Tag: BYU devotional
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Eternal Progress: Overcoming Mortality and Embracing Immortality
“One of the most glorious truths contained in the Lord’s plan is that of eternal progress–the opportunity to progress from mortality to immortality, to overcome death and receive a glorified resurrected body, to overcome weakness and progress until one receives a glory and station like that of our eternal parents (see 1 Corinthians 15:42-44, Doctrine
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Understanding the Plan of Salvation: Life Before and After Birth
“The plan of salvation teaches that mortality is but one stage of life and that life existed before one’s birth and stretches into the eternities after death. Life’s purpose is to ‘be added upon’ (Abraham 3:26), to be tested, and to participate in a growth process that has eternal consequences.” – Marilyn S. Bateman
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Value Authentic Opinions Over Social Media Influence
“Value and pay heed to the opinions of people who you truly respect. I was taught that lesson by my parents—decades before social media created influencers. When an unkind thing was said about me, my mom or dad would counsel, “Do you really care what they think?” And as it turned out, I usually didn’t.
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The Importance of Choosing Good Company
“I choose to spend time with people who respect what I believe and who encourage me to live in a moral way. For me, that is choosing good company, and it is neither exclusive nor exclusionary.” -Camille N. Johnson, 18th General Relief Society President This quote is taken from the BYU devotional, “Bound Securely to
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You Are Never Alone
“We don’t need to navigate this life alone, and we weren’t meant to. We can choose to find relief in partnering with the Lord through our covenants.” -Kristin M. Yee, Second Counselor in the 18th Relief Society General Presidency. This quote is taken from the BYU Devotional, “Our Covenant Relationship with God: A Wellspring of Relief.”
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The Importance of Honest Repentance
“We need to be careful not to hide our sins without taking care of them, not to ignore the repentance process. I have found that one of the biggest obstacles I have to overcome in order to repent is my own pride. It really does demand humility to recognize that we have need to repent.
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Understanding Atonement: Jesus Christ and Priesthood Covenants
“Priesthood covenants are the way we receive the Savior’s Atonement into our lives.” -Ruth Renlund Ruth Renlund is the spouse of Elder Dale Renlund. This quote is taken from a BYU Devotional she presented on 3 December 2019, titled “The Power to Change.” What is a Priesthood Covenant? We receive the holy priesthood by an
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Spiritual Strength Through Priesthood Ordinances
“I am so grateful for priesthood ordinances and covenants that endow us with power to spiritually survive this mortal existence and allow us to change and become more like our Savior.” -Ruth Renlund Ruth Renlund is a spouse of Elder Dale Renlund. This quote is taken from a BYU Devotional speech given on 3 December
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Feasting on Scriptures: Gold and Honey
“Are the scriptures delicious to us—as precious as gold and sweeter than honey? Do we feast on them, delight in them, and ponder them as Nephi taught? (See 2 Nephi 4:15–16.) Do we liken them unto ourselves as Jacob counseled? (See 2 Nephi 6:5.) Do we search them for the Lord’s specific words to us—bringing
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The Adversary Will Not Succeed
“You are stronger than you think. Heavenly Father knows and loves each of you. If you will make sure that you are all the way in by trusting in the Lord, taking His yoke upon you, and following Him, then He will make you a conqueror.” -Carolyn Billings This quote is take from a BYU
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Covenants: Even as you desire of me so it shall be
“There is power in making covenants. Weekly, as we renew our covenants and promise to take upon ourselves the name of the Son, to always remember Him, and to keep His commandments, we receive in return a transcendent promise, one filled with heavenly power: that we “may always have his Spirit to be with [us]” (Moroni 4:3).”
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Choose Faith: Overcoming Doubt in Difficult Times
“I bear witness that the Lord will be your light and your strength in uncertain times if you choose Him. It is your choice. I invite you to use your agency and choose to believe and walk forward into your future with faith and trust in Christ. I promise you, He will be with you! “ — J. Anette Dennis This quote can be found here, in
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Transform Your Perspective: Power of Belief
“Choosing to believe that you are a valiant, courageous, and strong son or daughter of God who was saved to come to the earth at this time and that you have a divine purpose and mission can change the way you view everything, including the uncertainties you face now and that you will face in
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Finding Peace in Uncertain Times
“Trust the Lord and believe that He can send angels to hold up the walls of your faith as you walk forward into the uncertainty of the future. Trust in His unlimited capacity to help you. Trust in His ability to give you a peace and a strength and a capacity that defy logic and
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