“Prayer is the most wonderful institution in the kingdom of God, and none was more familiar with it than the Prophet Joseph. But there are many who have no higher conception of it than to regard it as only a … Continue reading →
“A number of years ago, when I first came to this campus, I was called to be a bishop of a student ward. One day a young man walked into my office–a young man I had never seen or met … Continue reading →
“True repentance is not only sorrow for sins and humble penitence and contrition before God, but it involves the necessity of turning away from them, a discontinuance of all evil practices and deeds, a thorough reformation of life, a vital … Continue reading →
“To all of you who think you are lost or without hope, or who think you have done too much that was too wrong for too long, to every one of you who worry that you are stranded somewhere on … Continue reading →
“This is my warning to you today. It is a bad estimate of your personal costs to believe that a choice to commit sin is made so free by the power of the Atonement that we can have painless forgiveness. … Continue reading →
“If you have repented from serious transgression and mistakenly believe that you will always be a second-class citizen in the kingdom of God, learn that is not true. The Savior said: ‘Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the … Continue reading →
“From such teachings we conclude that the Final Judgment is not just an evaluation of a sum total of good and evil acts – what we have done. It is an acknowledgment of the final effect of our acts and … Continue reading →
“I hope a day doesn’t begin or end that you don’t consider whether something you did might have offended the Holy Ghost or made it harder for the Spirit to influence you. That is what it means to me to … Continue reading →
“There is a way we can know that our efforts are acceptable, that our covenant is recognized and valid before God. If we experience the gifts of the spirit or the influence of the Holy Ghost, we can know that … Continue reading →
“Resilience is part of repentance, showing we have faith to try again – whether in a task or in a relationship.” Neal A. Maxwell, The Promise of Discipleship, pp. 73.
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