“The Battle Is the Lord’s”
Who is this Jesus whom we worship?... Jesus Christ is indeed more than a king; he is the Son of God, our Savior, our Redeemer, the Author and Finisher of our faith, King of kings, Lord of lords , Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. That is what the gospel is all about. Without him, without his intervention in our behalf, we would be helpless in the face of Adam’s transgression... A little girl, misquoting the twenty-third Psalm, put everything in perspective. She said: “The Lord is my shepherd. That’s all I want!” What more could anyone want?
- Robert L. Backman, Jesus the Christ
Free agency...is not of itself the perfect liberty we seek... through the exercise of their agency more people have come to political, economic, and personal bondage than to liberty…The freewill choosing of a king by the Jaredites led directly to their captivity…This sequence was repeated in the days of Israel. The people—rejecting government by judges, which God had established—clamored for Samuel to give them a king...Samuel therefore anointed Saul to be their king. In due time, just as Samuel had predicted, heavy burdens were laid upon them, their sons and daughters were made servants of the king, and war came.
- Marion G. Romney, The Perfect Law of Liberty
[Y]ou are called of God. The Lord knows you. He knows whom He would have serve in every position in His Church. He chose you. He has prepared a way so that He could issue your call…The person who called you did not issue the call simply because he learned by interviewing you that you were worthy and willing to serve. He prayed to know the Lord’s will for you. It was prayer and revelation to those authorized of the Lord which brought you here. Your call is an example of a source of power unique to the Lord’s Church. Men and women are called of God by prophecy...
- President Henry B. Eyring, Rise to Your Call
Inspiring Short: The Unlikely Shepherd | R. Kent Crookston
The Lord Calls Lehi as a Prophet | 1 Nephi 1:4–6
We show our love for God—and our faith in Him—by doing our very best every day to follow the course that He has laid out for us and by keeping the commandments that He has given to us... As we trust in the Lord, exercise our faith, obey His commandments, and follow the course He has charted for us, we become more the person the Lord wants us to become…As we submit ourselves to His will, we increase in peace and happiness…God wants us to have joy. He wants us to have peace. He wants us to succeed. He wants us to be safe and to be protected from the worldly influences all around us.
- Von G. Keetch, Blessed and Happy Are Those Who Keep the Commandments of God
Blessed and Happy Are Those Who Keep the Commandments of God
Teach of faith to keep all the commandments of God, knowing that they are given to bless His children and bring them joy. Warn them that they will encounter people who pick which commandments they will keep and ignore others that they choose to break. I call this the cafeteria approach to obedience. This practice of picking and choosing will not work. It will lead to misery...Obedience allows God’s blessings to flow without constraint. He will bless His obedient children with freedom from bondage and misery.
- President Russell M. Nelson, Face the Future with Faith
I Will Go and Do: 2020 Youth Theme (feat. David Archuleta) — Official Music Video
Samuel saw Eliab, Jesse’s firstborn. Eliab, it seems, was tall and had the appearance of a leader. Samuel saw that and jumped to a conclusion. It turned out to be the wrong conclusion...May we likewise not let our eyes, our ears, or our fears mislead us but open our hearts and minds and minister freely to those around us... we are His children, all of us, without exception. We have the same divine origin and the same limitless potential through the grace of Jesus Christ…rather than our seeing each other through the distorted lens of mortality, the gospel raises our sights and allows us to see each other through the flawless, unchanging lens of our sacred covenants.
- Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier, We Are His Children
Inspiring Short: The Unlikely Shepherd | R. Kent Crookston
Your Potential, Your Privileges
23 | Official Music Video From Young David | Angel Studios & Minno
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