888. I love this quote from the Prophet Joseph Smith : "You Cannot be too good." Are we truly dedicated?

Dear President Thomas S. Monson is not feeling well enough to go to his office these days.  But he has done so much good in his life, and lifted countless others!

July 25, 2017 Faithful to the End

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Mosiah 5:15 "Therefore, I would that ye should be steadfast and immovable, always abounding in good works, that Christ, the Lord God Omnipotent, may seal you his, that you may be brought to heaven, that ye may have everlasting salvation and eternal life, through the wisdom, and power, and justice, and mercy of him who created all things, in heaven and in earth, who is God above all. Amen."

QUOTE OF THE DAY Joseph Smith "You cannot be too good. Patience is heavenly, obedience is noble, forgiveness is merciful, and exaltation is godly; and he that holds out faithful to the end shall in no wise lose his reward. A good man will endure all things to honor Christ, and even dispose of the whole world, and all in it, to save his soul" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, p. 356).

July 21, 2017 Love of the Lord

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY 2 Nephi 25:29 "And now behold, I say unto you that the right way is to believe in Christ, and deny him not; and Christ is the Holy One of Israel; wherefore ye must bow down before him, and worship him with all your might, mind, and strength, and your whole soul; and if ye do this ye shall in nowise be cast out."

QUOTE OF THE DAY Ezra Taft Benson "When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our affection, the demands on our time, the interests we pursue, and the order of our priorities" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Ezra Taft Benson,p. 40).

July 20, 2017 Service

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Doctrine & Covenants 58:26-28 "For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward. Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness; For the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves. And inasmuch as men do good they shall in nowise lose their reward."

QUOTE OF THE DAY Spencer W. Kimball "Some observers might wonder why we concern ourselves with such simple things as service to others in a world surrounded by such dramatic problems. Yet, one of the advantages of the gospel of Jesus Christ is that it gives us perspective about the people on this planet, including ourselves, so that we can see the things that matter and avoid getting caught up in the multiplicity of lesser causes that vie for the attention of mankind. . . . "May I counsel you that when you select causes for which you put your time and talents in service to others, be careful to select good causes" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, p. 83).

July 18, 2017 Jesus Christ

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Helaman 5:12 "And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall."

QUOTE OF THE DAY Joseph Fielding Smith "He did die for the sins of the world, he did bring to pass redemption from death, he did grant unto men the opportunity of repentance, and remission of sins through their belief and acceptance of the principles of the gospel, and of his mission. These truths are fundamental, they shall endure; they cannot be destroyed no matter what men may say or think" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Fielding Smith, p. 54-55).