Tag: Tamara Runia
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Feeling Alone? Remember God’s Presence and Care
“If we care about something, no matter how big or small, He cares too. “The Lord always cares. “So talk about it with Him. He hears you as if you are the only one speaking.” -Tamara Runia, from a pre-conference social online event
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Let Loved Ones Know You Love Them
“I invite you to text or tell the people you love and live with just how much you care about them. Let’s not wait another second to let them know how much they mean to us. Text them. Tell them. I promise you won’t regret it.” -Tamara Runia, from the social media Instagram account, Young
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Finding Your Worth
“Sometimes we tie our worth to our obedience, and that is wrong. They are not the same. … Your worth was given to you by God, and there’s nothing that you or anyone else can do to change it.” -Tamara Runia, from a Youth Devotional in Ghana
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Looking Out vs. Looking In: A Lesson from Tamara Runia
“When Heavenly Father presented His plan, Satan stepped forward, thinking only of himself. … So I ask myself, when I walk into a room, ‘Am I looking in, or am I looking out?’ Because I believe the adversary doesn’t care whether you’re thinking good or bad about yourself, as long as you are thinking about
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Choose Christ Again and Again and Again
“Heaven isn’t for people who’ve been perfect; it’s for people who’ve been forgiven, who choose Christ again and again.” -Tamara W. Runia, First Counselor in the 16th General Young Women Presidency This quote is taken from April 2025 General Conference talk, “Your Repentance Doesn’t Burden Jesus Christ; It Brightens His Joy.”
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Embracing Imperfection: Finding Joy in Repentance
“I used to measure my relationship with the Savior by how perfectly I was living. I thought an obedient life meant I would never need to repent. And when I made mistakes, which was every single day, I distanced myself from God, thinking, ‘He must be so disappointed in me.’ “That’s just not true. “I’ve
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Embracing Light: The Call to Repentance
“When the Lord says, “Repent ye, repent ye,” what if you imagined Him saying, “I love you. I love you.” Picture Him pleading with you to leave behind the behavior causing you pain, inviting you to step out of darkness and turn to His light.” -Tamara W. Runia, First Counselor in the 16th General Young Women Presidency This
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The Joy of Christ’s Atonement: Love and Sacrifice
“Our Savior was willing to suffer the pain of His Atonement because He loves you. In fact, you are ‘the joy that was set before him’ (Hebrews 12:2) while He suffered.” -Tamara W. Runia, First Counselor in the 16th General Young Women Presidency This quote is taken from April 2025 General Conference talk, “Your Repentance Doesn’t
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Invitation to Repent is Love
“The invitation to repent is an expression of God’s love.” “Saying yes to that invitation is an expression of ours.” -Tamara W. Runia, First Counselor in the 16th General Young Women Presidency This quote is taken from April 2025 General Conference talk, “Your Repentance Doesn’t Burden Jesus Christ; It Brightens His Joy.”
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Repentance is a Part of Life
“We don’t stay on the covenant path by never making a mistake. We stay on the path by repenting every day.” -Tamara W. Runia, First Counselor in the 16th General Young Women Presidency This quote is taken from April 2025 General Conference talk, “Your Repentance Doesn’t Burden Jesus Christ; It Brightens His Joy.”
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The Joy of Forgiveness: Understanding God’s Grace
“When we’re repenting, God forgives without shaming us, comparing us to anyone else, or scolding us because this is the same thing we were repenting of last week. “He’s excited every time He sees us on our knees. He delights to forgive us because to Him we are delightful!” -Tamara W. Runia, First Counselor in the 16th
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You Are Not Your Mistakes
“You are not the voice in your head or the mistakes you have made. You may need to say that out loud too. Tell Satan, ‘Not today.’ Put him behind you.” -Tamara W. Runia, First Counselor in the 16th General Young Women Presidency This quote is taken from April 2025 General Conference talk, “Your Repentance Doesn’t
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Your Repentance: A Source of Joy for Christ
“If you saw someone drowning, wouldn’t you reach your hand out and rescue them? Can you imagine your Savior rejecting your outstretched hand? I imagine Him diving into the water, descending below all things to lift us up so we can take a fresh breath! No one can sink lower than the light of Christ shines.”
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Understanding Worth: A God-Given Constant
Your worth isn’t tied to obedience. Your worth is constant; it never changes. It was given to you by God, and there’s nothing you or anyone else can do to change it. Obedience brings blessings; that is true. But worth isn’t one of them. Your worth is always “great in the sight of God,” (Doctrine
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The Power of Christ’s Image: Smiling
“As disciples of Christ, if we have received His image in our countenances, we will smile.” -Tamara Runia Tamara Runia served as first counselor in the General Young Women Presidency. This Quote is taken from the Church News on 10 April 2024.
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