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(11/23/03)
"The Lord has promised to heal our broken hearts and 'to set at liberty
them that are bruised' ( Luke 4:18
); to give power to the faint, to
heal the wounded soul, and to turn our weakness into strength (see
Isa. 40:29
; Jacob 2:8 ;
Ether 12:27 ); to
take upon Him our pains and sicknesses, to blot out our transgressions
if we repent, and loose the bands of death (see Alma 7:11-13 ). He
promised that if we will build our lives upon His rock, the devil will
have no power over us (see Hel. 5:12 ). And He
has vowed that He will never leave us or forsake us (see Heb. 13:5 ). There
is simply no mortal equivalent. Not in terms of commitment, power, or
love. He is our only chance." - Sheri L. Dew, " Our Only Chance ," Ensign, May 1999, p. 67
(1/26/04)
"Left to his own devices, the natural man inevitably succumbs to Satan
(see Mosiah 3:19 ), who
abandons his prey once he lures them from the straight and narrow path.
But the
Savior will guide those who follow Him all the way home.
Lehi's family endured an intense wilderness experience designed to
teach, test, and sanctify them. Likewise, the path from our former home
to eternal life runs right through this earthly wilderness, where we
may expect similar challenges and difficulties. But in our journey we
are not alone, for the Lord's promise to Lehi is the same to us: 'I
will prepare the way before you [and] inasmuch as ye shall keep my
commandments ye shall be led towards the promised land.... After ye
have arrived... ye shall know that... I, the Lord, did deliver you' (
1 Ne. 17:13-14 )." - Sheri L. Dew, " Our Only Chance ," Ensign, May 1999, p. 66-67
(2/29/04)
"The Savior's Atonement is stunningly inclusive! 'For as in Adam all
die,
even so in Christ shall all be made alive' ( 1 Cor. 15:22 ;
emphasis
added). Come one, come all, the Lord has invited. The gospel of Jesus
Christ is
for every man and woman, boy and girl. He doesn't change the rules for
the rich
or the poor, the married or unmarried, the Portuguese or the Chinese.
The gospel
is for every one of us, and the spiritual requirements and
rewards are
universal. In matters pertaining to salvation, 'all are alike
unto God' ( 2 Ne. 26:33 ; emphasis added). The Lord's motives stand in stark contrast
to those of Lucifer, who is obsessed with attempting to make us feel
less than who we are as sons and daughters of God. He despises a
consecrated people and delights at obscuring our vision and enticing us
away from the path that leads back to our heavenly home." - Sheri L.
Dew, " Our Only Chance ," Ensign, May 1999, p. 66
(7/4/04)
"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." - Sheri L. Dew, " Our Only Chance ," Ensign, May 1999, p. 67
(7/6/04)
"It is by letting the world go and coming unto Christ that we
increasingly
live as women of God. We were born for eternal glory. Just as faithful
men were
foreordained to hold the priesthood, we were foreordained to be women
of God. We
are women of faith, virtue, vision, and charity who rejoice in
motherhood and in womanhood and in the family. We are not panicked
about
perfection, but we are working to become more pure. And we
know that in the strength of the Lord we can do all righteous things
because we have immersed ourselves in His gospel (see Alma 26:12
). I repeat, we cannot be women
of the world, for we are latter-day
women of God. As President Kimball taught, 'No greater recognition
can come to [us] in this world than to be known as [women] of God' ('
The Role of Righteous Women ,' Ensign, November 1979, p. 102)." - Sheri L.
Dew, " We Are Women of God ," Ensign, November 1999, p. 99
(4/7/05)
"The Lord revealed the remedy for such spiritual disaster when He
counseled Emma Smith to 'lay aside the things of this world, and seek
for the things of a better' ( D&C 25:10 ).
And
Christ provided the pattern, declaring prior to Gethsemane, 'I have overcome
the world' ( John 16:33 ;
emphasis added). The only way that we may overcome the world is by
coming unto
Christ. And coming unto Christ means walking away from the world. It
means
placing Christ and Christ only at the center of our lives so that the
vanities
and philosophies of men lose their addictive appeal. Satan is
the god
of Babylon, or this world. Christ is the God of Israel, and His
Atonement gives
us power to overcome the world. 'If you expect glory, intelligence and
endless
lives,' said President Joseph F. Smith, 'let the world go'
(Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph F. Smith [1998], 243;
emphasis added)." - Sheri L. Dew, " We Are Women of God ," Ensign, Nov. 1999, p. 98
(8/28/05)
"There are many ways to draw near, seek, ask, and knock. If, for
example, your prayers offered to Heavenly Father in the name of Christ
have become a little casual, would you recommit yourself to meaningful
prayer, offered in unrushed solitude and with a repentant heart? If you
have not yet come to appreciate the peace and the power of temple
worship, would you partake of the ordinances of the house of the Lord
as often as your circumstances allow? If you have not yet found that
immersion in the scriptures increases your sensitivity to the Spirit,
would you consider incorporating the word of God into your life more
consistently? Tonight would be a wonderful time to begin." - Sheri L.
