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“Instead of the Lord requiring our animals or grain, now He wants…

WORDS TO REMEMBER

Quote by Elder M. Russell Ballard

Elder M. Russell Ballard

“Instead of the Lord requiring our animals or grain, now He wants us to give up all that is ungodly. This higher practice of the law of sacrifice reaches into the inner soul of a person. . . . We [are to] overcome our own selfish desires and put God first in our lives and covenant to serve Him regardless of the cost.”

Source: “The Law of Sacrament,” Ensign, October 1998, 10.

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