D. Todd Christofferson Quotes
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Without repentance, there is no real progress or improvement in life. Pretending there is no sin does not lessen its burden and pain. Suffering for sin does not by itself change anything for the better. Only repentance leads to the sunlit uplands ofa better life.
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Any pain entailed in repentance will always be far less than the suffering required to satisfy justice for unresolved transgression.
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Work builds and refines character, creates beauty, and is the instrument of our service to one another and to God.
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The Savior's suffering in Gethsemane and His agony on the cross redeem us from sin by satisfying the demands that justice has upon us. He extends mercy and pardons those who repent. The Atonement also satisfies the debt justice owes to us by healing and compensating us for any suffering we innocently endure.
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A mother can exert an influence unequaled by any other person in any other relationship.
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A covenant is an agreement between God and man, an accord whose terms are set by God.
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The central purpose of all scripture is to fill our souls with faith in God the Father and in His Son, Jesus Christ.
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The greatest service we can provide to others in this life, beginning with those of our own family, is to bring them to Christ.
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Freedom comes not from resisting truth, but from applying it.
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The greatest good we can do in helping others become what they can become will be to lead them to the Savior.
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Integrity is fundamental to being men. Integrity means being truthful, but it also means accepting responsibility and honoring commitments and covenants.
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The gifts of the Holy Spirit are testimony, faith, knowledge, wisdom, revelations, miracles, healing, and charity, to name but a few.
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As days lengthen into weeks and months and even years of adversity, the hurt grows deeper. The Church cannot hope to save a man on Sunday if during the week it is a complacent witness to the crucifixion of his soul.
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Many things are good, many are important, but only a few are essential.
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In creating a family, we fulfill our greatest purpose on earth.
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With confidence we testify that the Atonement of Jesus Christ has anticipated and, in the end, will compensate all deprivation and loss for those who turn to Him. No one is predestined to receive less than all that the Father has for His children.
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As men of the priesthood, we have an essential role to play in society, at home, and in the Church. But we must be men that women can trust, that children can trust, and that God can trust.
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Whatever the cost of repentance, it is swallowed up in the joy of forgiveness.
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Quorum and group leaders should provide the leading voice and laboring oar in every ward and branch council regarding retention of converts.
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Policemen and laws can never replace customs, traditions and moral values as a means for regulating human behavior. At best, the police and criminal justice system are the last desperate line of defense for a civilized society. Our increased reliance on laws to regulate behavior is a measure of how uncivilized we’ve become.