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A thought from the scriptures

Published: Saturday, June 22, 2002

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And again, verily I say unto you, that every man who is obliged to provide for his own family, let him provide, and he shall in nowise lose his crown. . . .

— Doctrine and Covenants 75:28

"Remember your sacred calling as a father in Israel—your most important calling in time and eternity—a calling from which you will never be released," said President Ezra Taft Benson during the October 1987 general conference.

"May you always provide for the material needs of your family and, with your eternal companion at your side, may you fulfill your sacred responsibility to provide the spiritual leadership in your home."