Truth
Young Single Adult Gems - 9 October 2009
The Pathway Leading to Truth Is Clear
“To those who humbly seek, there is no need to stumble or falter along the pathway leading to truth. It is well marked by our Heavenly Father. We must first have a desire to know for ourselves. We must study. We must pray. We must do the will of the Father. And then we will know the truth, and the truth will make us free.”
Daily Gems - 29 April 2009
Solemn Witness
"I express my solemn witness that the Book of Mormon is true. It is a book that has brought about a mighty change in my life. I know that God lives. Jesus is the Christ. His gospel has been restored to the earth. President Thomas S. Monson is His prophet and living oracle at this time. The Spirit I feel as I daily read, ponder, and pray about the book of Mormon strengthens my understanding and testimony of these things and reaffirms to me that they are true."
Topics: Testimony, Book of Mormon, Truth
Young Single Adult Gems - 20 April 2009
Remember the Solemn Truth
"Important to remember is the solemn truth: Obedience to God's law will bring liberty and eternal life, whereas disobedience will bring captivity and death."
Young Single Adult Gems - 17 April 2009
The Lord's Pattern for Making Decisions
"The pattern of the Lord is for His children to make decisions based upon eternal truth. This requires that your life continue to be centered in the commandments of God. Thus, decisions are made in accordance with unchanging truths, aided by prayer and the guidance of the Holy Ghost. In addition to your own strength and capacity, you will enjoy divine inspiration and power when needed. Your actions will be predictable and will bless the lives of all in the circle of your influence. You will have a meaningful life of purpose, peace, and happiness.
"There is no guarantee that life will be easy for anyone. We grow and learn more rapidly by facing and overcoming challenges. You are here to prove yourself, to develop, and to overcome. There will be constant challenges that cause you to think, to make proper judgments, and to act righteously. You will grow from them. However, there are some challenges you never need to encounter. They are those associated with serious transgression. As you continue to avoid such mistakes, your life will be simpler and happier."
Young Single Adult Gems - 23 March 2009
Always Choose the Right
"You will have challenges and hard decisions to make throughout your life. Be determined now to always do what is right and let the consequence follow. The consequence will always be for your best good. You will learn that it is easiest over the long run to stand for what is right and do the difficult thing to begin with. Once you take that position, following through is not too hard. An individual who cuts corners and justifies some departure from true standards for whatever reason finds that seeds are planted that produce problems later. Those problems are far more difficult to overcome than taking a correct stand initially.
"Do what is right even though it seems you will be alone in so doing, that you are going to lose friends, that you will be criticized. What you will find is that by doing what is right, after a period of testing, the finest friends will be discovered and you can mutually support each other in your resolve to be obedient to all of the commandments of the Lord.
"I have never been sorry on any occasion when I stood for what was right—even against severe criticism. As you learn that truth, you will also discover that when you have taken a determined stand for right, when you have established personal standards and made covenants to keep them, when temptations come and you act according to your standards, you will be reinforced and given strength beyond your own capacity if that is needed. Difficulty comes when you enter the battle of temptation without a fixed plan. That is what Satan desires, for then you are ripe for defeat."
Topics: Truth
Daily Gems - 17 February 2009
Courage and Spiritual Fortification
"Abinadi was a man of unwavering courage who stood for truth when it was unpopular to do so. As he courageously called the people to repentance, he knew his own life was in jeopardy. In your mind's eye, you can see the riveting scene of Abinadi, who had just had a death sentence pronounced upon him, he had an opportunity to save himself by denying his faith and testimony, but instead he fearlessly proclaimed, 'I say unto you, I will not recall the words which I have spoken unto you concerning this people, for they are true' (Mosiah 17:9).
"We may not have to lose our lives in defense of truth, but we can, just like Abinadi, draw ourselves to full stature, and with full heart and energy, valiantly proclaiming that Jesus Christ is our Savior. He was and is the Son of the Almighty. He lives and He loves us.
". . . The Lord has said to us: 'Therefore, fear not, little flock; do good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot prevail' (D&C 6:34, 36). We must fortify ourselves. That sure spiritual fortification is found in two words—Jesus Christ."
Daily Gems - 4 February 2009
Spiritual Knowledge
"Gain pure testimony. This testimony is the confirmation by the Holy Ghost that God is our Father and Jesus is the Christ (see M. Russell Ballard, "Pure Testimony," Ensign, Nov. 2004, 40-41), The light and truth we see in all things urge us to obtain knowledge by study and by faith, which precedes the confirmation by the Spirit (see D&C 9:7-8). We can learn much of God's handiwork and goodness by our physical senses. But an even deeper testimony is revealed as we spiritually seek the truth 'with real intent' (Moroni 10:4). President Spencer W. Kimball said: 'The treasures of both secular and spiritual knowledge are hidden ones—but hidden from those who do not properly search and strive to find them. . . . Spiritual knowledge is not available merely for the asking; even prayers are not enough. It takes persistence and dedication of one's life' (The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, ed. Edward L. Kimball [1982], 389-90)."
