“EARTH LIFE with its joys and sorrows is a necessary part of our eternal existence. Its purposes are to prepare us to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father and to provide the way whereby we may receive a fulness of joy.” WayLifeMayEarthJoyPurposeFatherExistenceReturnSorrowEternalEternityPreparationHeavenlyHeavenly FatherJoys And SorrowsEarth Life Book:For They Shall Be Comforted Source: For They Shall Be Comforted
“The mystery of God's providence is a most sublime consideration. It is easy to let our reason run away with itself. It is at a loss when it attempts to search into the eternal decrees of election or the entangled mazes and labyrinths in which the divine providence walks. This knowledge is too wonderful for us. Man can be very confident that God exercises the most accurate providence over him and his affairs. Nothing comes to pass without our heavenly Father. No evil comes to pass without his permissive providence, and no good without his ordaining providence to his own ends.” MenEndsReasonRunningEvilFatherEasyLossWalksWonderfulMysteryDivineExerciseEternalElectionAffairConsiderationHeavenlyRunning AwayAccurateProvidenceSublimeHeavenly FatherLabyrinthDecreeMazesDivine ProvidenceMystery Of God Author:Ezekiel Hopkins
“Setting goals is a worthy endeavor. We know that our Heavenly Father has goals because He has told us that His work and glory is "to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. You don't need an invitation before you start moving in the direction of your righteous goals. You don't need to wait for permission to become the person you were designed to be.” KnowsMenNeedsPersonsMovingFatherWaitingGoalEternalGloryWorthySettingSettingsImmortalityHeavenlyEndeavorRighteousPermissionInvitationsSetting GoalsEternal LifeHeavenly FatherMoving In Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“If I can keep myself worthy here, if I can be true to gospel commandments, if I can keep covenants that I have made, the blessings of exaltation and eternal life that Heavenly Father holds out to all of His children apply to me. Every blessing - including eternal marriage - is and will be mine in due course.” IfsChildrenMadeI CanCoursesFatherMinesBlessingEternalIncludingWorthyDuesBeing TrueHeavenlyCommandmentsEternal LifeCovenantHeavenly FatherExaltationEternal Marriage Author:Lance B. Wickman
“As we look for humor, seek for the eternal perspective, understnd the principle of compensation, and draw near to our Heavenly Father, we can endure heardship and trial.” LooksFatherPrinciplesPerspectiveEternalDrawsEndureTrialsHeavenlyCompensationHeavenly Father Author:Joseph B. Wirthlin
“Our Heavenly Father loves each one of us and understands that this process of climbing higher takes preparation, time, and commitment. He understands that we will make mistakes at times, that we will stumble, that we will become discouraged and perhaps even wish to give up and say to ourselves it is not worth the struggle. We know it is worth the effort, for the prize, which is eternal life, is “the greatest of all the gifts of God.” And to qualify, we must take one step after another and keep going to gain the spiritual heights we aspire to reach.” KnowsGivingSpiritualLife IsFatherWishProcessEffortMistakeStepsStruggleHigherGiving UpEternalCommitmentGainsPreparationHeightMaking MistakesHeavenlyPrizeKeep GoingClimbingAspireDiscouragedEternal LifeHeavenly FatherGift From God Author:Joseph B. Wirthlin
“We must understand that God does not "love" us without liking us - through gritted teeth - as "Christian" love is sometimes thought to do. Rather, out of the eternal freshness of his perpetually self-renewed being, the heavenly Father cherishes the earth and each human being upon it. The fondness, the endearment, the unstintingly affectionate regard of God toward all his creatures is the natural outflow of what he is to the core - which we vainly try to capture with our tired but indispensable old word "love".” TryingHumansDoeSelfSometimesEarthChristianFatherNaturalHuman BeingsLove IsCreaturesEternalRegardTiredCoreTeethHeavenlyCherishCaptureIndispensableHeavenly FatherFreshnessAffectionateFondnessChristian LoveWords LoveEndearment Author:Dallas Willard
“Baptism into this Church is a serious thing. It represents a covenant made with our Heavenly Father. It is much more than a right of passage. It is a gateway to a new manner of living, and a new road on which to walk that leads to immortality and eternal life. It was never intended as a dead end. It was intended to open a glorious and wonderful way of life to all who would walk in obedience to the commandments of God.” WayMadeEndsFatherChurchWalksWonderfulSeriousEternalObedienceImmortalityGloriousHeavenlyPassagesCommandmentsEternal LifeCovenantHeavenly FatherBaptismGatewaysDead EndsSerious ThingsNew RoadsCommandments Of God Author:Gordon B. Hinckley
“Though we cannot understand "the meaning of all things," we do "know that God loveth his children" because He has said, "Behold, this is my work and my glory-to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man." Heavenly Father is able to accomplish these two great goals-the immortality and eternal life of man-because He is a God of creation and compassion. Creating and being compassionate are two objectives that contribute to our Heavenly Father's perfect happiness. Creating and being compassionate are two activities that we as His spirit children can and should emulate.” KnowsMenShouldChildrenSaidTwoAbleSpiritFatherGoalPerfectCompassionCreationActivityEternalCreatingGloryAll ThingsAccomplishObjectivesGod LoveImmortalityHeavenlyCompassionateEternal LifeHeavenly FatherEmulatePerfect Happiness Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf