ENDURING TO THE END

"We all long for peace. Peace is not just safety or lack or war, violence, conflict, and contention. Peace comes from knowing that the Savior knows who we are and knows that we have faith in Him, love Him, and keep His commandments, even and especially amid life's devastating trials and tragedies. The Lord's answer to the Prophet Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail brings solace to the heart: "My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; and then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high.""

-By Quentin L Cook, 2013 April General Conference, Personal Peace: The Reward of Righteousness, Sat. Afternoon Session

"Brothers and sisters, our Heavenly Father has reached out to us through the Atonement of our Savior. He invites all to "come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of His salvation, and the power of his redemption" (Omni 1:26) He has taught us that it is through our faithful adherence to gospel principles, through receiving the saving ordinances that have been restored, through continual service, and by enduring to the end that we can return to His sacred presence. What possible thing in the whole world is remotely as important as to know this?"

2004 April General Conference, The Atonement and the Value of One Soul, Sunday afternoon session- M. Russell Ballard

"My purpose today is to describe what I know of how we can lay that unshakable foundation. I do it with great humility for two reasons. First, what I say could discourage some who are struggling in the midst of great adversity and feel their foundation of faith crumbling. And second, I know that ever-greater tests lie before me before the end of my life. Therefore, the prescription I offer you has yet to be proven in my own life through enduring to the end."

2012 April General Conference, Mountains to Climb, Saturday morning session- Henry B. Eyring

"How did they successfully endure to the end? We know that they were "distinguished for their zeal towards God, and also towards men; for they were perfectly honest and upright in all things; and they were firm in the faith of Christ, even unto the end."

2009 October General Conference, Preserving the Heart's Mighty Change, Sunday afternoon session- Dale G. Renlund

"Enduring to the end means that we have planted our lives firmly on gospel soil, staying in the mainstream of the Church, humble serving our fellow men, living Christlike lives, and keeping our covenants. Those who endure are balanced, consistent, humble, constantly improving, and without guile. Their testimony is not based on worldly reasons- it is based on truth, knowledge, experience and the Spirit."

2004 October General Conference, Press On, Sunday afternoon session- Joseph B. Wirthlin

"The gospel of Jesus Christ includes enduring to the end as one of its bedrock doctrines. Jesus taught, "He that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved." And, "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed." Some think of enduring to the end as simply suffering through challenges. It is so much more than that- it is the process of coming unto Christ and being perfected in Him."

2004 October General Conference, Press On, Sunday afternoon session-Joseph B. Wirthlin

"The Savior's mortal ministry includes everything else that He did-His teachings, expressions of love, attention to ordinances, patters of prayer, perseverance, and more. He lived to be our Exemplar, which He also equated to the gospel in His ministerial statement. "This is my gospel, " He said, "...for the works which ye have seen me do that shall ye also do." Thus, faith; repentance; baptism by water, fire, and of the Holy Ghost; the gathering of the elect; and enduring to the end are all part of the gospel. All of us can emulate the Lord's example. regardless of age, status, or location."

2004 October General Conference, Senior Missionaries and the Gospel, Sunday morning session- Russell M. Nelson

"The attributes by which we shall be judged one day are all spiritual. These include love, virtue, integrity, compassion, and service to others. Your spirit, coupled with and housed your body, is able to develop and manifest these attributes in ways that are vital to your eternal progression. Spiritual progress is attained through steps of faith, repentance, baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end, including the endowment and sealing ordinances of the holy temple."

2012 April General Conference, Thanks Be to God, Sunday morning session- Russell M Nelson

"In the Garden of Gethsemane, our Savior and Redeemer did not shrink from drinking the bitter cup of the Atonement. And on the cross He suffered again to do His Father's will, until at last He could say, "It is finished." He had endured to the end. In response to the Savior's perfect obedience in standing strong, our Heavenly Father declared, "Behold my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, in whom I have glorified my name."

2013 April General Conference, Stand Strong in Holy Places, Priesthood Session- Robert D. Hales

"We all long for peace. Peace is not just safety or lack of war, violence, conflict, and contention. Peace comes from knowing that the Savior knows who we are and knows that we have faith in Him, love Him, and keep His commandments, even and especially amid life's devastating trials and tragedies. The Lord's answer to the Prophet Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail brings solace to the heart: "My son, peace be unto they soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; and then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high."

2013 April General Conference, Personal Peace: The Reward of Righteousness, Saturday afternoon session- Quentin L. Cook