Of all the errors one could make, God's gospel plan is the wrong thing to be wrong about.

The "new" in us is bound to notice the "old" that remains.

The acceptance of the reality that we are in the Lord's loving hands is only a recognition that we have never really been anywhere else.

The Lord has said, ‘I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.’ (Isaiah 48:10, 1 Nephi 20:10). He knows, being omniscient, how we will cope with affliction beforehand. But we do not know this. We need, therefore, the refining that God gives to us, though we do not seek or crave such tribulation.

Our God is a God of love. He waits with open arms, and the unfolding of His merciful plan of salvation is not only therefore the mark of divine power but also the mark of God's relentless, redeeming love. It is a point well worth pondering because, among other reasons, it will help us to understand better why God, through the prophets, denounces sin and corruption in such scalding terms. He loves all of us, His spirit sons and daughters, but hates our vices. His denunciation of those vices may, if we are not careful, seem to obscure the enormous and perfect love He has for us.

Any assessment of where we stand in relationship to Him tells us that we do not stand at all. We kneel.

The Lord doesn't ask about your ability, only your availability; and, if you prove your dependability, the Lord will increase your capability.