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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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Obedience is the path to freedom.
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The dignity of self is greatly enhanced by looking upward in the search for holiness. Like the giant trees, we should reach up for the light. The most important source of light we can come to know is the gift of the Holy Ghost. It is the source of inner strength and peace.
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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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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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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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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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Almost every day brings opportunities to perform unselfish acts for others. Such acts are unlimited and can be as simple as a kind word, a helping hand, or a gracious smile.
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We frequently find that the influence of good women is underrated. It is an influence that is often subtle but yet has tremendous consequences. One woman can make a great difference for a whole nation.
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There is a divine purpose in the adversities we encounter every day. They prepare, they purge, the purify, and thus they bless.
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A rebirth out of spiritual adversity causes us to become new creatures.
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Noble fatherhood gives us a glimpse of the divine attributes of our Father in Heaven.
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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 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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Integrity is the value we set on ourselves.
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Private choices are not private they all have public consequences...Our society is the sum total of what millions of individuals do in their private lives. That sum total of private behavior has worldwide public consequences of enormous magnitude. There are no completely private choices.
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The depth of our belief in the Resurrection and the Atonement of the Savior will, I believe, determine the measure of courage and purpose with which we meet life's challenges.
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The gap between what is popular and what is righteous is widening.
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