This biographical sketch is by Elder Neal A. Maxwell. It appeared on
page 12 of the Ensign, August 1995 shortly after President Faust's
call into the First Presidency and from other sources.
President James E. Faust: Pure Gold
One cannot really understand President James E. Faust,
Second Counselor in the First Presidency, without understanding the ordering
principles in his life and the priority assigned to his family. Two parallel
episodes related by his eternal companion, Ruth, are especially illustrative.
The first concerns his initial call in 1972 to be a General Authority:
“We had a special family home evening, including the only grandchild back
then. Jim went around the circle and told the children what was unique
about them and how they were special individually. Then he told them about
his call, stressing that if he were not a good father, he could not succeed
as a General Authority, adding, ‘I am never going to be released from my
calling as a father or a grandfather.’ ” In the second episode, when he
was called to be in the First Presidency, President Faust did the very
same thing! In 1995 the teaching involved twenty-two grandchildren and
ended with President Faust’s saying again how very important they all were
to him and that he couldn’t succeed as a member of the First Presidency
if he wasn’t a good father. Sister Faust further observed, “This is the
kind of person he has been all of his life. Family and loved ones have
come first!”
Accompanying his fixed priorities is immense integrity.
The need for this fundamental attribute was drummed into young Jim Faust
and his fellow priests by Bishop T. C. Stayner: “Be honest and keep your
word.” In countless ways, this advice has been followed by President James
E. Faust, resulting in the public and private integrity for which President
Faust has been deservedly known through his lifetime. Those who know him
understand that President Faust will not yield to mere pressure, but he
can be persuaded by principles. Son Robert, his sentiments echoed in the
views of his siblings, relates his father’s integrity to the motto “To
thine own self be true,” citing how his father regularly counseled, “The
most important thing is your good name and reputation.”
This integrity, along with his ability, resulted
in his being elected by his fellow lawyers as president of the Utah State
Bar Association in 1962-63. This same combination of attributes was reflected
in the way he practiced law and in why he was so trusted by his firm’s
clients, who included the local Catholic church. The Utah State Bar Association
awarded the Distinguished Lawyer Emeritus Award to President Faust in the
summer of 1995, a deserved honor his father, George A. Faust, who was a
judge, would especially appreciate.
By his very nature, President Faust is respectful
of those who are in the trenches of public service, reflecting his term
in the Utah State Legislature. Extensive experiences in public service
made him an ideal chairman for many years of the Church’s Public Affairs
Committee.
Unsurprisingly, therefore, James Faust had the confidence
of the Brethren long before he became one of them.
President Faust’s blend of integrity and ability
has likewise caused others to access his wisdom. This was done in the 1960s
when he was named to the reform-minded Utah Legislative Study Committee
and then to its more broadly gauged successor, the Utah Constitutional
Revision Commission.
Along with his integrity and ability, there is a
special loyalty and sensitivity. Margaret Bury, President Faust’s secretary
of many years, observes, “He treats everyone well, whether they be judge
or janitor.” “I learned from him the meaning of loyalty,” observes his
son Marcus. “My father would make two haircut appointments, one soon after
the other. The first appointment was with my grandfather’s barber, a buddy
from World War I who was so old he was losing his eyesight and the steadiness
in his hands. The second appointment was with another barber who would
even out the work.” Little wonder that Marcus comments further: “Father
has a soft touch and can deal with sensitive situations without leaving
hurt feelings. He can ‘walk on wet concrete without leaving any footprints.’”
Even though he is known to be gentle and loving by
nature, President Faust is, on occasion, able to say the hard things that
need to be said for the good of the work. His friendship is such that,
if needed, he is willing to say that which a friend needs to hear.
President Thomas S. Monson writes: “James E. Faust
and I have served together for many years, on general committees consisting
of members of the First Presidency and Council of the Twelve, as fellow
members of the Council of the Twelve, and in leadership responsibilities
concerning the Deseret News Publishing Company. He is a man of sound judgment,
keen intellect, and outstanding leadership skills. He is a good listener
and is wise in his decision making. His testimony is unshakable.”
