Neal A. Maxwell:
“You have been called by God, placed by God, in this time and circumstance. And He knows you better than you know yourself, knows what you have the capacity to do. However, God will not be content with you as you now are, fine as you may be, because He knows what you have the power to become!
There will be challenges aplenty. Your days will be like the days of Noah (see Matt. 24:37–42). But this will also be a time in which the Church will grow and its members will be scattered upon all the face of the earth (see 1 Ne. 14:14).
More and more stakes of the Church will be established as well as more and more temples.
Yes, you will live in a time in which peace will have been taken from the earth (D&C 1:35). But you can have the Lord's peace in your hearts and homes—which peace surpasseth understanding (John 14:27; Philip. 4:7).
Yes, you will live in a time in which, because of iniquity, the love of many will wax cold (Matt. 24:12). But, you may still have love in your hearts and in your homes.
Yes, you will live in a time in which many because of iniquity will despair about the human circumstance (Moro. 10:22). But you can be among the people of God who will be "armed with righteousness and with the power of God in … great glory" (1 Ne. 14:14). The Lord will be in the midst of His people. He will lead them and guide you along.”
("These Are Your Days," New Era, Jan 1985, 4)
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I got this quote this morning in my email from a friend of mine. It spoke right to my heart. And this was written 24 years go! How much more true it is now. What a strong reminder that we were put in this time in history for a reason and that we must do all that we can to "have the Lord's peace in (our) hearts and homes" and "have love in (our) hearts and in your homes." regardless of what is going on in the world around us.
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