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L. Tom Perry
Age: 92 †
Born: 1922
Born: August 5
Died: 2015
Died: May 30
Religious Leader
Logan
Utah
Lowell Tom Perry
Today
Complexities
Complexity
Simplicity
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Greater

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God reveals to His prophets that there are moral absolutes. Sin will always be sin. Disobedience to the Lord’s commandments will always deprive us of His blessings. The world changes constantly and dramatically, but God, His commandments, and promised blessings do not change. They are immutable and unchanging.
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Let me close by bearing witness (and my nine decades on this earth fully qualify me to say this) that the older I get, the more I realize that family is the center of life and is the key to eternal happiness.
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Parents have the glorious opportunity of being the most powerful influence, above and beyond any other, on the new lives that bless their homes.
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You are not competing with anyone else. You are only competing with yourself to do the best with whatever you have received.
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Teaching children the joy of honest labor is one of the greatest of all gifts you can bestow upon them.
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The world changes constantly and dramatically, but God, His commandments, and promised blessings do not change.
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We must not pick and choose which commandments we think are important to keep but acknowledge all of God’s commandments. We must stand firm and steadfast, having perfect confidence in the Lord’s consistency and perfect trust in His promises.
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We declare our belief in Jesus Christ and accept Him as our Savior. He will bless us and guide us in all of our efforts. As we labor here in mortality, He will strengthen us and bring us peace in time of trials. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints walk by faith in Him whose Church it is.
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What we need is a royal army of returned missionaries reenlisted into service.
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Let us each day search from the scriptures and from the prophets…. The scriptures that are never read will never help us. If read, the words of God will nourish our souls and carry us to great heights in our endeavors.
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Be certain that you easily clear the minimum standards for service as a missionary and that you are continually raising the bar.
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Regarding Fasting: Have the faith to bind the Lord.
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I promise you, if you will heed the voice of warning of the Holy Ghost and will follow His direction, you will be blessed with the ministering of angels, which will add wisdom, knowledge, power, and glory to your life. Remember, the Lord is bound by solemn covenant to bless our lives according to our faithfulness.
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The service of bringing light to a troubled world must never end.
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A good character is something you must make for yourself. It cannot be inherited from parents.
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Enduring to the end is definitely not a do-it-yourself project.
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In a world of turmoil and uncertainty, it is more important than ever to make our families the center of our lives and the top of our priorities.
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Our value system must conform to His. Our actions must conform to our values.
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I believe it is by divine design that the role of motherhood emphasizes the nurturing and teaching of the next generation.
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When we have the Spirit to direct us, we are capable of teaching with great power.
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