While President Faust has spent so much of his life
serving others in group situations, yet he has also known what it is like
to be alone. His loyalty and integrity were operative then, too. Though
the only Church member on a transport ship in the South Pacific in World
War II (which for eighty-three long days towed a larger vessel to port),
he nevertheless worshipped alone on Sundays. Searching out places where
he could sing alone from a pocket-sized hymnal, he would read the scriptures,
meditate, and pray in private. Often this meant going up to the front of
the ship, where the waves would drown out his singing. Such steady, spiritual
discipline reflects, of course, special training by his parents.
Listening among the television audience to his very
first talk as a General Authority was President Faust’s widowed mother;
she wept with joy over the call that had come to her son. Not only was
there fine parental training, but important training was given, too, by
grandparents who reflected pioneer and convert stock. For instance, Grandmother
Faust told young Jim stories of her having heard Brigham Young speak in
the Tabernacle. Decades earlier, President Faust’s great-grandfather, a
young German emigrant going through Utah on his way to the California gold
rush, met a young lady in Fillmore. He was so attracted to her that he
later panned just enough gold to pay for a wedding ring and then hastened
back to marry her and later join the Church!
His mother’s love of the Book of Mormon was transmitted
to her son. President Faust described his mother’s “timeworn copy of the
Book of Mormon. Almost every page was marked; in spite of tender handling,
some of the leaves were dog-eared, and the cover was worn thin. No one
had to tell her that one can get closer to God by reading the Book of Mormon
than by any other book. She was already there” (Ensign, Nov. 1983,
p. 9). From time to time in temple meetings, Brother Faust still brings
out a small, well-used copy of the Book of Mormon to share a pithy passage
with his Brethren.
President Gordon B. Hinckley,
who called President Faust to be his second counselor, comments: “President
James E. Faust comes to this office with the kind of maturity that results
from long experience in the Church. This experience, coupled with the wisdom
developed in pursuit of a legal career, provides substantial strength in
the sacred calling that has come to him.”
Early on, the gospel seed found fertile soil in James
Esdras Faust. When only seventeen, he was called to serve as a counselor
in his ward Sunday School superintendency. At twenty-eight he was ordained
as a bishop. Since then he has done it all in terms of Church service:
stake high councilor, stake president, regional representative of the Twelve,
Assistant to the Twelve, Seventy, and Apostle. In each of these callings
he demonstrated that a good leader is always a good listener.
Significantly, President Harold B. Lee, who
called President Faust as an Assistant to the Twelve, was also the one
who ordained young James E. Faust as a bishop.
When he asserts himself, it is after listening. Again
and again, colleagues have seen him listen patiently to discussions which
swirl about the edges of a matter and then create a focus on the key issues.
He does this thoughtfully but, if necessary, boldly.
President Faust is especially adept at remembering
people’s first names. Furthermore, when he asks questions, they are not
perfunctory. He waits and listens for answers.
After high school, where he won medals as a track
star at Granite High School and lettered in football, his higher education
at the University of Utah, where he ran the 440 and mile relay, was interrupted
twice—once to serve as a missionary in Brazil for thirty-three months and
later to serve in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II.
Other preparatory episodes in his life show divine
design. Not long after young Elder Faust’s arrival in Brazil, Elder W.
Grant Bangerter, his second missionary companion, welcomed Elder Faust
at a time when missionaries were having very little success. The senior
companion watched young Elder Faust boldly approach one of his first houses.
Elder Bangerter skeptically thought, He won’t be able to converse enough
to do any good. Elder Bangerter even turned his back on Brother Faust to
emphasize that the contact was Brother Faust’s, not his! But young Elder
Faust’s conversation with the woman at the window led to the Dedo-Valeixo
family’s joining the Church (Ensign, Oct. 1986, p. 6).
