How to become great in God's eyes

"And I will make him great in mine eyes; for he shall do my work."

2 Nephi 3:8

Blessings of the Temple

"As you and I go to the Holy Houses of God,

As we remember the covenants we make within,

We will be More able to 

       Bear every trial,

           Overcome each temptation.

In this sacred place we will find peace."

Pres. Monson. E 5/2011:93. The Holy Temple- A Beacon 

We need to pray from our hearts. Polite recitations of past and upcoming activities, punctuated with some requests for blessings, cannot constitute the kind of communing with God that brings enduring power. Are you willing to pray to know how to pray for more power? The Lord will teach you.

Pres. Nelson. E 5/16.

Draw Near ( PP)

No matter where you stand in your relationship to God, I invite you to draw nearer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, the Ultimate Benefactors and Givers of all that is good. I invite you to attend sacrament meeting each week and partake of the holy emblems of the Savior’s body and blood. I invite you to feel God’s nearness as He is made known to you, as He was to the disciples of old, in the “breaking of [the] bread.”
As you do, I promise that you will feel nearer to God. Natural tendencies to childish whining, disgruntled entitlement, and derisive skepticism will dissipate. Those sentiments will be replaced by feelings of greater love and gratitude for Heavenly Father’s gift of His Son. As we draw closer to God, the enabling power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ will come into our lives. And, as with the disciples on the way to Emmaus, we will find that the Savior has been nearby all along. I so witness and testify in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Elder Dale Renlund. E 5/16. That I Might Draw All Men unto Me