Tag: BYU speeches
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Understanding Jesus’ Commandment to Love
“Jesus said, “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another” (John 13:34). It was not to be just friends and family that we love. He also said, “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that
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Mastering Forgiveness: Lessons from Barbara Winder
Learning to say, “I’m sorry,” learning to say, “I forgive; it’s all right”—these are part of perfecting ourselves, too. -Barbara B. Winder Barbara G. Winder was the General Relief Society President from 1984-1990. This was from a speech she gave at BYU in January 1989, titled, “More, Savior, Like Thee.” The link is here.
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Understanding True Love: Insights from Barbara W. Winder
“We are taught that we should deal kindly with one another even in difficult situations. “True love is unselfish.” -Barbara B. Winder Barbara G. Winder was the General Relief Society President from 1984-1990. This was from a speech she gave at BYU in January 1989, titled, “More, Savior, Like Thee.” The link is here.
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Harvesting the Fruits of Peace
“The fruit of love and joy, which is ultimately the fruit of peace, it is a harvest that can only come in His way. It is not of this world, and it will sustain us through many frosts; yes, roots run deep in the gospel of Jesus Christ.” -Patricia T. Holland This is from a
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Understanding the Covenant Path
“Maybe when we take the sacrament each week or attend the temple, we could ask ourselves these questions: How have my efforts to keep my covenants transformed me? How have they helped me to know and love God in new and different ways? How have my covenants helped me to love others abundantly? “How we
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Your Unique Covenant Path
“Your covenant path should look different and will look different from mine. Even though our covenant paths are different, there is much that is the same. The Savior is very aware of our needs as we stumble and walk along our different covenant paths. He really is okay with whatever progress we are making. He
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Fulfilling Your Divine Potential
“I love that we learn in the temple that living things are created to fulfill the measure of their creation. God created me to fulfill the measure of my creation—not the measure of your creation or anyone else’s creation.” -Ellie L. Young This quote is taken from a BYU devotional titled “The Transformative Power of
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The Power of Showing Up in Faith
“Maybe the essence of being a covenant-keeping Saint is nothing big or grandiose. Rather, it is the small simple act of showing up with love and empathy. Baptismal covenants, as taught in the Book of Mormon, are essentially asking us to show up for each other, to be aware of each other’s needs, and to
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The Power of Covenants in Trust
“In the book At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women, there is a record of Matilda Dudley Busby, who helped organize the Salt Lake City Thirteenth Ward Relief Society in 1854. Matilda suggested a “covenant” for Relief Society members that was similar to the covenant suggested by Emma Smith in the Nauvoo Relief
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Understanding God’s Love Through Covenant Relationships
“How can we trust God if we don’t know Him? We certainly can know God in an academic way, but that feels rather one-dimensional and not very compelling. The Savior wants something much more fulfilling for us. He wants us to share our hearts with Him—our whole hearts, even the unbelieving, unknowing, selfish, worried, or whining
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Transformative Power of Love and Grace
“I believe that loving God can ground us as we face global and personal challenges. And following Christ as His disciples can help us access the transformative power of love and grace.” -Stacey A. Shaw The full source of this quote can be found in this link of the BYU devotional, titled Your Path of Discipleship.
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The Impact of Scripture Study on Future Generations
“I am ever grateful to my mother for her tenacity in keeping her commitment to raise up a righteous posterity even when her children were not always terribly congenial or happy about having to get out of bed for scripture study every morning. Her commitment has made a difference in my life—not least because I
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Cultivating Charity: Lessons from Relief Society
“Because of women like you, we shall bless the world in ways our [Relief Society] founding mothers may never have dreamed of. I am confident that as the women of Zion earnestly seek to expand their faith, cultivate deeper hope, and develop and exercise charity, we shall walk past that threshold into a new realm
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