We should remember that saying 'I love you' is only a beginning. We need to say it, we need to mean it, and most importantly we need consistently to show it. We need to both express and demonstrate love. David A. Bednar More Quotes by David A. Bednar More Quotes From David A. Bednar Thus, the enabling and strengthening aspect of the Atonement helps us to see and to do and to become good in ways that we could never recognize or accomplish with our limited moral capacity. I testify and witness that the enabling power of the Savior's Atonement is real. Without that strengthening power of the Atonement, I could not stand before you this morning. David A. Bednar real morning way All of us now are serving and will continue to serve as lifelong missionaries. We are missionaries every day in our families, in our schools, in our places of employment, and in our communities. Regardless of our age, experience, or station in life, we are all missionaries. David A. Bednar community age school The infinite Atonement is for both the sinner and for the saint in each of us. David A. Bednar atonement saint infinite Priesthood ordinances are the pathway to the power of godliness. David A. Bednar power-of-god priesthood pathways Very simply, the Spirit of Elijah is the Holy Ghost. The Spirit of Elijah will influence anyone who is involved in this work. That, for a young person in the wickedness in the world in which we live today, is one of the greatest safeguards against the temptations of the adversary. The Spirit of Elijah will not only bless you, it will protect you. David A. Bednar wickedness live-for-today temptation Proclaiming the gospel is not an activity in which we periodically and temporarily engage. David A. Bednar proclaiming proclaiming-the-gospel activity Conversion is an offering of self, of love, and of loyalty we give to God in gratitude for the gift of testimony. David A. Bednar gratitude loyalty offering As we gain experience with the Holy Ghost, we learn that the intensity with which we feel the Spirit's influence is not always the same. David A. Bednar gains ghost spirit Not only does the Atonement of Jesus Christ overcome the effects of the Fall of Adam and make possible the remission of our individual sins and transgressions, but His Atonement also enables us to do good and become better in ways that stretch far beyond our mortal capacities. David A. Bednar way fall jesus Priesthood is the means whereby the Lord acts through men to save souls. One of the defining features of the Church of Jesus Christ, both anciently and today, is His authority. There can be no true Church without divine authority. David A. Bednar men mean jesus Remember that becoming people of integrity and honesty is not simply a matter of more personal determination, more grit, and more willpower; rather, it is accomplished through the enabling power of the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ. David A. Bednar honesty determination jesus We . . . can become more diligent and concerned at home by bearing testimony to those whom we love about the things we know to be true by the witness of the Holy Ghost. . . . Within the walls of our own homes, we can and should bear pure testimony of the divinity and reality of the Father and the Son, of the great plan of happiness, and of the Restoration. David A. Bednar wall home father When we are baptized and confirmed, the promised blessing is that we may always have the Holy Ghost to be with us. If you are consistently good, you will have the companionship of the Holy Ghost much of the time. David A. Bednar ghost blessing may Spiritual illumination and perspective are poured out through the windows of heaven and into our lives as we honor the law of tithing. David A. Bednar illumination spiritual inspirational The revelations of the Father and the Son are conveyed through the third member of the Godhead, even the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is the witness of and messenger for the Father and the Son. David A. Bednar messengers father son As we strive to align our attitudes and actions with righteousness, then the Holy Ghost becomes for us today what the Liahona was for Lehi and his family in their day. The very factors that caused the Liahona to work for Lehi will likewise invite the Holy Ghost into our lives. And the very factors that caused the Liahona not to work anciently will likewise cause us to withdraw ourselves from the Holy Ghost today. David A. Bednar causes attitude today An Apostle is a missionary, bearing testimony of the reality and divinity of Jesus Christ in all the world. David A. Bednar missionary reality jesus A spiritual 'spurter' is one who is given to short bursts of spectacular effort followed by frequent and lengthy periods of rest. David A. Bednar effort given spiritual Becoming people of integrity and honesty does not occur quickly or all at once, nor is it merely a matter of greater personal discipline. It is a change of disposition, a change of heart. And this gradual change of heart is one that the Lord accomplishes within us, through the power of His Spirit, in a line-upon-line fashion. David A. Bednar fashion honesty integrity Purifying and sealing by the Holy Spirit of Promise constitute the culminating steps in the process of being born again. David A. Bednar spirit steps promise
