Friday, April 20, 2012

When our hearts are filled with the love of God




Our Heavenly Father is mindful of each of us and our needs.



Husbands and wives should understand that their first calling from which they will never be released is to one another and then to their children. I pray the Lord that the families of the Church will be blessed, parents and children, that this work will roll forth as the Father intends.



He Truly Loves Us
Because of the heaven-designed pattern of the family, we more fully understand how our
Heavenly Father truly loves each of us equally and fully. Heavenly Father truly loves each of us equally and fully. I testify that it is true. God does know and love us. He has given us a vision of His holy place and called prophets and apostles to teach the principles and the patterns that will bring us back to Him. As we strive to awaken the desire to know in ourselves and in others and as we live the patterns we discover,
we will be drawn toward Him.



Our lives of service and sacrifice are the most appropriate expressions of our commitment to serve the Master and our fellowmen. Just as the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ is at the center of the plan of salvation, we followers of Christ must make our own sacrifices to prepare for the destiny that plan provides for us.



If we have faith in Jesus Christ, the hardest as well as the easiest times in life can be a blessing.


If we are to prosper rather than perish, we must gain a vision of ourselves as the Savior sees us.


As you seek to live the gospel and doctrine of Christ, the Holy Ghost will guide you and your family. He has promised if we will follow Him, He will lead us safely back into the presence of our Heavenly Father.



Please listen to the prompting of the Holy Spirit telling you right now, this very moment,
that you should accept the atoning gift of the Lord Jesus Christ.



We become converted and spiritually self-reliant as we prayerfully live our covenants.
I share my special witness that God so loves each one of us “that he gave his only begotten Son” to atone for our sins. He knows us and waits for us, even when we are a great way off. As we act on our desires and come to ourselves, we will be “encircled about eternally in the arms of his love” and welcomed home.



You are striving to raise your children in righteousness and truth, knowing that while you cannot change the past, you can shape the future. Take courage. Have faith and hope.
Consider the present with fortitude and look to the future with confidence.



Our daily question must be, “Do my actions place me in the Lord’s or in the enemy’s territory?”
“You can’t be right by doing wrong; you can’t be wrong by doing right.”



God loves all His children. He wants all of them to return to Him.
He desires everyone to be in tune with the sacred music of faith.



We receive help from our Father in Heaven in response to our faith, obedience, and the proper use of agency.
May the Lord inspire you to understand and use the principles that lead to personal revelation and inspiration.



When our hearts are filled with the love of God, we become “kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving.”
Lay your burden at the Savior’s feet. Let go of judgment. Allow Christ’s Atonement to change and heal your heart. Love one another. Forgive one another. The merciful will obtain mercy.
Of this I testify in the name of the One who loved so well and so completely that He gave His life for us, His friends in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.


 

The purpose of the Church is to help us live the gospel. The Lord wants the members of His Church to be fully converted to His gospel. This is the only sure way to have spiritual safety now and happiness forever.


  

Teaching our children to understand is more than just imparting information.
It’s helping our children get the doctrine into their hearts.


Wise parents prepare their children to get along without them. They provide opportunities for growth as children acquire the spiritual maturity to exercise their agency properly.



How much better it would be if all could be more aware of God’s
providence and love and express that gratitude to Him.


Faith, family, and relief these three simple words have come to express
the vision of prophets for sisters in the Church.



It is my hope and prayer that we will continue to bear nobly our burdens
and to reach out to those among us who are suffering.


The work of naturally and normally sharing the gospel with those we care about and love will be the work and joy of our lives. This is the work of our Heavenly Father and His Son. I know that They live and that They answer prayers. As we act on those promptings, having faith in Their ability to bring about a miracle, miracles will occur and lives will change.



This is our message, the rock upon which we build, the foundation of everything else in the Church. Like all that comes from God, this doctrine is pure, it is clear, it is easy to understand even for a child.
With glad hearts, we invite all to receive it.



We can be delivered from the ways of evil and wickedness by turning to the teachings of the holy scriptures. The Savior is the Great Deliverer, for He delivers us from death and from sin.
I declare that Jesus is the Christ and that we can draw close to Him by reading the Book of Mormon.

l.  tom perry


As you love Him, trust Him, believe Him, and follow Him, you will feel His love and approval.
At that time, our eyes will be fixed on Him, and our souls will be riveted on the question, “What thinks Christ of me?” He lives. I so testify in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.


Sacred things are to be treated with more care, given greater deference, and regarded with deeper reverence.



God, our Father, and Jesus Christ, our Lord, have marked the way to perfection. They beckon us to follow eternal verities and to become perfect, as They are perfect.


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