If you cannot remember believing in God or if you have ceased to believe or if you believe but without real conviction, I invite you to seek a testimony of God now. Do not be afraid of ridicule. The strength and peace that come from knowing God and having the comforting companionship of His Spirit will make your efforts eternally worthwhile.
Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Sometimes in our repentance, in our daily efforts to become more Christlike, we find ourselves repeatedly struggling with the same difficulties. As if we were climbing a tree-covered mountain, at times we don’t see our progress until we get closer to the top and look back from the high ridges. Don’t be discouraged. If you are striving and working to repent, you are in the process of repenting.
Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Conference really made me think about habits—like prayer and reading the scriptures—that I need to work on more. It was a great reminder of what is important.
Elder Quentin L. Cook said that we don’t do service because we were told to; we do it because it’s what we want to do. I think that I should use this motto in my life more often than I actually do.
One of the adversary’s sharpest tools is to convince us that we are no longer worthy to pray. No matter who you are or what you may have done, you can always pray.
President Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Love. Healing. Help. Hope. The power of Christ to counter all troubles in all times—including the end of times. That is the safe harbor God wants for us in personal or public days of despair. That is the message with which the Book of Mormon begins, and that is the message with which it ends, calling all to “come unto Christ, and be perfected in him” [Moroni 10:32 ].
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Repentance always means that there is greater happiness ahead.
Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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