“Be Strong and of a Good Courage”
Who can help but be inspired by the lives of the 2,000 stripling sons of Helaman, who taught and demonstrated the need of courage to follow the teachings of parents...[or] by the example of Moroni, who had the courage to persevere to the end in righteousness...Of course we will face fear, experience ridicule, and meet opposition. Let us have the courage to defy the consensus, the courage to stand for principle. Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God’s approval.
- President Thomas S. Monson, The Call for Courage
Be Strong and of Good Courage | Joshua
Finding Strength in the Lord | Emotional Resilience | Bishop L. Todd Budge
In scripture, we find vivid portrayals of the blessings that come from honoring true principles, as well as the tragedies that befall when individuals and civilizations discard them…Consider the magnitude of our blessing to have the Holy Bible and some 900 additional pages of scripture...Then consider that, in addition, the words of prophets spoken as they are moved upon by the Holy Ghost in settings such as this, which the Lord calls scripture, flow to us almost constantly...the Lord is telling us that our need for constant recourse to the scriptures is greater than in any previous time.
- President D. Todd Christofferson, The Blessing of Scripture
At baptism we make a covenant with our Heavenly Father that we are willing to come into His kingdom and keep His commandments from that time forward, even though we still live in the world...Jesus was baptized to fulfill His Father’s commandment that sons and daughters of God should be baptized. He set the example for all of us to humble ourselves before our Heavenly Father. We are all welcome to come into the waters of baptism…I pray that each of us as members of His kingdom will understand that our baptism and confirmation is the gateway into His kingdom. When we enter, we covenant to be of His kingdom—forever!
- Robert D. Hales, The Covenant of Baptism: To Be in the Kingdom and of the Kingdom
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Sophia's Baptism Promises | Growing Faith
Sophia's Baptism Promises | Growing Faith
Miracles, signs, and wonders abound among followers of Jesus Christ today, in your lives and in mine. Miracles are divine acts, manifestations and expressions of God’s limitless power, and an affirmation that He is “the same yesterday, today, and forever.”
…Miracles are worked through the power of faith…The prophet Moroni exhorted the people, “If there be no faith among the children of men God can do no miracle among them; wherefore, he showed not himself until after their faith.”
- Ronald A. Rasband, “Behold! I Am a God of Miracles”
Inspiring Short: The Miracle of the Ordinary | Lawrence E. Corbridge
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Too often we think of obedience as the passive and thoughtless following of the orders or dictates of a higher authority. Actually, at its best, obedience is an emblem of our faith in the wisdom and power of the highest authority, even God... Strong, proactive obedience is anything but weak or passive. It is the means by which we declare our faith in God and qualify ourselves to receive the powers of heaven. Obedience is a choice.
- L. Tom Perry, Obedience through Our Faithfulness
The Parable of the Kite | ComeUntoChrist.org
God’s plan includes directions for us, referred to in the scriptures as commandments…Obedience to His commandments is not blind; we knowingly choose God and His pathway home... Though God wants us to be on the covenant path, He gives us the dignity of choosing. Indeed, God desires, expects, and directs that each of His children choose for himself or herself. He will not force us…We need to choose whom we will serve. The magnitude of our eternal happiness depends on choosing the living God and joining Him in His work...Our choices determine who we are and who we will become.
- Dale G. Renlund, Choose You This Day
Choose to Serve the Lord - by Blake Gillette and Angie Killian
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