Dew, " Are You the Woman I Think You Are? "
Ensign, Nov. 1997, 92
12/12/05
"The pain of loneliness
seems to be part of the mortal experience. But the Lord in His mercy
has made it so that we need never deal with the challenges of mortality
alone.
"I was thinking about this recently as I sat through a meeting where
the speaker seemed preoccupied with how hard it is to live
the gospel. By the end of the meeting, I was depressed. He had made
living the gospel seem like a sentence to life on the rock pile. It's
not living the gospel that's hard. Its
life that's hard. Its picking up the pieces when covenants
have been compromised or values violated that's hard. The gospel is the
Good News that provides us the tools to cope with the mistakes, the
heartaches, the disappointments we can expect to experience here." -
Sheri L. Dew, " We Are Not Alone ," Ensign (CR), November 1998, p.94
8/16/06
"If we live on the Lord's side of the line, Lucifer cannot come there
to influence us. What an offer of safety and security in a world that
Lucifer has turned into enemy-occupied territory; a world where his
enticements are more provocative and enslaving than ever; a world where
he will resort to any tactic to lure us to his side of the line where
we are no longer under the influence and protection of the Holy Ghost.
Fortunately, Satan can't make us do anything. The Prophet Joseph said:
'As well might the devil seek to dethrone Jehovah, as overthrow an
innocent soul that resists everything which is evil' (History of the
Church, 4:605)." - Sheri L. Dew, "No Doubt About It"
9/13/06
"The adversary is delighted when we act like sightseers, meaning those
who are hearers rather than doers of the word (see James 1:22 ), or
shoppers, meaning those preoccupied with the vain things of this world
that suffocate our spirits. Satan baits us with perishable pleasures
and preoccupations—our bank accounts, our wardrobes, even our
waistlines—for he knows that where our treasure is, there will our
hearts be also (see Matt. 6:21 ).
Unfortunately, it is easy to let the blinding glare of the adversary's
enticements distract us from the light of Christ. 'For what is a man
profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?' (
Matt. 16:26 ).
"Prophets have admonished us to forsake the world and turn our hearts
to Jesus Christ, who promised us, 'In this world your joy is not
full, but in
me your joy is full' (D&C 101:36; emphasis
added). Said President Spencer W. Kimball, 'If we insist on spending
all our time and resources building up ... a worldly kingdom, that is
exactly what we will inherit' (' The False Gods We Worship ,' Ensign, June 1976, 6). How often are we so
focused on pursuing the so-called good life that we lose sight of
eternal life? It is the fatal spiritual equivalent of selling our
birthright for a mess of pottage." - Sheri L. Dew, " We Are Women of God ," Ensign (CR), November 1999, p.97
10/2/07
"If we don't have a clear sense of our identity and purpose, we are
much more vulnerable to Lucifer. He of course knows this and
accordingly attempts to blur our vision. He lies. He shades and
obliterates truth. He makes evil look good and good look unenlightened
and unsophisticated. Make no mistake about it: Lucifer will do anything
to derail, disappoint, dishearten, discourage, and deceive us—and
particularly those who have made and are seeking to keep sacred
covenants. His motives are entirely self-centered, selfish,
destructive, and evil." - Sheri L. Dew, "No Doubt About It"
5/30/10
"By and large,
the men and women of this Church are bright and
capable. But none of us is that smart. None of us is resilient enough
to tango with the adversary. We can never match his cunning or his
talent for deception and diversion. He will outsmart, outmaneuver, and
outlast us every time we willingly consent to a duel. Lucifer is like
the ultimate carnival barker: 'Step right up. Come on in. Don't miss
the greatest show on earth.' But as soon as he has you inside his tent,
he will leave you to twist in agony and isolation and darkness." - Sheri L. Dew, "No Doubt About It"
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