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Many today feel troubled and distressed; many feel that, at any moment, the ships of their lives could capsize or sink.
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The Lord Jesus Christ is our partner, helper and advocate.
Joseph B. Wirthlin
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A certain amount of impatience may be useful to stimulate and motivate us to action. However, I believe that a lack of patience is a major cause of the difficulties and unhappiness in the world today.
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We should always be learning. However, we must be careful not to set aside our faith in the process, because faith actually enhances our ability to learn.
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Honesty is of God and dishonesty of the devil; the devil was a liar from the beginning.
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As we progress and become more like the Savior, we can strengthen every group with whom we associate, including families and friends.
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Some of the choicest blessings of my life have been the close friendships I have experienced over the years. Often, these friendships have been forged in the fires of shared experience.
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Our prayers can and should be focused on the practical, everyday struggles of life.
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The greater the measure of our love, the greater is our joy.
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Some have been ensnared in the net of excessive debt. The net of interest holds them fast, requiring them to sell their time and energies to meet the demands of creditors. They surrender their freedom, becoming slaves to their own extravagance.
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Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one's voice.
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Lucifer is a master at gradual deception.
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Mortal experiences give us the opportunity to assess what we are doing with our lives.
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There are many reasons our prayers may lack power. Sometimes they become routine. Our prayers become hollow when we say similar words in similar ways over and over so often that the words become more of a recitation than a communication.
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God wants us to serve willingly and obediently.
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You are stronger than you think.
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Why must we love the Lord? Because as we do so, we become refined, pure, and holy.
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At a very early age and continuing throughout my life, I have marveled at the beautiful story of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Telescopes and microscopes bring to our view the otherwise unseen and unknown.
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Men and women who decide to flirt with adultery just once can become enmeshed in misery and unhappiness for themselves and their precious families.
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Home teaching is an excellent preparation for missionary service.
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The living prophet and the apostles today are as lighthouses in the storm. Steer towards the light of the restored gospel and the inspired teachings of those who represent the Lord on earth.
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Logic itself affirms that a loving Heavenly Father would not abandon His children without providing a way for them to learn of Him.
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As parents know, little children are, by their nature, without guile. They speak the thoughts of their minds without reservation or hesitance as we have learned as parents when they embarrass us at times. They do not deceive. They set an example of being without guile.
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