Browsing Quotes With Tag: perspective (64)
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[Satan] is a master at making sin appealing to the undecided… when you really understand who you are, it will not be difficult to resist Satan’s temptations.
Speaker: Richard G. ScottPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:41 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
The visions of eternity must be planted in your hearts.
Speaker: Thomas S. MonsonPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:38 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
The Plan always points the way, but it doesn’t always smooth the way.
Speaker: Neal A. MaxwellPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:33 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
In every age we are faced with a choice. We can trust in our own strength, or we can journey to higher ground and come unto Christ.
Each choice has a consequence.
Each consequence, a destination.Speaker: Joseph B. WirthlinPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:28 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
A major problem we face in preaching the Gospel in this area of the world is the general apathy toward religion, toward things spiritual. Too many are very comfortable with their present lifestyle and feel no need to do more than ‘eat, drink, and be merry.’ They are not interested in anything but themselves – here and now.
Speaker: L. Tom PerryPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:20 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
The choice between good and evil is at the very heart of our experience on earth. In the final review of our lives, it will not really matter if we were rich or poor, if we were athletic or not, if we had friends or were often forgotten.
We can work, study, laugh and have fun, dance, singe and enjoy many different experiences. These are a wonderful part of life, but they are not central to why we are here. The opportunity to choose good over evil is precisely why we are here.Speaker: Neil L. AndersenPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:12 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
We live to die and we die to live- in another realm. If we are well prepared, death brings no terror. From an eternal perspective, death is premature only for those who are not prepared to meet God.
Speaker: Russell M. NelsonPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:29 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Testimony gives us the eternal perspective necessary to see past the trials or challenges we will inevitably face.
Speaker: Joseph B. WirthlinPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:23 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
At times many of us let that enemy of achievement – even the culprit of ‘self defeat’ – dwarf our aspirations, smother our dreams, cloud our vision, and impair our lives. The enemy’s voice whispers in our ears, “you can’t do it.” “You’re too young.” “You’re too old.” “You’re nobody.” This is when we remember that we are created in the image of God. Reflection on this truth provides a profound sense of strength and power.
Speaker: Thomas S. MonsonPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:15 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Dr. Arthur Wentworth Hewitt suggested some reasons why the good suffer as well as the wicked: ‘First: I don’t know. Second: We may not be as innocent as we think. Third: …I believe it is because He loves us so much more than He loves our happiness. How so? Well, if on a basis of strict personal return here and now, all the good were always happy and all the bad suffered disaster (instead of often quite the reverse), this would be the most subtle damnation of character imaginable.
Speaker: James E. FaustPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 10:58 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
When we understand who God is, who we are, how He loves us, and what His plan is for us, fear evaporates. When we get the tiniest glimpse of these truths, our concern over worldly things vanishes. To think we actually fall for Satan’s lies that power, fame, or wealth is truly important is laughable – or would be were it not so sad.
Speaker: John H. GrobergPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 10:52 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Have you noticed how Satan works to capture the mind and emotions with flashing images, blaring music, and the stimulation of every physical sense to excel? He diligently strives to fill life with action, entertainment, and the stimulation so that one cannot ponder the consequences of his tempting invitations.
Speaker: Richard G. ScottPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 9:46 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Brothers and sisters, I believe that if we could truly understand the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ, we would realize how precious is one son or daughter of God. I believe our Heavenly Father’s everlasting purpose for His children Is generally achieved by the small and simple things we do for one another. At the heart of the English word ‘atonement’ is the word ‘one.’
If all mankind understood this, there would never be anyone with whom we would not be concerned, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, or social or economic standing. We would strive to emulate the Savior and would never be unkind, indifferent, disrespectful, or insensitive to others.Speaker: M. Russell BallardPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 9:44 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
We are all the spirit sons and daughters of a loving God who is our Father. We are part of His family. He is not a father in some allegorical or poetic sense. He is literally the Father of our spirits…
Though this world has a way of diminishing and demeaning men and women, the reality is we are all of royal, divine lineage.
…There is a level at which the child’s hymn ‘I am a child of God’ harmonizes with the music of eternity. We are children of God. Each one of us is precious to the point of bringing the Lord God Almighty to a fullness of joy if we are faithful, or to tears if we are not.Speaker: M. Russell BallardPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 9:43 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Place the family in its proper priority. It’s the part of your life that will endure beyond the grave.
Speaker: L. Tom. PerryPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 9:40 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
What if the day of His coming were tomorrow? If we knew that we would meet the Lord tomorrow – through our premature death or through His unexpected coming – what would we do today? What confessions would we make? What practices would we discontinue? What accounts would we settle? What forgiveness would we extend? What testimonies would we bear?
If we would do those things then, why not now? Why not seek peace while peace can be obtained?Speaker: Dallin H. OaksPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 9:29 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Without a strong commitment to the Lord, an individual is more prone to have a low level of commitment to a spouse. Weak commitments to eternal covenants lead to losses of eternal consequence.
If Satan can get you to love anything – fun, flirtation, fame, or fortune – more than a spouse or the Lord with whom you have made sacred covenants to endure, the adversary begins to triumph.Speaker: Russell M. NelsonPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 9:28 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
You are alone here, but part of your growth and experience is to learn how to find needed assistance.
Speaker: Richard G. ScottPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 9:22 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
If you will pay more attention to your spiritual self, which is eternal, than to your mortal self, which is temporary, you can always resist the temptations of Satan and conquer his efforts to take you into his power.
Speaker: M. Russell BallardPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 9:21 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
An obstacle is what you see when you take your eye off your goal.
Speaker: AnonymousSource: Divine Center, thePosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 8:55 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment!