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Everybody in this life has their challenges and difficulties. That is part of our mortal test. . . . Peace comes through hope.

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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None of us knows the wisdom of the Lord. We do not know in advance exactly how He would get us from where we are to where we need to be, but He does offer us broad outlines in our patriarchal blessings. We encounter many bumps, bends, and forks in the road of life that leads to the eternities.
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May we dedicate our lives to serving the Lord and not worry about offending the devil.
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If there were no night, we would not appreciate the day, nor could we see the stars and the vastness of the heavens. We must partake of the bitter with the sweet. There is a divine purpose in the adversities we encounter every day. They prepare, they purge, they purify, and thus they bless.
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A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.
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It is a denial of the divinity within us to doubt our potential and our possibilities.
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The depth of the love of parents for their children cannot be measured. It is like no other relationship. It exceeds concern for life itself. The love of a parent for a child is continuous, and transcends heartbreak and disappointment.
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Listen to your parents. Be obedient to them whether you agree with them or not. They love you more than anyone else and have your best interests at heart.
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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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We acquire a testimony of the principles of the gospel by obediently trying to live them.
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Obedience is the path to freedom.
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This Christmas and every Christmas will be richer by sharing and enjoying gifts that cannot be held but only felt.
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Believing requires action.
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I acknowledge with great gratitude the peace and contentment we can find for ourselves in the spiritual cocoons of our homes, our sacrament meetings, and our holy temples.
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The saving principles and doctrines of the Church are established, fixed, and unchangeable.
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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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Integrity is the value we set on ourselves.
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