Let us have the courage to defy the consensus, the courage to stand for principle. Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God’s approval.

I revere the priesthood of Almighty God. I have witnessed its power. I have seen its strength. I have marveled at the miracles it has wrought.

There is no greater call than teaching “all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”

Those called, sustained, and set apart are entitled to our sustaining support.

We have been given the great power of the priesthood. It blesses us individually and provides blessings for our family.

If you are humble and obedient and hearken to the voice of the Spirit, you will find great happiness in your service as a missionary.

How blessed we are to have been brought into this fellowship of the Latter-day Saints!

It is not in the proper spirit for us to decide where we will serve or where we will not. We serve where we are called.

To raise our families and serve faithfully in the Church, all without running faster than we have strength, require wisdom, judgment, divine help—and inevitably some sacrifice.

An assignment to labor in a specific place is essential and important but secondary to a call to the work.

Some in the Church believe they can’t answer Alma’s question with a resounding yes. They do not “feel so now.”

In building the kingdom of God, every positive act, every friendly greeting, every warm smile, every thoughtful, kind note contributes to the strength of the whole.

As the influences of the world increasingly embrace the evil, we must strive with all diligence to stay firmly on the path that leads us safely to our Savior.

You will be strengthened and yet inspired to know the limits and extent of your ability to serve.

I thank God and His Son, Jesus Christ, for the Restoration and its power to propel a magnificent wave of truth and righteousness across the earth.

If you want to become the person the Lord wants you to be, you had better work on it today, because it is a true principle that we become what we do.

[The] proclamation on the family helps us realize that celestial marriage brings greater possibilities for happiness than does any other relationship.

Certain women are disciples centered in the Savior Jesus Christ and have hope through the promise of His atoning sacrifice.

In contrast to the institutions of the world, which teach us to know something, the gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to become something.

Rather than being judgmental and critical of each other, may we have the pure love of Christ for our fellow travelers in this journey through life.

Plead for a desire to be filled with the gift of charity, the pure love of Christ.

Part of this address was filmed in Nauvoo, Illinois, and presented as part of the Relief Society Sesquicentennial Satellite Broadcast.

As covenant women, … we can alter the face of the earth one family and one home at a time through charity, our small and simple acts of pure love.

As we increasingly think and act like Him, the attributes of the natural man will slip away to be replaced by the heart and the mind of Christ.

The Lord trusts His true disciples. He sends prepared people to His prepared servants.

There is in what we believe, there is in what we teach, counsel, commandments, even warnings that we are to protect, to love, to care for, and to “teach [children] to walk in the ways of truth.”

I testify of the great blessing of children and of the happiness they will bring us in this life and in the eternities.

Strong family relationships don’t just happen. It takes time. It takes commitment, it takes prayer, and it takes work.

How do we teach our children to kick off worldly influences and trust the Spirit?

You were chosen to participate in His work at this time because He trusts you to make the right choices.

Because Joseph was a prophet, we have more than a window into heaven—the very doorway to the eternities is open to us.

Tomorrow’s blessings and opportunities depend on the choices we make today.

May we ever choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong.

Your eternal destiny will not be the result of chance but of choice. It is never too late to begin to choose eternal life!

We must choose to heed prophetic counsel, recognize and act upon spiritual promptings, be obedient to God’s commandments, and seek personal revelation.

L. Whitney Clayton of the Seventy teaches that we follow spiritual light in our lives when we choose to believe in the Savior and His gospel.

“Refuse the evil, and choose the good” (Isaiah 7:15).

When a woman chooses to have Christ at the center of her own heart, … she brings the Lord into the core of her home and family.

The choices we make determine our destiny.

The magnitude of our eternal happiness depends on choosing the living God and joining Him in His work.

N. Eldon Tanner - The choice to serve God, worthily made, does not necessarily preclude a home or sufficient money or income, or the things of this world which bring joy and happiness, but it does require that we must not turn away from God and the teachings of Jesus Christ while in the pursuit of our temporal needs.

I invite you to not only love each other more but love each other better.

When our converts “come alive”—and they need nourishment—in the gospel, they soon come alive as students, as parents, in their professions, and as citizens.

Sister Wright teaches that there is nothing in your life that is broken that is beyond the curative, redeeming, and enabling power of Jesus Christ.

President Nelson testifies of the power of faith in Jesus Christ to help us overcome life’s challenges. He suggests five ways to develop stronger faith.

This is Easter Sunday. I reverently witness and solemnly testify of the living Christ—He who “died, was buried, and rose again the third day.”

[The Redeemer’s] sacrifice blessed everyone, from Adam, the first, to the last of all human beings.

If you feel that the beacon of your testimony is sputtering and darkness is closing in, take courage. Keep your promises to God.

Answering our accusers in the Savior’s way.

Living according to the basic gospel principles will bring power, strength, and spiritual self-reliance into the lives of all Latter-day Saints.

“And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm” (Mark 4:39).

To the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

No other church to come out of the soil of America has grown so fast nor spread so widely. … It is a phenomenon without precedent.

There is much more yet to be done, but what has been accomplished is truly phenomenal.

This article testifies that the Book of Mormon is the promised sign that the work of the Lord has begun among all nations. “We may draw a lesson from the history of the Mexican people and their progenitors,” as it is outlined in the Book of Mormon.

