Within the sound of my voice are individuals who have received the ordinances of the temple and for various reasons have not returned to the house of the Lord in quite some time. Please repent, prepare, and do whatever needs to be done so you can again worship in the temple and more fully remember and honor your sacred covenants.
David A. BednarWould the Lord send one of the Twelve Apostles halfway around the world to help just one person? The answer is YES. He does it all the time.
David A. BednarBe careful to not haul around in our lives so many nice but unnecessary things that we are distracted and diverted from the things that truly matter most.
David A. BednarThe tender mercies of the Lord are available to all of us and...the Redeemer of Israel is eager to bestow such gifts upon us.
David A. BednarWorldly influences would hinder use of our agency afforded through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. But we are agents who can act, and that affects everything in terms of how we live the gospel in our daily lives. It affects how we pray, how we study the scriptures, how we worship at church.
David A. BednarLove increases through righteous restraint and decreases through impulsive indulgence.
David A. BednarI witness the reality and divinity of our Eternal Father, of His Only Begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Ghost. I testify that our Father hears and answers our prayers. May each of us strive with greater resolve to ask in faith and thereby make our prayers truly meaningful.
David A. Bednar