SMILE

“I PLEAD with you
To control your tempers,
To put a smile upon your faces,
Which will erase anger;
Speak out with words of love
 And peace, appreciation and respect.

If you will DO this,
Your lives will be without regret.
Your marriages and family
relationships Will be preserved.
You will be much happier.
You will do greater good.
You will feel a sense of peace
 that will be wonderful.”

President Gordon B. Hinckley
October 2007
His last conference
(Emphasis added)

God's Supreme Creation

" Woman is God's supreme creation.  Only after the earth had been formed, after the day had been separated from the night, after the waters had been divided from the land, after the vegetation and animal life had been created, and after man had been placed on the earth, was woman created; and only then was the work pronounced complete and good."
President Hinckley, My Dear Sisters, p.42

Crowning Creation

"There came first the forming of heaven and earth, to be followed by the separation of the light from the darkness.  The waters were removed from the land.  Then came the vegetation, followed by the animals.  There followed the crowning creation of man...for Adam there was no help meet for him."
President Hinckely, "The Women in our Lives," CR 2004:10

"If anyone can change the dismal situation into which we are sliding, it is you.  Rise up, O women of Zion, rise to the great challenge which faces you."
President Hinckley, My Dear Sisters, p.54

Holy Ghost

"Discovering how the Holy Ghost operates in your life is the quest of a lifetime.  Once you have made that discovery for yourself, you can live in enemy territory and will not be deceived or destroyed,  no member of this Church-and that means each of you-will ever make a serious mistake without first being warned by the promptings of the Holy Ghost."

Elder Boyd K. Packer, "How to Survive in Enemy Territory", New Era, April 2012

Repent

"Life turns out to be a succession of trials and errors.  Add "repent often" to your list of things to do."

Elder Boyd K. Packer, "how to Survive in Enemy Territory", New Era April 2012

Badge of Honor

"Being a disciple in these days of destiny will be a
Badge of honor
Throughout the eternities."
Elder Neil Anderson, "What Thinks Christ of Me.", May-2012:111

Miracle will occur

"Miracles are not always so immediate.
At times we thoughtfully wonder why the miracle we have so earnestly prayed for does not happen here and now.
But as we trust in the Savior, promised miracles do occur.
Whether in this life or the next, all will be made right."
Elder Neil L. Andersen, "What Thinks Christ of Me?" April conference 2012 p.111

Our Kindred Dead

 President Joseph F. Smith:
 “I believe we move and have our being in the presence of heavenly messengers and of heavenly beings. We are not separate from them. … We are closely related to our kindred, to our ancestors … who have preceded us into the spirit world. We can not forget them; we do not cease to love them; we always hold them in our hearts, in memory, and thus we are associated and united to them by ties that we can not break. … If this is the case with us in our finite condition, surrounded by our mortal weaknesses, … how much more certain it is … to believe that those who have been faithful, who have gone beyond … can see us better than we can see them; that they know us better than we know them. … We live in their presence, they see us, they are solicitous for our welfare, they love us now more than ever. For now they see the dangers that beset us; … their love for us and their desire for our well being must be greater than that which we feel for ourselves.” ^{Gospel Doctrine p 430-431
Quoted by Elder Richard G. Scott, Conference April 2012}

Quotes from “Mountains to Climb”

Pres. Eyring, April Conference 2012

How to build and increase my faith

“Our choosing the right consistently whenever the choice is placed before us creates the solid ground under our faith. It can begin in childhood since every soul is born with the free gift of the Spirit of Christ. With that Spirit we can know when we have done what is right before God and when we have done wrong in His sight.
Those choices, hundreds in most days, prepare the solid ground on which our edifice of faith is built. The metal framework around which the substance of our faith is poured is the gospel of Jesus Christ, with all its covenants, ordinances, and principles.”
“It is serving God and others persistently with full heart and soul that turns testimony of truth into unbreakable spiritual strength.”

“When hard trials come, the faith to endure them well will be there, built as you may now notice but may have not at the time that you acted on the pure love of Christ, serving and forgiving others as the Savior would have done. You built a foundation of faith from loving as the Savior loved and serving for Him. Your faith in Him led to acts of charity that will bring you hope.
It is never too late to strengthen the foundation of faith. There is always time. With faith in the Savior, you can repent and plead for forgiveness. There is someone you can forgive. There is someone you can thank. There is someone you can serve and lift. You can do it wherever you are and however alone and deserted you may feel.”
“We never need to feel that we are alone or unloved in the Lord’s service because we never are. We can feel the love of God. The Savior has promised angels on our left and our right to bear us up. And He always keeps His word.”

