Left to Find Some Other Explanation for the Book of Mormon

There always were, are now, and ever will be those who stir into 200-year-old dust, hoping to find something Joseph is alleged to have said or done in order to demean him....We do not have to defend the Prophet Joseph Smith. The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ will defend him for us. Those who reject Joseph Smith as a prophet and revelator are left to find some other explanation for the Book of Mormon.

Author: Boyd K. Packer
Title: The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ—Plain and Precious Things
Where: Ensign, May 2005, 6

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When You Deal in General You Will rarely Have Success, but When You Deal In Specifics You will Rarely Have Failure

When we deal in generalities, we will never have a success; but as we deal in specifics, we will rarely have a failure.

Author: Thomas S. Monson
Title: The Aaronic Priesthood Pathway
Where: Ensign Nov 1984, 41

Be There

be there. Each of us was there in the Council in Heaven to choose the great plan of happiness we now enjoy. Young men, when you have made a commitment to yourself, your family, your bishop, your employer, be there. When it is time to be in church, at Mutual, or fulfilling a priesthood assignment, be there. When it is time to graduate from school or training programs, be there. When it is time to serve a mission, be there. When the young woman you love most kneels at the altar of God’s holy temple, be there (and not as a witness). When your family is gathered in the celestial kingdom, be there. When the Savior waits to greet you as you return with honor from your life on this earth and your Heavenly Father wants to encircle you about in the arms of His love, be there.

Author: Robert D. Hales
Title: To the Aaronic Priesthood: Preparing for the Decade of Decision
Where: Ensign, May 2007, 48–51

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Some Great Thing

As persecutions came and Joseph fled the mob at Nauvoo in 1844, Hyrum went with him. As they stood on the bank of the river, contemplating whether to return, Joseph turned to Hyrum and said, 'You are the oldest, what shall we do?'" 'Let us go back and give ourselves up and see the thing out,' Hyrum replied."They returned to Nauvoo and were taken to Carthage, where they died as martyrs within minutes of one another. Hyrum had been faithful to his trust even to the laying down of his life. In all respects he was a disciple of the Savior. But his day-to-day striving made him truly great. In contrast, Oliver Cowdery was great when handling the plates and being attended to by angels, but when called upon to faithfully endure day-to-day trials and challenges, Oliver faltered and fell away from the Church."We do not prove our love for the Savior only by doing 'some great thing.' If the prophet personally asked you to go on a mission to some strange and exotic place, would you go? You would probably make every effort to go. But what about paying tithing? What about doing your home teaching? We show our love for the Savior by doing the many small acts of faith, devotion, and kindness to others that define our character.

Author: James E. Faust
Title: Some Great Thing
Where: Ensign, Nov. 2001, 48

Goes along with this:

What you have done is a very good thing. Now go home, walk across the street, and serve your neighbor

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If You Look You Are Not a Missionary!

If you notice it [pornography] I suppose you are a man. However if you look you are not a missionary!

Author: David McQueen
Title: President of the Ukraine Donetsk Mission 1998-2001

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That Was a Life-Changing Event

I tested the promise that it contained. That was a life-changing event. After that, I never set the book aside.

Author: Boyd K. Packer
Title: The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
Where: Ensign, Nov 2001, 62

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You Cannot Do Wrong and Feel Right. It Is Impossible.

You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!

Author: Ezra Taft Benson
Title: To "the Rising Generation"
Where: New Era, June 1986, 4

Hard as Things Seem Today, They Will Be Better In the Next Day

Hard as things seem today, they will be better in the next day if you choose to serve the Lord this day with your whole heart.

Author: Henry B. Eyring
Title: This Day
Where: Ensign, May 2007, 89–91