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TRUTH, BEAUTY & GOODNESS CALENDAR

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Richard E WarrenParticipant
Sep 25, 2015, 10:29 AM

September 25

…True religion–the religion of revelation. The revelation of supernatural values, a partial insight into eternal realities, a glimpse of the goodness and beauty of the infinite character of the Father in heaven–the religion of the spirit as demonstrated in human experience…. (1728:7) 155:5.5

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…Evolutionary religion pictures the circuitous gropings of humanity in quest of truth; revelatory religion is that very truth…. (1007:3) 92:4.3

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Sep 26, 2015, 10:27 AM
September 26

…And for a long time there will live on earth those timid, fearful, and hesitant individuals who will prefer thus to secure their religious consolations, even though, in so casting their lot with the religions of authority, they compromise the sovereignty of personality, debase the dignity of self-respect, and utterly surrender the right to participate in that most thrilling and inspiring of all possible human experiences: the personal quest for truth, the exhilaration of facing the perils of intellectual discovery, the determination to explore the realities of personal religious experience, the supreme satisfaction of experiencing the personal triumph of the actual realization of the victory of spiritual faith over intellectual doubt as it is honestly won in the supreme adventure of all human existence — man seeking God, for himself and as himself, and finding him…. (1729:5) 155:5.10

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“…Truth is real and divine….” (1452:6) 131:9.2

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Richard E Warren
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Sep 27, 2015, 11:25 AM
September 27

…It is not required of you that your own sense of mercy, justice, and truth should be outraged by submission to an outworn system of religious forms and ceremonies. The religion of the spirit leaves you forever free to follow the truth wherever the leadings of the spirit may take you…. (1731:3) 155:6.5

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“…If you will be taught by the Spirit of Truth, never will there be conflict between the requirements of citizenship on earth and sonship in heaven unless the temporal rulers presume to require of you the homage and worship which belong only to God….” (1956:5) 181:2.10

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Richard E Warren
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Sep 28, 2015, 10:45 AM
September 28

…As the days pass, every true believer becomes more skillful in alluring his fellows into the love of eternal truth. Are you more resourceful in revealing goodness to humanity today than you were yesterday? (1740:2) 156:5.15

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…And it behooves the Master’s followers in all ages to learn to minister as “they pass by”–to do unselfish good as they go about their daily duties…. (1875:5) 171:7.10

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Richard E Warren
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Sep 29, 2015, 11:11 AM
September 29

…The true believer does not grow weary in well-doing just because he is thwarted. Difficulty whets the ardor of the truth lover, while obstacles only challenge the exertions of the undaunted kingdom builder…. (1740:8) 156:5.21

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…You cannot perceive spiritual truth until you feelingly experience it, and many truths are not really felt except in adversity…. (557:2) 48:7.18

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Richard E Warren
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Sep 30, 2015, 11:31 AM
September 30

“…It is not the purpose of true religion merely to bring peace but rather to insure progress. And there can be no peace in the heart or progress in the mind unless you fall wholeheartedly in love with truth, the ideals of eternal realities….” (1745:1) 157:2.2

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…True religion must ever be, at one and the same time, the eternal foundation and the guiding star of all enduring civilizations…. (1013:10) 92:7.15

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Oct 1, 2015, 9:31 AM
October 1

…In entering the kingdom, you cannot escape its responsibilities or avoid its obligations, but remember: The gospel yoke is easy and the burden of truth is light…. (1766:3) 159:3.7

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“…Are you fearful, soft, and ease-seeking? Are you afraid to trust your future in the hands of the God of truth, whose sons you are?” (1730:1) 155:5.13

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Richard E Warren
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Oct 2, 2015, 9:46 AM
October 2

“…These writings are the work of men, some of them holy men, others not so holy. The teachings of these books represent the views and extent of enlightenment of the times in which they had their origin. As a revelation of truth, the last are more dependable than the first….” (1767:5) 159:4.3

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“…Many earnest seekers after the truth have been, and will continue to be, confused and disheartened by these doctrines of the perfection of the Scriptures….” (1768:2) 159:4.6

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Richard E Warren
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Oct 3, 2015, 10:08 AM
October 3

“…Mark you well my words, Nathaniel, nothing which human nature has touched can be regarded as infallible. Through the mind of man divine truth may indeed shine forth, but always of relative purity and partial divinity. The creature may crave infallibility, but only the Creators possess it….” (1768:4) 159:4.8

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“…To attain the perfection of Heaven is the goal of man. The superior man is given to self-adjustment, and he is free from anxiety and fear. God is with you; have no doubt in your heart. Every good deed has its recompense….” (1453.2) 131:9.4

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Richard E Warren
Richard E WarrenParticipant
Oct 4, 2015, 10:33 AM
October 4

…Jesus did not advocate the practice of negative submission to the indignities of those who might purposely seek to impose upon the practitioners of nonresistance to evil, but rather that his followers should be wise and alert in the quick and positive reaction of good to evil to the end that they might effectively overcome evil with good…. (1770:2) 159:5.10

