Tag: Deseret Book
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Women’s Priesthood Power
“As women, we truly do receive priesthood power as we make and keep temple covenants and live righteously in accordance with those covenants.” -Barbara Morgan Gardner This quote is taken from The Priesthood Power of Women, by Barbara Morgan Gardner, page 69.
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Women’s Priesthood Power in the Familial Order
“Each covenant a woman or man individually makes in the temple is part of the process of entering into the patriarchal /familiar familial order, otherwise known as the new and everlasting covenant. Whether married or single, each woman or man therefore is individually receiving promised priesthood privileges and blessings associated with the patriarchal order of
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The Importance of Women’s Temple Covenants
“Since the temple is the Lord’s house, all that we do in the temple – every covenant we make and every ordinance we participate in – reminds us of, is symbolic of, draws us closer to, and helps us to become more like Jesus Christ.” -Barbara Morgan Gardner This quote is taken from The Priesthood
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Finding Faith in Life’s Challenges
“…but sometimes mountains are not meant to be moved. Sometimes when those mountains don’t move, we need the faith to climb them and not necessarily the faith to move them. Climbing those mountains is a path that will get a closer to God.” -Sahar Qumsiyeh The full source of this quote can be found on
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Seeking Strength Through Small Requests
“I don’t ask for big chunks of stuff…that hasn’t worked for me, so I ask for the day’s support, help, and strength.” -Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye The full source of this quote can be found on page 139 in the book, She Did, published by Deseret Book in 2023.
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The Legacy of Aurelia Spencer Rogers in Faith
“I wish to bear my testimony, that with all the members of our family have passed through, I have not doubted the truth of the Gospel which I have embraced, and I feel that I have great cause to be zealous in testifying that that I do know that God lives, and that the Church
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Protecting Our Jewels: A Poem Reflecting Parental Love
“Our children are our jewels; We have counted well the cost; May their angels ever guard them, And not one child be lost.” -Aurelia Spencer Rogers, founder of the Primary Organization The full source of this quote can be found on page 22 in the book, She Did, published by Deseret Book in 2023.
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Choosing Family Over Material Wealth
“Most people who are as old as Emory [my husband] and I have better houses and furniture than we do. We sacrificed so we could invest our money in our children.” -Helen Dowawisnima Sekaquaptewa The full source of this quote can be found on page 63 in the book, She Did, published by Deseret Book
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The Power of Words in Faith: A Spiritual Perspective
“Because the Lord cares about words, so does the adversary. Satan understands the power of the Word, meaning the Savior, and he also knows the power of our words when we bear witness of Jesus Christ and His gospel. Every time we use words to teach truth, we counter the efforts of the adversary. -Sheri
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