Quotemeal: Aug. 18th, 2008

Monday, August 18, 2008

"Unless we do his teachings, we do not demonstrate faith in him."
— Ezra Taft Benson

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"If a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it."
— Edgar Watson Howe —
"If sinners be dammed, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. If they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees. Let no one go there...."
— Charles H. Spurgeon —
"It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver."
— St. Augustine of Hippo —
"Preach the gospel everyday; if necessary, use words."
— Francis of Assisi —

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Illustration of Ezra Taft Benson — "Unless we do his teachings, we do not demonstrate faith in him."

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