Who is a Prophet

"if any person should ask me if I were a prophet. I should not deny it, as that would give me the lie; for, according to John, the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophesy; therefore, if I profess to be a witness or teacher, and have not the spirit of prophesy, which is the testimony of Jesus, I must be a false witness; but if I be a true teacher and witness, I must possess the spirit of prophesy, and that constitutes a prophet; and any man who says he is a teacher or preacher of righteousness, and denies the spirit of prophecy, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; and by this key false teachers and I posters may be detected." Joseph Smith (HC, 5:215-16)

We Will Not Let You Go Hungry

"A few decades later the world groaned under the burden of the Great Depression. It was during that time, on April 6, 1936, that President Heber J. Grant and his counselors, J. Reuben Clark and David O. McKay, announced what would later become known as the welfare program of the Church. Interestingly, two weeks later Elder Melvin J. Ballard was appointed as its first chairman and Harold B. Lee its first managing director.

This was no ordinary endeavor. Although the Lord had raised up remarkable souls to administer it, President J. Reuben Clark made it clear that “the setting up of the [welfare] machinery is the result of a revelation by the Holy Ghost to President Grant, that it has been carried on since that time by equivalent revelations which have come to the brethren who have had it in charge.”²

The commitment of Church leaders to relieve human suffering was as certain as it was irrevocable. President Grant wanted “a system that would … reach out and take care of the people no matter what the cost.” He said he would even go so far as to “close the seminaries, shut down missionary work for a period of time, or even close the temples, but they would not let the people go hungry.”³

I was at President Gordon B. Hinckley’s side in Managua, Nicaragua, when he spoke to 1,300 members of the Church who had survived a devastating hurricane that claimed more than 11,000 lives. “As long as the Church has resources,” he said to them, “we will not let you go hungry or without clothing or without shelter. We shall do all that we can to assist in the way that the Lord has designated that it should be done.”⁴

One of the distinguishing characteristics of this inspired gospel-centered endeavor is its emphasis on personal responsibility and self-reliance. President Marion G. Romney explained: “Many programs have been set up by well-meaning individuals to aid those who are in need. However, many of these programs are designed with the shortsighted objective of ‘helping people,’ as opposed to ‘helping people help themselves.’”⁵

^{Bishop Burton, April Conference 2010}

Scriptures Packets of Light

"Scriptures are like packets of light that illuminate our minds and give place to guidance and inspiration from on high." Elder Scott, Oct. conf. 2011, The Power of Scripture

Scriptures can Heal

"Scriptures are like packets of light that illuminate our minds and give place to guidance and inspiration from on high." Elder Scott, Oct. conf. 2011, The Power of Scripture

God's Love

The Savior's love is so overwhelming that I think He and our Father in Heaven are anxiously waiting to bless us at the slightest good we do, because that's their nature." Elder Tad Callister, Nov. Ensign p. 128

Atonement Emblazoned on Soul

"Would you like to have emblazoned on your soul an undeniable witness that the Savior descended beneath your sins Nd that there is no sin, no mortal plight outside the merciful reach of His Atonement-that for each of your struggles He has a remedy of superior healing power? Then read the Book of Mormon. It will teach you and testify to you that christ's Atonement is infinite because it circumscribed and encompasses and transcends every infinite fragility known to man. That is why the prophet Mormon declared, 'ye shall have hope through the atonement of Christ." (Mormon 7:41) Tad Callister, The Book of Mormon-a Book from God, October conference, 2011

"Would you like to have emblazoned on your soul an undeniable witness that the Savior descended beneath your sins and that there is no sin, no mortal plight outside the merciful reach of His Atonement-that for each of your struggles He has a remedy of superior healing power? Then read the Book of Mormon. It will teach you and testify to you that Christ's Atonement is infinite because it circumscribed and encompasses and transcends every infinite fragility known to man. That is why the prophet Mormon declared, 'ye shall have hope through the Atonement of Christ." (Mormon 7:41)

 Tad Callister, The Book of Mormon-a Book from God, October conference, 2011