M. Russell Ballard Quotes - Page 4

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• When a leader in the Church inspires council members with vision, he helps them focus on their real mission so that they are ministering to people rather than merely administering programs.

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  Real, People, Focus

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• No matter how difficult the trial... we can take comfort in knowing that others before us have borne life's most grievous trials and tragedies by looking to heaven.

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  Inspirational, Spiritual, Knowing

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• My dear young women, with all my heart I urge you not to look to contemporary culture for your role models and mentors. Please look to your faithful mothers for a pattern to follow. Model yourselves after them, not after celebrities whose standards are not the Lord's standards and whose values may not reflect an eternal perspective. Look to your mother.

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  Mother, Heart, Role Models

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• It is the parents duty to intervene when they see wrong choices being made.

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  Teaching, Choices, Parent

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• Sacrifice is a demonstration of pure love.

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  Sacrifice, Demonstration, Pure Love

  M. Russell Ballard (2001). “When Thou Art Converted: Continuing Our Search for Happiness”, Deseret Book Company

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• Fourth, come home from work and take an active role with your family. Don't put work, friends, or sports ahead of listening to, playing with, and teaching your children.

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  Sports, Children, Teaching

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• To innovate does not necessarily mean to expand; very often it means to simplify.

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  Mean, Doe, Simplify

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• When you understand the Atonement, then you understand the joy of being rescued.

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  Joy, Atonement

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• There is no other relationship quite like that which can and should exist between a boy and his dad. It can be one of the most nurturing, joyful relationships in life, one that can have a profound impact on who boys become and also on who dads become.

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  Dad, Boys, Impact

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• The Lord does not want us to "miss supper." In fact, He has a great feast prepared for those who return clean and pure through the door.

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  Doors, Missing, Doe

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• The love that exists between people who share religious values and experiences can be the most satisfying and unifying force this side of the solid, happy family.

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  Religious, People, Sides

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• Learning the lessons of the past allows you to walk boldly in the light without running the risk of stumbling in the darkness. This is the way it's supposed to work. This is God's plan: father and mother, grandfather and grandmother teaching their children; children learning from them and then becoming a more righteous generation through their own personal experiences and opportunities. Learning the lessons of the past allows you to build personal testimony on a solid bedrock of obedience, faith, and the witness of the Spirit.

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  Mother, Running, Children

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• There is a big difference between an honest mistake made in a moment of spiritual weakness and a willfull decision to disobey persistently the commandments of God. Those who deliberately choose to violate God's commandments or ignore the standards of the Church, even when promising themselves and others that someday they will be strong enough to repent, are stepping into a dangerously slippery slope upon which many have lost their spiritual footing.

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  Spiritual, Strong, Mistake

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• The answer is, of course, to simplify, to prioritize, and in some cases, to use a well-known phrase, "Just say no!" But actually doing it may prove to be one of the real challenges in our complicated, overheated lives.

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  Real, Challenges, Balance

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• When the Spirit is present, people are not offended when you share your feelings about the gospel.

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  People, Feelings, Missionary

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• Because the eternal principle of agency gives us the freedom to choose and think for ourselves, we should become increasingly able to solve problems. We may make the occasional mistake, but as long as we are following gospel principles and guidelines, we can learn from those mistakes and become more understanding of others and more effective in serving them.

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  Mistake, Thinking, Agency

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• What would be the cumulative effect of millions of small, compassionate acts performed daily by us because of our heartfelt Christian love for others? Over time this would have a transformative effect upon all of our Heavenly Father's children through the extension of His love to them through us.

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  Christian, Children, Father

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

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• In your morning prayer each new day, ask Heavenly Father to guide you to recognize an opportunity to serve one of His precious children.

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  Morning, Prayer, Children

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• It is a shortsighted priesthood leader who doesn't see the value in calling upon the sisters to share the understanding and inspiration they possess.

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  Inspiration, Leader, Understanding

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• There are conversations going on about the Church constantly. Those conversations will continue whether or not we choose to participate in them. But we cannot stand on the sidelines while others, including our critics, attempt to define what our Church teaches... We are living in a world saturated with all kinds of voices. Perhaps now, more than ever, we have a major responsibility as Latter-day Saints to define ourselves, instead of letting others define us.

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  Responsibility, Lds, Voice

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• Do not think that you are too busy to study the gospel.

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  Thinking, Study, Busy

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• The family is not just the basic unit of society; it is the basic unit of eternity.

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  Eternity, Units

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• One who lays claim to special privilege through the priesthood doesn't understand the nature of his authority.

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  Special, Privilege, Authority

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• It is almost impossible for children and youth to find their way through the seas of life without the guiding light of a good example.

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  Life, Children, Light

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• Procreative power & priesthood power are shared by husband & wife

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  Husband, Wife, Husband Wife

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