Doctrine and Covenants 121:41 — Virtue
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No power or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of [authority], only by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned.
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Take upon you the name of Christ, and speak the truth in soberness. And as many as repent and are baptized in my name, which is Jesus Christ, and endure to the end, the same shall be saved. Behold, Jesus Christ is the name which is given of the Father, and there is none other name given whereby man can be saved; Wherefore, all men must take upon them the name which is given of the Father, for in that name shall they be called at the last day;…
But behold, that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do good continually; wherefore, every thing which inviteth and enticeth to do good, and to love God, and to serve him, is inspired of God.
On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.