On Being Genuine

"The Savior would want to know how you and I 

grow closer to Him and to our Heavenly Father."

"Here in the Church of Jesus Christ 

you can mature spiritually and 

draw closer to the Savior 

by applying gospel principles day by day."

"The Church is not an automobile showroom—a place to put ourselves on display so that others can admire our spirituality, capacity, or prosperity. 

It is more like a service center, where vehicles in need of repair 

come for maintenance and rehabilitation."

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A Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit

Those who have a broken heart and 
a contrite spirit 
are willing to do anything and everything 
that God asks of them.

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Our Search for Happiness

Our Search for Happiness by James E. Faust

…..In Tolstoy’s book War and Peace, the Russian writer had his character Pierre Bezúkhov learn “that man is created for happiness, that happiness is within him, in the satisfaction of simple human needs, and that all unhappiness arises not from privation but from superfluity” (trans. Louise and Aylmer Maude [1942], 1176). So often we find ourselves striving for the superfluity. We are not content with what we have and think that happiness comes from having more or acquiring more or being more. We look for happiness but go in the wrong direction to find it…..

….. In the story The Little Prince, the fox was wiser than he knew when he said, “Now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye” (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, trans. Katherine Woods [1943], 70). The odyssey to happiness lies in the dimension of the heart. Such a journey is made on stepping-stones of selflessness, wisdom, contentment, and faith. The enemies of progress and fulfillment are such things as self-doubt, a poor self-image, self-pity, bitterness, and despair. By substituting simple faith and humility for these enemies, we can move rapidly in our search for happiness…..