Each one of us has the Light of Christ, or a conscience. It constantly prompts us to choose good. Good choices yield good consequences. On the other hand, delaying repentance and continuing to commit sin is like continuing to kick [a] skunk. The stench will become stronger with each sin, alienating us further and further from God and those we love. Soon we could become like Laman and Lemuel, who, after continually making bad choices, became “past feeling” and could no longer feel the “still small voice”.
- Spencer V. Jones, Overcoming the Stench of Sin
Let God Guide You: From Weakness to Strength
Temptation Fades as We Seek Christ in Every Thought
Inspiring Short: Can You Hear the Music? | Dieter F. Uchtdorf | 2024
[M]y wife and I received a phone call from President James E. Faust, [who] called us to serve as mission president and companion in Portugal...Although we felt unprepared and inadequate, we accepted the call. Our most important concern at the time was to obtain the visas required to serve in that country...In reviewing our papers and getting acquainted with what we were going to do in Portugal, [a lady] turned to us and asked, “Are you really going to help the people of my country?” We firmly answered yes and explained that we would represent Jesus Christ and testify of Him and His divine mission in the world.
- Ulisses Soares, Prophets Speak by the Power of the Holy Spirit
Weakness is a Feature, Not a Defect
Sometimes the Lord asks us to do a hard thing, and sometimes our challenges are created by our own or others’ use of agency
…Remember that “men are, that they might have joy.” ...Remember when Alma was “weighed down with sorrow” because of the people of Ammonihah? The angel told him, “Blessed art thou, Alma…for thou hast been faithful in keeping the commandments of God.” ...we can always rejoice when we keep the commandments…As we face hard things in the Lord’s way, may we lift up our heads and rejoice.
- M. Joseph Brough, Lift Up Your Head and Rejoice
I Will Go and Do: 2020 Youth Theme
Jesus is our Savior and Redeemer. Through His atoning sacrifice for each of us, He helps us overcome sin through repentance and baptism. Through His Resurrection, He makes it possible for everyone to overcome death and the grave. We have faith to follow Jesus and become more like Him...We invite all people to come unto Christ through the door of faith, repentance, baptism, and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost.This is the door to eternal life. The Holy Ghost will help all of us stay on the path to God’s presence.
- Gary J. Coleman, “Are You Still Here?”
Sophia's Baptism Promises | Growing Faith
Over these last several years, while reading the books of holy scripture, we have observed the panorama of God’s teachings to His children in all the major gospel dispensations...The gospel was first revealed to Adam, but some of the children of Adam and Eve turned away from the Lord in apostasy. We see a pattern of restoration and apostasy repeated in the dispensations of Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and others.
- Mark L. Pace, It Is Wisdom in the Lord That We Should Have the Book of Mormon
Come, Follow Me (Genesis 5; Moses 6 | Jan 17 - 23) Week 4, Part 6/7
Walk With Me (feat. Jensen Diederich) | Official 2026 Theme Music Video
What does it mean to teach freely? It is learning the truths of the gospel, having a personal testimony of them, and sharing that knowledge with our children. It is promoting both formal and informal teaching moments. It is living according to that knowledge and testimony…Parents, in this world where there are many voices and sometimes much darkness, God Himself has commanded us to raise our children in light and truth. He entrusted us with the responsibility to teach our children the saving truths of the gospel.
- Andrea Muñoz Spannaus, Prophets of God
Parenting: Touching the Hearts of Our Youth
Inspiring Short: Raising Boys | Loren C. Dunn
A Mom's Small Teaching Moments | ComeUntoChrist.org
How Family Prayer can be Rewarding for Parents | ComeUntoChrist.org
The establishment of Zion should be the aim of every member of this Church...In Zion, contentions and disputations cease, class distinctions and hatreds disappear, no one is poor—spiritually or temporally, and all manner of wickedness is no more...The ancient prophet Enoch labored many years to bring his people to this state of righteousness...Zion is established and flourishes because of the God-inspired lives and labors of its citizens. Zion comes not as a gift but because virtuous covenant people are drawn together and build it.
- Keith B. McMullin, Come to Zion! Come to Zion!
How Is the Unity of Zion Society Achieved? (Knowhy #581)
The Ants and the Grasshoppers | Building Zion
BUILDING ZION - by Angie Killian - Christian Song
[Being] peacemakers, as followers of Jesus Christ…is an essential part of fostering unity, peace, and healing…We live in a day when the Lord’s followers are privileged to hear His voice and respond with open hearts and minds...As the Lord hastens His work, we should love, nurture, and serve those who accept His gospel. We can help build a Zion people, where we are “of one heart and one mind, and [dwell] in righteousness.” To be one with the Lord, we must be one before the Lord. All members, regardless of baptism date, share a responsibility to welcome others.
- Quentin L. Cook, The Lord is Hastening His Work
God does “all things for [our] welfare and happiness”; that He is “merciful and gracious, slow to anger, long-suffering and full of goodness”; and that “all are alike unto [Him].” When you feel hurt, lost, scared, upset, sad, hungry, or hopelessly abandoned in life’s extremities—open the [scriptures] and you will come to know that “[God] will never desert us. He never has, and He never will...”
