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If we strive for perfection�the best and greate...

If we strive for perfection�the best and greatest�and are never satisfied with mediocrity, we can excel. In the field of both composition and performance, why cannot someone write a greater oratorio than Handel�sMessiah?�The best has not yet been composed nor produced. They can use the coming of Christ to the Nephites as the material for a greater masterpiece. Our artists tomorrow may write and sing of Christ�s spectacular return to the American earth in power and great glory, and his establishment of the kingdom of God on the earth in our own dispensation. No Handel nor other composer of the past or present or future could ever do justice to this great event. How could one ever portray in words and music the glories of the coming of the Father and the Son and the restoration of the doctrines and the priesthood and the keys unless he were an inspired Latter-day Saint, schooled in the history and doctrines and revelations and with rich musical ability and background and training?

Author: President Spencer W. Kimball, Source: http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db0...
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Members of the Church should be peers or super...

Members of the Church should be peers or superiors to any others in natural ability, extended training, plus the Holy Spirit which should bring them light and truth. With hundreds of �men of God� and their associates so blessed, we have the base for an increasingly efficient and worthy corps of talent.

Author: President Spencer W. Kimball, Source: http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db0...
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In discussing our various longings for more, I'...

In discussing our various longings for more, I'm not suggesting we adopt Scrooge as a role model for good parenting. I am suggesting that it is important for families and individuals to aggressively seek more of the virtues which go beyond this mortal life. A prayerful, conservative approach is the key to successfully living in an affluent society and building the qualities that come from waiting, sharing, saving, working hard, and making do with what we have. May we be blessed with the desire and the ability to understand when more is really less and when more is better.
Author: Bishop H. David Burton , Source: http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-479-31,00.h...
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You don�t have to be a genius. You don�t have t...

You don�t have to be a genius. You don�t have to be a straight-A student. You just have to do your very best with all the capability you have. You have to do your very best. And somehow, if you do that, God will open the way before you and the sun will shine, and your lives will be fruitful and you will accomplish great good in the world in which you take a part.
Author: President Hinckley, Source: Dedication of the Gordon B. Hinckley Building, 22 October 2002...
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You can test what I am saying. When the Spirit ...

You can test what I am saying. When the Spirit is invited into a meeting, truth is communicated beyond what is said aloud. In your Church meetings, write down impressions or thoughts that you feel came from God. And, remembering what we have said about building a foundation, think carefully about whether the truth you received requires action. It is by obedience to commandments that we qualify for further revelation of truth and light. In a recent meeting you may have committed to act on something you felt was true. Then more truth came to you. That process may slow or stop if, as you go out into daily life, you fail to keep the silent commitments you made with God. God not only loves the obedient, He enlightens them. I fear that more people make promises to God than keep them, so you will please Him when you are the exception and you keep your promise to obey. You should test those impressions of what you should do against a simple standard: Is it what the Master has commanded in the accepted revelations, and is it clearly within my calling in His kingdom?

Keeping some commandments has greater power to build your foundation on truth and light. You could think of those as enabling commandments, because they build your power to keep other commandments. Whatever invites the Holy Ghost to be your companion will bring you greater wisdom and greater ability to obey God. For instance, you are promised that if you always remember the Savior, you will have His Spirit to be with you. You are commanded to pray that you may have the Holy Ghost. You are commanded to pray that you might not be overcome by temptation and so be clean and worthy of the Holy Spirit. You are commanded to study the word of God that you may have His Spirit. I would not set one commandment above another, but I might put some earlier in my efforts if they carry with them the promise of the companionship of the Holy Ghost. The Comforter will lead us to truth and light and will help us obey our Father in Heaven and His Beloved Son. We will come to love Them and those around us as we serve Them, and thus we will keep the great commandments.
Author: Elder Henry B. Eyring, Source: A Life Founded in Light and Truth, Ensign, Jul 2001, 6. http:/...
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Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Geniu...

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
Author: Arthur Schopenhauer: German philosopher, Source: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer
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Our greatest strengths can become our greatest ...

Our greatest strengths can become our greatest weaknesses.

You may be skilled and well prepared in some areas of your life, but that can also become a great weakness if you rely solely on these abilities. If you are not careful, the skills you have gained can be very self-serving when not properly balanced, and they may become very limiting.

For instance, if you cannot get along with other people, you will fail. You must now apply the knowledge you have gained to strengthen the Church, your family, your work, the community, and your friendships.

Our greatest strengths can become weaknesses to us whenever we forget that our gifts, talents, and intellect are given to us by God�whenever we rely on the �natural man� (Mosiah 3:19) and forget that God is the giver of all the gifts of life. If we would keep our strength from turning to weakness, we must �confess � his hand in all things, and obey � his commandments� (D&C 59:21).
Author: Elder Robert D. Hales , Source: �Ten Axioms to Guide Your Life,� Liahona, Feb 2007, 34�39: ht...
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10 And now, if ye have imagined up unto yoursel...

10 And now, if ye have imagined up unto yourselves a god who doth vary, and in whom there is shadow of changing, then have ye imagined up unto yourselves a god who is not a God of miracles.
11 But behold, I will show unto you a God of miracles, even the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and it is that same God who created the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are.
Author: Moroni, Source: Mormon 9: 10-11
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In the most difficult and discouraging days of ...

In the most difficult and discouraging days of World War II, Winston Churchill said to the people of England: �To every man there comes � that special moment when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a special thing unique to him and fitted to his talent. What a tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour.�

In an even more serious kind of spiritual warfare, brethren, the day may come�indeed, I am certain will come�when in an unexpected circumstance or a time of critical need, lightning will strike, so to speak, and the future will be in your hands. Be ready when that day comes. Be strong. Always be clean. Respect and revere the priesthood that you hold, tonight and forever. I bear witness of this work, of the power we have been given to direct it, and of the need to be worthy in administering it. Brethren, I testify that the call in every age�and especially our age�is Joshua�s call: �Sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.�
Author: Jeffrey R Holland, Source: Sanctify Yourselves, Ensign, Nov 2000, 38
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The development of general ability for independ...

The development of general ability for independent thinking and judgement should always be placed foremost, not the acquisition of special knowledge.
Author: Albert Einstein, Source: Unknown
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Ability without honor is useless.

Ability without honor is useless.
Author: Cicero, Source: Unknown
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We must not be cast down or discouraged in this...

We must not be cast down or discouraged in this work. There is no basis for discouragement. We are not alone. We will not, we cannot fail if we will do our duty. The Lord will magnify us even beyond our present talents and abilities.
Author: Ezra Taft Benson, Source: Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, p. 381
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God does not begin by asking us about our abili...

God does not begin by asking us about our ability, but only about our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability!
Author: Neal A. Maxwell, Source: http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/1975.h...
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Source: Unknown
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