As we renew and honor our covenants, our burdens can be lightened and we can continually become purified and strengthened.

The Lord makes generous promises, and He certifies that He will not vary from these promises.

Prophets and apostles stand at the head of this work today as it goes forth to all the world.

Our spiritual purpose is to overcome both sin and the desire to sin, both the taint and the tyranny of sin.

Because of God’s plan and the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can be cleansed by the process of repentance.

Nowhere are the generosity and the kindness and mercy of God more manifest than in repentance.

As we have faith in Christ and cleave unto our covenants, we will receive the joy spoken of in the holy scriptures and promised by our latter-day prophets.

I would hope that we might go to the house of the Lord a little more frequently.

Surely the Lord is blessing us as a people, and we must reach out to bless His needy wherever they may be.

We leave with you our love and our blessing. May the Spirit of the Lord dwell in your homes.

What has been said by each of the speakers represents his or her prayerful attempt to impart knowledge that will inspire.

We have been inspired and lifted to a higher appreciation of this wonderful gospel.

If we heed His words and live the commandments, we will survive this time of permissiveness and wickedness.

May we dedicate and rededicate our lives to serving God and His children—on both sides of the veil.

Individual worthiness requires a total conversion of mind and heart to be more like the Lord.

In every language, the Spirit of God—the Holy Ghost—guides, or can guide, every member of the Church.

This address was given at the 1993 Parliament of the World’s Religions, Chicago, Illinois, 2 September 1993.

We invite all of God’s children throughout the world to join us in this great endeavor.

The Church of Jesus Christ always has been and always will be a missionary church.

Come seeking to know Him, and I promise you will find Him and see Him in His true character as the risen, redeeming Savior of the world.

Elder Funk testifies of the blessings that come to those who choose to come into the fold of God by obeying the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Your personal virtue will … enable you to make the decisions that will help you be worthy to enter the temple.

It matters not where you come from, what your weaknesses are, what you look like—you belong here! The Lord loves you—each of you, collectively and individually.

In our families and in our stakes and districts, let us seek to build up Zion through unity, godliness, and charity.

Principles of love, work, self-reliance, and consecration are God given. Those who embrace them and govern themselves accordingly become pure in heart.

We want to come unto Christ because it is only in Him and through Him that we can return to the Father.

We can do difficult things and help others do the same, because we know in whom we can trust.

I do know with perfect and certain clarity through the power of the Holy Ghost that Jesus is the Christ, the Beloved Son of God.

Our Savior is the Prince of Peace, the Great Healer, the only One who can truly cleanse us from the sting of sin.

As we come unto our Savior, Jesus Christ, and purify our hearts, we will all be instruments in fulfilling the mighty promises of the Book of Mormon.

By His words and His example, Christ has shown us how to draw closer to Him.

The way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life.

May each one of us search the scriptures with diligence, plan his life with purpose, teach the truth with testimony, and serve the Lord with love.

The Lord prepares His people against the attacks of the adversary. Come, Follow Me is the Lord’s counterstrategy and proactive plan.

The admonition to “Come, follow me” and the question “What would Jesus do?” provide powerful guidelines for living.

Jesus Christ invites us to take the covenant path back home to our Heavenly Parents and be with those we love.

As the Savior’s latter-day disciples, we come unto Him by loving and serving God’s children.

Regardless of your circumstances, your personal history, or the strength of your testimony, there is room for you in this Church.

His arms are open to each of us. His truths are plain and clear, and His invitation is sure.

As we solidify in our lives the practice of listening to and heeding the voice of the living prophets, we will reap eternal blessings.

If we listen to the voice of the Lord through His living prophet and follow his counsel, we will never go astray.

The following sermon was given by Elder McConkie on 27 February 1977 in Lima, Peru. President Spencer W. Kimball was desirous that it be printed for the membership of the Church.

Henry B. Eyring describes how our baptismal covenant inspires us to extend the Savior’s compassion to those who are carrying life’s heavy burdens.

By the gift and power of the Holy Ghost, you can be guided in your trip through life.

The historical facts and the special witnesses of the Book of Mormon testify that its coming forth was indeed miraculous.

We become converted and spiritually self-reliant as we prayerfully live our covenants.

Now is the time to commit yourself to the Lord as to what you will become during this mortal probation.

This article states that the Book of Mormon is not a substitute but a supplement for the Bible, and a sacred record preserved by prophets of ancient America.

This article discusses how Aaron chided Ammon for boasting, but Ammon reminded his brother that he did not boast in his own strength, but in the strength of God. Spiritual strength is needed to serve in our earthly missions, thus we must be attuned to God through repentance, faith, good works, and continual prayer.

Prophets and apostles through the ages are our compass from the Lord. His direction through them is plain.

We have no way of knowing when our privilege to extend a helping hand will unfold before us.

Jesus Christ is our greatest example. He was surrounded by multitudes and spoke to thousands, yet He always had concern for the one.

May our testimonies of the great foundation principles of this work … shine forth from our lives and our actions.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is the way of peace. To the extent we follow it and incorporate it in our lives … will we be blessed and prospered.

I believe the Church is in better condition than it has been at any time in its entire history.