“President Gordon B. Hinckley taught the lives of our people
must be the symbol of our faith. These considerations bring me to what may be
the most important of all scriptural references to the cross. It has nothing to
do with pendants or jewelry, with steeples or signposts. It has to do with the
rock-ribbed integrity and stiff moral backbone Christians should bring to the
call Jesus has given His disciples. In every land and age, He has said to us
all, ‘If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow me.’ This speaks of the crosses we bear rather than the ones
we wear. To be a follower of Jesus Christ, one must sometimes carry a burden and
go where sacrifice is required and suffering is inevitable. A true Christian
cannot follow the Master only in those matters with which he or she agrees. No.
We follow Him everywhere.” – Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
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