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" I would enjoy sitting in a rocker... listening to soft music and contemplating the things of the universe. But such activity offers no challenge and makes no contribution. "
Gordon B. Hinckley
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" In missionary work, as in all else, preparation precedes power. Encouragement to prepare while still very young can make a tremendous difference. "
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" I am suggesting that as we go through life, we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort. "
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" Let the Latter-day Saints be in their homes, teaching their families, reading the scriptures, doing things that are wholesome and beautiful and communing with the Lord on the Sabbath day. "
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" Keep your families close together, and love and honor your children. "
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" Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish. "
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" When the 'Book of Mormon' was first published, some of those who believed in it taught it to others and testified of it. "
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" There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter. "
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" Anything so precious as the gospel of Jesus Christ is worthy of all the effort and sacrifice of time and means employed to teach it. "
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" A tattoo is graffiti on the temple of the body. "
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" There is dissatisfaction among a great many Christian people. They are not happy with what they have and, therefore, respond readily to the message of the restored gospel. "
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" The world is starved for spiritual food. "
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" My heart reaches out to you missionaries. You simply cannot do it alone and do it well. You must have the help of others. That power to help lies within each of us. "
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" Truth will prevail. "
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" Some of our finest work comes through service to others. "
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" Opportunities for sharing the gospel are everywhere. "
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" If there were no immortality there would be no need for temples. There would be no need for eternal marriage if there were no eternity. "
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" I do not concern myself much with reading long commentary volumes designed to enlarge at length upon that which is found in the scriptures. Rather, I prefer to dwell with the source, tasting of the unadulterated waters of the fountain of truth - the word of God as he gave it and as it has been recorded in the books we accept as scripture. "
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" Encourage your children to read more and watch television less. "
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" If you are a good missionary, you will return home with the desire to continue to serve the Lord, to keep His commandments, and to do His will. "
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" You will find peace and happiness if you will live the gospel. "
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" If you have a temper, now is the time to learn to control it. The more you do so while you are young, the more easily it will happen. "
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" At the end of our lives, we step across the threshold or death and enter into a new and better world. I believe that. It's just that simple. "
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" It is not a mark of manhood to carelessly use the name of the Almighty or of His Beloved Son in a vain and flippant way, as many are prone to do. "
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" The work of the Lord is done by ordinary people who work in an extraordinary way. "
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" As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving. "
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" The whole essence of the Christian religion is based on the atonement of Christ, his death and his resurrection. "
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" I feel to invite women everywhere to rise to the great potential within you. I do not ask that you reach beyond your capacity. I hope you will not nag yourselves with thoughts of failure. I hope you will not try to set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know. "
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" Through reading the scriptures, we can gain the assurance of the Spirit that that which we read has come of God for the enlightenment, blessing, and joy of his children. "
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" Eligibility for a temple recommend is not based on financial worth. That has nothing whatever to do with it. It is based on consistent personal behavior, on the goodness of one's life. It is not concerned with money matters, but rather with things of eternity. "
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" You can't build a great building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you're going to have a strong superstructure. "
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