Riley Sipes

My parents live in Arizona but I live in the moment.

[Riley Sipes @RileySipes54]

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[Riley Sipes @RileySipes54]

@ReevesBatverse Which ever one they want because I think both are awesome

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Kamala Harris Falls Apart in Train-Wreck Fox News Interview

Kamala thought she was ready for Bret Baier—she was wrong. Two moments in particular were especially humiliating.

Here’s how it all went down.

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[Riley Sipes @RileySipes54]

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[D. Todd Christofferson @ChristoffDTodd]

As Christmas approaches, I realize that some may have concerns and perhaps some anxiety about the future.

There may be a lot of “noise” in your life: more or less constant engagement online without downtime, without time to be quiet and reflect and think, without time to look inside and discern where you are and where you should be going.

You may be influenced by unrealistic expectations such as “perfection should be immediate” or “uninterrupted happiness and success should be the norm in life.”

I hope you will lay aside these misconceptions, dial down the “noise,” and take some time this Christmas season—at least an hour, if not more—to reflect on the wonder and the majesty of the Son of God. Let it be an hour of reassurance and renewal for you.

Take time to relax, be at peace, and see this little child in your mind. Do not be too concerned or overwhelmed with what is coming in your life. Instead, take a peaceful moment to contemplate perhaps the most serene moment in the history of the world—when all of heaven rejoiced with the message, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men” (Luke 2:14).

[D. Todd Christofferson @ChristoffDTodd]

As we seek to develop Christlike attributes and adopt the pure love of Christ to guide our ambition, we should recognize that progress and refinement come over time and with divine help—grace to grace, and grace for grace.

Certainly, we are all clumsy when compared to Jesus Christ. But He still deems us worthy of His attention, love, and help, and with that help, our competence grows. Christ’s interest in us is remarkably individual and personal, just as with His friends in the days of His mortal ministry.

He is still with us though unseen. He can still weep with and comfort the Marys who have lost brothers, sisters, parents, spouses, or children. Virtue can still flow out of Him to heal women and men reaching out to touch the hem of His garment. Jesus is not afraid of close friendships.

[Dieter F. Uchtdorf @UchtdorfDF]

In the temple, we experience many life-defining moments.

As I dedicated the beautiful McAllen Texas Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today, I reflected on some of these moments and experiences.

•You come to the temple to be married for time and eternity.
•Families are united; generations past and future joyfully come together in Christ. 
•Many enter the temple to learn about the purpose of life and receive God’s blessings for the future. 
•Joyful, enriching, spiritual experiences happen in the temple daily.

When you come to the temple during times of personal trial and great sorrow, you will find peace for your soul. When you come because you feel grief or confusion, the Lord will offer you serenity and inner peace.

When you come to give thanks and worship God, you will receive a special measure of affirmation and confidence from Heavenly Father.

[Russell M. Nelson @NelsonRussellM]

I have reflected many times on the miracle of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. Today we commemorate the 200thanniversary of the angel Moroni’s first visit to the Prophet Joseph Smith. What a remarkable visitation this was! Moroni was a messenger sent from God to teach Joseph Smith about the work that God had for him to do. Moroni became one of Joseph’s major tutors.

On his first visit, Moroni told Joseph Smith that “there was a book deposited, written upon gold plates, giving an account of the former inhabitants of this continent. … the fulness of the everlasting gospel was contained in it, as delivered by the Savior to the ancient inhabitants.”

Joseph Smith translated this ancient record “by the gift and power of God.” This record is known today as the Book of Mormon.

I cherish the Book of Mormon and the opportunity to study its teachings. It is a thrill to invite visiting dignitaries to learn of its profound teachings of Jesus Christ.

The true value of the Book of Mormon can be summed up in the words of a man I taught many years ago in Accra, Ghana.

This man was a serious student of the Bible and one who loved the Lord. I explained to him that after the Savior’s Crucifixion and Resurrection He came to the people of ancient America to whom He taught His gospel.

Together, he and I read the Savior’s sermon to the people of the Americas. I then presented a copy of the Book of Mormon to him, to which he said:

“You could have given me diamonds or rubies, but nothing is more precious to me than this additional knowledge about the Lord Jesus Christ.”

On this 200-year anniversary, I ask each of us to consider: What is this book worth to you? If you were offered diamonds and rubies or the Book of Mormon, which would you choose?

I testify that the Book of Mormon is truly the word of God. It contains the answers to life’s most compelling questions. Its truths have the power to inspire, comfort, restore, strengthen, console, and cheer our souls.

