Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It is the sharp and keen awareness that our behavior caused the Savior, He who knew no sin, even the greatest of all, to endure agony and suffering.
EZRA TAFT BENSONIt is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters.
More Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
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What would God have me do with my life?
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Satan works through human agents.
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Our enmity toward God takes on many labels, such as rebellion, hard-heartedness, stiff-neckedness, unrepentant, puffed up, easily offended, and sign seekers. The proud wish God would agree with them. They aren’t interested in changing their opinions to agree with God’s.
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“On my honor” – what an ennobling phrase! Three short words, nine letters, but the summation of all we call character. From the Boy Scout’s Oath.
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Without goals our efforts may be scattered and unproductive.
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If we do not feel like praying, then we should pray until we do feel like praying.
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The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him.
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Freedom is an eternal principle. Heaven disapproves of force, coercion and intimidation. Only a free people can be truly a happy people.
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The proud wish God would agree with them. They are not interested in changing their opinions to agree with God’s.
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One good yardstick as to whether a person might be the right one for you is this: in her presence, do you think your noblest thoughts, do you aspire to your finest deeds, do you wish you were better than you are?
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If you really want to receive joy and happiness, then serve others with all your heart. Lift their burden, and your own burden will be lighter.
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Every man eventually is backed up to the wall of faith, and there he must make his stand.
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To be a successful missionary one must have the Spirit of the Lord. We are also taught that the Spirit will not dwell in unclean tabernacles. Therefore, one of the first things a missionary must do to gain spirituality is to make sure his own personal life is in order.
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Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.
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Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.
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