Each one of us, as sons of God, can fulfill our mission and destiny.

To know the Lord Jesus Christ, we and all mankind must receive Him. And to receive Him, we must receive His servants.

To find rest unto our souls includes peace of mind and heart, which is the result of learning and following the doctrine of Christ.

Christ has the power to bring us into loving fellowship with the Father and with one another.

We must stand firm in our faith and lift our voices to proclaim true doctrine.

We build the kingdom when we nurture others. We also build the kingdom when we speak up and testify of truth.

When we open ourselves to the Spirit, we learn God’s way and feel His will.

The love of Jesus Christ must be our guide if we are to become aware of the needs of those we can help in some way.

Elder Martinez explains blessings that come from living principles of self-reliance and participating in the Children and Youth program.

We may never know in this life why we face what we do, but we can feel confident that we can grow from the experience.

Be obedient, remember the times when you have felt the Spirit in the past, and ask in faith. Your answer will come.

Because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can all stand spotless, pure, and white before the Lord.

James O. Mason - What will these health missionaries do? A guiding principle, in the tradition of the Word of Wisdom, will place emphasis on health education and disease prevention. These health missionaries will work with priesthood leaders.

We can help others become more familiar with the promptings of the Spirit when we share our testimony of the influence of the Holy Ghost in our lives.

As first-generation members, you are the ones who begin the cycle of teaching and strengthening the next generation.

Christ paid such an enormous, enabling price for us! Will we not apply His Atonement in order to pay the much smaller price required for personal progress?

In pondering and pursuing consecration, understandably we tremble inwardly at what may be required. Yet the Lord has said consolingly, “My grace is sufficient for you” (Du0026C 17:8).

Life’s necessary defining moments come within our allotments. … Our responses are what matter. Sufficient unto each life are the tests thereof!

Perplexing things will still happen, but, like Nephi, we can still know that God loves us, a … fact which can and will sustain us through so much!

The redeeming presence of our loving Father-God in the universe is the … supernal truth which, along with His plan of happiness, reigns preeminent and imperial over all other realities.

If Joseph Smith had been the conduit for only one such divine revelation, it would be, standing alone, sufficient to ensure his prophetic greatness.

Laman and Lemuel became rebels instead of leaders, resentful instead of righteous—all because of their failure to understand either the character or the purposes of God.

By utilizing the Atonement, we access the gifts of the Holy Ghost, which “filleth with hope and perfect love” (Moro. 8:26).

Work is always a spiritual necessity even if, for some, work is not an economic necessity.

There are clusters of memories embedded in each of your lives. And these can help us to “remember how merciful the Lord hath been.”

Meekness is the real cure, for it does not merely mask selfishness but dissolves it!

The keeping of the seventh commandment is such a vital shield! By lowering or losing that shield, the much-needed blessings of heaven are lost.

Many individuals preoccupied by the cares of the world are not necessarily in transgression. But they certainly are in diversion and thus waste “the days of [their] probation” (2 Ne. 9:27).

If you want to become the person the Lord wants you to be, you had better work on it today, because it is a true principle that we become what we do.

Men who have “integrity of heart” are men to be trusted—because trust is built on integrity.

We understand and believe in the eternal nature of the family. This understanding and belief should inspire us to do everything in our power to establish a Christ-centered home.

Our lives must be centered with exactness in Christ if we are to find true joy and peace in this life.

The most important thing we can do in this life is to keep the promises or covenants we have made with the Lord.

Our ability to endure to the end in righteousness will be in direct proportion to the strength of our testimony and the depth of our conversion.

Stay strong and make good choices that will allow you to eat the fruit of the tree of life.

Palmyra was the stage of the Restoration, where the Father’s voice would be heard after nearly two millennia.

The following sermon was given by Elder McConkie on 27 February 1977 in Lima, Peru. President Spencer W. Kimball was desirous that it be printed for the membership of the Church.

Bruce R. McConkie - As the spirit children of the Eternal Father, we have been placed on earth to be tried and tested, to see if we will keep his commandments and do those things which will qualify us to return to his presence and be like him. He has planted in our hearts an instinctive desire to worship, to seek salvation, to love and serve a power or being greater than ourselves. Worship is implicit in existence itself.

Our Father in Heaven has provided for us all that is required so that we can become holy as He is holy.

May we choose to serve a righteous cause as valiant emissaries of our Lord Jesus Christ.

To be in harmony with heaven’s divine purposes, we sustain the prophet and choose to live according to his words.

Every moment of precious prayer can be holy time spent with our Father, in the name of the Son, by the power of the Holy Ghost.

What matters most is the attitude or spirit by which the teacher teaches.

The Lord has provided the way for every worthy Latter-day Saint to teach in the Savior’s way.

Elder McConkie teaches about the importance of learning about Jesus Christ and helping one another come unto Him.

We can do difficult things and help others do the same, because we know in whom we can trust.

Even while we are patiently waiting upon the Lord, there are certain blessings that come to us immediately.

Tragedies never triumph where personal righteousness prevails.

Our vision of you and your work looks beyond the outward appearance of a boy and sees instead a bearer of the holy priesthood outfitted with its attendant powers, duties, and blessings.

Principles of love, work, self-reliance, and consecration are God given. Those who embrace them and govern themselves accordingly become pure in heart.

We need Heavenly Father’s help. Important sources of this help come through man’s service to his fellowman, through prayer, and through focus on Christ.

Just being a member of this Church is not enough. Nor is merely going through the motions of membership sufficient.

Jesus, the very thought of Thee fills my heart with inexpressible joy. It controls every part of my being.

We call upon priesthood bearers to store sufficient so that you and your family can weather the vicissitudes of life.

Duty does not require perfection, but it does require diligence. It is not simply what is legal; it is what is virtuous.

You and the Aaronic Priesthood office you hold are essential to Heavenly Father’s work with His children and the preparation of this earth for the Second Coming.

Have faith in Christ, trust Him, come unto Him, follow Him. … Step by step the way will unfold before you until … you are back where you belong.

Children need to know that having faith in the Savior and following Him will help them receive peace in this troubled world.

The Savior, Jesus Christ, showed us the way to happiness and told us everything we need to do to be happy.

This year we celebrate the 125th year since Primary was organized. It was organized by a prophet of God to help children learn and live the gospel of Jesus Christ with joy.

This is our charge, this is our opportunity, to diligently teach and testify to our children of the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Focusing on the things that are most important—especially those things “down the road,” those eternal things—is a key to maneuvering through this life.