Friday, August 29, 2014

Prayer - Henry B. Eyring

Quote By: Prayer
Topic: Henry B. Eyring
Quote: We all pray, but the priesthood holder you want to be prays often and with real intent. In the evening you will get on your knees and thank God for the blessings of the day. You will thank Him for parents, for teachers, and for great examples to follow. You will describe in your prayers specifically who has blessed your life and how, during that day. That will take more than a few minutes and more than a little thought. It will surprise you and change you.
Talk Title & Reference: "The Priesthood Man," General Conference, April 2014
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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Partaking of the Sacrament - Robert D. Hales

Quote By: Partaking of the Sacrament
Topic: Robert D. Hales
Quote: Each Sunday we renew that baptismal covenant by partaking of the sacrament and witnessing that we are willing to keep the commandments. We seek forgiveness for any thoughts, feelings, or actions that are not in harmony with our Heavenly Father’s will. As we repent by turning away from disobedience and by beginning to obey again, we show our love for Him.
Talk Title & Reference: "If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments," General Conference, April 2014
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Priesthood - Henry B. Eyring

Quote By: Priesthood
Topic: Henry B. Eyring
Quote: We need to be priesthood men!  Whether we are young men holding the Aaronic Priesthood or men bearing the Melchizedek Priesthood, we need to be priesthood men, showing spiritual maturity because we have made covenants… We should be different because we hold the priesthood—not arrogant or prideful or patronizing but humble and teachable and meek. Receiving the priesthood and its various offices should mean something to us. It should not be a perfunctory “rite of passage” that automatically happens at certain ages but a sacred act of covenant thoughtfully made.  We should feel so privileged and so grateful that our every action shows it.  If we seldom even think about the priesthood, we need to change.
Talk Title & Reference: "The Priesthood Man," General Conference, April 2014
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Evil - Russell M. Nelson

Quote By: Evil
Topic: Russell M. Nelson
Quote: Even if “everyone is doing it,” wrong is never right. Evil, error, and darkness will never be
truth, even if popular.
Talk Title & Reference: "Let Your Faith Show," General Conference, April 2014
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Monday, August 25, 2014

Love - Jeffrey R. Holland

Quote By: Love
Topic: Jeffrey R. Holland
Quote: Christlike love is the greatest need we have on this planet in part because righteousness
was always supposed to accompany it. So if love is to be our watchword, as it must be, then by
the word of Him who is love personified, we must forsake transgression and any hint of
advocacy for it in others.
Talk Title & Reference: "The Cost - And Blessings - Of Discipleship," General Conference, April 2014
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Friday, August 22, 2014

Marriage - Dallin H. Oaks

Quote By: Dallin H. Oaks
Topic: Marriage
Quote: When we speak of marriage as a partnership, let us speak of marriage as a full partnership. We do not want our LDS women to be silent partners or limited partners in that eternal assignment! Please be a contributing and full partner.
Talk Title & Reference: "The Keys and Authority of the Priesthood," General Conference, April 2014
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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Resurrection - D. Todd Christofferson

Quote By: D. Todd Christofferson
Topic: Resurrection
Quote: Consider for a moment the significance of the Resurrection in resolving once and for all the true identity of Jesus of Nazareth and the great philosophical contests and questions of life. If Jesus was in fact literally resurrected, it necessarily follows that He is a divine being. No mere mortal has the power in himself to come to life again after dying. Because He was resurrected, Jesus cannot have been only a carpenter, a teacher, a rabbi, or a prophet. Because He was resurrected, Jesus had to have been a God, even the Only Begotten Son of the Father.
Talk Title & Reference: "The Resurrection of Jesus Christ," General Conference, April 2014
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Repentance - Claudio D. Zivic

Quote By: Claudio D. Zivic
Topic: Repentance
Quote: If any one of you reaches the point of abandoning the Lord’s way—at any point along that way—with great remorse you will feel the bitterness of having set at naught the counsels of God, of having broken the most sacred promises made before God, of having trusted in your own judgment, or of having boasted in your own wisdom.  If this is the case, I exhort you to repent and come back to the right way.
Talk Title & Reference: "Let's Not Take the Wrong Way," General Conference, April 2014
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Scripture Study - Linda S. Reeves

Quote By: Linda S. Reeves
Topic: Scripture Study
Quote: [Daily scripture study and prayer and weekly family home evening] are the very practices that help take away stress, give direction to our lives, and add protection to our homes.
Talk Title & Reference: "Protection from Pornography - a Christ - Focused Home," General Conference, April 2014
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Monday, August 18, 2014

Service - Dallin H. Oaks

Quote By: Dallin H. Oaks
Topic: Service
Quote: We do not “step down” when we are released, and we do not “step up” when we are called.  There is no “up or down” in the service of the Lord.  There is only “forward or backward,” and that difference depends on how we accept and act upon our releases and our callings.
Talk Title & Reference: "The Keys and Authority of the Priesthood," General Conference, April 2014
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Friday, August 15, 2014

Technology - Randall L. Ridd

Quote By: Technology
Topic: Randall L. Ridd
Quote: The divine purpose of technology is to hasten the work of salvation.  As members of the choice generation, you understand technology.  Use it to accelerate your progress toward perfection.
Talk Title & Reference: "The Choice Generation," General Conference, April 2014
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Thursday, August 14, 2014

Temples - Rosemary M. Wixom

Quote By: Rosemary M. Wixom
Topic: Temples
Quote: As we stand in the waters of baptism, we look to the temple.  As we partake of the sacrament, we look to the temple.  We pledge to always remember the Savior and to keep His commandments as preparation to participate in the sacred ordinances of the temple.
Talk Title & Reference: "Keeping Covenants Protects Us, Prepares Us, and Empowers Us," General Conference, April 2014
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Truth - Russell M. Nelson

Quote By: Russell M. Nelson
Topic: Truth
Quote: Truth is truth!  It is not divisible, and any part of it cannot be set aside.  Whether truth emerges from a scientific laboratory or through revelation, all truth emanates from God.  All truth is part of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Talk Title & Reference: "Let Your Faith Show," General Conference, April 2014
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Women - Dallin H. Oaks

Quote By: Dallin H. Oaks
Topic: Women
Quote: You can speak with authority, because the Lord has placed authority upon you… the Relief Society [has] been given power and authority to do a great many things. The work which they do is done by divine authority… [The Lord] has given to them this great organization where they have authority to serve under the directions of the bishops of the wards …, looking after the interest of our people both spiritually and temporally.
Talk Title & Reference: "The Keys and Authority of the Priesthood," General Conference, April 2014
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Monday, August 11, 2014

Worthiness - Donald L. Hallstrom

Quote By: Donald L. Hallstrom
Topic: Worthiness
Quote: We need to be worthy! I may not have the ability of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland when he spoke in a priesthood session a few years ago to “get in your face …, nose to nose, with just enough fire … to singe your eyebrows”; but, dear brethren, we need to wake up to how commonly accepted practices in the world choke our power in the priesthood. If we think we can even flirt with pornography or violations of chastity or dishonesty in any form and not have it negatively affect us and our families, we are deceived…  If there are any unresolved sins preventing our worthiness, we need to change.
Talk Title & Reference: "What Manner of Men?," General Conference, April 2014
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Friday, August 8, 2014

Example - Richard G. Scott

Quote By: Richard G. Scott
Topic: Example
Quote: The greatest example who ever walked the earth is our Savior, Jesus Christ.  His mortal ministry was filled with teaching, serving, and loving others.  He sat down with individuals who were judged to be unworthy of His companionship.  He loved each of them.  He discerned their needs and taught them His gospel.  He invites us to follow His perfect example.
Talk Title & Reference: "I Have Given You an Example," General Conference, April 2014
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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Missionary Work - Richard G. Scott

Quote By: Richard G. Scott
Topic: Missionary Work
Quote: The children of Father in Heaven can do amazing things when they feel trusted. Every child of God in mortality chose the Savior’s plan. Trust that given the opportunity, they will do so again.
Talk Title & Reference: "I Have Given You an Example," General Conference, April 2014
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Discipleship - Jeffrey R. Holland

Quote By: Jeffrey R. Holland
Topic: Discipleship
Quote: A long history of inspired voices, including ... President Thomas S. Monson, point
you toward the path of Christian discipleship. It is a strait path, and it is a narrow path without a
great deal of latitude at some points, but it can be thrillingly and successfully traveled, “with …
steadfastness in Christ, … a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men.”
Talk Title & Reference: "The Cost - And Blessings - Of Discipleship," General Conference, April 2014
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Discipleship - Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Quote By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Topic: Discipleship
Quote: Even in Church service, it is easy to spend a lot of time just going through the motions without the heart or the substance of discipleship.  Brethren, we as priesthood bearers have committed to be a people who love God and our neighbor and who are willing to demonstrate that love through word and deed.  That is the essence of who we are as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Talk Title & Reference: "Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?," General Conference, April 2014
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Monday, August 4, 2014

Daughters - Henry B. Eyring

Quote By: Henry B. Eyring
Topic: Daughters
Quote: Only a few of His daughters have the opportunity in this life to even learn of those covenants.  You are one of the favored few.  You dear sisters, each of you is a daughter in the covenant.
Talk Title & Reference: "Daughters in the Covenant," General Conference, April 2014
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Friday, August 1, 2014

Church Growth - Quentin L. Cook

Quote By: Quentin L. Cook
Topic: Church Growth
Quote: During the period President Monson has served in the senior councils of the Church, 130 of our 142 operating temples have had their initial dedication. It is nothing short of miraculous to see the hastening of the work of salvation in our day. Twenty-eight more temples have been announced and are in various stages of completion. Eighty-five percent of the Church members now live within 200 miles (320 km) of a temple.
Talk Title & Reference: "Roots and Branches," General Conference, April 2014
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