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• It doesn't do any good to argue. Be kind.

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  Be Kind, Arguing, Kind

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• Peace is the precious fruit of a righteous life. It is possible because of the Atonement of the Savior. It is earned through full repentance, for that leads to refreshing forgiveness.

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  Fruit, Atonement, Repentance

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• Are there so many fascinating, exciting things to do or so many challenges pressing down upon you that it is hard to keep focused on that which is essential? When things of the world crowd in, all too often the wrong things take highest priority. Then it is easy to forget the fundamental purpose of life. Satan has a powerful tool to use against good people. It is distraction. He would have good people fill life with 'good things' so there is no room for the essential ones. Have you unconsciously been caught in that trap?

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  Powerful, People, Priorities

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• When we obey the commandments of the Lord and serve His children unselfishly, the natural consequence is power from God—power to do more than we can do by ourselves. Our insights, our talents, our abilities are expanded because we receive strength and power from the Lord. His power is a fundamental component to establishing a home filled with peace.

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  Children, Home, Fundamentals

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• You are here on earth for a divine purpose. It is not to be endlessly entertained or to be constantly in full pursuit of pleasure. You are here to be tried, to prove yourself so that you can receive the additional blessings God has for you.

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  Blessing, Earth, Purpose

  "Finding Joy in Life". Richard G. Scott's priesthood session address at the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, www.lds.org. April 1996.

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• But what about you? Have you prayed about your own ancestors’ work? Set aside those things in your life that don’t really matter. Decide to do something that will have eternal consequences. Perhaps you have been prompted to look for ancestors but feel you are not a genealogist. Can you see that you don’t have to be anymore? It all begins with love and a sincere desire to help those beyond the veil who can’t help themselves. Check around. There will be someone in your area who can help you have success.

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  Desire, Looks, Veils

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• Marriage provides an ideal setting for overcoming any tendency to be selfish or self-centered. I think one of the reasons that we are counseled to get married early in life is to avoid developing inappropriate character traits that are hard to change.

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  Selfish, Character, Thinking

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• A knowledge of truth is of little value unless lived in full measure.

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  Littles, Truth Is, Values

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• Find the compensatory blessings in your life when, in the wisdom of the Lord, He deprives you of something you very much want… You will discover compensatory blessings when you willingly accept the will of the Lord and exercise faith in Him.

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  Exercise, Blessing, Want

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• When we seek inspiration to help make decisions, the Lord gives gentle promptings. These require us to think, to exercise faith, to work, to struggle at times and to act. Seldom does the whole answer to a decisively important matter or complex problem come all at once. More often, it comes a piece at a time, without the end in sight.

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  Struggle, Inspiration, Exercise

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• Satan will try to use our memory of any previous guilt to lure us back...We must be ever vigilant to avoid his enticements

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  Memories, Guilt, Trying

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• Attempt to be creative for the joy it brings… Select something like music, dance, sculpture, or poetry. Being creative will help you enjoy life. It engenders a spirit of gratitude. It develops latent talent, sharpens your capacity to reason, to act, and to find purpose in life. It dispels loneliness and heartache. It gives a renewal, a spark of enthusiasm, and zest for life.

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  Gratitude, Loneliness, Zest

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• Can you hang in there with your investigators when things get going tough? Don't give up on investigators because they have a little weakness. Work with them until the Holy Ghost tells you not to.

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  Giving Up, Don't Give Up, Weakness

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• I know that every difficulty we face in life, even those that come from our own negligence or even transgression, can be turned by the Lord into growth experiences, a virtual ladder upward. I certainly do not recommend transgression as a path to growth. It is painful, difficult, and so totally unnecessary. It is far wiser and so much easier to move forward in righteousness. But through proper repentance, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and obedience to His commandments, even the disappointment that comes from transgression can be converted into a return to happiness.

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  Jesus, Disappointment, Moving

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• With all my capacity I encourage you to discover who you really are. . . . I urge you to discern through the Spirit your divinely given capacities.

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  Spirit, Capacity, Given

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• Sometimes the impressions are just general feelings. Sometimes the direction comes so clearly and so unmistakably that it can be written down like spiritual dictation.

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  Spiritual, Feelings, Sometimes

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• As you live high standards publicly and privately, and even under great pressure adhere to them, you raise the vision of others.

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  Vision, High Standards, Pressure

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• If you, through poor judgment, were to cover your shoes with mud, would you leave them that way? Of course not. You would cleanse and restore them. Would you then gather the residue of mud and place it in an envelope to show others the mistake that you made? No. Neither should you continue to relive forgiven sin. Every time such thoughts come into your mind, turn your heart in gratitude to the Savior, who gave His life that we, through faith in Him and obedience to His teachings, can overcome transgression and conquer its depressing influence in our lives.

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  Forgiveness, Gratitude, Depressing

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• I will consistently strive to learn by what I hear, see, and feel. I will write down the important things I learn, and I will do them.

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  Writing, Learning, Important

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• We best serve our Father in Heaven by righteously influencing others and serving them.

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  Father, Heaven, Influence

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• Choosing to do what the Lord has defined as right will, in the long run, always lead to the best outcomes.

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  Running, Agency, Long

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• There are powerful emotions that bring two people together in wonderful harmony in a marriage. Satan knows this, and would tempt you to try these emotions outside of marriage. Do not stir emotions meant to be used only in marriage.

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  Marriage, Powerful, Two

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• A sense of humor is an escape valve for the pressures of life.

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  Pressure, Sense Of Humor, Valve

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• Your agency, the right to make choices, is not given so that you can get what you want. This divine gift is provided so that you will choose what your Father in Heaven wants for you. That way He can lead you to become all that He intends you to be.

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  Father, Agency, Choices

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• You are here on earth for a divine purpose. It is not to be endlessly entertained or to be constantly in full pursuit of pleasure. You are here to be tried, to prove yourself so that you can receive the additional blessings God has for you. . . some blessings will be delivered in this life; others will come beyond the veil. The Lord is intent on your personal growth and development. That progress is accelerated when you willingly allow Him to lead you through every growth experience you encounter, whether initially it be to your individual liking or not.

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  Blessing, Growth, Progress

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