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" As we dread any disease that undermines the health of the body, so should we deplore contention, which is a corroding canker of the spirit. "

Russell M. Nelson

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" To rule children by force is the technique of Satan, not of the Savior. "

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" Preparation for a mission is important. A mission is a voluntary act of service to God and humankind. Missionaries support that privilege with their personal savings. Parents, families, friends, and donors to the General Missionary Fund may also assist. "

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" Contention does not usually begin as strife between countries. More often, it starts with an individual, for we can contend within ourselves over simple matters of right and wrong. From there, contention can infect neighbors and nations like a spreading sore. "

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" A covenant made with God should be regarded not as restrictive but as protective. "

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

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" The only way to take sorrow out of death is to take love out of life. "

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" From an eternal perspective, the only death that is truly premature is the death of one who is not prepared to meet God. "

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" 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. "

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

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" Married or single, you sisters possess distinctive capabilities and special intuition you have received as gifts from God. We brethren cannot duplicate your unique influence. "

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" One of the most important concepts of revealed religion is that of a sacred covenant. "

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" A saint serves others, knowing that the more one serves, the greater the opportunity for the Spirit to sanctify and purify. "

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" Many religious confessions share common values. They teach that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us. "

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" I worry about all who are impure in their thoughts, feelings, or actions or who demean their wives or children, thereby cutting off priesthood power. "

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" We need women who are devoted to shepherding God's children along the covenant path toward exaltation; women who know how to receive personal revelation, who understand the power and peace of the temple endowment; women who know how to call upon the powers of heaven to protect and strengthen children and families; women who teach fearlessly. "

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" Each faithful young woman in the Church proclaims that individual worth is one of her most cherished values. "

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" 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! "

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" We are all pleased when our names are pronounced and spelled correctly. "

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" I feel impressed to counsel those engaged in personal challenges to do right. In particular, my heart reaches out to those who feel discouraged by the magnitude of their struggle. "

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" When I think of the love I feel for each member of our family, I sense, to a slight degree, the love that our Heavenly Father bears for His children. "

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" We teach that God's love for His children is infinite. "

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" 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. "

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" The Sabbath provides a wonderful opportunity to strengthen family ties. "

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

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" All missionaries, younger and older, serve with the sole hope of making life better for other people. "

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