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Teaching children the joy of honest labor is one of the greatest of all gifts you can bestow upon them.
L. Tom Perry
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L. Tom Perry
Age: 92 †
Born: 1922
Born: August 5
Died: 2015
Died: May 30
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Utah
Lowell Tom Perry
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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.
L. Tom Perry
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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Family is the center of life. It is the key to eternal happiness.
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Prayer endows us with the power to draw near to our Eternal Father.
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A good character is something you must make for yourself. It cannot be inherited from parents.
L. Tom Perry
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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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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When we have the Spirit to direct us, we are capable of teaching with great power.
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The service of bringing light to a troubled world must never end.
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Enduring to the end is definitely not a do-it-yourself project.
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One of the better ways to simplify our lives is to follow the counsel we have so often received to live within our income, stay out of debt, and save for a rainy day. We should practice and increase our habits of thrift, industry, economy, and frugality. Members of a well-managed family do not pay interest they earn it.
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Today's complexities demand greater simplicity.
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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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Teaching children the joy of honest labor is one of the greatest of all gifts you can bestow upon them. Let us also teach our children to see that the work assigned is carried to its completion and to take pride in what they accomplish.
L. Tom Perry
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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The most powerful teaching a child will ever receive will come from concerned and righteous fathers and mothers.
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We can't predict all the struggles and storms in life, not even the ones just around the next corner, but as persons of faith and hope, we know beyond a shadow of any doubt that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true and the best is yet to come.
L. Tom Perry
We must never let the noise of the world overpower and overwhelm that still small voice.
L. Tom Perry
Strong, proactive obedience is anything but weak or passive. It is the means by which we declare our faith in God and qualify ourselves to receive the powers of heaven. Obedience is a choice. It is a choice between our own limited knowledge and power and God’s unlimited wisdom and omnipotence.
L. Tom Perry
What we need is a royal army of returned missionaries reenlisted into service.
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