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You can’t plow a field simply by turning it over in your mind.

Gordon B. Hinckley

I am suggesting that we spend a little less time in idleness, in the fruitless pursuit of watching inane and empty television programs. Time so utilized can be put to better advantage, and the consequences will be wonderful.
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Consequence Empty Program Pursuit Time Wonderful
Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way.
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Accomplishment Forgiveness Love Miracle Tolerance Way
Father forgive us, for we do not what we know.
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Father Forgiveness God Ourselves
I hope you are reading to your children, out loud. That’s much better than watching television, much better. They won’t get very much out of television except some bad thoughts.
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Bad Better Children Exception Hope Reading Thinking
No matter how old we become, we can acquire knowledge and use it. We can gather wisdom and profit from it. We can grow and progress and improve-and, in the process, strengthen the lives of those within our circle of influence.
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Improvement Influence Knowledge Live Old Ourselves Progress Strength Wisdom
Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.
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Eyes Face Heart Life Purpose Smile Yourself
Good books are as friends, willing to give to us if we are willing to make a little effort.
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Book Company Effort Friendship Willing
We are creatures of our thinking. We can talk ourselves into defeat or we can talk ourselves into victory.
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Creature Defeat Inspirational Talk Thinking Victory Word
Love is like the North Star. In a changing world, it’s always constant.
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Change Constant Love World
You are doing the best you can, and that best results in good to yourself and to others. Do not nag yourself with a sense of failure. Get on your knees and ask for the blessings of the Lord;then stand on your feet and do what you are asked to do.
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Best Blessing Failure Result Stand Yourself
That which comes easily departs easily. That which comes of struggle remains.
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Easy Hard Work Result Struggle Success
There is nothing that dulls a personality so much as a negative outlook.
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Dull Negative Personality
I challenge every one of you who can hear me to rise to the divinity within you. Do we really realize what it means to be a child of God, to have within us something of the divine nature?
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Challenge Children Divine Nature Ourselves Rise
If you go to bed at 10:00 and get up by 6:00 A.M., things will work out for you.
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Bed Early Yourself
Never assume that you can make it alone. You need the help of the Lord. Never hesitate to get on your knees in some private place and speak with Him.
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Alone Assumption Help Himself Need Privacy
You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.
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Appearance Greatness Investment Sacrifice Yourself

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