Elder Walter F. Gonzalez
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"Today is our time to be valiant and decide to give our souls a serious, profound exposure to our Savior's teachings."
"Enhancing our exposure to doctrine and its principles will make us priesthood holders with deep-rooted gospel values. We will be better prepared to face the tremors that will come without warning, when least expected. As priesthood holders, we will feel the promise made to the prophet Jeremiah extended to us: 'For behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land. ..."
"We don't know when or how earthquakes will hit us. They likely won't be literal shakings of the earth, as happened in Peru, but rather quakes of temptations, sins or trials such as unemployment or serious sickness. ... Today is the time to prepare, not during the crisis. What are we doing today to engraven in our souls the gospel principles that will uphold us in times of adversity?"
"Eternal principles will take root in us as we take time not only to read the teachings of the prophets and the scriptures but also to ponder them in the spirit of prayer. Nephi, for example, took time to sit and ponder. By so doing, he was exposed to doctrinal pearls."