Many years later, in 1975, Elder Faust presided over
all of South America while residing in Brazil. Covering a whole continent
was not easy. There were challenges everywhere, but a joyous compensation
was Elder Faust’s role in encouraging and overseeing the building of the
São Paulo Temple. To him, the growth in the land of Brazil, whose
people he loves so much, continues to be “a great source of amazement and
personal satisfaction.”
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Elder James E. Faust
& Ruth Wright Faust
on their wedding day.
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Chief among the “great souls” who have influenced
him is his wife, Ruth. They met as students at Granite High School and
were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple while President Faust was on a brief
military leave and before the long journey into the Pacific.
His deep devotion to Ruth may be gauged by the fact
that, while they were separated during World War II, he wrote a letter
every day to her. The letters arrived irregularly, and one day Ruth Faust
received ninety letters; her employer thoughtfully let her have the afternoon
off to go home and read them! This exemplary love and respect have deepened,
as daughter Lisa observed: “My dad has always made it very clear how much
he loves my mother and respects womanhood. He has always treated her with
a sweet tenderness.” This priority is confirmed by son James H. Faust:
“My parents have implemented a philosophy that [their children’s] spouses
should be treated better than the children. … It has had the effect of
creating a love for Mom and Dad in the spouses of the children which nears
or equals the love which they have for their own parents.”
President Faust’s love of Ruth is underscored by
what happened at the time of his call to the Council of the Twelve: as
he received warm and appreciated congratulations from the Brethren on the
stand, his chief concern was, “Where’s my wife?” To this day, after giving
his various conference addresses, he is quick to look over to receive Ruth’s
smiling approval.
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Ruth Wright Faust
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Typical of his willingness to listen, President Faust
was once asked by Elder Boyd K. Packer, “What would you have been without
your wife, Ruth?” President Faust spent the next twenty-four hours thinking
more about, in his words, “what I would have been without the loving, sweet
support and the discipline of Ruth Wright in my life. It shocked me a little
to even think about what life would be and would have been without her”
(Ensign, July 1981, p. 35). Daughter Janna notes that, along with
her father’s “inherent wisdom,” she ranks highly “his great love and devotion
to my angelic mother, Ruth.”
Given President Faust’s empathy, it is unsurprising
to observe his regular and specific inquiries regarding the welfare of
the families of the Brethren.
Although President Faust was already of considerable
character at the time of his various calls, over the years associates have
seen him magnified in his responses to his high and holy callings. Thus
his performance has been sanctified not only for his sake, but for the
sake of the Lord’s work (see 2 Ne. 32:9).
President Faust likewise has the capacity to learn
from stern experiences. He has related how he cared for the lamb his father
gave him as a boy—except for one night. Then, in the midst of a bitter
storm, the lamb died. His father, who carried shrapnel wounds from World
War I, reproved young Jim, saying, “Can’t you even take care of one little
lamb?” The responsibilities of the shepherd are etched deeply in the soul
of President Faust. He has been an unusually conscientious shepherd, including
his special care and concern for single adults.
He carries with him a rich Church heritage into many
parts of the world where, as he describes it, “the Church is new and struggling.”
Yet he not only imparts that heritage but also receives from his experiences
abroad, as illustrated by an experience in Ghana during World War II. When
Brother Faust was nearly asleep beneath a mosquito net, a Ghanaian attendant
was mistakenly thought to be searching for the American’s wallet. After
expressing alarm, Brother Faust found, instead, that the Ghanaian assured
him, “I am a Christian.” The kindly Ghanaian was just tucking him in. President
Faust, a keen but meek observer, is slow to judge with regard to the motives
of others. One evidence of genuine meekness is provided when an individual
is humble toward those below, as well as toward those above. President
Faust is humble down as well as humble up.
President Faust has offered dedicatory prayers in
Sri Lanka, Uganda, Kenya, Latvia, and Zimbabwe. He visited and rededicated
China and returned after decades to West Africa to help establish the Church
there.
His is an unusual sensitivity and empathy for what
people of the world pass through in terms of poverty and political subjugation.
