Quote By: D. Todd Christofferson
Topic: Missionary Work
Quote: Consider missionary work. Young men, you have no time to waste. You can’t wait to get serious about preparing until you are 17 or 18. Aaronic Priesthood quorums can help their members understand the oath and covenant of the priesthood and get ready for ordination as elders, they can help them understand and prepare for the ordinances of the temple, and they can help them get ready for successful missions. Melchizedek Priesthood quorums and the Relief Society can help parents prepare missionaries who know the Book of Mormon and who will go into the field fully committed. And in each ward and branch, these same quorums can lead out in an effective collaboration with the full-time missionaries who are serving there.
Talk Title & Reference: “Brethren, We Have Work to Do,” General Conference, October 2012
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Friday, February 28, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Mothers - Quentin L. Cook
Quote By: Quentin L. Cook
Topic: Mothers
Quote: God placed within women divine qualities of strength, virtue, love, and the willingness to sacrifice to raise future generations of His spirit children.
Talk Title & Reference: "LDS Women Are Incredible" General Conference, April 2011
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Topic: Mothers
Quote: God placed within women divine qualities of strength, virtue, love, and the willingness to sacrifice to raise future generations of His spirit children.
Talk Title & Reference: "LDS Women Are Incredible" General Conference, April 2011
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Holy Ghost - David A. Bednar
Quote By: David A. Bednar
Topic: Holy Ghost
Quote: These four words—'Receive the Holy Ghost'—are not a passive pronouncement; rather, they constitute a priesthood injunction—an authoritative admonition to act and not simply to be acted upon.
Talk Title & Reference: "Receive the Holy Ghost" General Conference, October 2010
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Topic: Holy Ghost
Quote: These four words—'Receive the Holy Ghost'—are not a passive pronouncement; rather, they constitute a priesthood injunction—an authoritative admonition to act and not simply to be acted upon.
Talk Title & Reference: "Receive the Holy Ghost" General Conference, October 2010
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Jesus Christ - Jeffrey R. Holland
Quote By: Jeffrey R. Holland
Topic: Jesus Christ
Quote: He wishes us to come unto him, to follow him, to be comforted by him. Then he wishes us to give comfort to others. However halting our steps are toward him - though they shouldn't be halting at all - his steps are never halting toward us.
Talk Title & Reference: "Come Unto Me" Ensign Magazine, April 1998
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Topic: Jesus Christ
Quote: He wishes us to come unto him, to follow him, to be comforted by him. Then he wishes us to give comfort to others. However halting our steps are toward him - though they shouldn't be halting at all - his steps are never halting toward us.
Talk Title & Reference: "Come Unto Me" Ensign Magazine, April 1998
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Monday, February 24, 2014
Communication - Robert D. Hales
Quote By: Robert D. Hales
Topic: Communication
Quote: Selfishness suffocates spiritual senses. Communicating with the Lord in prayer, [couples] grow together and not apart. . . . They express their love for each other and become closer. They lift and strengthen one another.
Talk Title & Reference: "Blessings of the Temple" Ensign Magazine, October 2009
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Topic: Communication
Quote: Selfishness suffocates spiritual senses. Communicating with the Lord in prayer, [couples] grow together and not apart. . . . They express their love for each other and become closer. They lift and strengthen one another.
Talk Title & Reference: "Blessings of the Temple" Ensign Magazine, October 2009
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Sunday, February 23, 2014
Encouragement - Richard G. Scott
Quote By: Richard G. Scott
Topic: Encouragement
Quote: When you take the path that climbs, that harder path of the Savior, there are rewards along the way. When you do something right, when you resist temptation, when you meet a goal, you will feel very good about it. It is a very different kind of feeling than you have when you violate commandments--an altogether different feeling. It brings a measure of peace and comfort and provides encouragement to press on.
