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How do you think the list would change if we extended the sample to the last 20 years? We can always measure the buzz on the bloggernacle for
controversial talks. Most of us have more things expected of us than we can possibly do. Friday, September 19, Good, Better, Best. One of my
favorites too. I spent hours poring over its pages. Therefore, by design we quote the current prophet the most, and will work hard to find thoughts
or quotes of his to press into service. There is no easy formula for that contest of priorities. Some of our most important choices concern family
activities. A friend took his young family on a series of summer vacation trips, including visits to memorable historic sites. And I testify that we are
led by prophets, our President Gordon B. Otherwise, children will be overscheduled, and parents will be frazzled and frustrated. In this regard
Elder Bednar is hugely influential. The number of good things we can do far exceeds the time available to accomplish them Surfing the Internet is
not better than serving the Lord or strengthening the family. Some things are better than good, and these are the things that should command
priority attention in our lives. Sometimes our to-do lists can be overwhelming. There is no easy formula for that contest of priorities. Even though a
particular choice is more costly, its far greater value may make it the best choice of all. Team sports and technology toys like video games and the
Internet are already winning away the time of our children and youth. Members of the Quorum of the Twelve have stressed the importance of
exercising inspired judgment in Church programs and activities. He is dependent upon each of us. Otherwise, children will be overscheduled, and
parents will be frazzled and frustrated. Parents should teach gospel priorities through what they do with their children. Some young men and
women are skipping Church youth activities or cutting family time in order to participate in soccer leagues or to pursue various entertainments.
Other choices are better, and still others are best. I am amazingly grateful. Even in my state of very little belief in the top leaders of the church
having any devine guidance, I will admit I still really like the following you had all of my top But the principle is good. Members of the Quorum of
the Twelve have stressed the importance of exercising inspired judgment in Church programs and activities. Consider how we use our time in the
choices we make in viewing television, playing video games, surfing the Internet, or reading books or magazines. Do the laundry, weed the garden,
change that diaper and that one and that one, make dinner, go to work, do visiting and home teaching, fulfill other callings, clean up that spill, pick
up that pile, call so-and-so, make that appointment, run kids to this and that, etc. As we consider various choices, we should remember that it is
not enough that something is good. All the best, Bob. Our Christmas shopping was done in the Sears, Roebuck catalog. Many breadwinners
worry that their occupations leave too little time for their families. Of course it is good to view wholesome entertainment or to obtain interesting
information. There were three degrees of quality: Essential TruthsOur Need to Act. The key to a successful life in the Gospel is continual
learning. Some young people are amusing themselves to deathspiritual death. I spent hours poring over its pages. A gospel teacher is called to
teach the subject specified from the inspired materials provided. Tom Perry taught this principle in our first worldwide leadership training meeting in
Tom Perry taught this principle in our first worldwide leadership training meeting in Because of this, we need women who have a bedrock
understanding of the doctrine of Christ and who will use that understanding to teach and help raise a sin-resistant generation. Some things are
better, and others are best. As we approach and a new course of study in our Melchizedek Priesthood quorums and Relief Societies, I renew our
caution about how we use the Teachings of Presidents of the Church manuals.

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Many years of inspired work have produced our volume of the teachings of Joseph Smith, the founding prophet of this dispensation. The amount
of children-and-parent time absorbed in the good activities of private lessons, team sports, and other school and club activities also needs to be
carefully regulated. All the best, Bob. Click on the title below to read the whole talk or watch the videos below. In choosing how we spend time as
a family, we should be careful not to exhaust our available time on things that are merely good and leave little time for that which is better or best.
Some young men and women are skipping Church youth activities or cutting family time in order to participate in soccer leagues or to pursue
various entertainments. The key to a successful life in the Gospel is continual learning. Parents should teach gospel priorities through what they do
with their children. There is no easy formula for that contest of priorities. Some uses of individual and family time are better, and others are best.
