Preparing for Eternal Life

“Remember, eternity is now, not a vague, distant future. We prepare each day, right now, for eternal life. If we are not preparing for eternal life, we are preparing for something else, perhaps something far less.” – Elder M. Russell Ballard, from a talk entitled “Spiritual Development“

Identity

‎”Neither professions nor possessions should define identity or self-worth. The Savior, for example, was a humble carpenter, but that hardly defined His life.” – Elder Lynn G. Robbins of the Seventy, in a talk entitled “What Manner of Men and Women Ought Ye to Be?“

In a Time of Turmoil

‎”We live in a time of turmoil. Earthquakes and tsunamis wreak devastation, governments collapse, economic stresses are severe, the family is under attack, and divorce rates are rising. We have great cause for concern. But we do not need to let our fears displace our faith. We can combat those fears by strengthening our faith.” … Read more

The Wisdom of this World

“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.” (1 Corinthians 3:19) The point of that couplet is probably well understood – that our greatest worldly knowledge and book-learning here on Earth don’t amount to a hill of beans in the eyes of the Almighty. I looked up some synonyms for “foolishness” and “foolish” and found these possibilities: Stupidish, sillyness, idiocity, thoughtlessness, unwise, imprudent, irrational. Long … Read more

For Times of Trouble

The following is by Jeffrey R. Holland. Talk is titled For Times of Trouble, 18 March 1980. … Some things are not under your control. Some disappointments come regardless of your effort and preparation, for God wishes us to be strong as well as good. … Thomas Edison devoted ten years and all of his money to … Read more