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We acquire a testimony of the principles of the gospel by obediently trying to live them.

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.
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Everybody in this life has their challenges and difficulties. That is part of our mortal test. . . . Peace comes through hope.
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We should not allow our personal values to erode, even if others think we are peculiar.
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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 Holy Ghost is the greatest guarantor of inward peace in our unstable world.
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Believing requires action.
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Some parents have difficulty expressing their love physically or vocally. I do not ever recall my own father using the words, Son, I love you, but he showed it in a thousand ways which were more eloquent than words. He rarely missed a practice, a game, a race, or any activity in which his sons participated.
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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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Obedience is the path to freedom.
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Noble fatherhood gives us a glimpse of the divine attributes of our Father in Heaven.
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