Lesson 13 - Opening story

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[This video is a montage of several different General Conference talks from several different General Authorities.]

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf: For members of the Church, education is not merely a good idea—it's a commandment.

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Strive to increase your knowledge of all that is virtuous, lovely, or is of good report or praiseworthy. Seek knowledge by study, and also by faith. Seek with the humble spirit and contrite heart. As you apply the spiritual dimension of faith to your study—even of temporal things—you can amplify your intellectual capacity.

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Elder Michael John U. Teh: Jacob gives this council: “Wherefore, do not spend money for that which is of no worth, nor your labor for that which cannot satisfy. Hearken diligently unto me, and remember the words which I have spoken; and come unto the Holy One of Israel, and feast upon that which perisheth not, neither can be corrupted, and let your soul delight in fatness.”

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President Gordon B. Hinckley: That God the Father and His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, appeared in person to the boy Joseph Smith.

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Our whole strength rests in that validity in that vision. It either occurred, or it did not occur. If it did not, then this work is a fraud. If it did, then it is the most important and wonderful work under the heavens.

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Elder Robert D. Hales: To provide providently, we must practice the principle of provident living: joyfully living within our means.

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When we live providently, we can provide for ourselves and our families. And also follow the Savior's example to serve and bless others.

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President Gordon B. Hinckley: We are carrying a message of self-reliance throughout the Church.

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One has neither independence nor freedom from bondage when he is obligated to others.

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What a wonderful thing it is to be free of debt: To have a little money against a day of emergency put away, where it can be retrieved when necessary.

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Pay off debt as quickly as you can, and free yourselves from bondage.

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President Thomas S. Monson: I urge you to live within your means. One can not spend more than he earns and remain solvent. I promise you that you will then be happier.

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Elder M. Russell Ballard: Statisitly, those who have less education, and consequently, lower incomes, are less likely to marry and go to church, and much more likely to be involved in crime, and to have children outside of marriage.

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Do some sectors our our society have stronger values and families because they are more educated and prosperous? Or are they more educated and prosperous, because they have values and strong families?

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Commitments to family and values are the basic cause. Nearly everything else is effect.

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President Henry B. Eyring: [From a commencement speech Utah Valley University.] That courage guarantees that with hard work, you can grow in your capacity to learn to do anything better.

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President Gordon B. Hinckley: Among other things, I must remind you that you must get all of the education that you possibly can.

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You can not assume that you have entitlements to you. You will be expected to put forth great effort and to use your best talents to make your way to the most wonderful future of which you’re capable.

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Perhaps you do not have the funds to get all the schooling you would desire. Make your money go as far as you can and take advantage of scholarships, grants, and loans within our capacity to repay.

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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf: Our Heavenly Father asks only that we do the best we can: That we work according to our full capacity however great or small that may be.

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