🗣: @TamaraWRunia • “Remember, families are a God-given laboratory where we’re figuring things out. So missteps and miscalculations are not just possible, but probable. And wouldn’t it be interesting if at the end of our lives we can see that those relationships, even those challenging moments were the very things that helped us to become more like our Savior?” —•••— Seeing God’s Family Through the Overview Lens (Oct’23) Tamara W. Runia | Declare My Word

🗣: @DallinHOaks • “The question posed by the second commandment is “What is our ultimate priority?” Are we serving priorities or gods ahead of the God we profess to worship? Have we forgotten to follow the Savior who taught that if we love Him, we will keep His commandments? (see John 14:15⁠). If so, our priorities have been turned upside down by the spiritual apathy and undisciplined appetites so common in our day.” —•••— No Other Gods (Oct’13) Dallin H. Oaks | Declare My Word

🗣: @SusanHPorter_ • “For my whole life I prayed that my father would become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Even as a young girl, I knew how many blessings he could receive. Our family could receive the blessings of being sealed for eternity. My family, friends, and I prayed often for him, but he didn’t join the Church. Heavenly Father does not force anyone to make a choice. He can send us answers to our prayers in other ways. When I was old enough, I received my pa