Through the Holy Ghost

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I testify that the way to know the truth about God is through the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost, the third member of the Godhead, is a personage of spirit. His work is to “testify of [God]”¹⁹ and to “teach [us] all things.”²⁰
-Robert D. Hales

He Lives!

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If you or someone you love is seeking purpose in life or a deeper conviction of God’s presence in our lives, I offer, as a friend and as an Apostle, my witness. He lives!

Some may ask, how can I know this for myself? We know He lives because we believe the testimonies of His ancient and living prophets, and we have felt God’s Spirit confirm that the testimonies of these prophets are true.

-Robert D. Hales

The Love of Money...

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"So may a love of money make an intelligent man small-minded and ridiculous."
-Susanna Clarke, "Jonathan Stange & Mr. Norrell"

The Work of Eternity...

There is no area of parental action that is more needful of heavenly guidance or more likely to receive it than the decisions of parents in raising their children and governing their families. This is the work of eternity.
-Dallin H. Oaks

Based on Obedience

"Following the example of an all-wise and loving Heavenly Father who has given laws and commandments for the benefit of His children, wise parents condition some parental gifts on obedience."
-Dallin H. Oaks

Underestimating Ones Self...

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My stepmother was in many ways an excellent woman... Her only weakness was foolishly to doubt her own capabilities.

My father believed that, in understanding and in knowledge of right and wrong and in many other things, women are men's equals and I am entirely of his opinion.

-Susanna Clarke, "Jonathan Stange & Mr. Norrell"

Heavenly Father is Familiar

President Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994) once said, “Nothing is going to startle us more when we pass through the veil to the other side than to realize how well we know our Father and how familiar his face is to us” (quoted in Ensign, May 1991, 66

Becoming Better

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As disciples of the Savior, we are not merely striving to know more; rather, we need to consistently do more of what we know is right and become better.
-Elder David A. Bednar

Guidance of the Spirit

"What may appear initially to be a daunting task will be much easier to manage over time as you consistently strive to recognize and follow feelings prompted by the Spirit. Your confidence in the direction you receive from the Holy Ghost will also become stronger. I witness that as you gain experience and success in being guided by the Spirit, your confidence in the impressions you feel can become more certain than your dependence on what you see or hear."
Richard G. Scott, "To Acquire Spiritual Guidance," Ensign, Nov. 2009, 7

Teaching Helps Save Lives

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(Highlights from "Teaching Helps Save Lives" by Russell T. Osguthorp)

As President Monson has taught: “The goal of gospel teaching . . . is not to ‘pour information’ into the minds of class members. . . . The aim is to inspire the individual to think about, feel about, and then do something about living gospel principles” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1970, 107).

"...when a call comes, you accept it, no matter how inadequate you might feel."

[They] taught “by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned; by kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul” (D&C 121:41–42). They taught with virtue garnishing their thoughts, and because of that, the Holy Ghost was their constant companion.

Learning and teaching are not optional activities in the kingdom of God. They are the very means by which the gospel has been restored to the earth and by which we will gain eternal life. They provide the pathway to personal testimony. No one can be “saved in ignorance” (D&C 131:6).

The Value of Family Work

"People who see the value of family work only in terms of the economic value of processes that yield measurable products--washed dishes, baked bread, swept floors, clothed children--miss what some call the "invisible household production" that occurs at the same time, but which is, in fact, more important to family-building and character development than the economic products. Here lies the real power of family work--its potential to transform lives, to forge strong families, to build strong communities. It is the power to quietly, effectively urge hearts and minds toward a oneness known only in Zion."
"FAMILY WORK" By Kathleen Slaugh Bahr and Cheri A. Loveless

Direction of the Spirit

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I believe that you can leave the most precious, personal direction of the Spirit unheard because you do not respond to, record, and apply the first promptings that come to you.
-Richard G. Scott

Money...

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"Money can't buy happiness, but it sure can make life easier."
-Phyllis Reynolds Naylor in "Faith, Hope, and Ivy June"

Great Poetry

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Great poetry, whether written in Greek or English, needs no other interpreter then a responsive heart.
-Helen Keller

Discontent of a Sea Captain

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"...And he is all the happier for leaving life alone. He is too busy living it to think about it. My mistake is in ever opening the books."

-Jack Landon "The Sea-Wolf"

Optimism

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No Pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.
-Helen Keller

Guided by the Holy Ghost

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"What can you do to enhance your capacity to be led to correct decisions in your life? What are the principles upon which spiritual communication depends? What are the potential barriers to such communication that you need to avoid?"President John Taylor wrote: 'Joseph Smith, upwards of forty years ago, said to me: "Brother Taylor, you have received the Holy Ghost. Now follow the influence of that Spirit, and it will lead you into all truth, until by and by, it will become in you a principle of revelation." Then he told me never to arise in the morning without bowing before the Lord, and dedicating myself to him during that day' (The Gospel Kingdom, ed. G. Homer Durham [1943], 43–44)."
Richard G. Scott, "To Acquire Spiritual Guidance," Ensign, Nov. 2009, 6

Let the Revelation Comfort You

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A Blazing Hearth In One's Soul

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Brightly Beams Our Rather's Mercy

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Lead Kindly Light

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Joseph Smith

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