He has seen so much of it in his travels. Notable among his extra efforts
has been work in the Middle East, both in Israel, including in the establishment
of the magnificent Jerusalem Center, and among the Palestinians. He established
an unusual bond of trust with Jerusalem’s former mayor, Teddy Kollek. He
and Ruth accompanied the Tabernacle Choir in its recent visit to the Holy
Land. Under the direction of President Howard W. Hunter and with the help
of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, who at that time was a member of the Seventy,
much good has been done in non-Christian nations in the Middle East because
of President Faust’s efforts.
It has been a long and busy tour for a boy from Delta,
Utah! [President Faust was born July 31, 1920 to George A, Faust and Amy
Finlinson.] What is past continues to be prologue. His seatmate of many
years, Elder David B. Haight of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles notes,
“I have often enjoyed listening to his stories of summers spent at the
farm of his grandfather in Millard County where he received an appreciation
of pioneer heritage in learning how to solve problems and accomplish a
needed task.” The Lord has used him in so many places on this planet, all
the while preparing him to serve in the First Presidency in a global church.
The personalities of the Brethren can be known through
their sermons, which are like epistles to the Church. Such is the case
with President Faust.
When President Faust was called as an Assistant to
the Twelve in October of 1972, he regarded himself as “putting [his] hand
to the plow, and [he] didn’t want to ever look back.” This was in the tradition
of the original Apostles who “straightway left their nets, and followed
him” (Matt. 4:20).
In response to his call as an Apostle, he said, “I
understand that a chief requirement for the apostleship is to be a personal
witness of Jesus as the Christ and the Divine Redeemer. Perhaps on that
basis alone, I can qualify. This truth has been made known to me by the
unspeakable peace and power of the Spirit of God.”
In his October 1994 general conference address, “The
Keys That Never Rust,” he urged the membership of the Church to follow
the teachings and counsel of those who hold the keys as prophets, seers,
and revelators (see Ensign, Nov. 1994, pp. 72-74). Another especially
impressive sermon was entitled “Five Loaves and Two Fishes,” in which he
described the faith and devotion of those who seem to have so little to
offer in the service of the Master and yet give all that they have (see
John 6:5-14). He spoke movingly of the “many nameless people with gifts
equal only to five loaves and two small fishes [who] magnify their callings
and serve without attention or recognition, feeding literally thousands”
(Ensign, May 1994, p. 5).
President Faust thus prefers to speak of important
truths. In another sermon, “Where Is the Church?” Elder Faust spoke of
how “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is in our hearts,
and when it is in our hearts as individuals, it will also be in our great
buildings of worship, in our great educational institutions, in our magnificent
temples, and in our homes and families” (Ensign, Aug. 1990, p. 67).
Being humbly grateful for his own spiritual heritage,
it is understandable that he would have given a message to his granddaughters
entitled “Becoming ‘Great Women’ ” (see Ensign, Sept. 1986, pp.
16-20). All parents who have the Spirit become like father Lehi, exceedingly
anxious that our children should partake of the delicious fruit of the
tree of life (see 1 Ne. 8:10-17).
President Faust thus brings so much to his new calling;
hence he is unintimidated by present difficulties. He can also scan the
horizon in anticipation of difficulties and opportunities which will face
the Church.
In sum, James Esdras Faust knows who he is and what God intends him
to do! As President Howard W. Hunter once said
to Margaret Bury, “Jim is pure gold.”
James Esdras Faust was born July 31, 1920 in Delta,
Utah. He married Ruth Wright by whom he fathered five children. The
couple have twenty-two grandchildren.
James served a Mission to Brazil from 1939 until
1942. He served in the Air Force during World War II. He graduated from
the University of Utah with a B.A. and juris doctorate in 1948. An
attorney, he practiced law in Salt Lake City.
Then prior to being called as a General Authority,
President Faust served as a Bishop, a Stake President and as a Regional
Representative.
