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The day obedience becomes a quest and not an irritation is the day you gain power.

Spencer W. Kimball

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Spencer W. Kimball
Age: 90 †
Born: 1895
Born: March 28
Died: 1985
Died: November 5
Businessperson
Prophet
Salt Lake City
Utah
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Obedience
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Power
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By one means or another, the swiftest method of rejection of the holy prophets has been to find a pretext, however false or absurd, to dismiss the man so that his message could also be dismissed.
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It frequently happens that offenses are committed when the offender is not aware of it. Something he has said or done is misconstrued or misunderstood. The offended one treasures in his heart the offense, adding to it such other things as might give fuel to the fire and justify his conclusions.
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Homosexuality is an ugly sin, repugnant to those who find no temptation in it, as well as to many past offenders who are seeking a way out of its clutches. All such deviations from normal, proper heterosexual relationships are not merely unnatural but wrong in the sight of God.
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What relief! What comfort! What joy! Those laden with transgressions and sorrows and sin may be forgiven and cleansed and purified if they will return to their Lord, learn of him, and keep his commandments
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We are greatly conscious of the fact that among the Lamanites - as well as among all peoples of other countries - we have a responsibility to see that the gospel touches their hearts and minds and that they understand it.
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One of the most serious human defects in all ages is procrastination, an unwillingness to accept personal responsibilities now.
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Your life is your own, to develop or to destroy. You can blame others little and yourself almost totally if that life is not a productive, worthy, full, and abundant one.
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We must remember that those mortals we meet in parking lots, offices, elevators, and elsewhere are that portion of mankind God has given us to love and to serve. It will do us little good to speak of the general brotherhood of mankind if we cannot regard those who are all around us as our brothers and sisters.
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Marriage is perhaps the most vital of all the decisions and has the most far reaching effects.
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Any excuse for non-performance, no matter how valid, weakens character.
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Each of us has more opportunities to do good and to be good than we ever use.
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If you are going to err, err on the side of mercy.
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Preparedness, when properly pursued, is a way of life, not a sudden, spectacular program.
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Peace, sweet peace finally comes to men when they humbly yield to the gentle pressure of the Spirit.
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My life is like my shoes, worn out by service.
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The only way we can keep our freedom is to work at it. Not some of us. All of us. Not some of the time, but all of the time. So if you value your citizenship and you want to keep it for yourself and your children and their children, give it your faith, your belief, and give it your active support in civic affairs.
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Some of the greatest sermons that have ever been preached were preached by the singing of a song.
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The burning bushes, the smoking mountains, . . . the Cumorahs, and the Kirtlands were realities but they were the exceptions. . . . Always expecting the spectacular, many will miss entirely the constant flow of revealed communication.
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The best way to resist temptation is to avoid it. Prevention is far, far better than repentance.
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Man must live, not only exist he must do, not merely be he must grow, not just vegetate.
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