Talk Title & Reference: "Finding the Way Back" General Conference, April 1990
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Topic: Encouragement
Quote: When you take the path that climbs, that harder path of the Savior, there are rewards along the way. When you do something right, when you resist temptation, when you meet a goal, you will feel very good about it. It is a very different kind of feeling than you have when you violate commandments--an altogether different feeling. It brings a measure of peace and comfort and provides encouragement to press on.
Talk Title & Reference: "Finding the Way Back" General Conference, April 1990
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Saturday, February 22, 2014
Pioneer Heritage - M. Russell Ballard
Quote By: M. Russell Ballard
Topic: Pioneer Heritage
Quote: We parents need to begin early to prepare our children to have a strong, fervent testimony of the gospel. We must possess the faith, the courage, and the commitment that our pioneer forefathers had if we are to continue building up the kingdom of God on the earth.
Talk Title & Reference: "Duties, Rewards, and Risk" General Conference, October 1989
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Topic: Pioneer Heritage
Quote: We parents need to begin early to prepare our children to have a strong, fervent testimony of the gospel. We must possess the faith, the courage, and the commitment that our pioneer forefathers had if we are to continue building up the kingdom of God on the earth.
Talk Title & Reference: "Duties, Rewards, and Risk" General Conference, October 1989
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Friday, February 21, 2014
Repentance - Dallin H. Oaks
Quote By: Dallin H. Oaks
Topic: Repentance
Quote: We must make every effort to avoid sin and to repent when we fall short. Through the Atonement of Jesus Christ we can be forgiven of our sins through repentance and baptism and by earnestly striving to keep the commandments of God. Being cleansed from sin, receiving forgiveness, and being reconciled with God through the Atonement of Christ is the means by which we can achieve our divine destiny as children of God.
Talk Title & Reference: "Sins and Mistakes" General Conference October 1996
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Topic: Repentance
Quote: We must make every effort to avoid sin and to repent when we fall short. Through the Atonement of Jesus Christ we can be forgiven of our sins through repentance and baptism and by earnestly striving to keep the commandments of God. Being cleansed from sin, receiving forgiveness, and being reconciled with God through the Atonement of Christ is the means by which we can achieve our divine destiny as children of God.
Talk Title & Reference: "Sins and Mistakes" General Conference October 1996
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Thursday, February 20, 2014
Family History - Russell M. Nelson
Quote By: Russell M. Nelson
Topic: Family History
Quote: No matter your situation, you can make family history a part of your life right now. Primary children can draw a family tree. Youth can participate in proxy baptisms. They can also help the older generation work with computers. Parents can relate stories of their lives to their posterity. Worthy adult members can hold a temple recommend and perform temple ordinances for their own kin.
Talk Title & Reference: "Generations Linked in Love" General Conference, April 2010
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Topic: Family History
Quote: No matter your situation, you can make family history a part of your life right now. Primary children can draw a family tree. Youth can participate in proxy baptisms. They can also help the older generation work with computers. Parents can relate stories of their lives to their posterity. Worthy adult members can hold a temple recommend and perform temple ordinances for their own kin.
Talk Title & Reference: "Generations Linked in Love" General Conference, April 2010
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Service - L. Tom Perry
Quote By: L. Tom Perry
Topic: Service
Quote: Missionaries return home with a love for the people they have served and taught. They are true ambassadors spreading goodwill for the peoples in whose countries they have lived and worked. They are not concerned with income levels and have no racial bias. They are not out to build any worldly kingdoms. They are, in the words of Mormon, 'the peaceable followers of Christ.'
Talk Title & Reference: "The Peaceable Followers of Christ" General Conference, October 1989
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Topic: Service
Quote: Missionaries return home with a love for the people they have served and taught. They are true ambassadors spreading goodwill for the peoples in whose countries they have lived and worked. They are not concerned with income levels and have no racial bias. They are not out to build any worldly kingdoms. They are, in the words of Mormon, 'the peaceable followers of Christ.'
