Category: Quotes
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Fear Not To Do Good
“Never supress a generous thought.” -Camilla Kimball This quote can be found in the BYU devotional given on February 13, 2007 by Bonnie Parkin, titled “Personal Ministry: Sacred and Precious.” This quote may compliment the Come Follow Me 2025 study, February 3–9: “This Is the Spirit of Revelation,” with the discussion item, “ Fear not to do good.”
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Look Unto Christ in Every Thought
“Friends, Jesus Christ is both the purpose of our focus and the intent of our destination. To help us to remain fixed and heading in the right direction, the Savior invites us to see our lives through Him in order to see more of Him in our lives.” -Tracy Y. Browning This quote may compliment the Come Follow Me 2025 study, February 3–9:
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The Role of the Holy Ghost in Revelation
“We can ask questions of our loving Heavenly Father, in the name of our merciful Savior, and the witness who answers our questions is the Holy Ghost, who always testifies of truth.” -Camille N. Johnson, 16th General Primary President This quote may compliment the Come Follow Me 2025 study, February 3–9: “This Is the Spirit of Revelation,”
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The Prophetic Vision: Insights from Elizabeth Ann Whitmore Cowdery
“From the hour when the glorious vision of the Holy Messenger revealed to mortal eyes the hidden prophecies which God had promised his faithful followers should come forth in due time, until the moment when he passed away from earth, [Oliver] always without one doubt or shadow of turning affirmed the divinity and truth of
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Understanding the Spirit of God: Insights from Emma Hale Smith
“I would crave as the richest of heaven’s blessings would be wisdom from my Heavenly Father bestowed daily, so that whatever I might do or say, I could not look back at the close of the day with regret, nor neglect the performance of any act that would bring a blessing. I desire the Spirit of God to
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Noble and Great Women
“Like those “noble and great” women who came before us, we cannot be ordinary women.” – Virginia U. Jensen, First Counsellor in the 13th General Relief Society Presidency. This quote is taken from the October 2000 General Conference talk, title, “Ripples.” The link to this talk can be found here.
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Creating Ripples: The Impact of Our Actions
“We, like Mary, Eve, Sarah, and Emma, are unique. We have ripples to make and water to share. Given our eternal heritage, we must remember how powerfully our simple, righteous actions can ripple through the hearts and homes of those around us.” – Virginia U. Jensen, First Counsellor in the 13th General Relief Society Presidency.
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Prominence vs. Priority in Spiritual Teachings
“Prominence does not equal priority, nor can the world’s paycheck equal that of our Heavenly Father’s, who knows the importance of a woman’s devotion to the salvation of souls.” – Virginia U. Jensen, First Counsellor in the 13th General Relief Society Presidency. This quote is taken from the October 2000 General Conference talk, title, “Ripples.”
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Lessons From Lucy Mack Smith
“We must cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another, and gain instruction that we may all sit down in heaven together.” -Lucy Mack Smith This quote is taken from The History of Joseph Smith By His Mother, which can be purchased here.
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Finding Self-Knowledge Through Divine Guidance
“I desire the Spirit of God to know and understand myself, that I might be able to overcome whatever of tradition or nature that would not tend to my exaltation.” -Emma Smith This quote is taken from Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society, on page 12. The link can be
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Jesus Christ Gave us His Word Through Joseph Smith
“I testify to you that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer and that Joseph Smith was called and foreordained before this world was to stand at the head of this dispensation as the legal administrator with the keys and authority for this period of time. He is the revealer of the knowledge of Jesus
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Holy Ghost a Witness of the Book of Mormon
“When I was a young girl of about seven or eight years of age, I loved to read. One Sunday afternoon I was looking for a book to read and found a small volume on our bookshelves called From Plowboy to Prophet by William A. Morton. I took the book down and began to read a simplified version
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Serve with all my heart, might, mind, and strength
When you know and understand how completely you are loved as a child of God, it changes everything. It changes the way you feel about yourself when you make mistakes. It changes how you feel when difficult things happen. It changes your view of God’s commandments. It changes your view of others and of your
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I Can Trust God
“Well I have learned to a certain extent, so far as my weak nature is able to comprehend, to trust in God, and it is the sweetest and dearest lesson that I have ever learned.” -Samantha Tryphena Brimhall Foley This quote may compliment the Come Follow Me study, with the discussion item, “I can trust
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Understanding Early Women in the Church and Priesthood
Emma didn’t just have a front-row seat to the Restoration; she was an essential participant in the work taking place. She would be set apart “to expound scriptures, and to exhort the church.” (Doctrine and Covenants 25:7) -Emily Belle Freeman Doctrine and Covenants 25:7 “And thou shalt be ordained under his hand to expound scriptures, and to
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