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• We are not asking everyone to do everything. We are simply asking all members to pray, knowing that if every member, young and old, will reach out to just “one” between now and Christmas, millions will feel the love of the Lord Jesus Christ. And what a wonderful gift to the Savior.

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  Jesus, Knowing, Asking

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• It is impossible for us to fail when we do our best when we are on the Lord's errand.

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  Inspirational, Spiritual, Errands

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• ...We need to strive to keep things in proper balance. Good balance comes in doing things in a timely way and in not procrastinating our preparation or waiting to fulfill our responsibilities until the last minute.

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  Responsibility, Waiting, Preparation

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• The Savior’s words are simple, yet their meaning is profound and deeply significant. We are to love God and to love and care for our neighbors as ourselves. Imagine what good we can do in the world if we all join together, united as followers of Christ, anxiously and busily responding to the needs of others and serving those around us — our families, our friends, our neighbors, our fellow citizens.

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  Simple, Profound, Together

  "Be Anxiously Engaged" by M. Russell Ballard, www.lds.org. October 2012.

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• The words of the Lord are found in the scriptures and the teachings of the apostles and prophets. They provide us counsel and direction that, when followed, will act like a spiritual life jacket and will help us know how to hold on with both hands.

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  Spiritual, Teaching, Hands

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• Do not shift your focus from serving others to focusing exclusively on school, work, or social activities.

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  School, Focus, Serving Others

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• Of this you may be certain: The Lord especially loves righteous women-women who are not only faithful but filled with faith, women who are optimistic and cheerful because they know who they are and where they are going, women who are striving to live and serve as women of God.

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  Optimistic, Faithful, Cheerful

  M. Russell Ballard (2002). “As Women of God”, Bookcraft

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• Those of you who have fallen prey to any kind of addiction, there is hope because God loves all of His children

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  Children, Addiction, Kind

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• Crisis or transition of any kind reminds us of what matters most. In the routine of life, we often take our families-our parents and children and siblings-for granted. But in times of danger and need and change, there is no question that what we care about most is our families! It will be even more so when we leave this life and enter into the spirit world. Surely the first people we will seek to find there will be father, mother, spouse, children, and siblings.

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  Mother, Children, Father

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• When it comes right down to it, people are quite similar. We may come from different backgrounds, cultures, and economic circumstances, and our attitudes and perspectives may vary. But in the heart-where it really counts-we're a lot alike.

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  Attitude, Heart, People

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• We can all be more consistently involved in missionary work by replacing our fear with real faith.

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  Real, Missionary, Involved

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• A mother's nurturing love arouses in children, from their earliest days on earth, an awakening of the memories of love and goodness they experience in their premortal existence, Because our mothers love us, we learn, or more accurately remember, that God also loves us

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  Mother, Children, Memories

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• Focus on fruitful relationships that bring you closer to Jesus Christ.

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  Jesus, Focus, Jesus Christ

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• Because of Jesus Christ, peace can replace guilt. Healthy relationships can be restored. Addictions can be overcome.

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  Jesus, Addiction, Healthy

  Twitter post from Nov 14, 2016

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• The joy of motherhood comes in moments. ... Families need unstructured time when relationships can deepen and real parenting can take place. Take time to listen, to laugh, and to play together.

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  Mother, Real, Play

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• Trust your father. He is not perfect, but he loves you and would never do anything he didn't think was in your best interest. So talk to him. Share your thoughts and feelings, your dreams and your fears. The more he knows about your life, the better chance he has to understand your concerns and to give you good counsel.

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  Dream, Father, Love You

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• Members are more likely to seek counsel from leaders from whom they feel sincere love emanating.

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  Leader, Sincere, Members

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• What we need now is the greatest generation of young adults in the history of the Church. We need your whole heart and soul. In other words, it's time to raise the bar not only for missionaries but also for returned missionaries and for your entire generation.

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  Heart, Soul, Church

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• We should seek at all times to purify ourselves and to lead such worthy lives that the Light of Christ emanates from us in all that we say and do.

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  Light, Christ, Should

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• Family councils, led by righteous, loving parents who are striving to teach their children to love and respect each other, can make a difference in creating a sense of discipline, order and loving cooperation in the home.

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  Children, Home, Order

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• Sometimes we need a personal crisis to reinforce in our minds what we really value and cherish. The scriptures are filled with examples of people facing crises before learning how to better serve God and others. Perhaps if you, too, search your hearts and courageously assess the priorities in your life, you may discover, as I did, that you need a better balance among your priorities.

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  Heart, People, Priorities

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• There is great power in prayer. I strongly encourage personal and family prayer, which are important in building strong families. I'm wondering if many of you parents, you couples, have lost that essential moment of kneeling together at the end of the day, just the two of you, holding hands and saying your prayers. If that has slipped away from your daily routine, may I suggest you put it back-beginning tonight!

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  Strong, Prayer, Couple

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• Just as He had done with David, Samuel, and Joseph of the Old Testament, God took an innocent, unlearned boy, one still unsullied by the world and pliable to His divine will, and molded and shaped him into His chosen prophet.

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  Boys, Done, World

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• I believe that every human soul is teaching something to someone nearly every minute here in mortality.

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  Teacher, Believe, Teaching

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• Sometimes we go so focused on bringing people to the meetinghouse that we forget we are supposed to be bringing them to Christ.

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  People, Sometimes, Forget

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