Men Are That They Might Have Joy

As We Go Through Life, Even Through Very Rough Waters, A Father's Instinctive Impulse To Cling Tightly To His Wife Or To His Children May Not Be The Best Way To Accomplish His Objective. Instead, If He Will Lovingly Cling To The Savior And The Iron Rod Of The Gospel, His Family Will Want To Cling To Him And To The Savior.

A Pivotal Spiritual Attribute Is That Of Self-mastery-th E Strength To Place Reason Over Appetite. Self-mastery Builds A Strong Conscience. And Your Conscience Determines Your Moral Responses In Difficult, Tempting, And Trying Situations.

All Church Activities, Advancements, Quorums, And Classes Are Means To The End Of An Exalted Family.

Agency, Or The Power To Choose, Was Ours As Spirit Children Of Our Creator Before The World Was. It Is A Gift From God, Nearly As Precious As Life Itself. Often, However, Agency Is Misunderstood. While We Are Free To Choose, Once We Have Made Those Choices, We Are Tied To The Consequence Of Those Choices. We Are Free To Take Drugs Or Not. But Once We Choose To Use A Habit-forming Drug, We Are Bound To The Consequences Of That Choice. Addiction Surrenders Later Freedom To Choose.

An Unprecedented Wave Of Enthusiasm For Missionary Work Is Sweeping The Entire Earth. It Is Not Man-made! It Comes From The Lord, Who Said, “i Will Hasten My Work In Its Time” (d&c 88:73).