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When we . . . read and study the scriptures, benefits and blessings of many kinds come to us. This is the most profitable of all study in which we could engage.

Howard W. Hunter

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Howard W. Hunter
Age: 87 †
Born: 1907
Born: November 14
Died: 1995
Died: March 3
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To do one's best in the face of the commonplace struggles of life, and possibly in the face of failures, and to continue to endure and persevere with the ongoing difficulties of life - when those struggles and tasks contribute to the progress and happiness of others and the eternal salvation of one's self - this is true greatness.
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A righteous father protects his children with his time and presence.
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Courage is acting in spite of fear.
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Whatever Jesus lays His hands upon, lives. If He lays is hands upon a marriage, it lives. If He is allowed to lay His hands on the family, it lives.
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Earn the respect and confidence of your children through your loving relationship with them. A righteous father protects his children with his time and presence in their social, educational, and spiritual activities and responsibilities.
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The path of repentance, though hard at times, lifts one ever upward and leads to a perfect forgiveness.
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Those things which we call extraordinary, remarkable, or unusual may make history, but they do not make real life. After all, to do well those things which God ordained to be the common lot of all mankind, is the truest greatness. To be a successful father or a successful mother is greater than to be a successful general or a successful statesman.
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Being happily and successfully married is generally not so much a matter of marrying the right person as it is being the right person.
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Perhaps no promise in life is more reassuring than that promise of divine assistance and spiritual guidance in times of need. It is a gift freely given from heaven, a gift that we need from our earliest youth through the very latest days of our lives.
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It is the deepest desire of my heart to have every member of the Church worthy to enter the temple.
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Those who delve into the scriptural library … find that to understand requires more than casual reading or perusal—there must be concentrated study. … One who studies the scriptures every day accomplishes far more than one who devotes considerable time one day and then lets days go by before continuing.
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Faith is the element that builds the bridge in the absence of concrete evidence.
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Look to the temple of the Lord as the great symbol of your membership.
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Tenderness and respect-never selfishness-must be the guiding principles in the intimate relationship between husband and wife
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To discipline ourselves through fasting brings us in tune with God, and fast day provides an occasion to set aside the temporal so that we might enjoy the higher qualities of the spiritual. As we fast on that day we learn and better understand the needs of those who are less fortunate.
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What a glorious thing is life, surrounded by the beauties of the world in which we live.
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Tender expressions of love and affection toward children are as much the responsibility of the father as the mother. Tell your children you love them.
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The family is the most important unit in time and in eternity and, as such, transcends every other interest in life.
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The real spirit of Christmas lies in the life and mission of the Master.
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God's chief way of acting is by persuasion and patience and long-suffering, not by coercion and stark confrontation. He acts by gentle solicitation and by sweet enticement. He always acts with unfailing respect for the freedom and independence that we possess.
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