A Doorway Called Love
President Thomas S. Monson
- Second Counselor in the First Presidency
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The speaker, as a boy, was asked by his Primary president, Melissa, to help with reverence in Primary, which he did, and later as an adult, he visited her in a nursing home where she recognized him despite her advanced age and condition.
One winter day, I thought back to an experience from my boyhood. I was just eleven. Our Primary president, Melissa, was an older and loving gray-haired lady. One day at Primary, Melissa asked me to stay behind and visit with her. There the two of us sat in the otherwise-empty chapel. She placed her arm about my shoulder and began to cry. Surprised, I asked her why she was crying. She replied, 'I don't seem to be able to encourage the Trail Builder boys to be reverent during the opening exercises ... (continued)
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A Faith Based on Truth
Elder Marion D. Hanks
- Of the First Council of the Seventy
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The President of the United States is quoted on fundamental spiritual questions, which the speaker relates to the restoration supplying answers to these questions.
The President of the United States is quoted as having said something last year which has special meaning to Latter-day Saints, in connection with the first contribution of the restoration we have mentioned. These are his words: 'Whence did we come? Why are we here? What is the true reason for our existence? And where are we going? For the answers we have . . . the faith of our religious convictions.'
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A Faith Based on Truth
Elder Marion D. Hanks
- Of the First Council of the Seventy
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A dedicated man visited the conference to understand the peace and dedication he sensed among the Mormons, expressing that something was missing from his own church experience.
Friday morning, at the opening session of this conference, we had the pleasure of the presence here of a fine gentleman who had been introduced to us by letter from President George Romney of the Detroit Stake. Prior to that session and following it, we talked for some hours with this wonderful, dedicated man. He had come here to learn a little about this feeling, this sense of dedication, this peace which he said he had experienced among the Mormons. He is a man of real loyalty to principle, wh ... (continued)
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A Faith Based on Truth
Elder Marion D. Hanks
- Of the First Council of the Seventy
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The speaker references the importance of true religious faith, citing Carl Jung's observation on patients lacking religious faith and a magazine editorial on the value of a righteous remnant to America.
The call for faith comes from many quarters. Carl Jung, considered by many to be one of the most important living psychiatrists, is reported recently to have said that among all his patients over thirty-five there was not one whose basic problem was not lack of religious faith. Recently in the Christmas issue of a great magazine there was printed a statement that has much meaning to the Latter-day Saints who know the statement of the prophet Amulek, quoted in Alma, chapter 10, that the prayers a ... (continued)
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A Faith Based on Truth
Elder Marion D. Hanks
- Of the First Council of the Seventy
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The speaker recounts the biblical story of Peter's response to the multitude asking what they should do after hearing the apostles' teachings, emphasizing the need for correct belief and action.
Do you remember the occasion described in the second chapter of Acts, an occasion almost analogous to scenes we hear about in various parts of the world today, when the multitude, having been taught the mission and message of Jesus (but by the apostles who have been 'chosen' and 'ordained' by Christ so do) found faith in the Messiah, and came to Peter and the others and said; 'Men and brethren, what shall we do?' Acts 2:37 What did Peter answer? Did he tell them to go to some Church, any church, ... (continued)
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A Faithful Search Rewarded
By Elder Patricio M. Giuffra
- Of the Seventy
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The speaker recounts the journey of the pioneer men, women, and children who traveled westward to Zion, noting that some died along the way while others pressed forward in faith, which later allowed the speaker's family to enjoy the blessings of the true gospel.
Beginning in 1846, thousands of pioneer men, women, and children headed westward to Zion. Their great faith stirred their boundless courage. For some, that trip was never finished as they died along the way. Others, facing great adversity, pressed forward in faith.
Because of them, generations later, my family enjoyed the blessings of the true gospel of Jesus Christ.
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A Faithful Search Rewarded
By Elder Patricio M. Giuffra
- Of the Seventy
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The speaker describes his religious curiosity at age 14, his encounter with missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and how he was introduced to their teachings.
Much like another young man, whom I will mention later, I was 14 when I started to question religion and my faith. I attended the church of another denomination close to my house, but I felt the desire to visit many different churches.
One afternoon, I noticed two young men in dark suits and white shirts entering my neighbor"™s home. These young men looked"”special.
The next day I met my neighbor, Leonor Lopez, and asked her about those two men. Leonor explained that they were missionaries f ... (continued)
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A Faithful Search Rewarded
By Elder Patricio M. Giuffra
- Of the Seventy
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The speaker shares the story of Joseph Smith's quest for truth, his confusion with different churches, and his subsequent vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ after praying for guidance.
They told us of a young 14-year-old boy named Joseph Smith who, during the early 1800s, visited different churches searching for truth. As time went on, Joseph became even more confused. After reading in the Bible that we can "ask of God"1[James 1:5]for wisdom, Joseph, acting in faith, retired to a grove of trees to pray and ask which church he should join.
One of the missionaries read Joseph"™s account of what happened as he prayed:
"I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the b ... (continued)
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A Faithful Search Rewarded
By Elder Patricio M. Giuffra
- Of the Seventy
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The speaker reflects on the impact of faith in Christ on his life and the lives of those around him, including the Lopez family and the missionaries, and how it led to a tree of eternal blessings.
It has been almost 45 years since my mother and I first learned the joy and power of having faith in Christ. It was because of their faith in Christ that the Lopez family shared their new faith with me. It was because of their faith in Christ that these two missionaries left their homes in the United States to find my mother and me. It was the faith of all these dear friends that planted a mustard seed of faith in us that has since grown into a mighty tree of eternal blessings.
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A Father Speaks
Elder George I. Cannon
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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Jesus Christ showed his love for children by blessing them and teaching the importance of being like a child to enter the kingdom of heaven.
