Let’s Not Leave Jonny Behind
One of the most important lessons we can take from BYU is to sacrifice for one another. Don't leave Jonny behind. Some races are better finished together.
Convenient Service
Service is tightly related to sacrifice. Making service convenient can be a challenge, but serving will bless our lives.
Celebrations and Memories
President Samuelson shares memories of his parents to show how celebrations like these create legacies of hard work and family support for generations.
Scandinavian Saints: A Legacy of Significant Sacrifice
Sister Virginia U. Jensen, then first counselor in the general Relief Society presidency, spoke to the Faculty Women’s Association at BYU in January of this year. She recalled the first time she had to give a talk in the Tabernacle on Temple Square. She noted that she had never had a desire to speak in the Tabernacle. I guess that is how I feel about my experience today. I have…
These Noble Pioneers
Gordon B. Hinckley speaks of the noble pioneers. The pioneers were people of great faith, of tremendous loyalty, and of unbending integrity.
Between Two Gardens: The Law of Sacrifice
Today I wish to talk about significant events that occurred in the proximity of two gardens: the Garden of Eden and the Garden of Gethsemane. Those events, and the spiritual and doctrinal issues that connect the two gardens, are among the most important we could discuss. I, therefore, title this presentation “Between Two Gardens.” After Adam and Eve were driven from the Garden of Eden, they began to till the…
On Giving and Getting
In life's constant opportunities for giving and getting, let us be more concerned with giving. Nothing worth getting comes without effort and sacrifice.
The Price of Love
It’s wonderful that no one ever recites your faults and failures when making an introduction. If they did, we might be here for some time. The music provided us this morning certainly would repay you all for coming here, whatever I may say. It was a marvelous performance. I compliment Sister Gneiting and Brother Staheli. It’s quite a feeling to stand at the devotional pulpit at BYU. I have sat…
Principles of Sacrifice
God's plan of salvation hinges on the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. In return for His love, can we not make our own small sacrifices for Him?
“Serious About the Things to Be Done”
As we get serious about our covenants and look for the Lord's plan in our lives, we will see the blessings waiting for us.
For Ye Are Bought with a Price
The scriptures say that we are "bought with a price." We forever owe our love and devotion to Jesus Christ for His ransoming sacrifice.
