- Alma 15: 16…Amulek rejected gold, silver, precious things, for the word of God and was rejected by his family
- Alma 24: 19…When we’re brought to believe and know the truth we should be firm, and suffer death rather than commit a sin
- 2 Nephi 2: 5…Christ’s sacrifice answers spiritual law, for those w/ broken heart & contrite spirit
- Revelation 12:11…And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
- Alma 17:1 -18…Alma and the sons of Mosiah reunite during their missions, and give great guidance on how they found success, what their afflictions were like, and what they sacrificed to be missionaries.
- “Most affluent people earned their money the old-fashioned way: through hard work and personal sacrifice. Studies show that seventy-five percent of all affluent people (defined as having a net worth over three million) made it themselves. No handouts, no winning lottery tickets, and no magic lamp with a genie inside.” Beating the Midas Curse, by Perry L. Cochell and Rodney C. Zeeb, Page 157
- “Adam gave his life for his teammates during a mission which can only be defined as classic SEAL Team SIX work in Afghanistan,” the letter begins. It ends with, “Adam was a friend, teammate, and brother in arms. Adam was a husband and a son and a father. Adam will always be a hero. His actions on his final mission were indicative of the way he lived his life. Fearless.” Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown (Blehm, Eric) page 250
- “The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”– Thomas Jefferson
- “By Victor Davis Hanson Until the millennium arrives and countries cease trying to enslave others, it will be necessary to accept one’s responsibilities and to be willing to make sacrifices for one’s country—as my comrades did. As the troops used to say, “If the country is good enough to live in, it’s good enough to fight for.” With privilege goes responsibility.” With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa (E.B. Sledge)- Page 1
- “The strength of your commitment is measured by your willingness to give your very lives for that in which you believe.” (Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign, May 2003, 80)
- Jacob 4: 5…Behold, they believed in Christ and worshiped the Father in his name, and also we worship the Father in his name. And for this intent we keep the law of Moses, it pointing our souls to him; and for this cause it is sanctified unto us for righteousness, even as it was accounted unto Abraham in the wilderness to be obedient unto the commands of God in offering up his son Isaac, which is a similitude of God and his Only Begotten Son
- “The sacrifices you have made, the hardships you have endured and the privations you have suffered will … sink into insignificance, and you will rejoice that you have obtained the experience which they have furnished. … Some things we have to learn by that which we suffer, and knowledge secured in that way, though the process may be painful, will be of great value to us in the other life.” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow
- “It is only when a man supremely gives that he supremely finds.” (Joshua Lawrence Chamberlaine, Address to 16th Maine, 1898)
- (Abr. 3:27) “ ‘Here am I, send Me’ – Never has anyone offered to do so much for so many with so few words…” (Neal A. Maxwell,Searching for God in America, 131)
- “There were twelve and a half years from the time I received my doctoral degree until I sent my first bill for surgical services,” Russell recalled. “We borrowed money. Dantzel earned some. I made a little here and there. Somehow we survived.” Insights from a Prophet’s Life, Russell M. Nelson, Page 25
- “On the other side of the veil there are perhaps as many as 70 billion people. They need the gospel, and releases occur here to aid in the Lord’s work there. Though we miss the departed righteous so much here, hundreds may feel their touch there. One day, those hundreds will thank the bereaved for gracefully foregoing their extended association with choice individuals here in order that they could help hundreds there. In Gods ecology, talent and love are never wasted.” (told by Cory Maxwell what his dad had taught. Shared at his fathers funeral) Church News, July 31 2004 p.4