His first call as a General Authority was as an Assistant
to the Twelve, in which call he served from October 6, 1972 until October
1, 1976. At that time the First Quorum of the Seventy was reinstituted
and President Faust was released as an Assistant to the Twelve and ordained
a Seventy and sustained as a President of the Seventy. He served honorably
and well in that calling until he received his call as an Apostle and member
of the Quorum of the Twelve. He was ordained and set apart September 30,
1978. Since being called as a General Authority he has served as a managing
director of the Melchizedek Priesthood Department, director of Welfare
Services, zone adviser over South America and president of the International
Mission.
In his community life, he was a Utah state legislator
and was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to the Lawyer's Committee
for Civil Rights and Racial Unrest. He was adviser to the American
Bar Journal, president of Utah Bar Association and was a member of the
Utah State Constitutional Revision Commission. In 1995, he was given the
Minuteman Award by the Utah National Guard, and in 1996, he was given
the Distinguished Lawyer Emeritus Award by the Utah Bar Association.
President Faust was set apart as second counselor
to President Gordon B. Hinckley on March 12,
1995, after serving as an apostle for 16 years.
President James E. Faust, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at his home early August 10, 2007 surrounded by his family.
President Faust, 87, had served in the First Presidency since 1995 and as a General Authority of the Church for 35 years. A Church statement said that President Faust had died of “causes incident to age.”
Ruth Wright Faust, widow of President James E. Faust of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints passed away Sunday morning, February 10, 2008, in her apartment in Salt Lake City surrounded by members of her family. She was 86 and the cause of death was incident to age. Her death occurred exactly six months to the day after the death of her beloved husband.
Sister Faust was born April 11, 1921 to Elmer and Elizabeth Hamilton Wright, and was the sixth child in a family of eight. The youngest of four daughters, she grew up on a farm in the Mill Creek area of Salt Lake City where she learned the value of hard work. Her work ethic and ability to love blessed countless others throughout her life.
Sister Faust graduated from Granite High School in Salt Lake and attended the University of Utah. While attending school, she worked as a secretary and modeled clothing for a local department store. In 1942 she worked for the State of Utah where she became reacquainted with James E. Faust, a former Granite High School classmate. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on April 21, 1943 and raised five children: James H. Faust; Janna (R. Coombs); Marcus G. Faust; Lisa (A. Smith); and Robert P. Faust. Sister Faust spent her life raising her children and supporting President Faust in his Church assignments.
A few days after their marriage, they moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where President Faust was assigned to attend military intelligence training by the Army Air Corps. The couple crossed the country ten times before President Faust was honorably discharged from the military.
“Sister Faust was one of the great women of our time,” said Bruce Olsen, managing director of the Church’s Public Affairs Department. “She was bright, well educated, wise, down to earth, warm and engaging. She exemplified Latter-day Saint women.”
Sister Faust served in many Church positions including ward and stake Relief Society president in addition to traveling the world with her husband in his callings. President and Sister Faust were among the first official Church representatives to visit the People’s Republic of China when they accompanied a performance and goodwill tour of the Brigham Young University Young Ambassadors in 1979. She traveled by his side, met dignitaries, loved and encouraged the Church members in whatever circumstances she found them.
The Fausts lived in Brazil where President Faust presided over the Church in all of South America. Sister Faust came to know and love Church members from many countries and cultures.
“The Fausts were one of the Church’s great love stories,” said Olsen. “President Faust won her away from many suitors. When they came into the same room, the world stopped and for a few moments; it was just the two of them, as they communicated through a glance or greetings. If you were in President Faust’s Office and she called, he not only always took the call, but also made it clear that she was his number one priority. The heavens are richer and the world poorer with the change of residence of Ruth Wright Faust.”
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To Become One of the Fishers
Note: This is Elder Faust's first address in General Conference after being called as a General Authority and set apart as an Assistant to the Twelve.
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Ensign, January 1973
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Reaching the One
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Ensign, July 1973
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Lost Horizons
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BYU Devotional, 14 August 1973
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| Happiness Is Having a Father Who Cares
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Ensign, January 1974
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| The Odyssey to Happiness
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BYU Fireside, 6 January 1974
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| This New Program Called Special Interest
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Ensign, March 1974
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| A New Aristocracy
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General Conference, October 1974
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| The Sanctity of Life
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General Conference, April 1975
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| Christianity--Repression or Liberation?
