The Lord sees weaknesses differently than He does rebellion.
True friendship is like the asphalt of life. It fills in the potholes and makes the journey smooth.
Faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ will provide strength and capacity needed for a successful life.
Yielding to emotions such as anger or hurt or defensiveness will drive away the Holy Ghost.
Yes, pain, disappointment, frustration, and anguish can be temporary scenes played out on the stage of life. Behind them can be a background of peace and the positive assurance that a loving Father will keep His promises.
A quiet impression could be a personal instruction from the Lord. It is personal and private. It comes from the Lord. Why is it important to keep sacred writings private? Because then He will give us more.
A tranquil conscience invites freedom from anguish, sorrow, guilt, shame, and self-condemnation. It provides a foundation for happiness. It is a condition of immense worth.
You have times when you are extremely happy, times of testing, and times of trial, but the Lord guides you through all of those growth experiences together.
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.