Daily Thought -- June 14, 2010

“You and I have a spiritual destiny, and it does not allow us to ride passively in the back of the plane traveling through mortality. The Lord promised Abraham that in his seed all the nations of the earth would be blessed (see Genesis 22:18; Abraham 2:9). He was speaking of the spiritual blessing brought to the world through us, whom He referred to as ‘children of the covenant’ (3 Nephi 20:26). Alma described some as called and prepared from the foundation of the world according to the foreknowledge of God’ (Alma 13:3).”

Neil L. Andersen, “Preparing for Your Spiritual Destiny,” CES Fireside, January 10, 2010 Brigham Young University

Daily Thought -- June 9, 2010

"Repentance is a blessing to all of us. We each need to feel the Savior's arms of mercy through the forgiveness of our sins."

Neil L. Andersen, "Repent . . . That I May Heal You, Ensign,"Nov. 2009, 40

Daily Thought -- June 4, 2010

“I testify that the Savior is able and eager to forgive our sins. Except for the sins of those few who choose perdition after having known a fulness, there is no sin that cannot be forgiven (see Boyd K. Packer, “The Brilliant Morning of Forgiveness,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 19). What a marvelous privilege for each of us to turn away from our sins and to come unto Christ. Divine forgiveness is one of the sweetest fruits of the gospel, removing guilt and pain from our hearts and replacing them with joy and peace of conscience. Jesus declares, ‘Will ye not now return unto me, and repent of your sins, and be converted, that I may heal you?’ (3 Nephi 9:13).”

Neil L. Andersen, “Repent . . . That I May Heal You,” Ensign, Nov. 2009, 40–41

Daily Thought -- June 1, 2010

“Accept that you have an eternally important destiny, a spiritual destiny. Read your patriarchal blessing. As was said of Queen Esther of old, ‘Thou art come … for such a time as this’ (Esther 4:14). Believe it, and embrace it!”

Neil L. Andersen, ”Preparing for Your Spiritual Destiny,” CES Fireside, January 10, 2010 Brigham Young University

Daily Thought -- May 24, 2010

"The invitation to repent is rarely a voice of chastisement but rather a loving appeal to turn around and to 're-turn' toward God. It is the beckoning of a loving Father and His Only Begotten Son to be more than we are, to reach up to a higher way of life, to change, and to feel the happiness of keeping the commandments. Being disciples of Christ, we rejoice in the blessing of repenting and the joy of being forgiven. They become part of us, shaping the way we think and feel."

Neil L. Andersen, "Repent . . . That I May Heal You," Ensign, Nov. 2009, 40