the measure of our own creation

Callings do not determine or validate a person’s worth or worthiness. Rather, as we labor with God in whatever way He asks, we grow into the measure of our own creation.

God rejoices in our progress, and so should we, even when we still have work to do. At times we may lack the strength or the means to serve in a calling. Still, we can engage in the work and protect our testimonies through meaningful ways like prayer and scripture study. Our loving Heavenly Father does not condemn us when we are willing but unable to serve.

Steven D. Shumway

"Participate to Prepare for Christ’s Return", General Conference April 2025

consistent, personal, private acts of devotion

If we are wise, we receive the truth by accepting the gospel of Jesus Christ through priesthood ordinances and covenants. Next, we strive to remain worthy of having the Holy Ghost always with us. This capability must be acquired individually and personally, drop by drop. Consistent, personal, private acts of devotion invite the Holy Ghost to guide us.

Dale G. Renlund

"Personal Preparation to Meet the Savior", General Conference April 2025

walk to the boundary of your understanding

“Faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith” (Ether 12:6). Thus, every time you try your faith—that is, act in worthiness on an impression—you will receive the confirming evidence of the Spirit. As you walk to the boundary of your understanding into the twilight of uncertainty, exercising faith, you will be led to find solutions you would not obtain otherwise.

“The Transforming Power of Faith and Character,” by Richard G. Scott, General Conference October 2010

a noisy, contentious world

We live in a noisy, contentious world, where it is possible to be viewing or listening to information, music, or even pure nonsense virtually every waking hour. If we want to have the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, we must find time to slow down, ponder, pray, and live so we are worthy to receive and act upon His promptings. We will avoid major mistakes if we heed His warnings.

Quentin L. Cook, "We Follow Jesus Christ." General Conference, April 2010

[Bishop Featherstone] said, "I believe that we have a need beyond the light-wired job, just a little bit of power; I believe it is time, as one great leaders has said, to have the full conduit with all of the powers of the priesthood open to come to those who bear the priesthood."

He then told the priesthood congregation to imagine a great scroll suspended from the ceiling and on it were the names of those who had purchased pornographic literature, viewed x-rated movies, had a masturbation or homosexual problem, were adulterers or engaged in fornication or petting.

"Now, I can tell you this," he said. "I bear my solemn witness that if you do not self-inflict a purging in your lives, the time may well come when there might not he a scroll, but it will be as though there were.

"It may be as though it had been shouted from the tops of houses. People cannot hide sin. You cannot mock God and hold the Lord's holy priesthood and pretend to propose that you are His servant."

He told of a great man who held his dead son in his arms and commanded him, by proper exercising of priesthood authority, to live.

"The dead boy opened his eyes," said Bishop Featherstone. "This great brother could not have possibly done that had he been looking at a pornographic piece of material a few nights before, or if he had been involved in any other transgression of that kind.

"The priesthood has to have a pure conduit to operate."


Vaughn J. Featherstone. Church News, April 12, 1975, p.9