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“Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games, or pop psychology. It is an act of the faith in the God of grace.” -Brennan Manning
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“Here in our land and in other lands many have been drifting toward a religion which says much about rights but little about duties; a religion which thinks only about humanity and little about God; which lays great stress on service but little stress on faith; which puts all the emphasis on man and his power and very little on God and His power.” -William Thomas Manning
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“Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus.” -Neal A. Maxwell
“God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability!” -Neal A. Maxwell: ‘It’s Service, not Status, That Counts,’ in “Ensign” (July 1975) magazine, page 7 (similar quotation attributed to Mary Kay Ash)
Neal Ash Maxwell was born on 6 July 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America. He became a soldier in World War 2, a religious missionary, a college professor, and a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Neal Ash Maxwell passed on at 78 years of age on 21 July 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America.
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“The happiest sweetest tenderest homes are not those where there has been no sorrow but those which have been overshadowed with grief and where Christs comfort was accepted. The very memory of the sorrow is a gentle benediction that broods ever over the household like the silence that comes after prayer. There is a blessing sent from God in every burden of sorrow.” -James Russell Miller
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’Twas a sheep not a lamb that strayed away In the parable Jesus told; A grown-up sheep that had gone astray From the ninety and none in the fold. Out on the hillside out in the cold Twas a sheep the good shepherd sought And back to the flock safe in the fold Twas a sheep the good shepherd brought. And why for the sheep should we earnestly long And a earnestly hope and pray Because there is danger if they go astray. For the lambs will follow the sheep you know Wherever the sheep may stray; When the sheep go wrong it will not be long Till the lambs are as wrong as they. And so with the sheep we earnestly plead For the sake of the lambs today; If the lambs are lost; what a terrible cost Some sheep will have to pay.
-C. D. Miller
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“We speak much of tolerance as if it were the great virtue but it does not go far enough. Who wants to be tolerated just to be put up with? Jesus did not say, “Tolerate your neighbor,” but instead He said, “Love your neighbors.” Each person wants to be loved and appreciated and enjoyed for what he is and for what he can do for his friends and his neighbors.” -Caroline Eyring Miner
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Silent Night Holy Night Silent Night Holy Night! All is calm all is bright Round yon virgin mother and child! Holy Infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent Night Holy Night! Shepherds quake at the sight! Glories stream from heaven afar Heavnly hosts sing Alleluia; Christ the Saviour is born. Silent Night Holy Night! Son of God loves pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace Jesus Lord at Thy birth. Silent Night Holy Night! Guiding Star lend thy light See the eastern wise men bring Gifts and homage to our King Jesus the Saviour is born. -Joseph Mohr
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“Dedicated workers are a necessary part of establishing the Lords Kingdom on earth.” -Earl M. Monson
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“Happy is the person who not only sings, but feels God’s eye is on the sparrow, and knows He watches over me. To be simply ensconced in God is true joy.” -Alfred Armand Montapert
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“Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.” -Thomas Moore
“Humility, that low, sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot.” -Thomas Moore
“We work with the stuff of the soul by means of the things of life.” -Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore was born on 28 May 1779 in Dublin, Ireland. He was married to Elizabeth ‘Bessy’ Dyke in 1811. He became a novelist, a biographer, a poet, a songwriter, a singer, and an entertainer. He is known for his “Irish Melodies” (1807). Thomas Moore passed on at 72 years of age on 25 February 1852 in Bromham, Wiltshire, England.
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“But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you to love the Lord your God and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cleave unto him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.” -Thomas Morell
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“The older we get and the longer we labor in the Church the more there is that we can do. There is no need for any person in this Church to have an empty hand or an empty heart.” -George Q. Morris
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“To do the will of God from the heart in times of prosperity is the only way to bear this will from the heart in times of suffering.” -Andrew Murray
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“Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games, or pop psychology. It is an act of the faith in the God of grace.” -Brennan Manning
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“Here in our land and in other lands many have been drifting toward a religion which says much about rights but little about duties; a religion which thinks only about humanity and little about God; which lays great stress on service but little stress on faith; which puts all the emphasis on man and his power and very little on God and His power.” -William Thomas Manning
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“Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus.” -Neal A. Maxwell
“God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability!” -Neal A. Maxwell: ‘It’s Service, not Status, That Counts,’ in “Ensign” (July 1975) magazine, page 7 (similar quotation attributed to Mary Kay Ash)
Neal Ash Maxwell was born on 6 July 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America. He became a soldier in World War 2, a religious missionary, a college professor, and a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Neal Ash Maxwell passed on at 78 years of age on 21 July 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America.
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“The happiest sweetest tenderest homes are not those where there has been no sorrow but those which have been overshadowed with grief and where Christs comfort was accepted. The very memory of the sorrow is a gentle benediction that broods ever over the household like the silence that comes after prayer. There is a blessing sent from God in every burden of sorrow.” -James Russell Miller
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’Twas a sheep not a lamb that strayed away In the parable Jesus told; A grown-up sheep that had gone astray From the ninety and none in the fold. Out on the hillside out in the cold Twas a sheep the good shepherd sought And back to the flock safe in the fold Twas a sheep the good shepherd brought. And why for the sheep should we earnestly long And a earnestly hope and pray Because there is danger if they go astray. For the lambs will follow the sheep you know Wherever the sheep may stray; When the sheep go wrong it will not be long Till the lambs are as wrong as they. And so with the sheep we earnestly plead For the sake of the lambs today; If the lambs are lost; what a terrible cost Some sheep will have to pay.
-C. D. Miller
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“We speak much of tolerance as if it were the great virtue but it does not go far enough. Who wants to be tolerated just to be put up with? Jesus did not say, “Tolerate your neighbor,” but instead He said, “Love your neighbors.” Each person wants to be loved and appreciated and enjoyed for what he is and for what he can do for his friends and his neighbors.” -Caroline Eyring Miner
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Silent Night Holy Night Silent Night Holy Night! All is calm all is bright Round yon virgin mother and child! Holy Infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent Night Holy Night! Shepherds quake at the sight! Glories stream from heaven afar Heavnly hosts sing Alleluia; Christ the Saviour is born. Silent Night Holy Night! Son of God loves pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace Jesus Lord at Thy birth. Silent Night Holy Night! Guiding Star lend thy light See the eastern wise men bring Gifts and homage to our King Jesus the Saviour is born. -Joseph Mohr
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“Dedicated workers are a necessary part of establishing the Lords Kingdom on earth.” -Earl M. Monson
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“Happy is the person who not only sings, but feels God’s eye is on the sparrow, and knows He watches over me. To be simply ensconced in God is true joy.” -Alfred Armand Montapert
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“Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.” -Thomas Moore
“Humility, that low, sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot.” -Thomas Moore
“We work with the stuff of the soul by means of the things of life.” -Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore was born on 28 May 1779 in Dublin, Ireland. He was married to Elizabeth ‘Bessy’ Dyke in 1811. He became a novelist, a biographer, a poet, a songwriter, a singer, and an entertainer. He is known for his “Irish Melodies” (1807). Thomas Moore passed on at 72 years of age on 25 February 1852 in Bromham, Wiltshire, England.
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“But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you to love the Lord your God and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cleave unto him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.” -Thomas Morell
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“The older we get and the longer we labor in the Church the more there is that we can do. There is no need for any person in this Church to have an empty hand or an empty heart.” -George Q. Morris
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“To do the will of God from the heart in times of prosperity is the only way to bear this will from the heart in times of suffering.” -Andrew Murray
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