Elder L. Tom Perry
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"I believe that if we could create in our minds a clear and true picture of eternal life we would start behaving differently."
Latter-day Saints wouldn't have to be prodded to do home or visiting teaching, attend meetings, go to the temple, say prayers, read the scriptures or live moral lives.
"We would want to do all these things and more because we realize they will prepare us to go somewhere we yearn to go."
"Essentially, the gospel of Jesus Christ is a five-ingredient recipe for eternal life."
"In order to embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, a person must first embrace him whose gospel it is." Trust the Savior and what he has taught. Accept and apply his Atonement and his teachings.
Then, repent, be baptized and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
"In order to prepare to be baptized and take upon ourselves the name of Christ we must humble ourselves before him — offer our sacrifice of a broken heart and a contrite spirit and accept his will."
"Baptism and receiving the Holy Ghost are the prescribed ways to enter the 'strait and narrow' path to eternal life."
Finally, endure to the end. "Enduring to the end is definitely not a do-it-yourself project. First, it requires the Savior's redemptive power."
