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Some things that are true are not very useful.

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Do you realize how marvelous it is that you can call upon the Atonement? The Lord effected the Atonement for our sakes. And there isn’t anything that you can’t repent from and that you can’t be rescued from if you will repent and be determined to make the decision.
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When music is presented which, however appropriate for other occasions, does not fit the Sabbath, much is lost. . . . The Spirit does not ratify speech nor confirm music which lacks spiritual substance.
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Happily ever after never happens in the second act.
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We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see.
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An unusual thing happened after that great first vision. The Prophet Joseph received no additional communication for three years. However, he did not wonder, he did not question, he did not doubt the Lord. The Prophet Joseph patiently waited. The Prophet Joseph taught us the principle of patience-by example.
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An organist who has the sensitivity to quietly play prelude music from the hymnbook tempers our feelings and causes us to go over in our minds the lyrics which teach the peaceable things of the kingdom. If we will listen, they are teaching the gospel, for the hymns of the Restoration are, in fact, a course in doctrine!
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A testimony of the hope of redemption is something which cannot be measured or counted. Jesus Christ is the source of that hope.
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The Lord will bless us as we attend to the sacred ordinance work of the temples. Blessings there will not be limited to our temple service. We will be blessed in all of our affairs.
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If you understand the great plan of happiness and follow it, what goes on in the world will not determine your happiness.
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Often, very often, we are punished as much by our sins as we are for them.
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Teach yourself and teach your families about the gift of the Holy Ghost and the Atonement of Jesus Christ. You will do no greater eternal work than within the walls of your own home.
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Don't live so that your children go unled because of habits that leave you uninspired.
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There is little to be gained by seeking after the mysteries, for there is hardly time in a lifetime to master the plain and precious things.
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Faith is a real power, not just an expression of belief.
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Nowhere are the generosity and the kindness and mercy of God more manifest than in repentance.
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Reverence invites Revelation
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The answer is the same for everyone: we must, and we can, resist temptations of any kind.
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We are able to feel and learn very quickly through music, through art, through poetry some spiritual things that we would otherwise learn very slowly.
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Thoughts, like water, will stay on course if we make a place for them to go. As you learn to control your thoughts, you can gain courage, conquer fear and have a happy life.
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There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.
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