It is my hope that each of us will see this book, today and always, as it really is: more precious than all the riches in the world.

[Dieter F. Uchtdorf @UchtdorfDF]

Our Heavenly Father sees the best version of us, the glorious person we have the potential to become.

[Quentin L. Cook @CookQuentinL]

I was exceptionally pleased today to fulfill the assignment from President Russell M. Nelson to dedicate the Moses Lake Washington Temple. It was especially sweet to know that this was the third temple dedicated today (the other two were in Brasilia, Brazil, and Bentonville, Arkansas)—the first time three temples have been dedicated on a single day.

Everything that we do in temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints point to Jesus Christ as the Savior of the world. The Lord organizes eternal families in His temples.

The scriptures are clear that we without our ancestors cannot be made perfect; neither can they without us be made perfect. Their salvation is necessary and essential to our salvation, resulting in the eternal unification of the family (see Doctrine and Covenants 128:15).

This means that the salvation of the whole human family is interdependent and interconnected—like the roots and branches of a great tree. The work performed in the Lord’s temples allows us—and our families—to be eternally connected to our loving Heavenly Father.

Having a temple of the Lord in Moses Lake is truly a supernal blessing. As one of the Savior’s Apostles, I testify of the divinity of the Savior and the reality of His Atonement and that under the Father’s direction He guides this celestial work of salvation and exaltation.

[Neil L. Andersen @AndersenNeilL]

The Lord’s house is a sacred place between heaven and earth where we better come to know our Father and His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ.

I was reminded of this today as I had the special privilege of being assigned by President Russell M. Nelson to dedicate the Brasilia Brazil Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

What a blessing for those who visit this temple who will continue to grow in their relationships with Deity and with one another. This is especially meaningful given the world of commotion and confusion in which we live.

I invite all of us to come to the temple when you are troubled with challenges in your family. Come when decisions confront you. When the world seems burdensome and you seek peace. When you seem defeated and you need added power.

Come when you are happy, and all seems well. Come without being asked. Come when you are not in a hurry. Come having forgiven those who have offended you. Come believing.

As we do, the Lord’s Spirit will be with us and the beauties of the eternities will be ours.

[David A. Bednar @BednarDavidA]

As a 12-year-old boy in 1964, I attended with my mother the dedication of the Oakland California Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—the 13th operating House of the Lord. Today, just 59 years later, 315 temples are functioning, announced, in design, under construction, or being renovated. This number includes the Bentonville Arkansas Temple that I had the privilege of dedicating earlier today by assignment from President Russell M. Nelson.

How grateful we should be to live in this remarkable season of the latter-day dispensation of the fulness of times. We are blessed to witness and participate in the ongoing fulfillment of prophecies that holy houses of the Lord will dot the earth. Surely, The Lord is hastening His work in marvelous ways all around the world.

[M. Russell Ballard @BallardMRussell]

The Savior is more interested in our personal growth than our mistakes. Repentance helps us become true and faithful sons and daughters of God. We are only eventually made perfect only through Jesus Christ and His perfect atonement.

[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints @Ch_JesusChrist]

The First Presidency has commissioned former Assistant Church Historian & Recorder Richard E. Turley Jr. to write a new biography of the prophet Joseph Smith. The new book (“Joseph the Prophet”) will take years to complete and is already well underway.

Read more on Newsroom.

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[Church of Jesus Christ | Come Unto Christ @ComeUntoChrist]

Those who trust in Jesus Christ can do things they could never do alone. We can conquer our fears, do hard things, and meet the challenges that life throws our way. Missionaries can help you find more inspirational scriptures to strengthen your faith.

[David A. Bednar @BednarDavidA]

Emphasized repeatedly in the scriptures is a consistent connectedness among the principle of repentance, the importance of sacred covenants and ordinances, the sanctifying power of the Holy Ghost, and the glorious blessing of always retaining a remission of sins.

How wonderful that the gospel of Jesus Christ provides second, and third, and fourth, and endless opportunities to retain a remission of our sins.

[David A. Bednar @BednarDavidA]

Why would the Savior make teaching about repentance such a priority in His ministry? Sincere repentance requires us to rely upon Jesus Christ to do for us what we cannot do for ourselves.

[David A. Bednar @BednarDavidA]

The scriptures teach us to “say nothing but repentance unto this generation; keep my commandments, and assist to bring forth my work” (Doctrine & Covenants 6:9).

Over the course of the week, I will share some thoughts on the gift of repentance. I look forward to learning together with you.