The Church is designed to nourish the imperfect, the struggling, and the exhausted.
We shouldn't wait to be happy until we reach some future point, only to discover that happiness was already available all the time!
No one likes to fail. But we mortals do not become champions without effort and discipline or without making mistakes.
As we lose ourselves in the service of others, we discover our own lives and our own happiness.
You have agency, and you are free to choose. But there is actually no free agency. Agency has its price. You have to pay the consequences of your choices.
When the Lord commands that we must forgive all men, that includes forgiving ourselves.
We need to ask God for forgiveness and do all we can to correct whatever harm our actions may have caused. Repentance means a change of mind and heart—we stop doing things that are wrong, and we start doing things that are right. It brings us a fresh attitude toward God, oneself, and life in general.
In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance.
As you take the normal opportunities of your daily life and create something of beauty and helpfulness, you improve not only the world around you but also the world within you.
Of one thing we can be certain: every person we see - no matter the race, religion, political beliefs, body type, or appearance - is family.
How much of life do we miss by waiting to see the rainbow before thanking God there is rain?
First doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith. We must never allow doubt to hold us prisoner and keep us from the divine love, peace, and gifts that come through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The process of gathering spiritual light is the quest of a lifetime.
If we are only willing to open our hearts and minds to the spirit of Christmas, we will recognize wonderful things happening around us.
If ye love me, keep my commandments." This is the essence of what it means to be a true disciple: those who receive Christ Jesus walk with him.
God's love is so great that He loves even the proud, the selfish, the arrogant, and the wicked.
Every person, young and old, has had his own personal experience with falling. Falling is what we mortals do. But as long as we are willing to rise up again and continue on the path toward the spiritual goals God has given us, we can learn something from failure and become better and happier as a result. My dear friends, no matter how many times you have slipped or fallen, rise up! Your destiny is a glorious one! Stand tall and walk in the light of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ! You are stronger than you realize. You are more capable than you can imagine. You can do it now!
Brothers and sisters, as good as our previous experience may be, if we stop asking questions, stop thinking, stop pondering, we can thwart the revelations of the Spirit. Remember, it was the questions young Joseph asked that opened the door for the restoration of all things. We can block the growth and knowledge our Heavenly Father intends for us. How often has the Holy Spirit tried to tell us something we needed to know but couldn't get past the massive iron gate of what we thought we already knew?
We sometimes think that being grateful is what we do after our problems are solved, but how terribly shortsighted that is. How much of life do we miss by waiting to see the rainbow before thanking God that there is rain? Being grateful in times of distress does not mean that we are pleased with our circumstances. It does mean that through the eyes of faith we look beyond our present-day challenges. This is not a gratitude of the lips but of the soul. It is a gratitude that heals the heart and expands the mind.
God sent you here to prepare for a future greater than anything can imagine.
As we patiently follow the Savior, He will bless us beyond our own capacity to become what He wants us to be.
Often small acts of service are all that is required to lift and bless another.
The more we devote ourselves to the pursuit of holiness and happiness, the less likely we will be on a path to regrets.
Remember: in the end, it is the merciful who obtain mercy.
You may feel burdened by worry, fear, or doubt. To you and to all of us, I repeat a wonderful and certain truth: #God's light is real. It has the power to soften the sting of the deepest wound. It can illuminate the path before us and lead us through the darkest night into the promise of a new dawn.
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