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There is no true Latter-day Saint who would not rather bury a son or a daughter than to have him or her lose his or her chastity - realizing that chastity is of more value than anything else in all the world.

Heber J. Grant

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Heber J. Grant
Age: 88 †
Born: 1856
Born: November 22
Died: 1945
Died: May 14
Politician
President Of The Church
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Salt Lake City
Utah
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Being an only child, my mother reared me very carefully.
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In times of temptation, of sorrow, of peace and of blessing, let us pray always, both alone and with our families.
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If there is any one thing that will bring peace and contentment into the human heart, and into the family, it is to live within our means. And if there is any one thing that is grinding and discouraging and disheartening, it is to have debts and obligations that one cannot meet.
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Thank God we are not to be judged by the opinions of our fellows, but by the work that we do.
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If we are striving, if we are working, if we are trying, to the best of our ability, to improve day by day, then we are in the line of our duty.
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If we are faithful in keeping the commandments of God His promises will be fulfilled to the very letter. . . . The trouble is, the adversary of men's souls blinds their minds. He throws dust, so to speak, in their eyes, and they are blinded with the things of this world.
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No obstacles are insurmountable when God commands and we obey.
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The singing of the songs of Zion, though imperfectly, with the inspiration of God, will touch the hearts of the honest more effectively than if sung well without the Spirit of God.
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Satan...[plans] to destroy liberty and freedom ~ economic, political, and religious, and to set up in place thereof the greatest, most widespread, and most complete tyranny that has ever oppressed men. He is working under such perfect disguise that many do not recognize either him or his methods.
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I have no animosity against any living soul.
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No power on earth, no power beneath the earth, will ever prevent you or me or any Latter-day Saint from being saved, except ourselves
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He can who thinks he can.
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May we be strengthened with the understanding that being blessed does not mean that we shall always be spared all the disappointments and difficulties of life.
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I do not believe we accomplish very much in life unless we are enthusiastic, unless we are in earnest, and unless we practice what we preach.
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