In our day the Lord reveals His power in the great latter-day work of the Restoration.  Elder Neal A. Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught that this is true today just as it was during the great events of the early days of the Church:  "Now, my brethren, 'these are [your] days'  (Helaman 7:9) in the history of the Church.  Mark well what kind of days they will be, days when, with special visibility, the Lord will 'make bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations' (D&C 133:3).  God will also hasten His work (D&C 88:73).  He will also 'shorten' the last days 'for the elect's sake' (Matthew 24:22); hence, there will be a compression of events (see Joseph Smith-Matthew 1:20).  Furthermore, 'all things shall be in commotion' (D&C 88:91).  Only those in the process of becoming the men and women of Christ will be able to keep their spiritual balance."

"The world is not a safe place.  It is not a place where children will feel peace, hope, and direction unless they are taught to love and follow the Savior.  Please help them know that these great blessings can be theirs, and show them what they need to do to receive these blessings"   --Sister Patricia Pinegar, Gen. Primary Pres.

End of April Snowfall

Who Can Glory Too Much in the Lord

"Is it possible to be happy when life is hard?  To feel peace amid uncertainty and hope in the midst of cynicism?  Is it possible to change, to shake off old habits and become new again?  Is it possible to live with integrity and purity in a world that no longer values the virtues that distinguish the followers of Christ?
Yes.  The answer is yes because of Jesus Christ, whose Atonement ensures that we need not bear the burdens of mortality alone...
Through the years I, like you, have experienced pressures and disappointments that would have crushed me had I not been able to draw upon a source of wisdom and strength far greater than my own.  He has never forgotten or forsaken me, and I have come to know for myself that Jesus is the Christ and that this is His Church.  With Ammon I say, 'for who can glory too much in the Lord?  Yea, who can say too much of his great power, and of his mercy...?  Behold,... I cannot say the smallest part which I feel' (Alma 26:16).
I testify that in this, the twilight of the dispensation of the fulness of times, when Lucifer is working overtime to jeopardize our journey home and to separate us from the Savior's atoning power, the only answer for any of us is Jesus Christ."   (Sister Sheri Dew, April 1999 General Conference)