(11/23/03)
"The Lord has promised to heal our broken hearts and 'to set at liberty them that are bruised' (Luke 4:18); to give power to the faint, to heal the wounded soul, and to turn our weakness into strength (see Isa. 40:29; Jacob 2:8; Ether 12:27); to take upon Him our pains and sicknesses, to blot out our transgressions if we repent, and loose the bands of death (see Alma 7:11-13). He promised that if we will build our lives upon His rock, the devil will have no power over us (see Hel. 5:12). And He has vowed that He will never leave us or forsake us (see Heb. 13:5). There is simply no mortal equivalent. Not in terms of commitment, power, or love. He is our only chance." - Sheri L. Dew, "Our Only Chance," Ensign, May 1999, p. 67

(11/24/03)
"Because God wants us to come home after having become more like Him and His Son, part of this developmental process, of necessity, consists of showing unto us our weaknesses. Hence, if we have ultimate hope we will be submissive, because, with His help, those weaknesses can even become strengths (see Ether 12:27)." - Neal A. Maxwell, "Hope through the Atonement of Jesus Christ," Ensign, Nov. 1998, p. 63

(11/25/03)
"Moroni taught the great principle that the Lord has allowed all of us to have weaknesses, but he added that the Lord will show us our weaknesses if we humble ourselves and come to Him. Then he added the crowning thought that those weaknesses can become our strengths as we overcome them. (See Ether 12:27.) This is true of low self-esteem. With the Lord's help we can overcome that serious impediment." - John K. Carmack, "To My Single Friends," Ensign, Mar. 1989, p. 31