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A spiritual 'spurter' is one who is given to short bursts of spectacular effort followed by frequent and lengthy periods of rest.
David A. Bednar
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David A. Bednar
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 15
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Oakland
California
David Allan Bednar
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If all opposition were curtailed, if all maladies were removed, then the primary purposes of the Father's plan would be frustrated.
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I believe the best test of our integrity and honesty is when we personally enforce in our own lives that which ultimately cannot be enforced.
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The basic principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ are simple, and they are universal. Faith in the Savior is the same in Boston as it is in Accra.
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A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment.
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A home with a loving and loyal husband and wife is the supreme setting in which children can be reared in love and righteousness and in which the spiritual and physical needs of children can be met.
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Giving a man a fish feeds him for one meal. Teaching a man to fish feeds him for a lifetime. As parents and gospel instructors, you and I are not in the business of distributing fish rather, our work is to help our children learn 'to fish.'
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Inspired questions will bring about inspired answers. Seek for the companionship of the Holy Ghost as you prepare.
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Strong faith in the Savior is submissively accepting of His will and timing in our lives, even if the outcome is not what we hoped for or wanted.
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The tender mercies of the Lord are available to all of us and...the Redeemer of Israel is eager to bestow such gifts upon us.
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