"Prepare Ye for the Coming of the Bridegroom"
In the past, some effort was required to seek out…evil. Now it saturates significant portions of virtually every corner of the world. We cannot dry up the mounting river of evil influences, for they result from the exercise of moral agency divinely granted by our Father. But we can and must, with clarity, warn of the consequences of getting close to its enticing, destructive current... Avoid worldly wickedness. Know that God is in control…Through obedience, let Him guide you to peace and happiness amid increased evil in the world…
- Richard G. Scott, How to Live Well amid Increasing Evil
The Church and its members are commanded to be self-reliant and independent...Faith, spirituality, and obedience produce a prepared and self-reliant people… Our duty as Latter-day Saints is to prepare ourselves, this earth, and its inhabitants for the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Being prepared and being strong as the gospel teaches ensure happiness here and hereafter and make this “grand millennial mission” possible.
- Keith B. McMullin, Be Prepared … Be Ye Strong from Henceforth
100 Year Old Prophet Declares: “Now is the Time to Prepare for the Second Coming”
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
The Field Trip | A Parable About the Second Coming of Jesus Christ
Brothers and sisters, as the world grows more wicked, we need to grow increasingly pure...The great opportunity before us is to become the people God needs us to be...Increased time in the temple will help us prepare for the Second Coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We do not know the day or the hour of His coming. But I do know that the Lord is prompting me to urge us to get ready for that “great and dreadful day.”…I testify that Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of Israel, leads this, His Church. He is preparing to come again. May we likewise prepare to receive Him.
- President Russell M. Nelson, Confidence in the Presence of God
When is the Second Coming? (Come, Follow Me: Joseph Smith-Matthew 1)
When President Nelson speaks about the Second Coming, it is always with joyful optimism... The best advice...is to follow the Savior’s teachings. His instructions are neither mysterious nor complex. When we follow them, we do not need to fear or be anxious…
You will be ready to meet the Savior, and you can join President Nelson in being joyfully optimistic. In doing so, you help the world prepare for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, and you will be blessed with sufficient hope to enter the rest and joy of the Lord, now and in the future.
- Dale G. Renlund, Personal Preparation to Meet the Savior
What Does The Book Of Mormon Say About The Second Coming? (Knowhy #318)
President Benson has cautioned us: “...We should be as charitable and considerate with our loved ones as Christ is with us. He is kind, loving, and patient with each of us. Should we not reciprocate the same love?… ‘What manner of men ought we to be?’ You remember the Lord’s answer is this: ‘Verily I say unto you, even as I am’”…may each of us…through our example, love, and care, be remembered…to have the qualities that our Heavenly Father and our Savior have...
- Robert D. Hales, How Will Our Children Remember Us?
KIND LIKE CHRIST – Song About Jesus and Kindness for Kids
Inspiring Short: Jesus Christ Perfectly Knows Our Burdens | David A. Bednar
Inspiring Short: Loving Like Christ | Kristin L. Matthews
Who is Jesus?: A Bible Story for Children
Gethsemane | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square & a Children's Choir
[W]e are to follow the laws of men...to live peacefully under civil authority, and we follow the laws of God toward our eternal destination…Though Jesus’s teachings were revolutionary, He did not teach revolution or lawbreaking. He taught a better way. Modern revelation teaches the same...This does not mean that we agree with all that is done with the force of law. It means that we obey the current law and use peaceful means to change it.…the doctrine of the Lord’s Church teaches us [an] eternal interest to guide us: the teachings of our Savior, who inspired the Constitution of the United States and the basic laws of many of our countries.
- President Dallin H. Oaks, Love Your Enemies
We Believe, Article of Faith 12 - with Jim
Mark 12 | Render unto Caesar and unto God | The Bible
Article of Faith #12 | What Does It Mean 12th Article of Faith: Obey Laws
Everyday Example: Prayer in School
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