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(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
(1/26/04)
"Left to his own devices, the natural man inevitably succumbs to Satan
(see Mosiah
3:19 ), who abandons his
prey once he lures them from the straight and narrow path. But the
Savior will guide those who follow Him all the way home.
Lehi's family endured an intense wilderness experience designed to
teach, test, and sanctify them. Likewise, the path from our former
home to eternal life runs right through this earthly wilderness, where
we may expect similar challenges and difficulties. But in our journey
we are not alone, for the Lord's promise to Lehi is the same to us: 'I
will prepare the way before you [and] inasmuch as ye shall keep my
commandments ye shall be led towards the promised land.... After ye
have arrived... ye shall know that... I, the Lord, did deliver you' (
1
Ne. 17:13-14 )." - Sheri
L. Dew, " Our
Only Chance ," Ensign, May
1999, p. 66-67
(2/29/04)
"The Savior's Atonement is stunningly inclusive! 'For as in Adam all
die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive' ( 1
Cor. 15:22 ; emphasis
added). Come one, come all, the Lord has invited. The gospel of Jesus
Christ is for every man and woman, boy and girl. He doesn't change the
rules for the rich or the poor, the married or unmarried, the
Portuguese or the Chinese. The gospel is for every one of
us, and the spiritual requirements and rewards are universal. In
matters pertaining to salvation, 'all are alike unto God' (
2
Ne. 26:33 ; emphasis
added). The Lord's motives stand in stark contrast to those of
Lucifer, who is obsessed with attempting to make us feel less than who
we are as sons and daughters of God. He despises a consecrated people
and delights at obscuring our vision and enticing us away from the
path that leads back to our heavenly home." - Sheri L. Dew, " Our
Only Chance ," Ensign, May
1999, p. 66
(7/4/04)
"Through the years I, like you, have experienced pressures and
disappointments that would have crushed me had I not been able to draw
upon a source of wisdom and strength far greater than my own. He has
never forgotten or forsaken me, and I have come to know for myself
that Jesus is the Christ and that this is His Church. With Ammon I
say, '[For] who can glory too much in the Lord? Yea, who can say too
much of his great power, and of his mercy... ? Behold,... I cannot say
the smallest part which I feel' ( Alma
26:16 ). I testify that in
this, the twilight of the dispensation of the fulness of times, when
Lucifer is working overtime to jeopardize our journey home and to
separate us from the Savior's atoning power, the only answer for any
of us is Jesus Christ." - Sheri L. Dew, " Our
Only Chance ," Ensign, May
1999, p. 67
(7/6/04)
"It is by letting the world go and coming unto Christ that we
increasingly live as women of God. We were born for eternal glory.
Just as faithful men were foreordained to hold the priesthood, we were
foreordained to be women of God. We are women of faith,
virtue, vision, and charity who rejoice in motherhood and in womanhood
and in the family. We are not panicked about perfection, but we are
working to become more pure. And we know that in the strength of the
Lord we can do all righteous things because we have immersed ourselves
in His gospel (see Alma
26:12 ). I repeat, we
cannot be women of the world, for we are latter-day women of God.
As President Kimball taught, 'No greater recognition can come to [us]
in this world than to be known as [women] of God' (' The
Role of Righteous Women ,'
Ensign, November 1979, p. 102)." - Sheri L. Dew, " We
Are Women of God ,"
Ensign, November 1999, p. 99
(4/7/05)
"The Lord revealed the remedy for such spiritual disaster when He
counseled Emma Smith to 'lay aside the things of this world, and seek
for the things of a better' ( D&C
25:10 ). And Christ
provided the pattern, declaring prior to Gethsemane, 'I have overcome
the world' ( John
16:33 ; emphasis added).
The only way that we may overcome the world is by coming unto Christ.
And coming unto Christ means walking away from the world. It means
placing Christ and Christ only at the center of our lives so that the
vanities and philosophies of men lose their addictive appeal. Satan is
the god of Babylon, or this world. Christ is the God of Israel, and
His Atonement gives us power to overcome the world. 'If you expect
glory, intelligence and endless lives,' said President Joseph F.
Smith, 'let the world go' (Teachings of Presidents of the
Church: Joseph F. Smith [1998], 243; emphasis added)." - Sheri L. Dew,
" We
Are Women of God ,"
Ensign, Nov. 1999, p. 98
(8/28/05)
"There are many ways to draw near, seek, ask, and knock. If, for
example, your prayers offered to Heavenly Father in the name of
Christ have become a little casual, would you recommit yourself to
meaningful prayer, offered in unrushed solitude and with a repentant
heart? If you have not yet come to appreciate the peace and the
power of temple worship, would you partake of the ordinances of the
house of the Lord as often as your circumstances allow? If you have
not yet found that immersion in the scriptures increases your
sensitivity to the Spirit, would you consider incorporating the word
of God into your life more consistently? Tonight would be a
wonderful time to begin." - Sheri L. Dew, " Are
You the Woman I Think You Are? "
Ensign, Nov. 1997, 92
12/12/05
"The pain of loneliness seems
to be part of the mortal experience. But the Lord in His mercy has
made it so that we need never deal with the challenges of mortality
alone.
"I was thinking about this recently as I sat through a meeting where
the speaker seemed preoccupied with how hard it is to live
the gospel. By the end of the meeting, I was depressed. He had made
living the gospel seem like a sentence to life on the rock pile.
