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David Bruce Haight (September 2, 1906 – July 31, 2004) was the oldest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

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Regular temple attendance is one of the simplest ways you can bless those who are waiting in the spirit world. If you live near a temple, partake of the opportunity to go often and regularly.

Opportunity, Waiting, Attendance, Partake, Regular

It is the love that we give and the service we render that really is the great payoff.

Giving, Love, Payoff, Service

Life is a competition not with others, but with ourselves. We should seek each day to live stronger, better, truer lives; each day to master some weakness of yesterday; each day to repair a mistake; each day to surpass ourselves.

Day, Life, Mistake, Seek, Stronger, Yesterday

God accomplishes His purposes heart to heart.

Accomplishes, God, Heart, Heart To Heart, Purpose, Purposes

We've had a wonderful, wonderful life together. We've been in many places, we've had the experiences, and now we have the memories. But most of all we have developed the solid knowledge and understanding and background regarding the foundation stones of life, so that we know for a surety that what we are doing [in helping to build the Kingdom of God] is true. Those foundation stones are granite stones; not soft, not limestones. They are granite.

Developed, Knowledge, Life, Memories, Solid, Wonderful

A temple is a place in which those whom He has chosen are endowed with power from on high—a power which enables us to use our gifts and capabilities—to bring to pass our Heavenly Father's purposes in our own lives and the lives of those we love.

Father, Place, Purpose, Temple, Use

Someone has written, Love is a verb. It requires doing -not just saying and thinking. The test is in what one does, how one acts, for love is conveyed in word and deed.

Love, Life, Motivational, Thinking, Written, Saying

One reason for the decline in moral values is that the world has invented a new, constantly changing and undependable standard of moral conduct referred to as "situational ethics. " Now, individuals define good and evil as being adjustable according to each situation; this is in direct contrast to the proclaimed God-given absolute standard: "Thou shalt not!"-as in "Thou shalt not steal".

Evil, Absolutism, World, Contrast, Standard, Proclaimed

Nothing touches the soul but leaves its impress, and thus, little by little, we are fashioned into the image of all we have seen and heard, known and meditated; and if we learn to live with all that is fairest and purest and best , the love of it all will in the end become our life.

Ends, Image, Littles, Meditated, Soul, Touches

There come to one's soul heavenly thoughts as he joins in heavenly expressions coupled with heavenly melody.

Come, Expression, Joins, Melody, Music, Soul

Parents. . . rigidly monitor the selection of television programs. . . and other forms of entertainment for your family. Foster in your homes a love of knowledge through uplifting literature; wholesome books; selective movies; classical and exemplary popular music; entertainment that uplifts and edifies the spirit and mind.

Book, Edifies, Home, Monitor, Programs, Uplifting

Love is this divine ingredient. It alone describes what can be our perfect relationship to our Heavenly Father and our family and neighbors, and the means by which we accomplish His work.

Accomplish, Family, Father, Love, Mean, Perfect

Worthy partakers of the sacrament are in harmony with the Lord and put themselves under covenant with Him to always remember His sacrifice for the sins of the world, to take upon them the name of Christ, and to always remember Him, and to keep His commandments. The Savior covenants that we who do so shall have His Spirit to be with us and that, if faithful to the end, we may inherit eternal life.

Sacrifice, Names, Faithful, Savior, Spirit, Covenants

Don’t be discouraged at seemingly overwhelming odds in your desire to live and to help others live God’s commandments. At times it may seem like David trying to fight Goliath. But remember, David did win.

Fighting, Helping Others, Winning, Times, Help, Odds

You young men of the priesthood, resolve to live the way you should. Don't be caught up in some of the silly things that are going on in the world, but bear in mind what has been given to you.

Live, Men, Mind, Silly, Things

The Lord never asks the impossible. Often the difficult, but never the impossible.

Impossible, Lord, Difficult

It's so easy in life for us to receive blessings, many of them almost uncounted, and have things happen in our lives that can help change our lives, improve our lives, and bring the Spirit into our lives. But we sometimes take them for granted. How grateful we should be for the blessings that the gospel of Jesus Christ brings into our hearts and souls. I would remind all of you that if we're ever going to show gratitude properly to our Heavenly Father, we should do it with all of our heart, might, mind, and strength-because it was He who gave us life and breath

Gratitude, Jesus, Father, Things, Brings

Love is a gift from God, and as we obey His laws and genuinely learn to serve others, we develop God's love in our lives. Love of God is the means of unlocking divine powers which help us to live worthily and to overcome the world.

Gift, Law, Laws, Love, Mean, Overcome

I hope that we have grateful hearts for the knowledge that we have and the testimonies we have and for the feelings we have.

Feelings, Grateful, Heart, Hearts, Testimonies

God does not love us because we are lovable, have a pleasing personality or a good sense of humor, or at rare times show exceptional kindness. In spite of who we are and what we have done, God wants to pour out His love on us, for the unlovable are also precious unto Him.

Doe, Kindness, Personality, Sense, Spite, Unto

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