I have never been sorry when I stood for what was right-even against severe criticism.
Feelings of bitterness and dissatisfaction feed upon themselves and give place to thoughts and acts of unkindness, criticism, and eventually even hatred. Criticism is often motivated by a desire to rationalize one’s own shortcomings and to justify termination of sacred marriage covenants.
It is through the repeated process of feeling impressions, recording them, and obeying them that one learns to depend on the direction of the Spirit more than on communication through the other five senses.
Freedom requires no effort to enjoy but requires heroic efforts to preserve.
The conquering of adversity produces strength of character, forges self-confidence, engenders self-respect, and assures success in righteous endeavor.
Make a Goal Box, a chart of positive daily contact with a family when you are working with them.
Since the Lord will not force you to learn, you must exercise your agency to authorize the Spirit to teach you.
Be grateful that your righteous life molds you so that you don’t fit where you don’t belong.
I share a warning. Satan is extremely good at blocking spiritual communication by inducing individuals, through temptation, to violate the laws upon which spiritual communication is founded. With some, he is able to convince them that they are not able to receive such guidance from the Lord.
The best way to make a permanent change for good is to make Jesus Christ your model and His teachings your guide for life.
Your peace of mind, your assurance of answers to vexing problems, your ultimate joy depend upon your trust in Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.
Don’t concentrate on what you don’t have or have lost. The Lord promised the obedient to share all that He possesses with them. You may temporarily lack here, but in the next life, if you prove yourself worthy by living valiantly, a fulness will be your blessing.
By making choices consistent with eternal truth you will develop righteous character.
The most difficult is the first family, to bring someone out of the world.
Chose to converse with your Father in Heaven often. Make time every day to share your thoughts and feelings with Him.
Through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, all will be made right in the Lord’s timing.
Establish specific objectives, and move steadily toward them. A rudder won’t control a drifting boat; it must be underway. Similarly, you need to be moving forward to gain control of your life.
Make covenants and receive ordinances for yourself. Then steadily and consistently work to provide ordinances in the temple for your own ancestors.
It really does no good to ask questions that reflect opposition to the will of God. Rather ask, ‘What am I to do?’
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.