Talk Title & Reference: "The Peaceable Followers of Christ" General Conference, October 1989
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Atonement - Boyd K. Packer
Quote By: Boyd K. Packer
Topic: Atonement
Quote: Do you realize how marvelous it is that you can call upon the Atonement? The Lord effected the Atonement for our sakes. And there isn’t anything that you can’t repent from and that you can’t be rescued from if you will repent and be determined to make the decision.
Talk Title & Reference: "Teaching in the Church" Leadership Training, June 2013
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Topic: Atonement
Quote: Do you realize how marvelous it is that you can call upon the Atonement? The Lord effected the Atonement for our sakes. And there isn’t anything that you can’t repent from and that you can’t be rescued from if you will repent and be determined to make the decision.
Talk Title & Reference: "Teaching in the Church" Leadership Training, June 2013
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Monday, February 17, 2014
Missionary Work - Dieter F. Ucthdorf
Quote By: Dieter F. Ucthdorf
Topic: Missionary Work
Quote: Have faith. The Lord can magnify the words you speak and make them mighty. God doesn’t ask you to convert but rather to open your mouths.
Talk Title & Reference: "A Word for the Hesitant Missionary" Ensign Magazine, February 2013
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Topic: Missionary Work
Quote: Have faith. The Lord can magnify the words you speak and make them mighty. God doesn’t ask you to convert but rather to open your mouths.
Talk Title & Reference: "A Word for the Hesitant Missionary" Ensign Magazine, February 2013
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Sunday, February 16, 2014
Gift of the Holy Ghost - Henry B. Eyring
Quote By: Henry B. Eyring
Topic: Gift of the Holy Ghost
Quote: You could have an experience with the gift of the Holy Ghost today. You could begin a private prayer with thanks. You could start to count your blessings, and then pause for a moment. If you exercise faith, and with the gift of the Holy Ghost, you will find that memories of other blessings will flood into your mind. If you begin to express gratitude for each of them, your prayer may take a little longer than usual. Remembrance will come. And so will gratitude.
Talk Title & Reference: "Remembrance and Gratitude" General Conference, October 1989
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Topic: Gift of the Holy Ghost
Quote: You could have an experience with the gift of the Holy Ghost today. You could begin a private prayer with thanks. You could start to count your blessings, and then pause for a moment. If you exercise faith, and with the gift of the Holy Ghost, you will find that memories of other blessings will flood into your mind. If you begin to express gratitude for each of them, your prayer may take a little longer than usual. Remembrance will come. And so will gratitude.
Talk Title & Reference: "Remembrance and Gratitude" General Conference, October 1989
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Saturday, February 15, 2014
Citizenship - Thomas S. Monson
Quote By: Thomas S. Monson
Topic: Citizenship
Quote: I admonish you to be good citizens of the nations in which you live and good neighbors in your communities, reaching out to those of other faiths as well as to our own. May we be tolerant of, as well as kind and loving, to those who do not share our beliefs and our standards. The Savior brought to this earth a message of love and goodwill to all men and women. May we ever follow His example.
Talk Title & Reference: "Until We Meet Again" April 2013 General Conference
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Topic: Citizenship
Quote: I admonish you to be good citizens of the nations in which you live and good neighbors in your communities, reaching out to those of other faiths as well as to our own. May we be tolerant of, as well as kind and loving, to those who do not share our beliefs and our standards. The Savior brought to this earth a message of love and goodwill to all men and women. May we ever follow His example.
Talk Title & Reference: "Until We Meet Again" April 2013 General Conference
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Friday, February 14, 2014
We Believe In Families - Neil L. Andersen
Quote By: Neil L. Andersen
Topic: We Believe In Families
Quote: As we look into the eyes of a child, we see a fellow son or daughter of God who stood with us in the premortal life. It is a crowning privilege of a husband and wife who are able to bear children to provide mortal bodies for these spirit children of God. We believe in families, and we believe in children.
