"We receive mixed messages today that self- love and a sense of self- worth are forms of selfishness and conceit. However, I know from my own experience that when I don't fully accept myself and all of my warts, blemishes, and imperfections, I am crippled in my charity toward God and my neighbors. Let me encourage you not to feel guilty as you aspire to appropriate self-love, which comes in part by honest self- knowledge and acceptance."
—Jeffrey R. Holland
On Earth As It Is in Heaven
Happiness
Happiness is one of the aims of the gospel; not pain, not grief, not gloom, not pleasure. There is a difference between pleasure and happine...
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The most inspiring thing about the life of Jesus was not his ability to quiet the storm or control the tempest, but absolute control o...
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The Lord wants us to be filled with hope—not just because it points us to a brighter tomorrow , but because it changes the quality of our li...
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The ultimate expression of following Christ is to receive his love, whether from himself or from those who serve him, to be lifted and bless...
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