Daily Gems - 20 January 2009
The Light Which Giveth Life
"In 1832 the Lord revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith a true and powerful doctrine about spiritual light, the Light of Christ:
" 'Which light proceedeth forth from the presence of God to fill the immensity of space—The light which is in all things, which giveth life to all things, which is the law by which all things are governed, even the power of God who sitteth upon his throne" (D&C 88:12-13).
"President Boyd K. Packer reinforced this truth in saying: 'The Light of Christ is also described in the scriptures as "the Spirit of Jesus Christ." . . . The Spirit of Christ can enlighten the inventor, the scientist, the painter, the sculptor, the composer, the performer, the architect, the author to produce great, even inspired things for the blessing and good of all mankind' ("The Light of Christ," Ensign, Apr. 2005, 8, 10).
"Recent scientific thinking on the fundamental properties of light is indeed stunning. Today scientists even describe light as a 'carrier' (see 2 Nephi 33:1; see also Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, comp. Bruce R. McConkie, 3 vols. [1954-56], 1:54) or 'messenger' (see D&C 45:9) or 'mediator' (see M. Russell Ballard, "Pure Testimony," Ensign, Nov. 2004, 40-41). How profound are the doctrines of the Lord!"
Topics: Light of Christ, Truth
Youth Gems - 7 October 2008
Testimony
"One of the greatest things about our Heavenly Father's plan for His children is that each of us can know the truth of that plan for ourselves. That revealed knowledge does not come from books, from scientific proof, or from intellectual pondering. As with the Apostle Peter, we can receive that knowledge directly from our Heavenly Father through the witness of the Holy Ghost.
"When we know spiritual truths by spiritual means, we can be just as sure of that knowledge as scholars and scientists are of the different kinds of knowledge they have acquired by different methods.
"The Prophet Joseph Smith provided a wonderful example of this. When he was persecuted for telling people about his vision, he likened his circumstance to the Apostle Paul, who was ridiculed and reviled as he made his defense before King Agrippa (see Acts 26). 'But all this did not destroy the reality of his vision,' Joseph said. 'He had seen a vision, he knew he had, and all the persecution under heaven could not make it otherwise. . . . So it was with me,' Joseph continued. 'I had actually seen a light, and in the midst of that light I saw two Personages, and they did in reality speak to me. . . . I had seen a vision; I knew it, and I knew that God knew it, and I could not deny it, neither dared I' (Joseph Smith—History 1:24-25)."
Youth Gems - 2 October 2008
The True and Living Church
"This is the true Church, the only true Church, because in it are the keys of the priesthood. Only in this Church has the Lord lodged the power to seal on earth and to seal in heaven as He did in the time of the Apostle Peter. Those keys were restored to Joseph Smith, who then was authorized to confer them upon the members of the Quorum of the Twelve.
"When the Prophet Joseph was murdered, the enemies of the Church thought that the Church would die. They thought it was the creation of a mortal man and therefore would perish with him. But their hopes were dashed. It was the true Church, and it also had the power to live on, even when those chosen for a time to lead it died.
". . . The keys of the priesthood are held by mortals, but the way has been prepared by the Lord for the keys to remain functioning on the earth so long as the people exercise faith both that the keys are on the earth and that they have been passed on by the will of God to His chosen servants."
Young Single Adult Gems - 4 June 2008
Understanding Sacred Things
"True doctrine, understood, changes attitudes and behavior. The study of the doctrines of the gospel will improve behavior quicker than a study of behavior will improve behavior."
Topics: Truth
Youth Gems - 4 October 2007
Truth
"Clear declaration of truth makes a difference in people's lives. That is what changes hearts. That is what the Holy Ghost can confirm in the hearts of God's children.
Daily Gems - 21 June 2007
Plan of Salvation Available to All
"God our Father and Jesus Christ through Joseph Smith brought to pass the Restoration, . . . the resplendent light of truth and the Church of Jesus Christ are again on earth, . . . the true nature of God the Father and His Son has been again revealed, and . . . the proper way to receive spiritual guidance has been clarified. I testify that God's plan of salvation has been made available to all who will honestly seek it. Embrace it. Live it for your peace and happiness."
Topics: Restoration, Truth
Church History Gems - 17 January 2007
The Everlasting Gospel
"We have received the everlasting gospel, the same that existed in the days of Jesus; and it is this that has enlightened our minds, enlarged our capacities, and given us a knowledge of the past and of the future, and it has thus revealed to us the purposes of God, and through the order, and organization of this priesthood we are blessed, saved, protected, and upheld as we are at this day."
Topics: Truth
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