By Divine Design – By Elder Ronald A. Rasband

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By Divine Design – By Elder Ronald A. Rasband Highlights

10.3%: 

Elder Neal A. Maxwell once explained: “None of us ever fully utilizes the people-opportunities allocated to us within our circles of friendship. You and I may call these intersectings ‘coincidence.’ This word is understandable for mortals to use, but coincidence is not an appropriate word to describe the workings of an omniscient God. He does not do things by ‘coincidence’ but … by ‘divine design.’”

14.3%: 

Our lives are like a chessboard, and the Lord moves us from one place to another—if we are responsive to spiritual promptings. Looking back, we can see His hand in our lives.

28.5%: 

No trial or calamity can derail God’s plan of happiness. Indeed, by “divine design,” “joy cometh in the morning.” “I came into the world to do the will of [the] Father,” Jesus taught. Dear brothers and sisters, so have we.

46.3%: 

allow Him to make more of you than you can make of yourself on your own.

79.4%: 

Now, where does our agency fit in a “divine design”? We have a choice to follow or to not follow our Savior and His chosen leaders.

97.1%: 

By “divine design,” He is in the small details of your life as well as the major milestones.