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BYU Devotional, 10 June 1975
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| The Keys of the Kingdom
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General Conference, October 1975
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A Personal Relationship with the Savior
Note: This is Elder Faust's first General Conference Address after the Assistants to the Twelve were all released, and he was sustained as a President of the newly restored First Quorum of the Seventy.
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General Conference, October 1976
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| The Enriching of Marriage
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General Conference, October 1977
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| The Blessings of Adversity
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BYU Devotional, 21 February 1978
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Response to the Call
Note: This is Elder Faust's first General Conference Address after being sustained as one of the Twele Apostles.
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General Conference, October 1978
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| A Testimony of Christ
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BYU Devotional, 13 March 1979
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| The Refiner’s Fire
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General Conference, April 1979
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| Establishing the Church: Welfare Services Missionaries Are an Important Resource
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General Conference, October 1979
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Married or Single: Look beyond Yourself
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Ensign, March 1980
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| Patriarchal Blessings
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BYU Fireside, 30 March 1980
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Communion with the Holy Spirit
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General Conference, April 1980
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These I Will Make My Leaders
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General Conference, October 1980
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| An Even Balance
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BYU Devotional, 17 March 1981
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The Dignity of Self
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General Conference, April 1981
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| “Brethren; Love Your Wives”
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Ensign, July 1981
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| The Expanding Inheritance from Joseph Smith
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General Conference, October 1981
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| Stand Up and Be Counted
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Ensign, February1982
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| Integrity; the Mother of Many Virtues
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General Conference, April 1982
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| The Blessings We Receive As We Meet the Challenges of Economic Stress
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General Conference, October 1982
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| Enriching Family Life
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General Conference, April 1983
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| Self-Esteem: A Great Human Need
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BYU Education Week Devotional, 23 August 1983
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| The Keystone of Our Religion
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General Conference, October 1983
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| The Magnificent Vision Near Palmyra
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General Conference, April 1984
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| Doing the Best Things in the Worst Times
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Ensign, August 1984
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| The Works of God |
General Conference, October 1984
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| A Message to Our Granddaughters
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BYU Devotional, 12 February 1985
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| The Resurrection
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General Conference, April 1985
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| The Abundant Life
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General Conference, October 1985
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| The Responsibility for Welfare Rests with Me and My Family
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General Conference, April 1986
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| A Message to My Granddaughters: Becoming “Great Women” |
Ensign, September 1986
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| An Untroubled Faith
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BYU Fireside, 27 September 1986
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| Unwanted Messages
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General Conference, October 1986
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| “Will I Be Happy?”
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General Conference, April 1987
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| “The Great Imitator” |
General Conference, October 1987
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| An Untroubled Faith |
Ensign, March 1988
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| The Highest Place of Honor |
General Conference, April 1988
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| The Supernal Gift of the Atonement |
General Conference, October 1988
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| The Gift of the Holy Ghost—A Sure Compass |
General Conference, April 1989
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| Where Is the Church?
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BYU Fireside, 24 September 1989
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| Continuous Revelation |
General Conference, October 1989
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| Gratitude As a Saving Principle |
General Conference, April 1990
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| Where Is the Church? |
Ensign, August 1990
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| The Greatest Challenge in the World—Good Parenting |
General Conference, October 1990
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| A Crown of Thorns; a Crown of Glory |
General Conference, April 1991
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| The Lord’s Day |
General Conference, October 1991
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| Spiritual Healing |
General Conference, April 1992
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| A New Civil Religion |
Ensign, Oct-1992
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| A Priceless Heritage |
General Conference, October 1992
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| Father; Come Home |
General Conference, April 1993
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| The Voice of the Spirit
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BYU Fireside, 5 September 1993
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| Keeping Covenants and Honoring the Priesthood |
General Conference, October 1993
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| The Voice of the Spirit |
Ensign, April 1994
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| Five Loaves and Two Fishes |
General Conference, April 1994
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| “The Way of an Eagle” |
Ensign, August 1994
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| Enhancing Secular Knowledge Through Spiritual Knowledge and Faith
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BYU Annual University Conference, 23 August 1994
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| The Keys That Never Rust |
General Conference, October 1994
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| Trying to Serve the Lord Without Offending the Devil
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BYU Devotional, 15 November 1994
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| Howard W. Hunter: Man of God |
Ensign, April 1995
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Heirs to the Kingdom of God
Note: This is President Faust's first General Conference address after being sustained as Second Counselor to President Gordon B. Hinckley.
