Russell M. Nelson Quotes
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In the pursuit of education, individual desire is more influential than institution, and personal faith more forceful than faculty.
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How much better it would be if all could be more aware of God's providence and love and express that gratitude to him. Ammon taught, 'Let us give thanks to (God), for he doth work righteousness forever.' Our degree of gratitude is a measure of our love for him.
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Material possessions and honors of the world do not endure. But your union as wife, husband, and family can. No sacrifice is too great to have the blessings of an eternal marriage. By making and keeping sacred temple covenants, we evidence our love for God, for our companion, and our real regard for our posterity-even those yet unborn. Our family is the focus of our greatest work and joy in this life; so will it be throughout all eternity.
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It is important for you to know who you are and who you may become. It is more important than what you do, even as vital as your work is and will be.
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Our busy lives force us to focus on things we do from day to day. But the development of character comes only as we focus on who we really are.
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Could an explosion in a printing shop produce a dictionary?
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Marriage is sanctified when it is cherished and honored in holiness. That union is not merely between husband and wife; it embraces a partnership with God.
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Men are that they might have joy . . . not guilt trips.
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Integrity safeguards love, and love makes family life rich and zestful-now and forever.
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When we speak of faith—the faith that can move mountains—we are not speaking of faith in general but of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ can be bolstered as we learn about Him and live our religion. The doctrine of Jesus Christ was designed by the Lord to help us increase our faith.
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Be we reminded that the gathering of Israel is not the ultimate endpoint. It is but the beginning. The true endpoint is eternal life. It is that God’s children, in a covenant relationship with Him either by lineage or by adoption, will be able to dwell with Him and their families forever. That is God’s glory-eternal life for His children!
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Rationalization is one of the real obstacles to obedience.
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There is no conflict between science and religion. Conflict only arises from an incomplete knowledge of either science or religion, or both.
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The development of faith in the Lord is an individual matter. Repentance is also an individual matter. Only as an individual can one be baptized and receive the Holy Ghost. Each of us is born individually; likewise, each of us is "born again" individually. Salvation is an individual matter.