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Noble fatherhood gives us a glimpse of the divine attributes of our Father in Heaven.

James E. Faust

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James E. Faust
Age: 87 †
Born: 1920
Born: July 31
Died: 2007
Died: August 10
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Integrity is the value we set on ourselves. It is a fulfillment of the duty we owe ourselves. An honorable man or woman will personally commit to live up to certain self-imposed expectations. They need no outside check or control. They are honorable in their inner core.
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May we dedicate our lives to serving the Lord and not worry about offending the devil.
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Happiness in marriage and parenthood can exceed a thousand times any other happiness
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We should not allow our personal values to erode, even if others think we are peculiar.
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You cannot convert people beyond your own conversion.
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One of the main problems in families today is that we spend less and less time together.... Time together is precious time-time needed to talk, to listen, to encourage, and to show how to do things.
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One of the advantages of having lived a long time is that you can often remember when you had it worse. I am grateful to have lived long enough to have known some of the blessings of adversity.
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There is no greater good in all the world than motherhood.
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Femininity is not just lipstick, stylish hairdos, and trendy clothes. It is the divine adornment of humanity. It finds expression in your qualities of your capacity to love, your spirituality, delicacy, radiance, sensitivity, creativity, charm, graciousness, gentleness, dignity, and quiet strength.
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I believe that God has opened up these treasures on intelligence to enhance His purposes on the earth.
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The gap between what is popular and what is righteous is widening.
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What are we doing to keep the light shining in our own eyes and countenances Much of that light comes from our discipline dedication and consecration.
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Some, like Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens's A Christmas Carol, have a hard time loving anyone, even themselves, because of their selfishness. Love seeks to give rather than to get. Charity towards and compassion for others is a way to overcome too much self-love
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Perseverance is demonstrated by those who keep going when the going gets tough, who don’t give up even when others say, It can’t be done.
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There is no greater good in all the world than motherhood. The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.
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I hope that each of you girls will become an individual of significant worth and a person of virtue so that your contributions are maintained in both human and eternal terms.
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As a young man, I lived through the Great Depression, when banks failed and so many lost their jobs and homes and went hungry. I was fortunate to have a job at a canning factory that paid 25 cents an hour.
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I urge the husbands and fathers of this church to be the kind of a man your wife would not want to be without.
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You must have the strength to discipline yourselves so that you can accomplish your goals and enhance your natural strengths. Habits of self-discipline formed while you are young will become part of the makeup of your character for the rest of your lives.
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