It's not living the gospel that's hard. Its life that's
hard. Its picking up the pieces when covenants have been compromised
or values violated that's hard. The gospel is the Good News that
provides us the tools to cope with the mistakes, the heartaches, the
disappointments we can expect to experience here." - Sheri L. Dew, "
We
Are Not Alone ," Ensign
(CR), November 1998, p.94
8/16/06
"If we live on the Lord's side of the line, Lucifer cannot come there
to influence us. What an offer of safety and security in a world that
Lucifer has turned into enemy-occupied territory; a world where his
enticements are more provocative and enslaving than ever; a world
where he will resort to any tactic to lure us to his side of the line
where we are no longer under the influence and protection of the Holy
Ghost. Fortunately, Satan can't make us do anything. The Prophet
Joseph said: 'As well might the devil seek to dethrone Jehovah, as
overthrow an innocent soul that resists everything which is evil'
(History of the Church, 4:605)." - Sheri L. Dew, "No Doubt About It"
9/13/06
"The adversary is delighted when we act like sightseers, meaning
those who are hearers rather than doers of the word (see James
1:22 ), or shoppers,
meaning those preoccupied with the vain things of this world that
suffocate our spirits. Satan baits us with perishable pleasures and
preoccupations—our bank accounts, our wardrobes, even our
waistlines—for he knows that where our treasure is, there will our
hearts be also (see Matt.
6:21 ). Unfortunately,
it is easy to let the blinding glare of the adversary's enticements
distract us from the light of Christ. 'For what is a man profited,
if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?' ( Matt.
16:26 ).
"Prophets have admonished us to forsake the world and turn our
hearts to Jesus Christ, who promised us, 'In this world your joy is
not full, but in me your joy is full' (D&C
101:36;
emphasis added). Said President Spencer W. Kimball, 'If we insist on
spending all our time and resources building up ... a worldly
kingdom, that is exactly what we will inherit' (' The
False Gods We Worship ,'
Ensign, June 1976, 6). How often are we so focused on pursuing the
so-called good life that we lose sight of eternal life? It is the
fatal spiritual equivalent of selling our birthright for a mess of
pottage." - Sheri L. Dew, " We
Are Women of God ,"
Ensign (CR), November 1999, p.97
10/2/07
"If we don't have a clear sense of our identity and purpose, we are
much more vulnerable to Lucifer. He of course knows this and
accordingly attempts to blur our vision. He lies. He shades and
obliterates truth. He makes evil look good and good look
unenlightened and unsophisticated. Make no mistake about it: Lucifer
will do anything to derail, disappoint, dishearten, discourage, and
deceive us—and particularly those who have made and are seeking to
keep sacred covenants. His motives are entirely self-centered,
selfish, destructive, and evil." - Sheri L. Dew, "No Doubt About It"
5/30/10
"By and large,
the men and women of this Church are bright and capable. But none of us
is that smart. None of us is resilient enough to tango with the
adversary. We can never match his cunning or his talent for deception
and diversion. He will outsmart, outmaneuver, and outlast us every time
we willingly consent to a duel. Lucifer is like the ultimate carnival
barker: 'Step right up. Come on in. Don't miss the greatest show on
earth.' But as soon as he has you inside his tent, he will leave you to
twist in agony and isolation and darkness." - Sheri
L. Dew, "No Doubt About It"
10/5/12
The Holy Ghost enlarges our minds, our
hearts, and our understanding; helps us subdue weaknesses and resist
temptation; inspires humility and repentance; guides and protects us
in miraculous ways; and gifts us with wisdom, divine encouragement,
peace of mind, a desire to change, and the ability to differentiate
between the philosophies of men and revealed truth. The Holy Ghost is
the minister and messenger of the Father and the Son, and He testifies
of both Their glorious, global reality and Their connection to us
personally. Without the presence of the Spirit, it is impossible to
comprehend our personal mission or to have the reassurance that our
course is right. - Sheri L. Dew, "We
Are Not Alone," Ensign (CR) November 1998
2/9/14
This is a day when the adversary has launched an all-out attack
against womanhood, because he knows—he absolutely knows—that the
influence of a righteous woman is enormous and that it spans
generations. He would have us be disinterested in marriage and
motherhood, confused by the world’s view of men and women, too harried
by the pace of life to really live the gospel and to let it penetrate
our souls. At all costs, he wants to keep us at arm’s length from
Jesus Christ. For if we don’t come unto Christ, meaning that we never
turn our lives over to Him, we will go through our probation here on
our own rather than experiencing what the Savior promised when He
said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest” (Matt.
11:28). - Sheri L. Dew, “Are
You the Woman I Think You Are?” Ensign (CR) November 1997
9/30/15
We have our problems and we have them aplenty. Little by little, one
misdeed, one deception, one self-centered act, one person at a time,
the character of the American people is being reshaped. Thus, if we
are to change society, we must change ourselves. For one person can
make a difference. It was one woman, the Jewish Queen Esther, who
ignored personal danger, spoke truth, and saved a people. Surely the
words Mordecai spoke to her apply to us all: "Who knoweth whether thou
art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" (Esther
4:14). - Sheri L. Dew, "No
One Can Take Your Place”
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