A Vicarious Sacrifice
“As our Savior gave His life as a vicarious sacrifice for us, so we, in some small measure, do the same when we perform proxy work in the temple for those...
“As our Savior gave His life as a vicarious sacrifice for us, so we, in some small measure, do the same when we perform proxy work in the temple for those...
“We need to qualify for the cleansing power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. We do this by keeping His commandment to come to Him with a broken heart and...
“We know that many of you have made similar sacrifices as you have felt the witness of the Holy Ghost and have longed to repent, be baptized, and be made ...
“I have often wondered how these brethren, as valiant as they were, could do what they did. Truly they were willing to make any sacrifice asked of them to...
“We Latter-day Saints take justifiable pride in our great pioneer heritage—in those hearty, courageous pioneers who, under conditions of great hardship an...
“I promise that if you will do so, you will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that y...
Today, missionary work is somewhat different and the sacrifices are different, but the Church still admonishes us to be missionaries and to give many more frien...
“The law of sacrifice is a fundamental doctrine of the gospel of Jesus Christ and contributes to the building of faith, love, and many other virtues. Many...
“This includes the wonderful example of thousands of senior missionaries and others who have left children and grandchildren to perform the missionary dut...
“Man’s greatest happiness comes from losing himself for the good of others.” +27