[W]hatever our offering—in the Lord’s economy we always come out ahead...Our service is a choice, an offering to God, and a blessing... when we are in the service of our fellow beings, we are in fact in the service of our God. It really isn’t where we serve but how that matters to the Lord… Every calling, whatever it may be, is “His business” when embraced with a humble and willing heart and a desire to lift and comfort His children and share His good news. We are not merely filling an assignment when we respond to an inspired call but joining the Saviour of the world in His infinite, redeeming work. He needs you, and He needs me.
- Patrick Kearon, About His Business
The Widow's Mite: A Bible Story for Children
I Will Go and Do: 2020 Youth Theme (feat. David Archuleta) — Official Music Video
In our life’s journey to return to and become more like our Father, we are not left alone. God has given us the necessary gifts to help us in our mortal experience. “Spiritual gifts are blessings or abilities given by God to His children.” These gifts help us navigate our lives toward eternal goals… What a comfort it is to know that we are not alone sailing uncharted waters as we go through life’s experiences… Using the spiritual gifts we have been given is paramount in order to remain on the right course.
- José A. Teixeira, Gifts to Help Us Navigate Our Life
The Tender Mercies of the Lord
Inscribed on the front of each temple is a solemn statement: “Holiness to the Lord.” These inspired words are a clear invitation that when we enter the Lord’s house, we embark on a sacred journey of learning to become higher and holier disciples of Christ
…The house of the Lord is where we can be transformed in higher and holier ways. So, when we walk out of the temple, transformed by our hope in the promises of the covenants, armed with power from on high, we take the temple with us into our homes and lives. I assure you that having the spirit of the Lord’s house in us changes us, completely.
- Ulisses Soares, Covenant Confidence through Jesus Christ
More Holiness Give Me- Jenny Phillips
Be Ye Therefore Perfect—Eventually | Elder Holland
Temple ordinances and covenants are ancient. The Lord instructed Adam and Eve to pray, make covenants, and offer sacrifices. Indeed, “whenever the Lord has had a people on the earth who will obey His word, they have been commanded to build temples.”...In every age, the temple has underscored the precious truth that those who make covenants with God and keep them are children of the covenant....we can make the same covenants with God that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob made. And we can receive the same blessings! Temples have been part of this dispensation from its earliest days.
- President Russell M. Nelson, The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation
Symbols of the Tabernacle | Animated Scripture Lesson for Kids
The Tabernacle | Old Testament | Moses
Tabernacle of Moses Structure 3D Animation
The Lord has always asked His people to build temples. The Lord commanded Moses: “Let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.” The portable tabernacle they built served as the central place of Israel’s worship during their pilgrimage to the promised land. Its pattern and structure were revealed by the Lord to Moses. It was to be the Lord’s holy house.. During His earthly ministry, the Lord regarded the temple as a sacred place and taught reverence for it… temples are sacred, holy places. They are a source of spiritual power and strength. They are a place of revelation. They are the house of the Lord.
- Silvia H. Allred, Holy Temples, Sacred Covenants
A Look Inside the New Temple Square Visitors’ Center
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was born and died in unique circumstances…He gave His Apostles authority and power to do miracles “and greater works” than those He performed, but He never delegated to them the privilege of forgiving sins...That right belonged only to Him because He is the Son of God and because He would pay for those sins with His Atonement...We are indebted to Him and to our Heavenly Father because His sacrifice blessed everyone, from Adam, the first, to the last of all human beings.
- Carlos A. Amado, Christ the Redeemer
Gratitude requires awareness and effort, not only to feel it but to express it. Frequently we are oblivious to the Lord’s hand. We murmur, complain, resist, criticize; so often we are not grateful...The Lord counsels us not to murmur because it is then difficult for the Spirit to work with us. Gratitude is a Spirit-filled principle. It opens our minds to a universe permeated with the richness of a living God...When we communicate gratitude, we can be filled with the Spirit and connected to those around us and the Lord. Gratitude inspires happiness and carries divine influence.
- Bonnie D. Parkin, Gratitude: A Path to Happiness
The Spirit of Thanksgiving | Mormon Hub
Inspiring Short: Give a Gift of Gratitude | Dee F. Andersen
Inspiring Short: Did I Forget to Thank Thee, Lord? | Harold Hansen
President Russell M. Nelson on the Healing Power of Gratitude
In October 2024, President Dallin H. Oaks gave the following counsel: “Following Christ is not a casual or occasional practice. It is a continuous commitment and way of life that should guide us at all times and in all places. His teachings and His example define the path for every disciple of Jesus Christ. And all are invited to this path.”… It is interesting to me that some people would think that God’s prophets live in the past and are not attuned to the times. Everything I know of prophets is the opposite. They actually see into the future as watchmen on a tower.
- Michael John U. Teh, Follow the Prophet; He Knows the Way
[W]e need not fear the future, nor falter in hope and good cheer, because God is with us. Among the first recorded words of counsel that Jesus gave to His newly called disciples in Galilee was the two-word admonition, “Fear not”. He repeated that counsel many times during His ministry. To His Saints in our day, the Savior has said, “Be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you”. ...if we humbly, quietly trust in the Lord, He will give us strength and guidance in every challenge we face.
- Bruce D. Porter, Beautiful Mornings
Let God Prevail | President Russell M. Nelson October 2020 General Conference | Unofficial Video
Embrace the Future with Faith | President Nelson, October 2020 General Conference
Moses led the children of Israel into the wilderness. In the second year of their wandering, he chose a representative from each of the twelve tribes to search the land of Canaan and bring back a report concerning its resources and its people...The twelve of them went into the land of Canaan. They found it to be fruitful...But ten of the spies were victims of their own doubts and fears. They gave a negative report of the numbers and stature of the Canaanites... the people were more willing to believe the ten doubters than to believe Caleb and Joshua.
- President Gordon B. Hinckley, Stay the Course—Keep the Faith
Faith Over Fear: Walking the Path of Peace | Elder Quentin L. Cook
Alma cited the example of the brass serpent raised by Moses when the ancient Israelites were afflicted by fiery serpents... Alma explained that the brass figure was a type or symbol of Christ, who would be lifted up upon the cross. Many did look and live, but others... simply would not look and perished...In looking to God, we can find peace in difficulty, and our faith can continue to grow even in times of doubt and spiritual challenge. We can receive strength in the face of opposition and isolation..Truly, there is no other way than what God Himself has ordained: “Look unto me, and be ye saved..."
- President D. Todd Christofferson, Look to God and Live
Jesus Christ, the Master Healer
Moses and the Brass Serpent | Animated Scripture Lesson for Kids (Come Follow Me: May 4-10)
One of the sneaky ploys of the adversary is to have us believe that unquestioning obedience to the principles and commandments of God is blind obedience. His goal is to have us believe that we should be following our own worldly ways and selfish ambitions… Another of the adversary’s deceptions is to have us believe that the wisdom and the learning of the world is the only source of knowledge we should follow.
…Some come to believe that you may pick and choose which of God’s commandments to follow.
- R. Conrad Schultz, Faith Obedience
Lehi Sees an Iron Rod and Those Who Fall Away | 1 Nephi 8:19–28