GEMS-Teachings: The Peaceable Things of the Kingdom

Gems from the Teachings of Church Leaders
The Peaceable Things of the Kingdom
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“Like those who were alive at the time of His mortal ministry, there
are some among us who look for physical peace and prosperity as signs of
the Savior’s wondrous power. We sometimes fail to understand that the
everlasting peace Jesus promises is an inner peace, born in faith, anchored
by testimony, nurtured with love, and expressed through continual obedience
and repentance. It is a peace of spirit that echoes through the heart and
the soul. If one truly knows and experiences this inner peace, there is no
fear from worldly disharmony or discord. One knows deep down inside that
all is well as far as the things that really matter are
concerned.”

Topics: peace, Jesus Christ, testimony

( M. Russell Ballard, “The Peaceable Things of the Kingdom,” Ensign, May 2002, 87)