During the most recent Brigham Young University Women’s Conference, Sheri Dew gave a powerful keynote address about spiritual habits that can anchor us in an unstable world. Below are 10 profound quotes from her message. Consider using the quotes as prompts for personal study or as a conversation starter at home, at church, or anywhere in between.
1. A Promise with an Enormous Payoff
“We have been promised that if we will feast upon the words of Christ and receive the Holy Ghost, they will tell us ‘all things’ that we should do. Feasting and receiving take work, but the payoff is enormous. Who else can promise to guide us in everything we do?”
2. Our Quest to Become Like Christ
“Thankfully, gratefully, the Lord is not waiting for us to be finished, or perfect, to love us. He loves us so much that He suffered an ‘infinite and eternal sacrifice’ so that we can keep repenting and changing in our quest to acquire the ‘character of Christ.’”
3. The Lord Multiplies and Divides
“When we give Him even some of our time, it seems like He multiplies the rest—while also dividing our sorrows, our anxiety, and our grief. Hearkening to the Lord means putting Him first—and then trusting that there will be time for other things we care about.”
4. The Time for This Is Now
“The time to act on truth is now. The time to make covenants and fully keep them is now.”
5. We Can Change the World
“Imagine what would happen if more than 8 million of us were regularly looking for opportunities to bear witness of what we know to be true. We. Would. Change. The. World.”
6. What Social Media Accounts Can’t Replace
“Let’s find ways to talk about the gospel as part of our everyday lives. It might be having gospel conversations while carpooling the kids, or spending time with a friend who is struggling with her testimony, or volunteering at an organization that helps the underserved. It can be any of the zillion things we do already. But let’s just be intentional about it. Our social media accounts can be useful, but they can never replace, in the same way, our boots on the ground. The greatest witness we bear may be looking, leading, and loving as a consecrated disciple of Christ would.”
7. These Two Things Change Lives
“I testify that YOUR voice and YOUR life can bear witness of truth and literally change lives.”
8. Nothing Can Compare
“Nothing has offered me more growth or heavenly power than has the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. Nothing has given me more hope or a greater sense of purpose.”
9. Precision Brings Power
“Let us be women who keep our covenants with such precision that the power of God cannot be restrained in our lives.”
10. Our Influence Is Immense
“We are not here now by a roll of heavenly dice. We are here because our Father trusts us to distinguish truth from error in the most complex time in the history of the earth. I will not be surprised if one day we learn that we begged to come now, because God’s covenant daughters have never had a greater opportunity to have influence than right now.”
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