When your fear feels bigger than your faith, grab a verse or two from this list to memorize.
Elder Richard G. Scott (1928–2015) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught, “To memorize a scripture is to forge a new friendship. It is like discovering a new individual who can help in time of need, give inspiration and comfort, and be a source of motivation for needed change.”
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“If God be for us, who can be against us?” —Romans 8:31
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“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” —2 Timothy 1:7
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“Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.” —Doctrine & Covenants 6:36
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“Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” —Joshua 1:9
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“I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.”
—1 Nephi 3:7
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