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" In this world filled with challenges, we do need help from time to time. Religion, eternal truth, and our missionaries are vital parts of that help. "

Russell M. Nelson

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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. "

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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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" 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. "

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

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" We can feel joy even while having a bad day, a bad week, or even a bad year! "

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" We need more missionaries - more worthy missionaries. "

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" When I had to make a decision whether or not an activity was appropriate for the Sabbath, I simply asked myself, 'What sign do I want to give to God?' That question made my choices about the Sabbath day crystal clear. "

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" Your life will be a blessed and balanced experience if you first honor your identity and priority. "

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" 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. "

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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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" 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. "

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

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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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" Our Heavenly Father loves you. He has created you to be successful and to have joy. "

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

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" Contemplation of life after retirement and life after death can help you deal with contemporary challenges. "

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

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" Sometimes a nickname is used instead of the real name. But a nickname may offend either the one named or the parents who gave the name. "

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

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" Because of our sacred regard for each human intellect, we consider the obtaining of an education to be a religious responsibility. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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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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" 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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" Saints can be happy under every circumstance. "

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" Think of our physical sustenance. It is truly heaven-sent. The necessities of air, food, and water all come to us as gifts from a loving Heavenly Father. "

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

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