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When I marry, it will be to a faithful returned missionary in the Temple.

Richard G. Scott

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Richard G. Scott
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: November 7
Died: 2015
Died: September 22
Engineer
Nuclear Engineer
Pocatello
Idaho
Richard Gordon Scott
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Temples
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Temple

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No one had to worry about Peter after his conversion. Your investigators can be that converted.
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Don't let the workings of adversity totally absorb your life. Try to understand what you can. Act where you are able then let the matter rest with the Lord for a period while you give to others in worthy ways before you take on appropriate concern again.
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A sense of humor is an escape valve for the pressures of life.
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Try reading the Book of Mormon because you want to, not because you have to. Discover for yourself that it is true.
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No one intends to make serious mistakes. They come when you compromise your standards to be more accepted by others. You be the strong one. You be the leader. Choose good friends and resist peer pressure together.
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Freedom requires no effort to enjoy but requires heroic efforts to preserve.
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Marriage provides an ideal setting for overcoming any tendency to be selfish or self-centered. I think one of the reasons that we are counseled to get married early in life is to avoid developing inappropriate character traits that are hard to change.
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Scriptures are like packets of light that illuminate our minds and give place to guidance and inspiration from on high.
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The conquering of adversity produces strength of character, forges self-confidence, engenders self-respect, and assures success in righteous endeavor.
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Pure love is an incomparable, potent power for good. Righteous love is the foundation of a successful marriage.
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When you face adversity . . . don't' ask: Why does this have to happen to me? Why do I have to suffer this, now? What have I done to cause this? Rather ask: What am I to do? What am I to learn from this experience? What am I to change? Whom am I to help? How can I remember my many blessings in times of trial?
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When revelation comes write it down.
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Lay the burden at the feet of the Savior.
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Express gratitude for what your spouse does for you. Express that love and gratitude often.
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No enduring improvement can occur without righteous exercise of agency. Do not attempt to override agency. The Lord himself would not do that. Forced obedience yields no blessings.
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Knowledge carefully recorded is knowledge available in time of need. Spiritually sensitive information should be kept in a sacred place that communicates to the Lord how you treasure it. This practice enhances the likelihood of receiving further light.
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To gain unshakable faith in Jesus Christ is to flood your life with brilliant light.
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Something extraordinary is happening. Do you sense it? Truly, as obedience and morality decline in the world, the Lord is sending more exceptional spirits to earth. As a body they excel the average capacity of their forebears. Their potential for personal growth and positive contribution is enormous.
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Be grateful that your righteous life molds you so that you don’t fit where you don’t belong
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