Talk Title & Reference: “Children,” General Conference, October 2011
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Topic: We Believe In Families
Quote: As we look into the eyes of a child, we see a fellow son or daughter of God who stood with us in the premortal life. It is a crowning privilege of a husband and wife who are able to bear children to provide mortal bodies for these spirit children of God. We believe in families, and we believe in children.
Talk Title & Reference: “Children,” General Conference, October 2011
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
Education - D. Todd Christofferson
Quote By: D. Todd Christofferson
Topic: Education
Quote: Young men, you need to do well in school and then continue your education beyond high school. Some of you will want to pursue university studies and careers in business, agriculture, government, or other professions. Some will excel in the arts, music, or teaching. Others will choose a military career or learn a trade. Over the years, I have had a number of craftsmen work on projects and repairs at my home, and I have admired the hard work and skill of these men. In whatever you choose, it is essential that you become proficient so that you can support a family and make a contribution for good in your community and your country.
Talk Title & Reference: “Brethren, We Have Work to Do,” General Conference, October 2012
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Topic: Education
Quote: Young men, you need to do well in school and then continue your education beyond high school. Some of you will want to pursue university studies and careers in business, agriculture, government, or other professions. Some will excel in the arts, music, or teaching. Others will choose a military career or learn a trade. Over the years, I have had a number of craftsmen work on projects and repairs at my home, and I have admired the hard work and skill of these men. In whatever you choose, it is essential that you become proficient so that you can support a family and make a contribution for good in your community and your country.
Talk Title & Reference: “Brethren, We Have Work to Do,” General Conference, October 2012
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Spirit Children - Quentin L. Cook
Quote By: Quentin L. Cook
Topic: Spirit Children
Quote: Satan is pleased to use the less-than-ideal circumstances of some mortal births to cause some of us to question our personal worth and potential. Regardless of the circumstances of our mortal birth, we are all spirit sons and daughters of heavenly parents. God is a righteous and loving father. Our spirits came into being out of love and a deliberate choice to give us life and opportunity.
Talk Title & Reference: “The Doctrine of the Father,” Ensign, February 2012
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Topic: Spirit Children
Quote: Satan is pleased to use the less-than-ideal circumstances of some mortal births to cause some of us to question our personal worth and potential. Regardless of the circumstances of our mortal birth, we are all spirit sons and daughters of heavenly parents. God is a righteous and loving father. Our spirits came into being out of love and a deliberate choice to give us life and opportunity.
Talk Title & Reference: “The Doctrine of the Father,” Ensign, February 2012
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Testimony Strength - David A. Bednar
Quote By: David A. Bednar
Topic: Testimony Strength
Quote: Testimony alone is not and will not be enough to protect us in the latter-day storm of darkness and evil in which we are living. Testimony is important and necessary but not sufficient to provide the spiritual strength and protection we need. Some members of the Church with testimonies have wavered and fallen away. Their spiritual knowledge and commitment did not measure up to the challenges they faced.
Talk Title & Reference: “Converted unto the Lord,” General Conference, October 2012
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Topic: Testimony Strength
Quote: Testimony alone is not and will not be enough to protect us in the latter-day storm of darkness and evil in which we are living. Testimony is important and necessary but not sufficient to provide the spiritual strength and protection we need. Some members of the Church with testimonies have wavered and fallen away. Their spiritual knowledge and commitment did not measure up to the challenges they faced.
Talk Title & Reference: “Converted unto the Lord,” General Conference, October 2012
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Monday, February 10, 2014
Support System - Marvin J. Ashton
Quote By: Marvin J. Ashton
Topic: Support System
Quote: Some of us are inclined to look to the weaknesses and shortcomings of others in order to expand our own comfort zone. A worthy personal support system in cases like this must include, to be effective, family, friends, and acquaintances who are willing to help us cope with what we see and experience.
