Sister Coleman's Quotes & Extras

  Quotes from the Lesson: P resid ent  James E.  Faust “When there is contention, the Spirit of the Lord will depart, regardless of who is at fault” (“What I Want My Son to Know before He Leaves on His Mission,” Ensign, May 1996, 41). President Spencer W. Kimball “When you look in the dictionary for the most important word, do you know what it is? It could be remember. Because all of you have made covenants—you know what to do and you know how to do it—our greatest need is to remember” (“Circles of Exaltation” [address to CES religious educators, June 28, 1968], 5). Elder Donald L. Halstrom “Our connection with God, our Father, and His eternal plan, and with Jesus Christ, His Son and our Rock, needs to be so firmly established that it truly becomes the cornerstone of our foundation.” (“How Firm a Foundation,” CES Devotional for Young Adults, Nov. 2, 2014) President Spencer W. Kimball “We, too, are faced with powerful, destructive forces unleashed by the adversary. Waves o...

  Quotes from Lesson:   Sister Sheri Dew “Men and women of faith are expected to have faith.  While the Lord will reveal many things to us, He has never told His covenant people everything about everything.  We are admonished to ‘doubt not, but be believing.’ But ‘doubting not’ does not mean understanding everything” (Will you Engage in the Wrestle?, BYUI, May 2016). Elder David A. Bednar Part 1: “Pahoran might easily have resented Moroni and his message, but he chose not to take offense. … “One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others. A thing, an event, or an expression may be offensive, but you and I can choose not to be offended—and to say with Pahoran, ‘it mattereth not.’ … “… If a person says or does something that we consider offensive, our first obligation is to refuse to take offense and then communicate privately, honestly...

  Quotes & Stories President James E. Faust: “Satan is our greatest enemy and works night and day to destroy us. But we need not become paralyzed with fear of Satan’s power. He can have no power over us unless we permit it. He is really a coward, and if we stand firm he will retreat” (“Be Not Afraid,” Ensign, Oct. 2002, 4). Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf: “…Think of the power we would have as individuals if, in response to every temptation to lose focus or lower our standards—the standards of God, we responded, ‘I am doing a great work and cannot come down’” (We are Doing a Great Work and Cannot Come Down; April 2009). President Harold B. Lee:   “There are carefully charted on the maps of the opposition the weak spots in every one of us. They are known to the forces of evil” (CR Oct. 1949, 56). President Henry B. Eyring: “As the forces around us increase in intensity, whatever spiritual strength was once sufficient will not be enough. And whatever growth in spiritual stre...