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The only shortage we have today is the shortage we have between our own two ears.

L. Tom Perry

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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
Shortage
Ears
Two
Today

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Today, I would like you to pause, ponder, and think of the value of an immortal soul, especially the ones entrusted to you as parents. Where are your priorities? Have you committed yourself to give the sufficient time necessary to train your children?
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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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We must never let the noise of the world overpower and overwhelm that still small voice.
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Enduring to the end is definitely not a do-it-yourself project.
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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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The service of bringing light to a troubled world must never end.
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Today's complexities demand greater simplicity.
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Our value system must conform to His. Our actions must conform to our values.
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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.
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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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Family is the center of life. It is the key to eternal happiness.
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Mothers of today have no greater opportunity and no more serious challenge than to do all they can to strengthen the home.
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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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The joining together of a man and a woman to be legally and lawfully wed not only is preparation for future generations to inherit the earth, but it also brings the greatest joy and satisfaction that can be found in this mortal experience.
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Prayer endows us with the power to draw near to our Eternal Father.
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The almost universal gift everyone can develop is the creation of a pleasant disposition, an even temperament.
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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 world changes constantly and dramatically, but God, His commandments, and promised blessings do not change.
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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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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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