Talk Title & Reference: "While They Are Waiting," General Conference, April 1988
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Topic: Support System
Quote: Some of us are inclined to look to the weaknesses and shortcomings of others in order to expand our own comfort zone. A worthy personal support system in cases like this must include, to be effective, family, friends, and acquaintances who are willing to help us cope with what we see and experience.
Talk Title & Reference: "While They Are Waiting," General Conference, April 1988
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Sunday, February 9, 2014
Harvert - Bruce R. McConkie
Quote By: Bruce R. McConkie
Topic: Harvest
Quote: We live in that day, the day when the harvest is ripe. We have deluded ourselves long enough that this is a day of gleaning only. This is not a day of gleaning but of harvest.
Talk Title & Reference: Mission Presidents Seminar
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Topic: Harvest
Quote: We live in that day, the day when the harvest is ripe. We have deluded ourselves long enough that this is a day of gleaning only. This is not a day of gleaning but of harvest.
Talk Title & Reference: Mission Presidents Seminar
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Saturday, February 8, 2014
Restoration - Jeffrey R. Holland
Quote By: Jeffrey R. Holland
Topic: Restoration
Quote: I testify from the bottom of my heart, with the intensity of my soul, to all who can hear my voice that those apostolic keys have been restored to the earth, and they are found in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To those who have not yet joined with us in this great final cause of Christ, we say, “Please come.” To those who were once with us but have retreated, preferring to pick and choose a few cultural hors d’oeuvres from the smorgasbord of the Restoration and leave the rest of the feast, I say that I fear you face a lot of long nights and empty nets. The call is to come back, to stay true, to love God, and to lend a hand.
Talk Title & Reference: “The First Great Commandment,” General Conference, October 2012
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Topic: Restoration
Quote: I testify from the bottom of my heart, with the intensity of my soul, to all who can hear my voice that those apostolic keys have been restored to the earth, and they are found in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To those who have not yet joined with us in this great final cause of Christ, we say, “Please come.” To those who were once with us but have retreated, preferring to pick and choose a few cultural hors d’oeuvres from the smorgasbord of the Restoration and leave the rest of the feast, I say that I fear you face a lot of long nights and empty nets. The call is to come back, to stay true, to love God, and to lend a hand.
Talk Title & Reference: “The First Great Commandment,” General Conference, October 2012
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Friday, February 7, 2014
Atonement - Robert D. Hales
Quote By: Robert D. Hales
Topic: Atonement
Quote: Parents and leaders, you can help youth experience the incomparable blessings of the sacrament by providing special opportunities for them to study, discuss, and discover the relevance of the Atonement in their lives. Let them search the scriptures for themselves and teach one another from their own experiences.
Talk Title & Reference: “Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple, and Sacrifice in Service,” General Conference, April 2012
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Topic: Atonement
Quote: Parents and leaders, you can help youth experience the incomparable blessings of the sacrament by providing special opportunities for them to study, discuss, and discover the relevance of the Atonement in their lives. Let them search the scriptures for themselves and teach one another from their own experiences.
Talk Title & Reference: “Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple, and Sacrifice in Service,” General Conference, April 2012
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Thursday, February 6, 2014
Holy Ghost - Richard G. Scott
Quote By: Richard G. Scott
Topic: Holy Ghost
Quote: The Holy Ghost communicates important information that we need to guide us in our mortal journey. When it is crisp and clear and essential, it warrants the title of revelation. When it is a series of promptings we often have to guide us step by step to a worthy objective, for the purpose of this message, it is inspiration.
Talk Title & Reference: “How to Obtain Revelation and Inspiration for Your Personal Life,” General Conference, April 2012
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Topic: Holy Ghost
Quote: The Holy Ghost communicates important information that we need to guide us in our mortal journey. When it is crisp and clear and essential, it warrants the title of revelation. When it is a series of promptings we often have to guide us step by step to a worthy objective, for the purpose of this message, it is inspiration.
