• “The declaration of lineage within your patriarchal blessing is as much a statement about who and what you were in your first estate as it is a statement of who you are now and what you will yet do and become.” Men of Influence, Robert Millet, Pg. 2
  • We “affirm in our lives the importance of at least three things: first, that God, our Father in Heaven, does have a specific mission for all of us to fulfill and perform while we are here upon this earth; second, that we can, here and now in this life, discover what that mission is; and third, that with His help we can fulfill that mission and know and have assurance – here and now in this life – that we are doing that which is pleasing to our Father in Heaven.” John H. Groberg, “What is Your Mission?” Speeches of the Year 1979, 92
  • “We cannot foresee what the Lord has in mind for us. Our only course of action is to be prepared and worthy for whatever he requires. We must govern our actions every day with our future in mind.” M. Russell Ballard, Ensign, Nov. 1990, 35-36
  • “Elder Jay E. Jensen of the Seventy described a time when he was serving as a mission president and found himself frustrated and discouraged at the end of a district conference by the many problems that confronted him. As he was traveling home, he was turning the pages of his scriptures, looking for comfort and direction, when he stopped at the third section of the Doctrine and Covenants. He said:“When I read a verse, I often insert my name in it. I did so with verse 5 and found the help I needed to remove my gloomy feelings: ‘Behold, you [Jay Jensen] has been entrusted with these things, but how strict were your commandments; and remember also the promises which were made to you [Jay Jensen]’ ().“The words ‘remember also the promises’ struck me with unusual power. … During those four days I had focused on nothing but problems. I had not stopped to consider one single promise” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1992, 112; or Ensign, Nov. 1992, 80). Elder Jensen then reviewed in his mind the promises given to him in his patriarchal blessing, in the blessing when he was set apart as a mission president, and in the scriptures. By so doing, he was able to find the strength and comfort he needed.” Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual, Lesson 10: “This Is My Voice unto All”