When Jesus was living upon the earth, a very important event took place:
"Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them [or tried to stop them from coming].
"But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
"And [then] he laid his hands on them"Matt. 19:13"“15
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A Father Speaks
Elder George I. Cannon
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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President David O. McKay advised the youth to recognize their spiritual nature and make choices that will develop it.
In one of his last conference addresses, President David O. McKay gave this counsel to the youth of the Church:
"Our body will not fulfill its purpose"”it cannot"”without that life-giving something within which is the offspring of Deity as eternal as [your] Father [in Heaven]. "¦ That spirit within, young man, young woman, is therealyou. What you make of yourself depends upon you as an individual. You are in this world to choose the right or the wrong, to accept the right or yield to tempta ... (continued)
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A Father Speaks
Elder George I. Cannon
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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A cartoon referenced by LaRue Longden humorously depicts a wife's less-than-enthusiastic camping experience, paralleling the need for parents to remind themselves of the joy in parenting.
I was reminded of a cartoon LaRue Longden, former counselor in the YWMIA, would often share in her talks. It shows the early morning hours with a couple out camping. The husband is fishing with a big smile on his face. The wife puts her sleepy head out of the tent"”her hair going in all directions, the mosquitoes buzzing around her face, her eyes barely open"”and comments to her husband, "Tell me again, dear, how much fun I am having."
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A Fortune to Share
Elder Sterling W. Sill
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve
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As Sir Walter Scott lay dying, he asked his son-in-law to read from 'the book', referring to the Bible as the only book that mattered to him at that moment.
As Sir Walter Scott lay dying, he said to his son-in-law, 'Lockhart, read to me from the book.' His son-in-law said, 'Which book?' Sir Walter said, 'Lockhart, there is only one book. Read to me from the book.'
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A Fortune to Share
Elder Sterling W. Sill
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve
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Vashni Young, after contemplating suicide during the economic depression of the 1930s, decides to change his attitude and life, leading to increased prosperity and the writing of his book 'A Fortune to Share'.
In 1931, Vashni [H.P.] Young wrote a popular best-seller entitled A Fortune to Share (Bobbs-Merrill). Vashni Young had worked as a salesman during the lush, easy, prosperous years of the late 1920s, and then the market crash of October 1929 had plunged Vashni Young, with a few million other people, into the bottomless economic pit of the early 1930s. But he did not like the depression and he had become pretty sour on this world generally. And so he bought a gun and decided to have a look at the ... (continued)
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A Fortune to Share
Elder Sterling W. Sill
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve
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Patrick Henry, on his deathbed, expresses a wish to give his children the Christian religion, stating that without it, even if they had the whole world, they would be poor.
Yesterday President Rex D. Pinegar mentioned Patrick Henry, one of our early American patriots who lived a long, useful, and successful life. Just before his death he said, 'I have now finished distributing all of my property to my children. However, there is one more thing that I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion. If I could give them that, though I had not given them a single shilling, they would be rich. And if they did not have that, though I had given them the whole ... (continued)
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A Foundation Stone of the Gospel
Elder ElRay L. Christiansen
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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Members from the Hamburg Stake and Berlin Stake dedicate time and resources to attend the temple and perform nearly 400 ordinances each, showing commitment and sacrifice.
The elders quorum from the Hamburg Stake goes to the temple once every three months. A group from Berlin Stake spent three weeks attending every session, using their precious vacation time and money to do it. Each of these two groups has performed ordinances, the endowment, for nearly 400 people.
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A Foundation Stone of the Gospel
Elder ElRay L. Christiansen
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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Members from various countries, despite difficulties, travel to temples to perform ordinances, demonstrating their dedication to the work of salvation for the dead.
From Norway, from Finland, from Denmark, Sweden, and Mexico, Canada, here at home and everywhere, it is the same. They whose hearts are turned to their fathers go to their temples regardless of the difficulty. An almost endless number of stories could be told, giving evidence of appreciation for the temple ordinances, but time does not permit.
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A Foundation Stone of the Gospel
Elder ElRay L. Christiansen
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker recounts visiting all the temples in the Church, discussing improvements and observing the devotion of temple workers who consistently serve.
Under the direction of the First Presidency, I have, since my appointment to the temples ten months ago, visited all of the temples in the Church, some of them several times. Meetings have been held with the temple officials and with the workers in which we discussed ways and means by which we may improve and better the conditions in the temples, beginning at the entrance, so that the work as a whole, which is carried on there, the higher ordinances of the priesthood, will be approved by the Lor ... (continued)
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A Foundation Stone of the Gospel
Elder ElRay L. Christiansen
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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Members from Tonga sell their belongings to fund a trip to the temple, where they remain for three weeks to receive and provide blessings, showing great happiness.
Picture, if you will, a large group from Tonga, fathers and mothers with their children selling practically all that they possess, their furniture, their animals, their vehicles, some of their personal items, all except their modest homes, in order to provide funds for the trip of over 1,000 miles by slow boat requiring three weeks of travel, to receive their blessings. And then these wonderful people remaining at the temple for three weeks in order to extend the same gifts, powers, and blessing ... (continued)
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A Foundation Whereon Men Cannot Fall
Elder David B. Haight
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve
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A family gathered to participate in a special and sacred occasion where a loving father conferred the Aaronic Priesthood on his oldest son, strengthening their family's foundation.
A few days ago we witnessed a little family, with the grandmothers and grandfathers and some of the uncles all united to participate, as a loving father conferred the Aaronic Priesthood on his oldest son. This was a special and sacred occasion and an opportunity to teach and strengthen this little family’s foundation.
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