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" Members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir are not superhuman. They are ordinary people with ordinary frailties. But therein lies the power of their example. "

Russell M. Nelson

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

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

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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 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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" 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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" Life is filled with detours and dead ends, trials and challenges of every kind. Each of us has likely had times when distress, anguish, and despair almost consumed us. "

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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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" Clinicians, academicians, and politicians are often put to a test of faith. In pursuit of their goals, will their religion show or will it be hidden? Are they tied back to God or to man? "

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" Service of any type requires preparation. "

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" When we speak of faith - the faith that can move mountains - we are not speaking of faith in general but of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. "

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

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" Our personal intelligence is everlasting and divine. "

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" Marriage and family are ordained of God. The family is the most important social unit in time and in eternity. Under God's great plan of happiness, families can be sealed in temples and be prepared to return to dwell in His holy presence forever. That is eternal life! "

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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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. "

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" Differences exist in practice and organization between the Lord's Church and man-made institutions. "

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" Parents and teachers, learn to listen, then listen to learn from children. "

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" I fear that too many have sadly surrendered their agency to the adversary and are saying by their conduct, 'I care more about satisfying my own desires than I do about bearing the Savior's power to bless others.' "

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

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" Heavenly Father loves every one of His children. After all, He is their Father. "

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

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" We were born with a capacity to grow, love, marry, and form families. "

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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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