"Return with honor" is a call that has become familiar to every Latter-day Saint. For Elder Robert D. Hales, this stirring directive was his unit's motto when he served as a jet fighter pilot in the United States Air Force, and he uses it often in his teaching. During his military days, the motto was a constant and powerful reminder to complete each mission honorably - and now it reminds us, the Lord's children, that what we do on earth can make it possible to return with honor to our heavenly home.
A beloved member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elder Hales writes with keen insight and compassion about the orderly preparations we need to make as we travel through mortality. Our journey of life has four vital
Decades of Preparation
Decade of Decision
Decades of Serving and Pressing Forward
Decades of Serving and Enduring to the End
Elder Hales considers each of these essential periods using vivid stories from his own life, compelling scriptural insights, and the wisdom he has gained through a tender relationship with the Savior.
Whatever your stage in life, the message Elder Hales offers in Four Phases of Our Moral Journey Home is Keeping sacred covenants, prayerfully making life's important decisions, and embracing the Savior and His Atonement can prepare you for eternal life - the greatest gift of God. This volume is an inspired guide to your journey home.

Hales, Robert D., 1932-

Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book

Bookcraft, Incorporated

United States, United States of America

First Edition, 5/16/10, US, 2010

Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 2010

5/16/10, 2010-06-01

Includes bibliographical references and index.

xv, 432 p. : 24 cm
Church leader and business executive Robert Hales discusses the four stages of life's journey--preparation, decision, serving, and enduring--and considers how each stage prepares us for eternal life
Includes bibliographical references and index
Our journey home -- Always preparing -- Remember who you are -- Faith unto salvation -- Forgetting those things that are left behind -- The gate of baptism -- The gift of the Holy Ghost -- Personal revelation -- Choosing friends wisely -- The preparatory priesthood -- Daughters of God -- Lacing up your boots -- The adversary -- Making life's most important decisions -- Becoming fishers of men -- Moving on -- Avoiding spiritual shortcuts -- Education for life -- Choosing an eternal companion -- The house of the Lord -- One church fits all -- Fearless love -- Building a sound financial foundation -- True to ourselves and our mission -- Strengthening families -- Feed my lambs, feed my sheep -- Feasting upon the words of Christ -- Following God's prophets -- The journey of lifelong learning -- Learning from life's trials -- Like Simeon and Anna -- Facing death -- The atonement

2023-06-28