...I love the God of my fathers, “the Lord God Almighty,” who weeps with us in our sorrows, patiently chastens our unrighteousness, and rejoices when we seek to “give away all [our] sins to know [Him].”
- Brian K. Taylor, Am I a Child of God?
And He weeps in sorrow at the enormity of our human suffering #lds #churchofjesuschrist #ldsconf
God Weeps! (Come Follow Me: Moses 7) Week 5, Part 4/7
Inspiring Short: Jesus Christ Perfectly Knows Our Burdens | David A. Bednar
Agency is the gift to choose and act for ourselves...We are agents, and agents are responsible for something. In this case, we are responsible for the choices we make based on the knowledge we have and the gifts we are given. We cannot make a choice without being responsible for the consequences. Why do we have agency? To choose good. To choose Christ. To choose eternal life—again and again…Choosing to believe is a wise and powerful way to use our agency.
- Kevin J. Brown, The Eternal Gift of a Testimony
"I Choose You" Official Music Video | Christian Music 2023 | feat. Sadie Emolyn | Strive to Be
The Prophet Joseph Smith said: “The building up of Zion is a cause that has interested the people of God in every age; it is a theme upon which prophets, priests and kings have dwelt with peculiar delight;...we are the favored people that God has made choice of to bring about the Latter-day glory”.
Zion is both a place and a people...Jerusalem and its temple were called Mount Zion, and the scriptures prophesy of a future New Jerusalem where Christ shall reign as “King of Zion,” when “for the space of a thousand years the earth shall rest”.
- President D. Todd Christofferson, Come to Zion
Stirring Rendition of "Israel, Israel, God is Calling" by Missionaries in Colorado | Come to Zion
Every day, we are approaching closer to the glorious moment when the Savior Jesus Christ will come to earth again. We know something of the terrible events that will precede His coming, yet our hearts swell with joy and confidence also knowing of the glorious promises that will be fulfilled before He returns…We know that the Savior will come to a people who have been gathered and prepared to live as the people did in the city of Enoch…You…will be at the heart of creating that society of people who will join in glorious association with the Savior. You will be an essential force in the gathering of Israel and in the creation of a Zion people who will dwell in peace in the New Jerusalem.
- President Henry B. Eyring, Sisters in Zion
The Lord Jesus Christ Will Come Again - President Russell M. Nelson #lds #generalconference
Now is the Time to Draw Closer to the Savior
What Does The Book Of Mormon Say About The Second Coming? (Knowhy #318)
A prophet is someone God has personally prepared, called, corrected, inspired, rebuked, sanctified, and sustained. That is why we are never spiritually at risk in following prophetic counsel…The doctrine and principles that we must follow to survive spiritually and endure physically are found in the words of a living prophet...President Russell M. Nelson has testified that “God’s long-established pattern of teaching His children through prophets assures us that He will bless each prophet and that He will bless those who heed prophetic counsel.” So the key is to follow the living prophet.
- Allan D. Haynie, A Living Prophet for the Latter Days
We are people of peace. We are followers of the Christ, who was and is the Prince of Peace…On the Larry King television broadcast...I was asked what I think of those who, in the name of their religion, carry out such infamous activities. I replied: “Religion offers no shield for wickedness, for evil, for those kinds of things. The God in whom I believe does not foster this kind of action. He is a God of mercy. He is a God of love. He is a God of peace and reassurance, and I look to Him in times such as this as a comfort and a source of strength.”
- President Gordon B. Hinckley, The Times in Which We Live
Is not today much like Noah’s day when the population of the earth was wiped out in the flood and but eight righteous souls were spared? Some doubt that there was a flood, but by modern revelation we know that it did take place...The scriptures say that many will not listen. But they also say that true believers in the Lord will follow his servants and give ear to their warning voices. God will protect the faithful regardless of all the tribulations that will come upon the wicked. Did he not save Noah’s family from the Flood?
- Mark E. Petersen, Follow the Prophets
Why is Noah in the Bible? (Come, Follow Me: Week 6 Part 2/6) Genesis 6-11, Moses 8
Noah's Ark | Animated Scripture Lesson for Kids
LDS Primary Music - Build an Ark
Noah heeded God’s command to build an ark, that he and his family might be spared destruction. He followed God’s instructions to gather into the ark two of every living creature, that they also might be saved from the floodwaters... Noah had the unwavering faith to follow God’s commandments. May we ever do likewise. May we remember that the wisdom of God ofttimes appears as foolishness to men, but the greatest lesson we can learn in mortality is that when God speaks and we obey, we will always be right.
- President Thomas S. Monson, Models to Follow
No Blessings Denied the Faithful
Inspiring Short: Trusting in God, Day by Day | D. Todd Christofferson
A covenant is a commitment to fulfill certain responsibilities… Distinctive clothing or name tags are intended to signify that the wearer is under covenant...There is no magic in their...clothing or symbols, only a needed reminder of the special responsibilities the wearers have assumed…[R]evelation directs that the Church “meet together often to partake of bread and wine [water] in the remembrance of the Lord Jesus.”…Persons who have been endowed in a temple are responsible to wear a temple garment...It reminds endowed members of the sacred covenants they have made and the blessings they have been promised in the holy temple.
