If we are truly disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, we will reach out with love and understanding to all of our neighbors at all times, particularly in times of need…I have been a member of this Church my entire life…I have never taught—nor have I ever heard taught—a doctrine of exclusion. I have never heard the members of this Church urged to be anything but loving, kind, tolerant, and benevolent to our friends and neighbors of other faiths…Of all people on this earth, we should be the most loving, the kindest, and the most tolerant because of that doctrine…Love one another. Be kind to one another despite our deepest differences. Treat one another with respect and civility.
- M. Russell Ballard, Doctrine of Inclusion
How To Show Christlike Kindness To Others
Ruth, the Moabitess, would face bigotry, poverty, and much insecurity, but she was converted, and she had decided. She and Naomi became a great team, facing together not only the problems before them, but the opportunities that would come also. In time, Ruth married Boaz, and a child was born to them… “And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.” ...[Through these] lines, which are carefully detailed for us in the first chapter of Matthew, came Jesus who is called Christ. Would you ever have expected the small book of Ruth to foretell such a great event? Ruth confidently met hardships not uncommon in our time.
- Aileen H. Clyde, Confidence through Conversion
Inspiring Short: “I Gave You Strength to Overcome” | Richard H. Cracroft
Mountains To Climb - Gaining Power To Overcome Challenges In Life
Wheelz: Overcoming is Possible
The scriptures contain countless examples of those who have won their wars even in the midst of very hostile situations… All of us can receive the strength to choose the right if we seek the Lord and place all our trust and faith in Him. But, as the scriptures teach, we need to have “a sincere heart” and “real intent.” Then the Lord, in His infinite mercy, “will manifest the truth unto [us], by the power of the Holy Ghost.” ...It will guide us safely through the darkness and confusion that exist in the world today.
- Ulisses Soares, Yes, We Can and Will Win!
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Inspiring Short: An Eternal Perspective | Jean B. Bingham
Inspiring Short: Self-Worth and Divine Love | Barbara Day Lockhart
Inspiring Short: Trusting in God, Day by Day | D. Todd Christofferson
How Could a Loving God Do This to Me?
Trust in the Lord - Youth Theme 2022
In moments of pain, loneliness, or confusion, we know that our Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son are aware of our circumstances and that They yearn to bless us…As we pray continually, no matter the circumstances of life, the Lord will offer us His peace and abiding support…I know that God the Father lives. He loves us. He hears our prayers, and many times He will answer with feelings of peace…I bear my testimony that the Savior’s promise is true and that a humble prayer for peace in your heart will be honored.
- President Henry B. Eyring, Prayers for Peace
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Strength comes to us when we remain righteous, true, and faithful to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, even when others overwhelmingly disregard the commandments and principles of salvation... Satan’s mighty winds and storms are beating upon us, but they will have no power to drag us down if we put our trust in the safest place—in our Redeemer... as we choose to hear His voice and follow Him, we will receive His help. We will obtain a wider perspective of our circumstances and a deeper understanding of the purpose of life. We will feel the spiritual stirrings that will guide us to our heavenly home.
- José A. Teixeira, Remember Your Way Back Home
Why does God give us commandments?
Blessed and Happy Are Those Who Keep the Commandments of God
The Everlasting and Almighty God, the Creator of this vast universe, will speak to those who approach Him with a sincere heart and real intent. He will speak to them in dreams, visions, thoughts, and feelings. He will speak in a way that is unmistakable and that transcends human experience. He will give them divine direction and answers for their personal lives...God cares about you. He will listen, and He will answer your personal questions. The answers to your prayers will come in His own way and in His own time, and therefore, you need to learn to listen to His voice. God wants you to find your way back to Him, and the Savior is the way.
- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Receiving a Testimony of Light and Truth
This Easter, #HearHim—Jesus Christ's Words are for You
#HearHim: President Nelson Invites Us to Hear the Voice of the Lord
*Kindness Begins with Me
*Be Still, My Soul
I’ll Follow Him in Faith
*A Child's Prayer
Did You Think to Pray?
Keep the Commandments
Follow the Prophet
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
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
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
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
Rejoice, the Lord Is King!,
Come O Thou King of Kings
*Choose Him Again
5th Article of Faith
Keep the Commandments
*I’m Trying to Be like Jesus
Love One Another
*I’ll Walk With You