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"We should never forget that we are, or should be, distinctly Latter-Day Saints, wherever our lot in life might be cast, and we should never lose sight of that moral and spiritual guidance which the Gospel imposes upon us."

Joseph F. Smith, "Our religious identity" 1912

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From Elder Neal A. Maxwell:

"Never has anyone done so much for mankind as Jesus Christ."

"He loves you too much to let you stay where you are because He knows what you are capable of."

"Men and Women of Christ are constant, being the same in private as in public.  We cannot keep two sets of books while heaven has but one."

"Men and Women of Christ magnify their callings without magnifying themselves."

"For now, consecration may not require giving up worldly possessions so much as being less possessed by them."

"Though ours is a time of conflict, quietly caring for 'the life of the soul" is still what matters most. Though events set up the defining moments which can evoke profiles in righteousness, outward commotions cannot excuse any failure of inward resolve, even if some seem to unravel so easily. If hostilities break out here and there, we still need not break our covenants! For example, adultery cannot be rationalized merely because there is a war on and some wives and husbands are separated. There is no footnote to the seventh commandment reading "Thou shalt not commit adultery except in times of war."

"Brothers and sisters, amid the volatile and vexing cares of the world, let us, as instructed, care for the "life of the soul." Thanks to Jesus" glorious Atonement, the life of that immortal soul outlasts the stretching longevity of any star and hence the short span of passing mortal events, even if grim!"

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"The Church may call upon you to make sacrifices. It may call upon you to give of the very best that you have to offer. There will be no cost in this, because you will discover that it will become an investment that will pay you dividends for as long as you live."

President Gordon B. Hinckley
"Stand A Little Taller"

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The gospel is like the sun no one can look straght into it but in light of it we see every thing else.

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"You do not need to go into debt, may I add, to obtain a year's supply. Plan to build up your food supply just as you would a savings account. Save a little for storage each pay-check. Can or bottle fruit and vegetables from your gardens and orchards. Learn how to preserve food through drying and possibly freezing. Make your storage a part of your budget. Store seeds and have sufficient tools on hand to do the job. If you are saving and planning for a second car or a TV set or some item which merely adds to your comfort or pleasure, you may need to change your priorities. We urge you to do this prayerfully and do it now.

I speak with a feeling of great urgency. I have seen what the days of tribulation can do to people. I have seen hunger stalk the streets of Europe. I have witnessed the appalling, emaciated shadows of human figures. I have seen women and children scavenge army garbage dumps for scraps of food. Those scenes and nameless faces cannot be erased from my memory.

I shall never forget the Saints of Hamburg who appeared on the verge of collapse from starvation, or their small children whom I invited to come to the stand as we emptied our pockets of edibles. Most had never seen these items before because of the wartime conditions. Nor can I forget the expectant and nursing mothers whose eyes watered with tears when we gave them each an orange. We saw the terrible physical and social side effects of hunger and malnutrition. One sister walked over a thousand miles with four small children, leaving her home in Poland. She lost all four to starvation and the freezing conditions. Yet she stood before us in her emaciated condition, her clothing shredded, and her feet wrapped in burlap, and bore testimony of how blessed she was.

I cannot forget the French Saints who, unable to obtain bread, used potato peelings for the emblems of the sacrament. Nor will I ever forget the faith of the Dutch Saints who accepted our suggestion to grow potatoes to alleviate their own starving conditions, and then sent a portion of their first harvest to the German people who had been their bitter enemies. The following year they sent them the entire harvest. The annals of Church history have seldom recorded a more Christlike act of love and compassion.

Too often we bask in our comfortable complacency and rationalize that the ravages of war, economic disaster, famine, and earthquake cannot happen here. Those who believe this are either not acquainted with the revelations of the Lord, or they do not believe them. Those who smugly think these calamities will not happen, that they somehow will be set aside because of the righteousness of the Saints, are deceived and will rue the day they harbored such a delusion.

The Lord has warned and forewarned us against a day of great tribulation and given us counsel, through His servants, on how we can be prepared for these difficult times. Have we heeded His counsel?" (Ezra Taft Benson, Prepare for the Days of Tribulation, Ensign, Nov. 1980, 32)

Ezra Taft Benson was former President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and former Secretary of Agriculture under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.  

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When we commit ourselves to Him, we receive the inner peace and security He promised: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you” (John 14:27). When we are committed to Him, we bind Him to bless us, for He said: “I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say;” and conversely “but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise” (D&C 82:10).

James M. Paramore, “A Personal Commitment,” Ensign, May 1979, 60

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"When doubts arise, when tragedies strike, the quiet voice of faith is heard in the stillness of the night as certain and reassuring as the polar star in the heavens above."


President Gordon B. Hinckley
"Stand A Little Taller"

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The purpose of the gospel is to make men free as God is free; that they may drink of the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God.


John Tayler