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"Every young person has the right to feel that in his home he has a place of
safety, of protection from the fears and dangers of the outside world. He should
know of a surety that there he can find love and understanding."
— "BYU Speeches," November 8, 1961, p. 4
(5/28/00)
"The world has always needed prophets—never more, I believe, than today.
Blessed are we indeed to have the restored gospel with a prophet to lead us
in these troublesome times. We must remember, however, that just as we need
prophets, so the prophets need us. They need our faith, prayers, labor, and
obedience to their teachings. The Prophet Joseph Smith appealed to the
sisters in Nauvoo, 'Your prayers in my behalf shall avail much. Let them not
cease to ascend to God continually in my behalf.'"
— "A Woman's Reach," p. 70
(5/29/00)
"Control is the ability to exercise a directing influence, to guide, and to
regulate. In all things we find the greater the control, the more perfect
will be the performance. The world's great singers know voice control;
artists bring delight and inspiration because of their control of color and
brush; the dancer and the actress alike know success because of the power to
direct the body at will. So must every individual have mastery of himself if
he would perform well in the drama of life." —
"A Woman's Reach," p. 146
(5/30/00)
"Failing to uphold and stand firm on what one knows to be true because it
might temporarily interfere with one's popularity or might bring criticism,
ridicule, or persecution is a cowardly form of dishonesty. The Prophet
Joseph Smith in his story of the first vision graphically dealt with this
important aspect of honesty. He compared himself to Paul before King Agrippa
when Paul related the account of the vision he had when he saw a light and
heard a voice; but still there were but few who believed him. Some said he
was dishonest, others said he was mad; and he was ridiculed and reviled. But
all this did not destroy the reality of his vision. He had seen a vision, he
knew he had, and all the persecution under heaven could not make it
otherwise; and though they should persecute him unto death, yet he knew, and
would know to his last breath, that he had both seen a light and heard a
voice speaking unto him, and all the world could not make him think or speak
otherwise." — "A Woman's Reach," p. 144
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