Enduring to the end is sometimes a forgotten principle because it lasts forever and can never really be perfected in this life. I hope these quotes stir in your mind the importance of enduring to the end. I truly believe the Lord "will help us do more" as we look to Him in an effort to be a little better. That is what enduring to the end means to me, trying a little harder each day to become better, till one day the Savior is able to make up the difference and we can be perfected in him.
- Sara
- Sara
“None of us will become perfect in a day or a month or a
year. We will not accomplish it in lifetime, but we can begin now, starting
with our more obvious weaknesses and gradually converting them to strengths as
we go forward with our lives. this quest may be a long one: in fact, it will be
lifelong. It may be fraught with many mistakes, with falling down and getting
back up again. And it will take much effort. But we must not sell ourselves
short. We must make a little extra effort. We would be wise to kneel before our
God in supplication. He will help us. He will bless us. He will comfort and
sustain us. He will help us to do more, and be more, than we can ever
accomplish or be on our own.”
-Gordon
B. Hinckley, “The Quest for Excellence” Ensign, September 1999
“The attributes by which we shall be judged one day are all
spiritual. These include love, virtue, integrity, compassion, and service to
others. Your spirit, coupled with and housed in your body, is able to develop
and manifest these attributes in ways that are vital to your eternal
progression. Spiritual progress is attained through the steps of faith, repentance,
baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end, including the
endowment and sealing ordinances of the holy temple.”
-Elder
Russell M. Nelson, “Thanks Be to God,” Ensign, May 2012
“We need strong Christians who can persevere against
hardship, who can sustain hope through tragedy, who can lift others by their
example and their compassion, and who can consistently overcome temptations. We
need strong Christians who can make important things happen by their faith and
who can defend the truth of Jesus Christ against moral relativism and militant
atheism”
-Elder
D. Todd Christofferson, “The Power of Covenants” Ensign, May 2009
“We are living in the latter days, brothers and sisters, in
the fulness of times. We must remember that we have control over who we are no
matter how difficult the world becomes. Like those in 1 Nephi, the true and
faithful will be able to withstand the fiery darts of the adversary when he is
loosed upon this earth (see 1 Nephi 15:24). Despite all the turmoil in the
world, when the Savior comes to His temple, as He did in the Book of Mormon,
those who are true and faithful will be there. May we be among them.”
-Elder
Robert D. Hales, “Holy Scriptures: The Power of God unto Our Salvation,”
Ensign, November 2006
“The challenges you face, the growth experiences you
encounter, are intended to be temporary scenes played out on the stage of a
life of continuing peace and happiness. Sadness, heartache, and disappointment
are events in life. It is not intended that they be the substance of life. I do
not minimize how hard some of these events can be. When the lesson you are to
learn is very important, trials can extend over a long period of time, but they
should not be allowed to become the confining focus of everything you do. Your
life can and should be wondrously rewarding. It is your understanding and
application of the laws of God that will give your life glorious purpose as you
ascend and conquer the difficulties of life. That perspective keeps challenges
confined to their proper place–stepping-stones to further growth and
attainment.”
-Elder
Richard G. Scott, “The Atonement Can Secure Your Peace and Happiness,” Ensign,
November 2006
“My purpose today is to assure you that our Heavenly Father
and the Savior live and that They love all humanity. The very opportunity for
us to face adversity and affliction is part of the evidence of Their infinite
love. God gave us the gift of living in mortality so that we could be prepared
to receive the greatest of all the gifts of God, which is eternal life. Then
our spirits will be changed. We will become able to want what God wants, to
think as He thinks, and thus be prepared for the trust of an endless posterity
to teach and to lead through tests to be raised up to qualify to live forever
in eternal life.”
-President
Henry B. Eyring, “Adversity,” Ensign, May 2009
“Life is to be enjoyed not, just endured.”
-Gordon
B. Hinckley, “Stand True and Faithful,” Ensign, May 1996
“We see the love God the Father has for His son, Jesus
Christ, because He endured to the end, when He said, “This is my Beloved Son,
in whom I am well pleased.” May each of us endure to the end and be greeted by
our maker, “Well done thou good and faithful servant,” is my prayer.”
-Elder
Robert D. Hales, “Lessons from the Atonement That Help Us to Endure to the End,”
Ensign, November 1985
“We live in a troubled world, a world of many challenges. We
are here on this earth to deal with our individual challenges to the best of
our ability, to learn from them, and to overcome them. Endure to the end we
must, for our goal is eternal life in the presence of our Father in Heaven. He
loves us and wants nothing more than for us to succeed in this goal. He will
help us and bless us as we call upon Him in our prayers, as we study His words,
and as we obey His commandments. Therein is found safety; therein is found
peace.”
-President
Thomas S. Monson, “Till We Meet Again,” Ensign, November 2010
“Enduring to the end requires faithfulness to the end, as in
the case of Paul, who told Timothy, “I have fought a good fight, I have
finished my course, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7). Obviously, this is
not an easy task. It is intended to be difficult, challenging, and, ultimately,
refining as we prepare to return to live with our Father in Heaven and receive
eternal blessings.”
-Elder
L. Tom Perry, “The Gospel of Jesus Christ,” Ensign, May 2008
No comments:
Post a Comment