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General Conference, April 1995
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| Responsibilities of Shepherds |
General Conference, April 1995
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Provo's 1995 Freedom Festival Patriotic Service
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Provo; Patriotic Service, 2 July 1995
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| Serving the Lord and Resisting the Devil |
Ensign, September 1995
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| Priesthood Blessings
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General Conference, October 1995
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| Acting for Ourselves and Not Being Acted Upon |
General Conference, October 1995
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| Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon |
Ensign, January 1996
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Personal Epiphanies
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BYU Fireside, 7 January 1996
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| A Vision of What We Can Be |
Ensign, March 1996
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| The Gift of the Holy Ghost—A Sure Compass |
Ensign, April 1996
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| The Prophetic Voice |
General Conference, April 1996
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| What I Want My Son to Know before He Leaves on His Mission |
General Conference, April 1996
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| Continuing Revelation |
Ensign, August 1996
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| “Woman; Why Weepest Thou?” |
General Conference, October 1996
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| Honesty—a Moral Compass |
General Conference, October 1996
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| The Grand Key-Words for the Relief Society |
General Conference, October 1996
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| Gratitude As a Saving Principle |
Ensign, December 1996
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| The Importance of Bearing Testimony |
Ensign, March 1997
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| Eternity Lies before Us |
General Conference, April 1997
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| Power of the Priesthood |
General Conference, April 1997
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| Go Bring Them In from the Plains |
Ensign, July 1997
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| “He Restoreth My Soul” |
Ensign, October 1997
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| The Weightier Matters of the Law: Judgment; Mercy; and Faith |
General Conference, October 1997
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| Pioneers of the Future: “Be Not Afraid; Only Believe” |
General Conference, October 1997
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Learning for Eternity
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BYU Devotional, 18 November 1997
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MP3
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| The Blessings of Adversity |
Ensign, February1998
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| “Search Me; O God; and Know My Heart” |
General Conference, April 1998
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| “We Seek After These Things” |
General Conference, April 1998
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| How Near to the Angels |
General Conference, April 1998
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| A Second Birth |
Ensign, June 1998
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| “The Truth Shall Make You Free” |
Ensign, September 1998
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| Opening the Windows of Heaven |
General Conference, October 1998
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| “By What Power … Have Ye Done This?” |
General Conference, October 1998
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We Believe in You!
