Jesus Christ

Genuine Hope Is Needed

“Genuine hope is urgently needed in order to be more loving even as the love of many waxes cold; more merciful, even when misunderstood or misrepresented; more holy, even as the world ripens in iniquity; more courteous and patient in a coarsening and curt world; and more full of heartfelt hope, even when other men’s hearts fail them. Whatever our particular furrow, we are to ‘plow in hope,’ without looking back or letting yesterday hold tomorrow hostage (1 Cor. 9:10).”

Neal A. Maxwell, "Brightness of Hope,"Ensign, Nov. 1994, 3

Topics: Hope

12 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

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Stand as a Witness

“Every person who receives baptism into the Church and has received and felt the confirmation of the Spirit through the gift of the Holy Ghost stands as a witness ‘of God at all times and in all things, and in all places’ (Mosiah 18:9).”

Loren C. Dunn, “Witnesses,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 28

Topics: Holy Ghost, Proclaim the Gospel

18 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am

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Righteousness and the Word of God

“In our time the belief that science and technology can solve all of mankind’s problems has become a theocracy. I would despair if I thought our eternal salvation depended on scientific, technical, or secular knowledge separate from righteousness and the word of God. The word of God as spoken by His prophets through the centuries justifies no other conclusion.”

James E. Faust, “The Shield of Faith,” Ensign, May 2000, 17

Topics: Faith

3 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

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Security

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things. Peace of mind comes from strengthened faith in Jesus Christ. Happiness comes from being diligent in keeping covenants made at baptism and in the holy temples of the Lord.”

Kent D. Watson, “Being Temperate in All Things,” Ensign, Nov. 2009, 39

Topics: Faith

8 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am

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Becoming Submissive

“As one’s will is increasingly submissive to the will of God, he can receive inspiration and revelation so much needed to help meet the trials of life. In the trying and very defining Isaac episode, faithful Abraham ‘staggered not . . . through unbelief’ (Rom. 4:20).”

Neal A. Maxwell, “Swallowed Up in the Will of the Father,’” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 23–24

Topics: Righteousness

13 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am