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A grateful person is rich in contentment.

David A. Bednar

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David A. Bednar
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 15
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University Teacher
Oakland
California
David Allan Bednar
Contentment
Grateful
Rich
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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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Ordinary people who faithfully, diligently, and consistently do simple things that are right before God will bring forth extraordinary results.
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Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence.
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Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for others.
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Our sincere desire should be to have both clean hands and a pure heart - both a remission of sins from day to day and to walk guiltless before God.
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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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The temple is a point of intersection between heaven and earth. In this sacred place, holy work will be performed through selfless service and love. The temple reminds [us] of all that is good and beautiful in the world.
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Obedience to the law of chastity will increase our happiness in mortality and make possible our progress in eternity.
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The Lord's truth is not altered by fads, trends or public opinion.
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A light turned on in a dark room is like receiving a message from God quickly, completely, and all at once.
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Testimony is personal knowledge, based upon the witness of the Holy Ghost, that certain facts of eternal significance are true.
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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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Preach My Gospel missionaries act in faith and are guided by the Spirit to help investigators learn truth. Please always remember Him, be worthy to represent Him, treasure up His word, allow the Holy Ghost to witness all truth, and observe, listen, and discern as you testify of Jesus Christ to honest seekers of truth.
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I witness the reality and divinity of our Eternal Father, of His Only Begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Ghost. I testify that our Father hears and answers our prayers. May each of us strive with greater resolve to ask in faith and thereby make our prayers truly meaningful.
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The most meaningful and spiritual prayers I have experienced contained many expressions of thanks and few, if any, requests.
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The simpleness, the sweetness, and the constancy of the tender mercies of the Lord will do much to fortify and protect us in the troubled times in which we do now and will yet live.
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Trust and confidence in Christ and a ready reliance on His merits, mercy, and grace lead to hope, through His Atonement, in the Resurrection and eternal life. Such faith and hope invite into our lives the sweet peace of conscience for which we all yearn.
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Would the Lord send one of the Twelve Apostles halfway around the world to help just one person? The answer is YES. He does it all the time.
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What we know is not always reflected in what we do.
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