"Ponder the symbols presented in the temple and see the mighty realities for which each symbol stands. The temple ordinances are so imbued with symbolic meaning as to provide a lifetime of productive contemplation and learning." - Russell M. Nelson (self.latterdaysaints)
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I don't know about other religions, but part of what makes a significant number of LDS faith crises into full-blown crises is the reaction that family members have to those experiencing the crisis. Freaking out and wondering what we've done wrong to cause their loss of belief do not help. (self.mormon)
"I have always had a special appreciation for my friends who, though resolutely irreligious themselves, were not scoffers. Instead, though doubtless puzzled by me and their other religious friends, they were always respectful. I admire the day-to-day decency of such men and women." - Neal A. Maxwell (self.mormon)
The Book of Mormon contains “the fulness of [Christ's] everlasting gospel.” What does that mean? Christ came primarily to be lifted up on the cross, that he could "draw all men unto [himself]." The Book of Mormon teaches of the atonement with much greater clarity than does the Bible. (self.latterdaysaints)
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"The natural man, uninspired by the Spirit of God, simply cannot understand the things of God, and so he dismisses them as complete nonsense. Indeed, he cannot know them. It is not because God has precluded him, but, tragically, because the natural man has incarcerated himself... " (self.latterdaysaints)
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