"Seek for the Things of a Better World"
There is the natural tendency to look at those who are sustained to presiding positions, to consider them to be higher and of more value in the Church or to their families than an ordinary member. Somehow we feel they are worth more to the Lord than are we...No member of the Church is esteemed by the Lord as more or less than any other. It just does not work that way! Remember, He is a father—our Father. The Lord is “no respecter of persons.”
- Boyd K. Packer, The Weak and the Simple of the Church
[W]e can know in the midst of our afflictions that God has provided an eternal compensating reward…Many of us have pleaded with God to remove the cause of our suffering, and when the relief we seek has not come, we have been tempted to think He is not listening. I testify that, even in those moments, He hears our prayers, has a reason for allowing our afflictions to continue, and will help us bear them...We can take strength in knowing that all the hard experiences in this life are temporary; even the darkest nights turn into dawn for the faithful.
- Evan A. Schmutz, God Shall Wipe Away All Tears
Mountains To Climb - Gaining Power To Overcome Challenges In Life
Inspiring Short: Lessons from Liberty Jail | Jeffrey R. Holland
God Delivers Us in Our Trials | Hope Works at Home
[W]e have an obligation as members of the Church to accept callings to serve in building the kingdom of God on earth. As we serve in our various callings, we bless the lives of others...In Church service we learn to give of ourselves and to help others. President Spencer W. Kimball, a great example of service, said: “God does notice us, and he watches over us. But it is usually through another person that he meets our needs. Therefore, it is vital that we serve each other in the kingdom.”
- Steven E. Snow, Service
[W]e live in perilous times, and the decisions which you are called upon to make on a daily, or even hourly, basis have eternal consequences. The decisions you make in your daily life will determine what happens to you later...Living the gospel and standing in holy places is not always easy or comfortable, but I testify that it is worth it! The Lord counseled Emma Smith to “lay aside the things of this world, and seek for the things of a better.” I suspect we cannot begin to imagine just how magnificent those “things of a better” world are!
- Bonnie L. Oscarson, Be Ye Converted
Meek and Lowly of Heart by Elder Bednar | April 2018
Always Something to Give – The Coconut Farmer
The music of sacrament meeting is a vital part of our worship. The scriptures teach that the song of the righteous is a prayer unto the Lord. The First Presidency has declared that “some of the greatest sermons are preached by the singing of hymns”. How wonderful when every person in attendance joins in the worship of singing—especially in the hymn that helps us prepare to partake of the sacrament...President Joseph Fielding Smith taught: “...We should assemble in the spirit of prayer, of meekness, with devotion in our hearts”.
- President Dallin H. Oaks, Sacrament Meeting and the Sacrament
President Thomas S. Monson taught, “Sacred covenants are to be revered by us, and faithfulness to them is a requirement for happiness.”…Making and cheerfully keeping our covenants gives validity and life to the vital sacred and saving ordinances we need to receive in order to obtain “all that [the] Father hath.”…I invite each of us to evaluate how much we love the Savior, using as a measure how joyfully we keep our covenants.
- Linda K. Burton, The Power, Joy and Love of Covenant Keeping
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