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" By virtue of who we are, what we know, the promises we made to our Heavenly Father, and the fact that we are living now and where we are living, I absolutely think we were all born to lead. "

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" Most significantly, the fullness of the priesthood contained in the highest ordinances of the house of the Lord can be received only by a man and woman together. "

Sheri L. Dew

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" There isn't anyone who wants to see me married more than I do. "

Sheri L. Dew

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" Men and women who sell their birthright for a mess of pottage will tell you that their demise began with something small, with some seemingly insignificant breach of integrity that escalated. The little things do matter. It is not possible to profess righteousness while flirting with sin. "

" Without the presence of the Spirit, it is impossible to comprehend our personal mission or to have the reassurance that our course is right. "

" There is no greater name for a leader than mother or father. There is no leadership more important than parenthood. "

" In this world, the only true joy comes from the gospel - the joy that radiates from the Atonement and from ordinances that transcend the veil, and from the Comforter that salves our souls. "

" Indeed, this life is a test. It is a test of many things - of our convictions and priorities, our faith and our faithfulness, our patience and our resilience, and in the end, our ultimate desires. "

" No 11-year-old girl wants to be 5-10. I always felt big and unattractive. "

" The gospel of Jesus Christ is for everyone. We are all significant parts of the whole. I never think of myself as single; I think of myself as Sheri, a member of the Lord's Church. "

" Regardless of your marital status, your age, or the language you speak, you are a beloved spirit daughter of Heavenly Father who is destined to play a critical part in the onward movement of the gospel kingdom. "

" Motherhood is more than bearing children, though it is certainly that. It is the essence of who we are as women. It defines our very identity, our divine stature and nature, and the unique traits our Father gave us. "

" My whole life, I've felt like I didn't quite measure up. "

Sheri L. Dew

Life

" If you are in a position to influence someone, you are a leader. "

" By the time I turned 12, I was a 5-foot 10-inch social disaster. Towering over my friends was the bane of my adolescence. "

" The Savior isn't our last chance; He is our only chance. Our only chance to overcome self-doubt and catch a vision of who we may become. Our only chance to repent and have our sins washed clean. "

" My mother made me take piano lessons, and because I am her oldest and she had not yet been worn down by the task of prodding five children to practice every day, she kept me practicing despite my whining. "

" Relief Society can help us turn away from the world, for its express purpose is to help sisters and their families come unto Christ. "

Sheri L. Dew

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" You were born to lead as mothers and fathers, because nowhere is righteous leadership more crucial than in the family. "

" There is a direct relationship between how we feel about Jesus Christ and how we see ourselves. We cannot increase our devotion to the Savior without also obtaining a greater sense of purpose, identity, and conviction. "

" We are all farmers tending a little part of the Lord's vineyard. "

" As a young girl, I saw commitment in my grandmother, who helped Grandpa homestead our farm on the Kansas prairie. Somehow they outlasted the Dust Bowl, the Depression, and the tornadoes that terrorize the Great Plains. "

" Sisters, some will try to persuade you that because you are not ordained to the priesthood, you have been shortchanged. They are simply wrong, and they do not understand the gospel of Jesus Christ. "

" I am innately very shy, and I have struggled with that challenge for years. "

Sheri L. Dew

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" Our Father knew exactly what He was doing when He created us. He made us enough alike to love each other, but enough different that we would need to unite our strengths and stewardships to create a whole. "

" It is easier to motivate people to do something difficult than something easy. "

" If we don't do as well as we know how and we are prepared to do, it'll be largely because we act and make choices as though we're going to stay here, as though this life is all there is, when that is not the case. "

" Sisters, we as women are not diminished by priesthood power - we are magnified by it. I know this is true, for I have experienced it again and again. "

" There will be days when you feel defeated, exhausted, and plain old beat-up by life's whiplash. People you love will disappoint you - and you will disappoint them. You'll probably struggle with some kind of mortal appetite. Some days it will feel as though the veil between Heaven and Earth is made of reinforced concrete. "

" I drove a tractor almost as soon as I could reach the pedals. "

" It is by letting the world go and coming unto Christ that we increasingly live as women of God. "