David A. Bednar quotes

Sometimes we may ask God for success, and He gives us physical and mental stamina. We might plead for prosperity, and we receive enlarged perspective and increased patience, or we petition for growth and are blessed with the gift of grace. He may bestow upon us conviction and confidence as we strive to achieve worthy goals. (David A. Bednar)
We should remember that saying 'I love you' is only a beginning. We need to say it, we need to mean it, and most importantly we need consistently to show it. We need to both express and demonstrate love. View quote
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One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others. View quote
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Testimony is personal knowledge, based upon the witness of the Holy Ghost, that certain facts of eternal significance are true. View quote
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Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence. View quote
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Knowing that the gospel is true is the essence of a testimony. Consistently being true to the gospel is the essence of conversion. View quote
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In the strength of the Lord we can do and endure and overcome all things. View quote
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To be offended is a choice we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something else. View quote
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The Lord knows who we really are, what we really think, what we really do, and who we really are becoming. View quote
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Every sincere prayer is heard and answered by our Heavenly Father, but the answers we receive may not be what we expect or come to us when we want or in the way we anticipate. View quote
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Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for others. (David A. Bednar)
Many of the lessons we are to learn in mortality can only be received through the things we experience and sometimes suffer. And God expects and trusts us to face temporary mortal adversity with His help so we can learn what we need to learn and ultimately become what we are to become in eternity. View quote
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The spirit of revelation is available to every person who receives by proper priesthood authority the saving ordinances of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins and the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost - and who is acting in faith to fulfill the priesthood injunction to 'receive the Holy Ghost.' View quote
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Ordinary men are given the authority of the priesthood. Worthiness and willingness - not experience, expertise, or education - are the qualifications for priesthood ordination. View quote
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Disciples who are steadfast and immovable do not become fanatics or extremists, are not overzealous, and are not preoccupied with misguided gospel hobbies. View quote
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Obedience to the law of chastity will increase our happiness in mortality and make possible our progress in eternity. View quote
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If all opposition were curtailed, if all maladies were removed, then the primary purposes of the Father's plan would be frustrated. View quote
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Our sincere desire should be to have both clean hands and a pure heart - both a remission of sins from day to day and to walk guiltless before God. View quote
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A home with a loving and loyal husband and wife is the supreme setting in which children can be reared in love and righteousness and in which the spiritual and physical needs of children can be met. View quote
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Testimony is the beginning of and a prerequisite to continuing conversion. Testimony is a point of departure; it is not an ultimate destination. Strong testimony is the foundation upon which conversion is established. Testimony alone is not and will not be enough to protect us in the latter-day storm of darkness and evil in which we are living. View quote
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By divine design, men and women are intended to progress together toward perfection and a fulness of glory. Because of their distinctive temperaments and capacities, males and females each bring to a marriage relationship unique perspectives and experiences. (David A. Bednar)
Conversion is an offering of self, of love, and of loyalty we give to God in gratitude for the gift of testimony. View quote
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Proclaiming the gospel is not an activity in which we periodically and temporarily engage. View quote
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Nothing about the priesthood is self-centered. The priesthood always is used to serve, to bless, and to strengthen other people. View quote
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Worldly influences would hinder use of our agency afforded through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. But we are agents who can act, and that affects everything in terms of how we live the gospel in our daily lives. It affects how we pray, how we study the scriptures, how we worship at church. View quote
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