Quotes about “New Learnings”


CHALLENGES AT SCHOOL:

“You belong to a church that teaches the importance of education. You have a mandate from the Lord to educate your minds and your hearts and your hands… Mind you, these are not my words. These are the words of the Lord who loves you…Be smart. The Lord wants you to educate your minds and hands, whatever your chosen field. Whether it be repairing refrigerators, or the work of a skilled surgeon, you must train yourselves. Seek for the best schooling available. Become a workman of integrity in the world that lies ahead of you. I repeat, you will bring honor to the Church and you will be generously blessed because of that training.

There can be no doubt, none whatever, that education pays. Do not short-circuit your lives. If you do so, you will pay for it over and over and over again.”

President Gordon B. Hinckley

(Gordon B. Hinckley, “A Prophet’s Counsel and Prayer for Youth,” New Era, Jan 2001, 4)

RELATIONSHIPS WITH FRIENDS:

“Do you know how to recognize a true friend? A real friend loves us and protects us. In recognizing a true friend, we must look for two important elements in that friendship. A true friend makes it easier for us to live the gospel by being around him. Similarly, a true friend does not make us choose between his way and the Lord’s way. A true friend will help us return [to our Heavenly Father] with honor.”

Elder Robert D. Hales

(“They Spoke to Us,” Friend, Jun 1990, 5)

GAINING YOUR OWN TESTIMONIES:

“All of us have to gain our own testimonies, and the example of others is a tremendous way to start. We can feel confident when we find someone we trust who can bear solemn witness. There is a natural affinity that draws us to that desire to “be believing…I don’t think a testimony comes like a bolt out of the blue. A testimony is something that’s growing all of the time”

Elder L. Tom Perry

(L. Tom Perry, “A Pattern for Living,” New Era, Jan 2004, 5)

NEW TEMPTATIONS

1 Corinthians 10:13 “…God is faithful , who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”

“A sure way to overcome temptation is to avoid it in the first place…

The following ideas will help you avoid those dangerous “puddles”:

·  Avoid places and situations where you know temptation might be lurking. Otherwise, it’s like hanging around the bakery while you are dieting.

·  Be careful of people who don’t have your standards and who don’t respect them. It’s OK to be friendly; you can invite them to your good activities. But avoid their territory.

·  Watch the clock. When it’s late and you are tired, your resistance is lower.”

Boyd K. Packer from “Spiritual Crocodiles”

(“Idea List: Overcoming Temptation,” NewEra, Jan 2007, 23)

FEELING ALONE

“Life has its share of some fear and some failure. Sometimes things fall short, don’t quite measure up. Sometimes in both personal and public life, we are seemingly left without strength to go on. Sometimes people fail us… and life with its hardship and heartache can leave us feeling very alone.

But when such difficult moments come to us, I testify that there is one thing which will never, ever fail us. One thing alone will stand the test of all time, of all tribulation, all trouble, and all transgression. One thing only never faileth—and that is the pure love of Christ.”

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

(Jeffrey R. Holland, “He Will Never Let You Down,” New Era, Sep 2002, 5)

FAMILY RELATIONS

“Do your part to build a happy home. Be cheerful, helpful, and considerate of others. Many problems in the home are created because family members speak and act selfishly or unkindly. Concern yourself with the needs of other family members. Seek to be a peacemaker rather than to tease, fight, and quarrel. Remember that the family is the most sacred unit of the Church.”

(From For the Strength of Youth)

MODESTY

1 Corinithians 3:16-17 “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of god dwelleth in you?…The temple of God is holy, which temple ye are”

“Never lower your dress standards for any occasion. Doing so sends the message that you are using your body to get attention and approval and that modesty is important only when it is convenient.”

(From For the Strength of Youth)

WANTING TO BE OLDER

“Let us relish life as we live it and … find joy in the journey. Sometimes we let our thoughts of tomorrow take up too much of today.”

President Thomas S. Monson

(Thomas S. Monson, “Treasure of Eternal Value,” Ensign, Apr 2008, 4–9)

Roman philosopher Horace said, “Whatever hour God has blessed you with, take it with grateful hand, nor postpone your joys from year to year, so that in whatever place you have been, you may say that you have lived happily.”

(Things to tape on the outside of the egg)

GAINING YOUR OWN TESTIMONY

NEW TEMPTATIONS

CHALLENGES AT SCHOOL

RELATIONSHIPS WITH FRIENDS

FAMILY RELATIONS

WANTING TO BE OLDER

FEELING ALONE

MODESTY