“When our lives are congruent with the Lord’s will, we are empowered spiritually. Remember what Joseph Smith was taught in Liberty Jail? If we let ‘virtue garnish [our] thoughts unceasingly; then shall [our] confidence wax strong in the presence of God’ (D&C 121:45). That is what we want as we seek to strengthen our faith. We want our confidence to be strong in God’s presence. We don’t want to shrink away because we are filled with shame. We want the kind of faith that caused Amanda Barnes Smith to immediately ask God for help in a time of extreme need. She did so in full confidence that He would answer because by then she had been hated and persecuted for His name’s sake. And so she knew her life was pleasing to her Heavenly Father! I believe this is what Paul meant when he said, ‘let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need’ (Hebrews 4:16). That kind of confidence, that kind of boldness comes from having actual knowledge we are living as God would have us live, doing what God would have us do. Here is another reason why these tender mercies and divine signatures are so important to us. They not only teach us about God’s nature, which strengthens our faith, but they are also a confirming witness that god is pleased with us—sometimes even delighted with us.”
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Gerald N. Lund,
Divine Signatures: The Confirming Hand of God
“To strengthen our faith and deepen our testimony to the point that we can successfully endure to the end, we must know for ourselves with a surety that: God is our Heavenly Father, and we are His literal children. He and His Beloved Son want us to be happy and eventually come to a fulness of joy. They know us intimately and love us infinitely. They want to bless us, and they actually take great joy in doing -so. I am deeply convinced that this is the bedrock of which Christ spoke. And if we build our house on this rock, we can withstand the rains, the storms, and the floods that may come our way. With this testimony, we will endure. Without it, we are-vulnerable.” ― Gerald N. Lund, Divine Signatures: The Confirming Hand of God
“Pa, I can't ask her to marry me until I have a way to care for her.” ― Gerald N. Lund, Pillar of Light
“First of all, there is a difference between redemption and restoration. What you're talking about is restoration, putting things back as they were before. That is not what redemption is. Christ is the Redeemer because he paid the price for our sins, Joshua. In his sacrifice he took the pain of our sins upon him, he took the effects of our transgressions upon himself.” ― Gerald N. Lund, So Great a Cause
“There is a spirit out there that lifts the heart and renews one’s determination to be better, to try harder, to strive to be more faithful. That is the legacy those wonderful Saints have handed to us.” ― Gerald N. Lund, Fire of the Covenant
“Press forward with all diligence so that you may claim the promises of the Lord.” ― Gerald N. Lund, Fire of the Covenant
“It's man's most basic and sacred stewardship-to serve as the guardian of his own behavior. And it's man's blackest and most fundamental evil to try and overthrow that stewardship” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Alliance
“I'm beginning to feel that same absolute determination that we cannot -must not!- simply sit back and accept cruelty and injustice. If we do, we become part of it.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“Paul Adams stood up quickly. "We have not lost, Bryce," he whispered fiercely. "Not so long as the desire for freedom burns in the heart of one person. We have not lost!” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“...evil is always self-consuming. Even as Mannington overthrows the prime minister, he must himself begin to fear for his own security.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“...evil will never permanently triumph.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“Who are you?" [Bryce] asked in a hoarse whisper"Nathaniel Gorham." The man waited, expectantly, then his face fell. "You don't recognize it?"Bryce could do no more than shake his head."Figures. If I'd said George Washington or Benjamin Franklin then you would have perked up. But Nathaniel Gorham? No... My name's right there next to theirs... At the bottom of the Constitution. Big as life, just like Ben's and General Washington's.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“Well, there are all of the names you would recognize - Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Tom Paine, Paul Revere. There are over three hundred of us, actually. I wish all were as well known to this generation as the others. Every one played a part - along with thousands of others whose names are no in any history books.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“We gave the best blood of our generation to win liberty for ourselves and our posterity. Would you throw it away so cheaply? And with the very instrument we gave you to protect it?” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“When we drafted the Constitution we went to great lengths to provide a set of checks and balances between the three branches of government. That was the only way we saw to create a strong central government and yet still keep it from becoming a tyranny. Yet today, you have created numerous so-called government agencies that violate this system of checks and balances.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“I guess it is a little disconcerting," she said evenly, "for you and the Committee on Constitutional Reform to have young people who value this country and who understand what made it strong. That will certainly make your task more difficult.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“Every generation has tended to look on the past with an air of condescension. I call it history snobbery, and your generation is smitten with one of the worst cases ever.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“In a season of increasing tumult in the world . . . , the Spirit promised has produced a sense of optimism about what lies ahead, even as the commotion in the world seems to increase. Henry B. Eyring, “Fear Not to Do Good,” Ensign, November 2017” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Second Coming of the Lord