Talk Title & Reference: “How to Obtain Revelation and Inspiration for Your Personal Life,” General Conference, April 2012
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Are We Converted - M. Russell Ballard
Quote By: M. Russell Ballard
Topic: Are We Converted
Quote: Many of us are dutiful in attending our Church meetings. We work hard in our callings and especially on Sundays. That is surely to be commended. But are our minds and our hearts just as anxiously engaged in good things during the rest of the week? Do we just go through the motions, or are we truly converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ?
Talk Title & Reference: “Be Anxiously Engaged,” General Conference, October 2012
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Topic: Are We Converted
Quote: Many of us are dutiful in attending our Church meetings. We work hard in our callings and especially on Sundays. That is surely to be commended. But are our minds and our hearts just as anxiously engaged in good things during the rest of the week? Do we just go through the motions, or are we truly converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ?
Talk Title & Reference: “Be Anxiously Engaged,” General Conference, October 2012
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Unselfish Service - Dallin H. Oaks
Quote By: Dallin H. Oaks
Topic: Unselfish Service
Quote: Perhaps the most familiar and most important examples of unselfish service and sacrifice are performed in our families. Mothers devote themselves to the bearing and nurturing of their children. Husbands give themselves to supporting their wives and children. The sacrifices involved in the eternally important service to our families are too numerous to mention and too familiar to need mention.
Talk Title & Reference: “Sacrifice,” General Conference, April 2012
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Topic: Unselfish Service
Quote: Perhaps the most familiar and most important examples of unselfish service and sacrifice are performed in our families. Mothers devote themselves to the bearing and nurturing of their children. Husbands give themselves to supporting their wives and children. The sacrifices involved in the eternally important service to our families are too numerous to mention and too familiar to need mention.
Talk Title & Reference: “Sacrifice,” General Conference, April 2012
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Monday, February 3, 2014
Obedience - Russell M. Nelson
Quote By: Russell M. Nelson
Topic: Obedience
Quote: Obedience allows God’s blessings to flow without constraint. He will bless His obedient children with freedom from bondage and misery. And He will bless them with more light.
Talk Title & Reference: “Face the Future with Faith,” General Conference, April 2011
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Topic: Obedience
Quote: Obedience allows God’s blessings to flow without constraint. He will bless His obedient children with freedom from bondage and misery. And He will bless them with more light.
Talk Title & Reference: “Face the Future with Faith,” General Conference, April 2011
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Sunday, February 2, 2014
Light of Christ - L. Tom Perry
Quote By: L. Tom Perry
Topic: Light of Christ
Quote: Our lives should be examples of goodness and virtue as we try to emulate His example to the world. Good works by each of us can do credit both to the Savior and His Church. As you are engaged in doing good, being honorable and upright men and women, the Light of Christ will be reflected by your lives.
Talk Title & Reference: “Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear,” General Conference, October 2011
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Topic: Light of Christ
Quote: Our lives should be examples of goodness and virtue as we try to emulate His example to the world. Good works by each of us can do credit both to the Savior and His Church. As you are engaged in doing good, being honorable and upright men and women, the Light of Christ will be reflected by your lives.
Talk Title & Reference: “Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear,” General Conference, October 2011
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Saturday, February 1, 2014
Repentance - Boyd K. Packer
Quote By: Boyd K. Packer
Topic: Repentance
Quote: Throughout your life there may be times when you have gone places you never should have gone and done things you never should have done. If you will turn away from sin, you will be able one day to know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance.
Talk Title & Reference: “The Atonement,” General Conference, October 2012
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Topic: Repentance
Quote: Throughout your life there may be times when you have gone places you never should have gone and done things you never should have done. If you will turn away from sin, you will be able one day to know the peace that comes from following the pathway of complete repentance.
Talk Title & Reference: “The Atonement,” General Conference, October 2012
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