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“Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.”
― Ezra Taft Benson

“True repentance involves a change of heart and not just a change of behavior.”
― Ezra Taft Benson

“The antidote for pride is humility; meekness; submissiveness...
Let us choose to be humble.
We can choose to humble ourselves by
conquering enmity toward our brothers and sisters,
esteeming them as ourselves,
and lifting them as high or higher than we are...
We can choose to humble ourselves
by receiving counsel and chastisement...
We can choose to humble ourselves by
forgiving those who have offended us...
We can choose to humble ourselves by
rendering selfless service...
We can chose to humble ourselves by
going on missions and preaching the word that can humble others...
We can choose to humble ourselves by
getting to the temple more frequently...
We can choose to humble ourselves by
confessing and forsaking our sins and being born of God...
We can choose to humble ourselves by loving God,
submitting our will to His, and putting Him first in our lives”
― Ezra Taft Benson

“You are free to choose, but you are not free to alter the consequences of your decisions.”
― Ezra Taft Benson

“some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.”
― Ezra Taft Benson

“Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart, or core, is still missing.

The central feature of pride is enmity – enmity towards God and enmity toward our fellowmen.
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― Ezra Taft Benson

“Do not make your mind a dumping ground for other people's garbage.”
― Ezra Taft Benson

“Love people, not things; use things, not people. ”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“God does watch over us and does notice us, but it usually through someone else that he meets our needs.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“We learn to do by doing.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“Lengthen your stride/go the extra mile”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“Dream beautiful dreams and then work to make those dreams come true.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power.”
― Ezra Taft Benson

“You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!”
― Ezra Taft Benson

“The proud wish God would agree with them. They are not interested in changing their opinions to agree with God's.”
― Ezra Taft Benson

“While you are going through your trial, you can recall your past victories and count the blessings that you do have with a sure hope of greater ones to allow if you are faithful.”
― Ezra Taft Benson

“The moment you begin a serious study of the scriptures, you will find greater power to resist temptation. You will find the power to avoid deception. You will find the power to stay on the straight and narrow path.... When you begin to hunger & thirst after those words, you will find life in greater abundance.”
― Ezra Taft Benson

“Try a little harder to be a little better.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“Life is to be enjoyed, not endured”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand a Little Taller: Counsel and Inspiration for Each Day of the Year

“Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others...By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“If Life Gets Too Hard To Stand, Kneel.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“You have not failed until you quit trying.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It all works out in the end. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“Be grateful, be smart, be clean, be true, be humble, be prayerful.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley, Way to Be!: 9 Rules For Living the Good Life

“Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. . . it's your choice”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“There are four pillars to a happy marriage: respect one another as individuals; (give) soft answers; (practice)financial honesty; (conduct) family prayer.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“Gratitude is a sign of maturity...Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley