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John 11-12

Lesson Quotes:
Elder Bruce R. McConkie 

“Decomposition was well under way; death had long since been established as an absolute certainty. … To the Jews the term of four days had special significance; it was the popular belief among them that by the fourth day the spirit had finally and irrevocably departed from the vicinity of the corpse” (DNTC, 3 vols. [1965–73], 1:533).

Elder Bruce R. McConkie
“What a scene this is—the Son of God in tears! And yet God and man are of the same race, endowed in greater or lesser degree with the same characteristics and attributes; why then should not even Deity weep? (Moses 7:28-37.) Moreover, the man Jesus, Mary's Son, the great Exemplar, while he dwelt in the flesh, was subject to every normal mortal feeling and desire. He suffered temptations, pain, hunger, thirst, and fatigue. (Mosiah 3:7.) He rejoiced with his friends, wept with the mourners, loved those who kept his commandments, satisfied his hunger with food, and in all things set a proper example for his fellow beings to follow.” (DNTC 1:533)

TM information about raising Lazarus (online manual)
“The raising of Lazarus from the dead was one of the most remarkable miracles in history. Before this miracle occurred, the Savior had brought two individuals back to life: the daughter of Jairus (see Luke 8:41–42, 49–56) and the son of the widow of Nain (see Luke 7:11–17). However, the raising of Lazarus was different from these miracles and had important purposes,"

Elder Bruce R. McConkie
“‘With “our friend Lazarus” it was different. … Two reasons in particular stand out. (1) As our Lord neared the climax of his mortal ministry, he was again bearing testimony, in a way that could not be refuted, of his Messiahship, of his divine Sonship, of the fact that he was in very deed the literal Son of God; and (2) He was setting the stage, so as to dramatize for all time, one of his greatest teachings: That he was the resurrection and the life, that immortality and eternal life came by him, and that those who believed and obeyed his words should never die spiritually’ (Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, 3 vols. [1965–73], 1:530–31).

President Harold B. Lee
“You Latter-day Saints, the youth of the noble birthright, if you can say, as Martha said, “Yea, Lord, I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world”—if you can say that and know that he is in his heaven, and you believe that with all your soul, you will not be trapped in the pitfalls of life.” (“Be Loyal to the Royal Within You,” BYU Speeches Sept. 11, 1973)

President M. Russell Ballard
“Spiritual light is not lost because God turns His back on His children. Rather, spiritual darkness results when His children turn their collective backs on Him. It is a natural consequence of bad choices made by individuals, communities, countries, and entire civilizations.” (CR April 2009)

President N. Eldon Tanner
“Harry Emerson Fosdick observed that there are two kinds of hypocrisy: when we try to appear better than we are, and when we let ourselves appear worse than we are. We have been speaking of the kind of hypocrisy where people pretend to be more or better than they are. Too often, however, we see members of the Church who in their hearts know and believe, but through fear of public opinion fail to stand up and be counted. This kind of hypocrisy is as serious as the other; it makes it difficult for others to respect us, and often adversely affects or influences the lives of other members of the Church who expect us to stand by our commitments to the Church and not hesitate to manifest our faith.

“Only when we are seriously striving to live the teachings of Christ can we make any real spiritual progress. We must not fear, wherever we are, to live up to our convictions and to the standards of the Church. People, though they may criticize and ridicule, expect us to and respect us if we do. Living high standards cannot offend conscientious, fair-minded people. (CR Oct. 1970)

Elder Robert D. Hales
“We are engaged in a battle between the forces of light and darkness. …

“The Lord is our light and, literally, our salvation (see Psalm 27:1). Like the sacred fire that encircled the children in 3 Nephi (see 3 Nephi 17:24), His light will form a protective shield between you and the darkness of the adversary as you live worthy of it. You need that light. We need that light. Carefully study the scriptures and For the Strength of Youth and listen to the teachings of your parents and leaders. Then, by obedience to wise counsel, learn to claim the protective light of the gospel as your own” (“Out of Darkness into His Marvelous Light,” Ensign, May 2002, 70).

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Gospel Topics:  Atonement
“Because of His Atonement, all people will be resurrected, and those who obey His gospel will receive the gift of eternal life with God.”   

Elder Dallin H. Oaks 
“The first principle of the gospel is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith means trust—trust in God’s will, trust in His way of doing things, and trust in His timetable. We should not try to impose our timetable on His. As Elder Neal A. Maxwell has said: ‘The issue for us is trusting God enough to trust also His timing. If we can truly believe He has our welfare at heart, may we not let His plans unfold as He thinks best? (Even As I Am 1982, 93)…. (CR Oct. 2003)

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“God’s promises are not always fulfilled as quickly as or in the way we might hope; they come according to His timing and in His ways. … The promises of the Lord, if perhaps not always swift, are always certain.” (Ensign, May 2010, 58)  

Talk from Elder Brook P. Hales called "Answers to Prayer" April 2019 General Conference






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