Seek His Wisdom

“I offer a plea that each of us will seek to live closer to the Lord and to commune with Him more frequently and with increased faith. Fathers and mothers, pray over your children. Pray that they may be shielded from the evils of the world. Pray that they may grow in faith and knowledge. Pray that they may be directed toward lives that will be profitable and good. Husbands, pray for your wives. Express unto the Lord your gratitude for them and plead with Him in their behalf. Wives, pray for your husbands. Many of them walk a very difficult road with countless problems and great perplexities. Plead with the Almighty that they may be guided, blessed, protected, inspired in their righteous endeavors. Pray for peace in the earth, that the Almighty who governs the universe will stretch forth His hand and let His Spirit brood upon the people, that the nations may not rage one against another. Pray for the weather. We have floods in one area and drought in another. I am satisfied that if enough prayers ascend to heaven for moisture upon the land, the Lord will answer those prayers for the sake of the righteous. Pray for wisdom and understanding as you walk the difficult paths of your lives. If you are determined to do foolish and imprudent things, I think the Lord will not prevent you. But if you seek His wisdom and follow the counsel of the impressions that come to you, I am confident that you will be blessed.”

 

Gordon B. Hinckley

 

“…There is a big difference between mere desire and covenant. When we just
desire something, we will work towards achieving it only when convenient.
But when we are bound by a sacred covenant, like baptism, we are learning to
overcome all obstacles through obedience, and in so doing we will be blessed
with the presence of the Spirit and therefore eventually with achievement.
We are beginning to become alive as we take, knowingly, full responsibility
for our own life and as we stop blaming circumstances.”

F. Enzio Busche

“There is no peace in reflecting on the pain of old wounds. There is peace
only in repentance and forgiveness. This is the sweet peace of the Christ,
who said, ‘blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.’

Gordon B. Hinckley

“Being blessed with hope, let us, as disciples, reach out to all who, for whatever reason, have ‘moved away from the hope of the gospel’. Let us reach to lift hands which hang hopelessly down.”

Neal A. Maxwell

“…Faith will not prevent life’s problems but will help when things go wrong. Bad things happen to good people. Accidents occur. Some married couples may not be blessed with children. Others may not marry in this life, or they may find themselves married to one who fails to keep the commandments of God. The Lord is aware of these circumstances. He will bestow all the blessings that He has in store for His faithful children-in His own way and in His own time. Be righteous, be patient, keep an eternal perspective, and you will be protected.”

Russell M. Nelson

“Our Heavenly Father has chosen not to reveal many details of our premortal life with Him. Perhaps this is because we can learn many things simply by observing the pattern for righteous families He established on the earth. Carefully observing and conscientiously living in accordance with righteous family patterns on earth is at the core of our quest to know the Father.”

Quentin L. Cook

“Jesus Christ wants to empower our lives, according to our own righteous choices,

to that dimension that, through our faith and our doings,

the circumstances whose prisoners we were in the past will eventually change.”

F. Enzio Busche

“…Between the poles of sin and adversity, lie such intermediate points as unwise choices and hasty judgments. In these cases, it may be unclear just how much personal fault we bear for the bitter fruits we may taste or cause others to taste. Bitterness may taste the same, whatever its source, and it can destroy our peace, break our hearts, and separate us from God. Could it be that the great át-one-ment’ of Christ could put back together the broken parts and give beauty to the ashes of experience such as this? I believe that it does, because tasting the bitter in all its forms is a deliberate part of the great plan of life. This consequence of the Fall was not just a terrible mistake; rather, it gives mortality its profound meaning: ‘

 

They taste the bitter, that they may know to prize the good’

 

Bruce C. Hafen

 

 

 

“To straightway follow our Savior requires effort on our part…Actions are preceded by thoughts and planning. All of us must take charge of our own lives. We must evaluate the choices that are open to us, and then we must act positively on our own decision. An old proverb states, á journey of one thousand miles begins with the first step.’ The word straightway suggests the urgency to take that first step toward any worthy goal.”

 

Marvin J. Ashton