Dieter F. Uchtdorf: HOPE sustains us through despair. Hope teaches tha...

When we stumble don't get discouraged. Get up and Keep Trying.

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God's light is real, it is available to all. It has the power to soften the sting of the deepest wound.

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There are messages in each general conference given as a gift and a blessing from heaven specifically for our personal life situations.

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If we spend our days waiting for fabulous roses we could miss the beauty and wonder of the tiny forget-me-nots that are all around us.

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I pray that we will not wait until we are ready to die before we truly learn to live.

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Sometimes a single phrase of testimony can set events in motion that affect someone's life for eternity.

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It is said that any virtue when taken to an extreme can become a vice. Overscheduling our days would certainly qualify for this. There comes a point where milestones can become millstones and ambitions, albatrosses around our necks.

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Rise up and become the person you were meant to be.

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Love should be our walk and our talk.

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If we fail to give our time with those we love, one day we will live to regret it.

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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.

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Our motives and thoughts ultimately influence our actions.

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The more we treasure the words of the prophets and apply them the better we will recognize when we are drifting off course-even if only by a matter of a few degrees.

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Personal testimony of the gospel and the Church is the most important thing you can earn in this life.

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Lifting where we stand is a principle of power. Most of the priesthood bearers I know understand and live by this principle. They are eager to roll up their sleeves and go to work, whatever that work might be.

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You can't go through life on "Borrowed light.

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Your Heavenly Father knows that you will make mistakes. He knows that you will stumble-perhaps many times. This saddens Him, but He loves you. He does not wish to break your spirit. On the contrary, He desires that you rise up and become the person you were designed to be.

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Let us resolve to follow the Savior and work with diligence to become the person we were designed to become. Let us listen to and obey the promptings of the Holy Spirit. As we do so, Heavenly Father will reveal to us things we never knew about ourselves. He will illuminate the path ahead and open our eyes to see our unknown and perhaps unimagined talents.

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Without spiritual landmarks, mankind wanders . . . Without the word of God, we walk in circles.

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God is also fully aware that the people you think are perfect are not.

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HOPE sustains us through despair. Hope teaches that there is reason to rejoice...even when all seems dark around us.