open-heart surgery on President Spencer W. Kimball in 1972, when he was Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. "

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" If one accepts the terms of the covenant and obeys God's law, he or she receives the blessings associated with the covenant. "

Russell M. Nelson

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Blessings

" Many institutions of higher learning will grant an 18- to 30-month deferral to prospective missionaries. This will enable you elders and sisters to serve without worrying about where you will begin your advanced education. We are very grateful to leaders of educational institutions who are making such planning possible! "

" Men and women may form associations for and among themselves and be governed by stipulations that are mutually acceptable. "

" We make the Sabbath a delight when we teach the gospel to our children. "

" We should understand the source of our authority and something of the keys that control its power. "

" A saint is tolerant and is attentive to the pleadings of other human beings, not only to spoken messages but to unspoken messages as well. "

" The ways of the Lord are different from the ways of man. Man's ways remove people from office or business when they grow old or become disabled. But man's ways are not and never will be the Lord's ways. "

" You are never too young to learn, never too old to change. "

" Honoring the priesthood fosters respect, respect promotes reverence, and reverence invites revelation. "

" Agency is a divine gift to you. You are free to choose what you will be and what you will do. "

" A worthy woman personifies the truly noble and worthwhile attributes of life. "

" Counsel with your parents is a privilege at any age. "

" My dear sisters, whatever your calling, whatever your circumstances, we need your impressions, your insights, and your inspiration. We need you to speak up and speak out in ward and stake councils. "

Russell M. Nelson

Out

You

" We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven. "

" Whether full-time missionaries or members, we should all be good examples of the believers in Jesus Christ. "

" In legal language, a covenant generally denotes an agreement between two or more parties. But in a religious context, a covenant is much more significant. It is a sacred promise with God. He fixes the terms. "

Russell M. Nelson

Two

God

" To understand the power of the priesthood, we must know its limitations. "

" A faithful woman can become a devoted daughter of God - more concerned with being righteous than with being selfish, more anxious to exercise compassion than to exercise dominion, more committed to integrity than to notoriety. And she knows of her own infinite worth. "

" All leaders in the Lord's Church are called by proper authority. No prophet or any other leader in this Church, for that matter, has ever called himself or herself. No prophet has ever been elected. "

" In one thousand years of Russia's existence, its first popular national election ever to be held occurred in June 1991. Six days later, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performed in Moscow! "

" I first found delight in the Sabbath many years ago when, as a busy surgeon, I knew that the Sabbath became a day for personal healing. By the end of each week, my hands were sore from repeatedly scrubbing them with soap, water, and a bristle brush. I also needed a breather from the burden of a demanding profession. "

" Every religious group, while perhaps a majority somewhere, is also inevitably a minority somewhere else. Thus, religious organizations should and do show tolerance toward members of other religious denominations. "

" Generally, the younger the victim, the greater the grief. Yet even when the elderly or infirm have been afforded merciful relief, their loved ones are rarely ready to let go. "

Russell M. Nelson

Victim

Elderly

" Sisters, do you realize the breadth and scope of your influence when you speak those things that come to your heart and mind as directed by the Spirit? "

" The Lord has often chosen to instruct His people in their times of trial. "

" While the family is under attack throughout the world, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints proclaims, promotes, and protects the truth that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children. "

" Indeed, the Lord has not forgotten! He has blessed us and others throughout the world with the Book of Mormon. "

" I believe that in the pursuit of education, individual desire is more influential than institution, and personal faith more forceful than faculty. "

" He chose to honor us with His priesthood. So we honor Him by honoring His priesthood - both its power and those who bear it. "

" Even the best teams can fail. Celebrities can fade. There is only One in whom your faith is always safe, and that is in the Lord Jesus Christ. And you need to let your faith show! "