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President Thomas S. Monson

First Counselor, First Presidency
Published: Saturday, March 31, 2007

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"My brethren, let us ever remember that the priesthood of God which we bear is a sacred gift which brings to us and to those we serve the blessings of heaven. May we ... honor and protect that priesthood. May we ever be on the Lord's errand, that we might ever be entitled to the Lord's help.

"There is a war being waged for men's souls — yours and mine. It continues without abatement. Like a clarion call comes the word of the Lord to you, to me, and to priesthood holders everywhere: 'Wherefore, now let every man learn his duty, and to act in the office in which he is appointed, in all diligence.'"

"Wherever we go, our priesthood goes with us. Are we standing in 'holy places?' Said President J. Reuben Clark, Jr., who served for many years as a counselor in the First Presidency. 'The priesthood is not like a suit of clothes that you can lay off and take back on. Depending upon ourselves, it is an everlasting endowment.'"

"To sail safely the seas of mortality, we need the guidance of that eternal mariner — even the great Jehovah."

"Brethren, our Lord and Savior said, 'Come, follow me.' When we accept his invitation and walk in his footsteps, he will direct our paths."

"There is no limit to the power of the priesthood which you hold."