But somehow in identifying
But somehow in identifying myself as the healer, there was still a seed of both self-righteousness and defense from a kind of emptiness. Gangaji
Righteousness
In the case of
In the case of man, righteousness is adjustment to God, and an articulation with man based upon that adjustment. Are you a righteous man? Am I a righteous man? Are you righteous? Then, if so, wherein does your righteousness consist? That your whole life is adjusted to God, and is moulded by that adjustment. This … Read more
It is mother’s influence
It is mother’s influence during the crucial formative years that forms a child’s basic character. Home is the place where a child learns faith, feels love, and thereby learns from mother’s loving example to choose righteousness. Ezra Taft Benson
One of the trials
One of the trials of life is that we do not usually receive immediately the full blessing for righteousness or the full cursing for wickedness. Ezra Taft Benson
Mothers, train up your
Mothers, train up your children in righteousness; do not attempt to save the world and let your own family fall apart. Ezra Taft Benson
The price of peace
The price of peace is righteousness. Men and nations may loudly proclaim, ‘Peace, peace,’ but there shall be no peace until individuals nurture in their souls those principles of personal purity, integrity, and character which foster the development of peace. Peace cannot be imposed. It must come from the lives and hearts of men. There … Read more
Too often we bask
Too often we bask in our comfortable complacency and rationalize that the ravages of war, economic disaster, famine, and earth quake cannot happen here. Those who believe this are either not acquainted with the revelations of the Lord, or they do not believe them. Those who smugly think these calamities will not happen, that they … Read more
It is not enough
It is not enough simply to try to resist evil or empty our lives of sin. We must also fill our lives with righteousness Ezra Taft Benson
You cannot do wrong
You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible! Ezra Taft Benson
Each day the forces
Each day the forces of evil and the forces of good enlist new recruits. Each day we personally make many decisions showing the cause we support. The final outcome is certain—the forces of righteousness will win. But what remains to be seen is where each of us personally, now and in the future, will stand … Read more