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BYU Fireside, 1 November 1998
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MP3
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| That We Might Know Thee |
Ensign, January 1999
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| The Price of Discipleship |
Ensign, April 1999
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| This Is Our Day |
General Conference, April 1999
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| Obedience: The Path to Freedom |
General Conference, April 1999
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| Lost Horizons |
Ensign, August 1999
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Our Search for Happiness
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BYU Devotional, 14 September 1999
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MP3
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| Hope; an Anchor of the Soul |
General Conference, October 1999
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| What It Means to Be a Daughter of God |
General Conference, October 1999
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| Of Seeds and Soils |
General Conference, October 1999
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| A Pattern of Love |
Ensign, December 1999
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| The Need for Balance in Our Lives |
Ensign, March 2000
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| Womanhood: The Highest Place of Honor |
General Conference, April 2000
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| The Shield of Faith |
General Conference, April 2000
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| The Power of Self-Mastery |
General Conference, April 2000
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| Finding the Abundant Life |
Ensign, July 2000
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| Our Search for Happiness |
Ensign, October 2000
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| A Growing Testimony |
General Conference, October 2000
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| The Enemy Within |
General Conference, October 2000
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| First Presidency Christmas Devotional: “My Redeemer Lives” |
Ensign, February2001
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| Who Do You Think You Are? |
Ensign, March 2001
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| Born Again |
General Conference, April 2001
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| “Them That Honour Me I Will Honour” |
General Conference, April 2001
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| “Who Shall Ascend into the Hill of the Lord?” |
Ensign, August 2001
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Brigham Young: A Bold Prophet
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BYU Education Week Address, 21 August 2001
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MP3
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| The Atonement: Our Greatest Hope |
General Conference, October 2001
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| “Some Great Thing” |
General Conference, October 2001
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| A Christmas with No Presents |
Ensign, December 2001
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| Communion with the Holy Spirit |
Ensign, March 2002
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| The Lifeline of Prayer |
General Conference, April 2002
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| It Can’t Happen to Me |
General Conference, April 2002
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| A Priceless Heritage |
Ensign, July 2002
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Come Out of the Darkness into the Light
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BYU Address, 8 September 2002
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MP3
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| Be Not Afraid |
Ensign, October 2002
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| You Are All Heaven Sent |
General Conference, October 2002
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| What’s in It for Me? |
General Conference, October 2002
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| I Believe I Can; I Knew I Could |
General Conference, October 2002
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| Strengthening the Inner Self |
Ensign, February2003
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| Dear Are the Sheep That Have Wandered |
General Conference, April 2003
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| The Virtues of Righteous Daughters of God |
General Conference, April 2003
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| The Devil’s Throat |
General Conference, April 2003
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| Enriching Our Lives through Family Home Evening |
Ensign, June 2003
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| The Surety of a Better Testament |
Ensign, September 2003
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| Lord; I Believe; Help Thou Mine Unbelief |
General Conference, October 2003
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| The Phenomenon That Is You |
General Conference, October 2003
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| The Keystone of Our Religion |
Ensign, January 2004
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| To Receive a Crown of Glory |
Ensign, April 2004
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| Did You Get the Right Message? |
General Conference, April 2004
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| Choices |
General Conference, April 2004
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| Fathers; Mothers; Marriage |
Ensign, August 2004
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| Where Do I Make My Stand? |
General Conference, October 2004
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| The Key of the Knowledge of God |
General Conference, October 2004
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| The Power of Peace |
Ensign, December 2004
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| A Testimony of Christ |
Ensign, March 2005
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Where Is the Church?
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BYU Devotional, 1 March 2005
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MP3
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| Standing in Holy Places |
General Conference, April 2005
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| Perseverance |
General Conference, April 2005
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| He Healeth the Broken in Heart |
Ensign, July 2005
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| A Thousand Threads of Love |
Ensign, October 2005
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| Instruments in the Hands of God |
General Conference, October 2005
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| The Light in Their Eyes |
General Conference, October 2005
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| Called and Chosen |
General Conference, October 2005
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| Refined in Our Trials |
Ensign, February2006
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| The Restoration of All Things |
General Conference, April 2006
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| A Royal Priesthood |
General Conference, April 2006
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| Your Light—a Standard to All Nations |
General Conference, April 2006
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"Beginnings"
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CES Fireside, BYU, May 7, 2006
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| Voice of the Spirit |
Ensign, June 2006
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| The Father Who Cares
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Ensign, September 2006
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| Discipleship |
General Conference, October 2006
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| Spiritual Nutrients |
General Conference, October 2006
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| This Is the Christ |
Ensign, December 2006
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| The Forces That Will Save Us |
Ensign, January 2007
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| Enriching Your Marriage |
Ensign, April 2007
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| Salt Lake Tabernacle Rededication |
General Conference, April 2007
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| The Healing Power of Forgiveness |
General Conference, April 2007
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Message to My Grandsons
Note: This is President Faust's final General Conference address prior to his death in August of 2007.
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General Conference, April 2007
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