‘T was not the Jews,
Lord Jesus, who crucified You;
nor the traitors who dragged you to the law;
nor the contemptuous who spit in your face;
nor those who bound you and beat you full of wounds.

‘T was not the soldiers who with evil hands
lifted up the reed or the hammer
or set that cursed wood on Golgotha
or cast lots and quarreled for your robe

It is I O Lord. It is I who have done it.
I am the heavy tree that overburdened you.
I am the rough bands that bound you;

The nail, the spear, the whip that beat You,
The blooded thorny crown on Your head:
For all this happened because of my sins.

Poem by Dutch poet Jacobus Revius (1630)

“And now, as pertaining to this perfect atonement, wrought by the shedding of the blood of God—I testify that it took place in Gethsemane and at Golgotha, and as pertaining to Jesus Christ, I testify that he is the Son of the Living God and was crucified for the sins of the world. He is our Lord, our God, and our King. This I know of myself independent of any other person.”

Elder Bruce R. McConkie gave his last testimony on Saturday, April 6th, 1985 during General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He passed less than two weeks later on Friday, April 19, 1985.

Text of the talk: The Purifying Power of Gethsemane

This is one of my most favorite talks.

Text of the talk: “Willing to Submit”.

“Now is the time for each of us to arise and unfurl a banner to the world calling for a return to virtue.”

Please read Elaine S. Dalton’s entire address, A Return to Virtue.

Please read Sister Dalton’s full address here: Love Her Mother.

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“Pornography will always repel the Spirit of Christ and will interrupt the communications between our Heavenly Father and His children and disrupt the tender relationship between husband and wife.”

Visit the site Combating Pornography

“When our hearts are filled with the love of God, we become ‘kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving.’

The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Romans, said that those who pass judgment on others are ‘inexcusable.’ The moment we judge someone else, he explained, we condemn ourselves, for none is without sin. Refusing to forgive is a grievous sin—one the Savior warned against. Jesus’s own disciples had ‘sought occasion against [each other] and forgave not one another in their hearts; and for this evil they were afflicted and sorely chastened.’”

Please read Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s entire address, The Merciful Obtain Mercy.

New research affirms what most of us know from personal experience: positive thoughts and actions help both the giver and receiver feel better. Scientists call these “positive activity interventions,” though you might simply call them good deeds.

Wise parents prepare their children to get along without them. They provide opportunities for growth as children acquire the spiritual maturity to exercise their agency properly.

Please read Larry Y. Wilson’s entire address, Only upon the Principles of Righteousness.

Please read Marvin J. Ashton’s entire address, “There Are Many Gifts”.

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“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Wherever it is found and however it is expressed, the Golden Rule encompasses the moral code of the kingdom of God. It forbids interference by one with the rights of another. It is equally binding upon nations, associations, and individuals. With compassion and forbearance, it replaces the retaliatory reactions of “an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.” If we were to stay on that old and unproductive path, we would be but blind and toothless.

Please read Russell M. Nelson’s entire address, “Blessed Are the Peacemakers”.

Read and watch President Monson’s full address: “Charity Never Faileth”