We could be like a father determined to provide everything for his family. He devotes every energy to that end and succeeds; only then does he discover that what they needed most, to be together as a family, has been neglected. And he reaps sorrow in place of contentment.
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Moral standards cannot be changed by battle and cannot be changed by ballot.
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Tolerance is a virtue, but, like all virtues, when exaggerated it transforms itself into a vice.
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Some people think a miracle is only a miracle if it happens instantaneously, but miracles can grow slowly and patience and faith can compel things to happen that otherwise never would have come to pass.
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Take hold of your life and order yourself to be valiant.
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When temptation comes, you can invent a delete key in your mind- perhaps the words from a favorite hymn. Your mind is in charge; your body is the instrument of your mind.
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This great circle of sisters will be a protection for each of you and for your families. The Relief Society might be likened to a refuge- the place of safety and protection- the sanctuary of ancient times. You will be safe within it. It encircles each sister like a protecting wall.
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In or out of marriage, abortion is not an individual choice. At a minimum, three lives are involved.
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If you are burdened with depressing feelings of guilt or disappointment, of failure or shame, there is a cure.
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No one of us can survive in the world of today, much less what it will become, without personal inspiration.
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Hit the ‘delete’ button when you have unrighteous thoughts.
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In the eternal scheme of things – not always in mortality – righteous yearning and longing will be fulfilled.
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If you stumble, rise up, go on.
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Somewhere there is a message in the protest of the man who said, “You can’t tell me that worry doesn’t help. The things I worry about never happen.”
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Tolerance is a virtue, but like all virtues, when exaggerated, it transforms itself into a vice. We need to be careful of the “tolerance trap” so that we are not swallowed up in it.
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Happiness will depend on what each of us does with what each has, what we learn from what we do, and what we do thereafter.
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