- President Dallin H. Oaks, Covenants and Responsibilities
Many who would never consider active rebellion may still oppose the will and word of God by pursuing their own path without regard to divine direction...when it comes to matters of salvation and eternal life, our theme song ought to be “I did it God’s way,” because truly there is no other way....There is no “my way” if we are to follow Christ’s example. Trying to find a different course to heaven is like the futility of working on the Tower of Babel rather than looking to Christ and His salvation… May we bury—very, very deep—any element of rebellion against God in our lives and replace it with a willing heart and a willing mind.
- President D. Todd Christofferson, Burying Our Weapons of Rebellion
No other Way | Animated Scripture Lesson for Kids
[O]ur Savior, Jesus Christ, knows everything about us we don’t want anyone else to know, and He still loves us...Our standing before the Lord and in His Church is…a matter of…our becoming faithful and valiant disciples of Jesus Christ...Disciples of Jesus Christ come from everywhere, in every shape, size, hue, and age, each with talents, righteous desires, and immense capacities to bless and serve. We seek daily to follow Jesus Christ with faith unto repentance and enduring joy.
- Gerrit W. Gong, Room at the Inn
Having Courage & Trusting the Lord: Stand Up for What You Believe In
Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet: Faith in God and a Desire to Know
Did you know that Heavenly Father knows you personally—by name? The scriptures teach us that this is true… You may not have heard the Lord call you by name, but He knows each one of you and He knows your name...How can you know that your name and needs are known by our Heavenly Father? Elder Robert D. Hales counseled: “Turn to the scriptures. Kneel in prayer. Ask in faith. Listen to the Holy Ghost."…Each of you has a part to play in this great and marvelous work. The Savior will help you. He will lead you by the hand. He knows you by name.
- Elaine S. Dalton, He Knows You By Name
Inspiring Short: Trusting in God, Day by Day | D. Todd Christofferson
Some of us are the literal seed of Abraham; others are gathered into his family by adoption. The Lord makes no distinction. Together we receive these promised blessings—if we seek the Lord and obey His commandments…those who receive the Father receive all that He has. Incredible blessings flow from this oath and covenant to worthy men, women, and children in all the world. Ours is the responsibility to help fulfill the Abrahamic covenant. Ours is the seed foreordained and prepared to bless all people of the world...This is the time of the promised gathering of Israel.
- President Russell M. Nelson, Covenants
“O Youth of the Noble Birthright” (CFM Jan 20-26) #shorts #discipleship #discipleofchrist
Elder Bednar April 2020 The building up of Zion
Peacemaking is a Christlike attribute. Peacemakers are sometimes labeled naive or weak—from all sides. Yet, to be a peacemaker is not to be weak but to be strong in a way that the world may not understand. Peacemaking requires courage and compromise but does not require sacrifice of principle...Peacemaking is not a new thing, hot off the press. It was taught by Jesus Christ Himself...Peacemaking has since been taught by modern-day prophets from the earliest days of the Restoration even to this day.
- Gary E. Stevenson, Blessed Are the Peacemakers
The Goal: A Story of Faith, Friendship and Forgiveness
How To Cope With Bullying - Let Us Be Kind
The Story of Abraham And Lot | Animated Scripture Lesson for Kids
The doctrine of tithing is woven like a tapestry throughout the scriptures. Abraham paid tithing to Melchizedek. The children of Israel were taught to bring their tithes to the Lord… As we pay and teach our children to pay tithing, we develop a family that is deeply rooted in making and keeping temple covenants...A special peace that will surpass all understanding will come to you and your family as you pay a full tithing. You will find that all fears concerning finances and care of family will diminish. You will come to know that your Heavenly Father loves you.
- Earl C. Tingey, The Law of Tithing
Come Follow Me with Taylor Halverson (Doctrine and Covenants 45, Apr 26 - May 2)
5 Reasons Why All of Us should FAITHFULLY PAY Our TITHES and OFFERINGS? - Jeffrey R. Holland
The Widow's Mite: A Bible Story for Children
As disciples, when we make and keep sacred covenants, we are blessed with spiritual power. We are connected to Christ and God the Father in a special relationship and can experience Their love and joy in a measure reserved for those who have made and kept covenants...Through true covenant discipleship, we can begin to understand better the nature of God and the joy that He wants all of His children to experience...As we bind ourselves to act as covenant disciples, in whatever our level of capacity, our relationship with the Father and the Son is enriched, our joy enhanced, and our eternal perspective expanded.
- John A. McCune, Joy Through Covenant Discipleship
Standing by Our Promises and Covenants
How Can We Receive the Blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant? (Knowhy #408)
Friend to Friend: Keeping Baptismal Covenants with Elder Soares - Animated