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Peace In This World

“Angels, shepherds, and wise men sought and found peace from their faith in Jesus Christ. So will you. The Savior’s birth is the gift that makes it possible for the father to give us ‘peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come.” — Henry B. Eyring The...

The Birth Of Christ Is The Central Event In History

“The birth of Christ is the central event in the history of earth-the very thing thing the whole story has been about.” — C.S. Lewis Heaven was cheering when the Saviour was born. The Angels could not be constrained because they knew what this Child meant for the...

Truly Seeing The Prince Of Peace

“The glitter of the season should never dim our sight and prevent us from truly seeing the prince of peace in His majesty.” — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Regardless of the many attempts at distraction, we must never let the commercialization of Christmas overwhelm the...

We Need Strong Testimonies Of Jesus Christ

“What the members of the church need, more than anything else, are strong testimonies of Jesus Christ and the gospel He restored. They need to know. And they need to know that they know.” — John Bytheway We need to know, and know for ourselves. Not because anyone else...

Not Really A Random Chance

“What may appear to be a random chance is, in face, overseen by a loving Father in Heaven, who can number the hairs of every head.” — Ronald A. Rasband When life happens, and things don’t go as we hoped, or difficulties arise, we should never assume that God doesn’t...

The Very Humble, Holy, And Wise

“The announcement of the Christ child was made to three different groups-‘the very humble, the very holy and the very wise.’ — Dallin H. Oaks His first coming came to those who were attentive and humble enough to listen. His second coming will be much the same! Be...

You Can Overcome The Plagues Of The World

“You can overcome the spiritually and emotionally exhausting plagues of the world, including arrogance, pride, anger, immorality, hatred, greed, jealousy, and fear. You can find true rest-meaning relief and peace-even amid your most vexing problems.” — Russell M....

To Be A Follower Of Jesus Christ

“To be a follower of Jesus Christ, one must sometimes carry a burden-your own or someone else’s-and go where sacrifice is required and suffering is inevitable.” — Jeffery R. Holland As we draw closer to Christ, we learn that to carry a cross is not a bad thing, it...

The Lord Knows You

“I assure each one of you that the Lord knows you, that He is aware of your concerns and your anguish, and that He loves you-intimately, personally, deeply forever.” — M. Russell Ballard You are His, and He sees you! He is mindful even now of your feelings, your...

We Can No Longer Afford Casual Efforts

“We can no longer afford casual efforts and half hearted attempts at living the gospel of Jesus Christ.” — Todd Bruce aka @Elkvalleylatterdaysaint These last days are getting more and more divisive, contentious and wicked, but it’s also the dispensation of the...

Good Will Toward Men

“The heavenly proclamation ‘on earth peace, good will toward men’ was not limited to those for whom we already have feelings of love and affection. It directed good Will to casual friends, to strangers, even to enemies.” — Dallin H. Oaks God’s love and the peace felt...

We Will Take Our Place As His True Disciple

“As we seek to continue in the faith, seizing the moments we are called to serve, allowing Christ to be the ultimate hero and leader of our earthly missions, we will take our place as one of His true disciples.” — Taylor Ricks Our choices matter. The the decision to...

We Do We Follow Him If We Haven’t Found Him?

“How do we follow Him if we haven’t found Him? And how shall we find Him if we don’t see Him?” — Thomas S. Monson There is little wiggle room here, either we seek Him, or we don’t, either we follow Him, or we don’t! We cannot expect to be there in the end when we...

These Giving Machines

”These giving machines are the big things that can happen when many people give just a little, …that is what is means to ‘light the world’ one by one-when we each give what we can offer, our little light adds to a brightness of hope.” — Bonnie H. Cordon The Giving...

Jesus Christ Is Our First Gift Of Christmas

“Jesus Christ was and is our first and forever gift of Christmas. I testify of this truth: He was born, He lived and He died, and He lives - still! — Bonnie H. Cordon What a gift!!! I’m grateful to know of Jesus Christ and the gift He was and is, to help us return to...

We Do Not Want To Be Like You

“When men say unto us, ‘you are not like us,’ we reply ‘we know it: we do not want to be, we want to be like The Lord, we want to secure His favor and approbation and to live under His smile.” — John Taylor The older I get, the more I realize that many of the asks of...

Two Reasons To Turn To The Lord

“Let me offer two reasons why we should turn to the Lord. First, your life will be better. Second, God will use you to make the lives of others better.” — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Striving to Come, Follow our Saviour will help us to be our best selves. It will change us and...

Christmas Is Doing A Little Something Extra

“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone!” — Charles M. Schultz This Christmas, seek opportunities to be kind, to be charitable, and to love another as Jesus Christ would. Go the extra mile and show those around that there is plenty of goodness in this...

How Much Can We Make A Difference?

“We are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others.” — Gordon B. Hinckley We are meant to become something better than we can make of ourselves, and it can only be accomplished through Jesus...

Know And Understand The Book Of Mormon

“If we’re going to flood the earth with the Book of Mormon, we ought to have a clear idea of what’s in it and why The Lord wanted us to have it.” — John Bytheway The Book of Mormon and Bible are critical to our growth and success in this life. They testify of Christ...

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