Our General Authorities like to emphasize our living prophet, and therefore will quote him purposefully in place of others. No one else has been
able to find it either. A simple way to measure that would be to count how often a talk is quoted by other leaders of the Church in their own
conference talks. We rarely went to town. At the end of the summer he asked his teenage son which of these good summer activities he enjoyed
most. Counseling the same leaders in , Elder Richard G. Some things are better, and others are best. Jesus taught this principle in the home of
Martha. RMN covered several of the faddish phrases. I believe that by design, during his time as a prophet, a prophet is going to be quoted often
and repeatedly. But here is a caution for families. The best thing a teacher can do with Teachings: To our hundreds of thousands of home teachers
and visiting teachers, I suggest that it is good to visit our assigned families; it is better to have a brief visit in which we teach doctrine and principle;
and it is best of all to make a difference in the lives of some of those we visit. Tom Perry taught this principle in our first worldwide leadership
training meeting in The commandments, ordinances, and covenants of the gospel are not a list of deposits required to be made in some heavenly
account. We could begin with who influences the influencers. Pray for guidance, for help, for direction, and then follow the whisperings of the Spirit
to guide you in the most serious of all responsibilities, for the consequences of your leadership in your home will be eternal and everlasting. Russell
Ballard warned against the deterioration of family relationships that can result when we spend excess time on ineffective activities that yield little
spiritual sustenance. As we consider various choices, we should remember that it is not enough that something is good. The best way to capture
influence might be to do a survey of members. In general conference last year, Elder M. I would imagine talks that are quoted in the First
Presidency and Visiting Teaching messages in the Ensign would be influential as well. Members of the Quorum of the Twelve have stressed the
importance of exercising inspired judgment in Church programs and activities. When Martha complained that her sister had left her to serve alone,
 Jesus commended Martha for what she was doing v. Even though a particular choice is more costly, its far greater value may make it the best
choice of all. In choosing how we spend time as a family, we should be careful not to exhaust our available time on things that are merely good and
leave little time for that which is better or best. This is a landmark among Church books. Most of us have more things expected of us than we can
possibly do. To innovate does not necessarily mean to expand; very often it means to simplify. And I testify that we are led by prophets, our
President Gordon B. Other choices are better, and still others are best. Many breadwinners worry that their occupations leave too little time for
their families. This will not achieve its intended purpose unless individual family membersespecially parentsvigorously act to increase family
togetherness and one-on-one time. I spent hours poring over its pages. Another way would be to collect sacrament meeting talks and see who is
reference. This has be a solo effort until this past April when President Nelson gave what I believe to be the seminal talk in Conference. A gospel
teacher is called to teach the subject specified from the inspired materials provided. The gospel of Jesus Christ is a plan that shows us how to
become what our Heavenly Father desires us to become. The Plan and the Proclamation.

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We rarely went to town. Tom Perry taught this principle in our first worldwide leadership training meeting in Some young people are amusing
themselves to deathspiritual death. As breadwinners, as parents, as Church workers and members, we face many choices on what we will do
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choose others that are better or best because they develop faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and strengthen our families. Jesus taught this principle in
the home of Martha. I believe that by design, during his time as a prophet, a prophet is going to be quoted often and repeatedly. Pray for guidance,
for help, for direction, and then follow the whisperings of the Spirit to guide you in the most serious of all responsibilities, for the consequences of
your leadership in your home will be eternal and everlasting. And I testify that we are led by prophets, our President Gordon B. Some young
people are amusing themselves to deathspiritual death. That means that no matter what we have done or where we have been or how
something happened, if we truly repent, He [the Savior] has promised that He would atone. That latter phrase seems to have been introduced by a
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Deseret books? Newer Post Older Post Home. I personally think that the emphasis has gone a bit overboard, and we are far too ignorant overall
of the Bible. But not everything of that sort is worth the portion of our life we give to obtain it. Do the laundry, weed the garden, change that diaper
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families; it is better to have a brief visit in which we teach doctrine and principle; and it is best of all to make a difference in the lives of some of
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