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Larry Lionel Kendrick (born September 19, 1931) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1988. Since 2001, he has been an emeritus general authority.

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Receiving personal revelation is not a passive process. As we seek such revelations, we must prepare for these sacred experiences.

Experiences, Passive, Receiving, Revelation, Revelations, Sacred

Integrity is the core of our character.

Character, Core, Courage, Honesty, Integrity

Life is not always easy to live, but the opportunity to do so is a blessing beyond comprehension. In the process of living, we will face struggles, many of which will cause us to suffer and to experience pain.

Blessing, Experience, Opportunity, Pain, Struggle, Suffer

We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond.

Control, Life, Respond, This Life, Trials And Tribulations, Tribulation

The temple and the holy ordinances are indeed sacred, and we should be spiritually sensitive to them. It is a sacred blessing to attend the temple to worship the Lord.

Attend, Blessing, Ordinances, Sacred, Temples

Anger causes anguish to the souls of all of those who experience the feeling as well as to those who are the recipients of this emotional explosion.

Anger, Emotional, Experience, Recipients, Soul

I'm lost. I'm going to find myself. If I return before I get back, please ask me to wait.

Ask, Lost, Please, Return, Wait, Waiting

At times, our circumstances call for us to make critical choices to keep our covenants or to compromise them. Covenants should never be compromised, even when at the moment some circumstances might seem to justify it.

Choices, Covenant, Justify, Keep, Make, Might

People as well as nations perish without scriptures. The scriptures are spiritual food for our spirit, which is just as important as physical food for our body.

Important, People, Physical, Spirit, Spiritual

Some of our struggles involve making decisions, while others are a result of the decisions we have made. Some of our struggles result from choices others make that affect our lives. We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond. Many struggles come as problems and pressures that sometimes cause pain. Others come as temptations, trials, and tribulations.

Come, Decision, Involve, Pain, Result, Struggle

Christlike communications are expressed in tones of love rather than loudness. They are intended to be helpful rather than hurtful. They tend to bind us together rather than to drive us apart. They tend to build rather than to belittle.

Belittle, Communication, Helpful, Hurtful, Love, Together

Struggles are a part of the sacred sanctification process. There are no soft or slothful ways to become sanctified to the point that we are prepared to live in the presence of the Savior. And there can be blessings in the burdens we bear. As a result of these struggles, our souls are stretched and our spirits are strengthened. Our character becomes more Christlike as we are tried and tested.

Blessing, Character, Slothful, Soft, Stretched, Struggle

Irreverence not only shows disrespect to Deity but also makes it hard for the Spirit to teach us the things we need to know.

Disrespect, Irreverence, Needs, Things

Integrity is the core of our character. Without integrity we have a weak foundation upon which to build other Christ-like characteristics.

Build, Character, Characteristics, Core, Foundation, Integrity

The temple is a place of worship. Reverence is a supernal form of worship. It is the form of worship found in the celestial kingdom.

Kingdom, Kingdoms, Supernal, Temple, Temples, Worship

We are accountable for our actions as we exercise our moral agency. If we understand this principle and make righteous choices, our lives will be blessed.

Accountable, Agency, Blessed, Exercise, Moral, Principle

Our communications reflect in our countenance. Therefore, we must be careful not only what we communicate, but also how we do so. Souls can be strengthened or shattered by the message and the manner in which we communicate.

Communicate, Communication, Manner, Message, Messages, Soul

To properly prepare to receive personal revelation, we must repent, ask through prayer, be obedient, search the scriptures, fast, think pure thoughts, and develop a spirit of reverence.

Prayer, Revelation, Scripture, Spirit, Think, Thinking

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