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“…Why not assert your mastery of evil by virtue of the power of goodness and thus become the master of all relations between the two of you? I predict that the good in you could overcome the evil in him if you gave it a fair and living chance….” (1430:2) 130:2.4

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Richard E Warren
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Oct 5, 2015, 10:58 AM
October 5

…Prejudice blinds the soul to the recognition of truth, and prejudice can be removed only by the sincere devotion of the soul to the adoration of a cause that is all-embracing and all-inclusive of one’s fellow men. Prejudice is inseparably linked to selfishness…. (1774:5) 160:1.13

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“…The revelations of divine truth are not sealed except by human ignorance, bigotry, and narrow-minded intolerance. The light of the Scriptures is only dimmed by prejudice and darkened by superstition….” (1768:5) 159:4.9

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Richard E Warren
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Oct 6, 2015, 10:40 AM
October 6

…Friendship enhances the joys and glorifies the triumphs of life. Loving and intimate human associations tend to rob suffering of its sorrow and hardship of much of its bitterness. The presence of a friend enhances all beauty and exalts every goodness…. (1776:2) 160:2.8

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“…Have you not read in the Scripture where it is written: ‘It is not good for man to be alone. No man lives to himself’? And also where it says: `He who would have friends must show himself friendly’?” (2055:2) 193:3.2

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Richard E Warren
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Oct 7, 2015, 10:01 AM
October 7

…Only a glimpse of the circle of eternity can inspire man to do his best and can challenge the best in him to do its utmost. And when man is thus at his best, he lives most unselfishly for the good of others, his fellow sojourners in time and eternity…. (1776:3) 160:2.9

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…In all such spirit personalities, goodness is no longer partial, contrastive, and comparative; it has become divinely complete and spiritually replete; it approaches the purity and perfection of the Supreme…. (1458:6) 132:2.9

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Richard E Warren
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Oct 8, 2015, 11:47 AM
October 8

…Train your memory to hold in sacred trust the strength-giving and worth-while episodes of life, which you can recall at will for your pleasure and edification. Thus build up for yourself and in yourself reserve galleries of beauty, goodness, and artistic grandeur. But the noblest of all memories are the treasured recollections of the great moments of a superb friendship…. (1779:4) 160:4.12

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…Every true relationship of mortal man with other persons–human or divine–is an end in itself…. (1228:3) 112:2.8

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Richard E Warren
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Oct 9, 2015, 10:45 AM
October 9

…True religion has reference to destiny and reality of attainment as well as to the reality and idealism of that which is wholeheartedly faith-accepted. And all of this must be made personal to us by the revelation of the Spirit of Truth…. (1782:4) 160:5.13

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…And so did the bestowal of the Spirit of Truth bring to the world and its peoples the last of the spirit endowment designed to aid in the ascending search for God…. (2062:9) 194:2.20

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Richard E Warren
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Oct 10, 2015, 10:07 AM
October 10

…We grow in grace and in the knowledge of the truth, but our Master exhibits maturity of righteousness to start with. All men, good and evil, recognize these elements of goodness in Jesus…. (1785:4) 161:2.4

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…Jesus loves men so much that his love awakens the response of love in the human heart. Love is truly contagious and eternally creative…. (2018:1) 188:5.2

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Richard E Warren
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Oct 11, 2015, 10:02 AM
October 11

…He is so just and fair and at the same time so merciful and considerate. He grieves over the spiritual obstinacy of the people and rejoices when they consent to see the light of truth…. (1785:5) 161:2.5

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…He boldly proclaimed man’s spiritual freedom and dared to teach that mortals of the flesh are indeed and in truth sons of the living God…. (1671:5) 149:2.10

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Richard E Warren
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Oct 12, 2015, 11:20 AM
October 12

“…When the Son of Man has finished his work on earth, there shall be poured out upon all flesh the living Spirit of Truth. Those who receive this spirit shall never know spiritual thirst….” (1795:5) 162:6.1

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“…But as many as do receive him shall be enlightened, cleansed, and comforted. And this Spirit of Truth will become in them a well of living water springing up into eternal life….” (1954:1) 181:1.4

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Richard E Warren
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Oct 13, 2015, 10:14 AM
October 13

“…If my words abide in you and you are minded to do the will of my Father, then are you truly my disciples. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free….” (1796:4) 162:7.2

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“…Discern the truth clearly; live the righteous life fearlessly; and so shall you be my apostles and my Father’s ambassadors….” (1571:5) 140:3.18

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Richard E Warren
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Oct 14, 2015, 10:39 AM
October 14

“…Woe upon all who shun justice, spurn mercy, and reject truth! Woe upon all those who despise the revelation of the Father while they seek the chief seats in the synagogue and crave flattering salutations in the market places!” (1826:1) 166:1.4

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…In any religion it is very easy to allow values to become disproportionate and to permit facts to occupy the place of truth in one’s theology…. (1615:4) 143:6.3

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