Sisters, we as women are not diminished by priesthood power - we are magnified by it. I know this is true, for I have experienced it again and again.
Sheri L. DewRead
Am I the woman I think I am, the woman I want to be? More importantly, am I the woman the Savior needs me to be?
Interpretation
The quote reflects on self-identity and the alignment of personal aspirations with spiritual fulfillment.
Sheri L. Dew's quote prompts deep introspection about one's identity and purpose in life, encouraging individuals, especially women, to evaluate whether they are living in accordance with their self-perceptions, aspirations, and spiritual duties. It highlights the importance of seeking not only personal fulfillment but also fulfilling a higher calling that may align with one's beliefs and values.
In practice
During a women's empowerment seminar, to encourage self-examination.
Sisters, we as women are not diminished by priesthood power - we are magnified by it. I know this is true, for I have experienced it again and again.
It is not possible to sin enough to be happy. It isn't possible to buy enough to be happy, or to entertain or indulge or pamper ourselves enough to be happy. It is not possible to hide enough or run far enough away from trials and troubles to be happy. Happiness and joy come only when we are living up to who we are... I have never met anyone who was happier because he was immoral, or because he was addicted to something, or because he was dishonest and compromised his integrity.
True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up.
On those days when we're not ready to stop being offended, not ready to forgive, still determined to dish out the silent treatment, what we're actually saying is, "Thanks, but I don't want to become more like the Savior today. Maybe tomorrow, but not today." Perhaps those are the times when we need to pray the hardest, the times it becomes clear that a change in behavior is not enough--that we must have a change in nature.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse in any country. If it were, the laws would lose their effect, because it can always be pretended.
Mythology may, in a real sense, be defined as other people's religion. And religion may, in a sense, be understood as popular misunderstanding of mythology. (8)
Nothing more completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity than straigthforward and simple integrity in another. A knave would rather quarrel with a brother knave than with a fool, but he would rather avoid a quarrel with one honest man than with both. He can combat a fool by management and address, and he can conquer a knave by temptations. But the honest man is neither to be bamboozled nor bribed.
After feminism, I suddenly realised: not everyone has to live the same way. Imagine that!
We ... must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering for our own ease and convenience the precious resources of tomorrow.
It is a light thing for whoever keeps his foot outside trouble to advise and counsel him that suffers.
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