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No nation which has kept the commandments of God has ever perished, but I say to you that once freedom is lost, only blood - human blood - will win it back.

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Try as you may, you cannot put the Lord in your debt. For every time you try to do His will, He simply pours out more blessings upon you.

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With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings.

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Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and outdo another?

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You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

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Fear of men's judgment manifests itself in competition for men's approval.

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Beguiling voices in the world cry out for 'alternative lifestyles' for women. They maintain that some women are better suited for careers than for marriage and motherhood.

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Food production is just one part of the repeated emphasis that you store a provision of food which will last for at least a year wherever it is legally permissible to do so.

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The Book of Mormon offers so much that broadens our understandings of the doctrines of salvation. Without it, much of what is taught in other scriptures would not be nearly so plain and precious.

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The privilege of holding the priesthood, which is the power and authority to act in God's name, is a great blessing and privilege and one that carries with it equally great obligations and responsibilities.

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The Saints never suffer as the sinners do.

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I challenge those who are in business and other professions to see that there are copies of the Book of Mormon in their reception rooms.

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In the beginning, Adam was instructed to earn the bread by the sweat of his brow - not Eve. Contrary to conventional wisdom, a mother's place is in the home!

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Many men and women in the world demonstrate great willpower and self-discipline in overcoming bad habits and the weaknesses of the flesh.

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Callings in the church, as important as they are, by their very nature are only for a period of time, and then an appropriate release takes place.

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Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.

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To lose yourself in righteous service to others can lift your sights and get your mind off personal problems, or at least put them in proper focus.

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Be right, and then be easy to live with, if possible, but in that order.

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Can human hearts be changed? Why, of course! It happens every day in the great missionary work of the Church. It is one of the most widespread of Christ's modern miracles. If it hasn't happened to you - it should.

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The Bible sits on the pulpit of hundreds of different religious sects.

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Pride adversely affects all our relationships - our relationship with God and His servants, between husband and wife, parent and child, employer and employee, teacher and student, and all mankind.

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Satan knows that youth is the springtime of life when all things are new and young people are most vulnerable.

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The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring device against others.

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I challenge the homes of Israel to display on their walls great quotations and scenes from the Book of Mormon.

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Every accountable child of God needs to set goals, short- and long-range goals. A man who is pressing forward to accomplish worthy goals can soon put despondency under his feet, and once a goal is accomplished, others can be set up.

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The earth was cursed for Adam's sake. Work is our blessing, not our doom. God has a work to do, and so should we.

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Wickedness never did, never does, never will bring us happiness.

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Do not leave yourself or your family unprotected against financial storms... Build up savings.

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Mothers play an important role as the heart of the home, but this in no way lessens the equally important role fathers should play, as head of the home, in nurturing, training, and loving their children.

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Every man eventually is backed up to the wall of faith, and there he must make his stand.

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Unless you and your mate are united in purpose, dedication, and loyalty, you will not succeed to the extent you otherwise could.

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If someone wants to marry you outside the temple, whom will you strive to please - God or a mortal? If you insist on a temple marriage, you will be pleasing the Lord and blessing the other party.

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Constitutional government, as designed by the framers, will survive only with a righteous people.

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One of Satan's most frequently used deceptions is the notion that the commandments of God are meant to restrict freedom and limit happiness.

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Surely no child should fear his own father - especially a priesthood father. A father's duty is to make his home a place of happiness and joy.

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Time is numbered only to man.

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