“...the real question isn't whether it's bombs versus muskets or wagons versus automobiles. It still comes down to more basic thins like people's right to life, to liberty, and to peacefully enjoy the fruits of their labor.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“To strengthen our faith and deepen our testimony to the point that we can successfully endure to the end, we must know for ourselves with a surety that: God is our Heavenly Father, and we are His literal children. He and His Beloved Son want us to be happy and eventually come to a fulness of joy. They know us intimately and love us infinitely. They want to bless us, and they actually take great joy in doing -so. I am deeply convinced that this is the bedrock of which Christ spoke. And if we build our house on this rock, we can withstand the rains, the storms, and the floods that may come our way. With this testimony, we will endure. Without it, we are-vulnerable.” ― Gerald N. Lund, Divine Signatures: The Confirming Hand of God
“Pa, I can't ask her to marry me until I have a way to care for her.” ― Gerald N. Lund, Pillar of Light
“First of all, there is a difference between redemption and restoration. What you're talking about is restoration, putting things back as they were before. That is not what redemption is. Christ is the Redeemer because he paid the price for our sins, Joshua. In his sacrifice he took the pain of our sins upon him, he took the effects of our transgressions upon himself.” ― Gerald N. Lund, So Great a Cause
“There is a spirit out there that lifts the heart and renews one’s determination to be better, to try harder, to strive to be more faithful. That is the legacy those wonderful Saints have handed to us.” ― Gerald N. Lund, Fire of the Covenant
“Press forward with all diligence so that you may claim the promises of the Lord.” ― Gerald N. Lund, Fire of the Covenant
“It's man's most basic and sacred stewardship-to serve as the guardian of his own behavior. And it's man's blackest and most fundamental evil to try and overthrow that stewardship” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Alliance
“I'm beginning to feel that same absolute determination that we cannot -must not!- simply sit back and accept cruelty and injustice. If we do, we become part of it.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“Paul Adams stood up quickly. "We have not lost, Bryce," he whispered fiercely. "Not so long as the desire for freedom burns in the heart of one person. We have not lost!” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“...evil is always self-consuming. Even as Mannington overthrows the prime minister, he must himself begin to fear for his own security.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“...evil will never permanently triumph.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“Who are you?" [Bryce] asked in a hoarse whisper"Nathaniel Gorham." The man waited, expectantly, then his face fell. "You don't recognize it?"Bryce could do no more than shake his head."Figures. If I'd said George Washington or Benjamin Franklin then you would have perked up. But Nathaniel Gorham? No... My name's right there next to theirs... At the bottom of the Constitution. Big as life, just like Ben's and General Washington's.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“Well, there are all of the names you would recognize - Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Tom Paine, Paul Revere. There are over three hundred of us, actually. I wish all were as well known to this generation as the others. Every one played a part - along with thousands of others whose names are no in any history books.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“We gave the best blood of our generation to win liberty for ourselves and our posterity. Would you throw it away so cheaply? And with the very instrument we gave you to protect it?” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“When we drafted the Constitution we went to great lengths to provide a set of checks and balances between the three branches of government. That was the only way we saw to create a strong central government and yet still keep it from becoming a tyranny. Yet today, you have created numerous so-called government agencies that violate this system of checks and balances.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“I guess it is a little disconcerting," she said evenly, "for you and the Committee on Constitutional Reform to have young people who value this country and who understand what made it strong. That will certainly make your task more difficult.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“Every generation has tended to look on the past with an air of condescension. I call it history snobbery, and your generation is smitten with one of the worst cases ever.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
“In a season of increasing tumult in the world . . . , the Spirit promised has produced a sense of optimism about what lies ahead, even as the commotion in the world seems to increase. Henry B. Eyring, “Fear Not to Do Good,” Ensign, November 2017” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Second Coming of the Lord
“...the real question isn't whether it's bombs versus muskets or wagons versus automobiles. It still comes down to more basic thins like people's right to life, to liberty, and to peacefully enjoy the fruits of their labor.” ― Gerald N. Lund, The Freedom Factor
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