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Sunday, July 24, 2011

"OH, I Like What's Behind Them."

President Faust's secretaries often see the tenderness and love he shows for Sister Faust, and Sister Bury tells of a day when the four of them had lunch together and Sister Faust was commenting on a new pair of glasses she had, and which she didn't feel comfortable in. "President Faust listened and then said, 'Oh I like what's behind them."

In the Strength of the Lord: The Life and Teachings of James E. Faust, Jim Bell, Deseret Bk. Co., 1999 - 487 pages,p. 239


Dillegently Doing the Things That Matter Most Will Lead Us To The Savior

Brothers and sisters, diligently doing the things that matter most will lead us to the Savior of the world.Link

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Of Things That Matter Most, Ensign November 2010


Doctrinally Rich But End Up Developmentally Poor

So it is that discipleship requires all of us to translate doctrines, covenants, ordinances, and teachings into improved personal behavior. Otherwise we may be doctrinally rich but end up developmentally poor.

Neil A. Maxwell,Becoming a Disciple - Ensign June 1996

[Language] Must Not Be Salty, Or Uncouth, Or Foul If One Is In Sincerity A Believer In Christ

Conversation is the substance of friendly social activity. It can be happy. It can be light. It can be earnest. It can be funny. But it must not be salty, or uncouth, or foul if one is in sincerity a believer in Christ.

Author: Gordon B. Hinckley
Where: Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley [1997], 494