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|I believe that if the Lord were speaking to you directly tonight, the first thing He would make sure you understand is your true identity. My dear friends, you are literally spirit children of God. ...
  
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Labels ''can'' be fun and indicate your support for any number of positive things. Many labels will change for you with the passage of time. And not all labels are of equal value. But if any label replaces your most important identifiers, the results can be spiritually suffocating. ...
  
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''Who are you?'' First and foremost, you are a child of God.
  
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Second, as a member of the Church, you are a child of the covenant. And third, you are a disciple of Jesus Christ.
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Tonight, I plead with you not to ''replace'' these three paramount and unchanging identifiers with any others, because doing so could stymie your progress or pigeonhole you in a stereotype that could potentially thwart your eternal progression.
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For example, if you are identified mainly as an American, those who are not Americans may think, “I know everything there is to know about you” and attribute erroneous beliefs to you.
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:R-rated Movies}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:R-rated Movies}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:R-rated Movies:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:R-rated Movies:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:R-rated Movies|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:R-rated Movies:Short|S]]
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If you identify yourself by your political affiliation, you will instantly be categorized as having certain beliefs—though I don’t know anyone who believes everything that their preferred political party presently embraces.
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Latter-day Saint Marriage And Divorce Statistics}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Latter-day Saint Marriage And Divorce Statistics}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Latter-day Saint Marriage And Divorce Statistics:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Latter-day Saint Marriage And Divorce Statistics:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Latter-day Saint Marriage And Divorce Statistics|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Latter-day Saint Marriage And Divorce Statistics:Short|S]]
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We could go on and on, rehearsing the constraints of various labels that we put on ourselves or that other people place upon us. ...
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Mormon Witnesses}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Mormon Witnesses}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Mormon Witnesses:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Mormon Witnesses:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Mormon Witnesses|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Mormon Witnesses:Short|S]]
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How tragic it is when someone believes the label another person has given them. ...
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Bh Roberts Testimony}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Bh Roberts Testimony}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Bh Roberts Testimony:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Bh Roberts Testimony:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Bh Roberts Testimony|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Bh Roberts Testimony:Short|S]]
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[Satan] rejoices in labels because they divide us and restrict the way we think about ourselves and each other. How sad it is when we honor labels more than we honor each other.
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Gay Conversion Therapy And Byu}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Gay Conversion Therapy And Byu}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Gay Conversion Therapy And Byu:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Gay Conversion Therapy And Byu:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Gay Conversion Therapy And Byu|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Gay Conversion Therapy And Byu:Short|S]]
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Labels can lead to judging and animosity. Any ''abuse'' or ''prejudice'' toward another because of nationality, race, sexual orientation, gender, educational degrees, culture, or other significant identifiers is offensive to our Maker! Such mistreatment causes us to live beneath our stature as His covenant sons and daughters!
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Alcohol}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Alcohol}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Alcohol:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Alcohol:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Alcohol|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Alcohol:Short|S]]
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There are various labels that may be very important to you, of course. Please do not misunderstand me. I am not saying that other designations and identifiers are not significant. I am simply saying that no identifier should ''displace'', ''replace'', or ''take priority over'' these three enduring designations: “child of God,” “child of the covenant,” and “disciple of Jesus Christ.”
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:White Horse Prophecy}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:White Horse Prophecy}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:White Horse Prophecy:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:White Horse Prophecy:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:White Horse Prophecy|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:White Horse Prophecy:Short|S]]
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Any identifier that is not compatible with these three basic designations will ultimately let you down. Other labels will disappoint you in time because they do not have the power to lead you toward eternal life in the celestial kingdom of God.
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Moon Quakers}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Moon Quakers}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Moon Quakers:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Moon Quakers:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Moon Quakers|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Moon Quakers:Short|S]]
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Worldly identifiers will never give you a vision of who you can ultimately become. They will never affirm your divine DNA or your unlimited, divine potential.<ref>Russell M. Nelson, "Choices for Eternity," Worldwide Devotional for Young Single Adults, 15 May 2022 {[link|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/broadcasts/worldwide-devotional-for-young-adults/2022/05/12nelson?lang=eng}}</ref>}}
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And The Greek Psalter}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And The Greek Psalter}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And The Greek Psalter:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And The Greek Psalter:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And The Greek Psalter|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And The Greek Psalter:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Mormon Translation Methods}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Mormon Translation Methods}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Mormon Translation Methods:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Mormon Translation Methods:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Mormon Translation Methods|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Mormon Translation Methods:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Blood Atonement And Capital Punishment}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Blood Atonement And Capital Punishment}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Blood Atonement And Capital Punishment:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Blood Atonement And Capital Punishment:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Blood Atonement And Capital Punishment|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Blood Atonement And Capital Punishment:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Teachings On Animal Spirits}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Teachings On Animal Spirits}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Teachings On Animal Spirits:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Teachings On Animal Spirits:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Teachings On Animal Spirits|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Teachings On Animal Spirits:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Kolob}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Kolob}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Kolob:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Kolob:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Kolob|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Kolob:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Temple Garments}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Temple Garments}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Temple Garments:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Temple Garments:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Temple Garments|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Temple Garments:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Changes To The Temple Endowment}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Changes To The Temple Endowment}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Changes To The Temple Endowment:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Changes To The Temple Endowment:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Changes To The Temple Endowment|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Changes To The Temple Endowment:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cost Of Temples}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cost Of Temples}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cost Of Temples:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cost Of Temples:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Cost Of Temples|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Cost Of Temples:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Byus Beard Ban}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Byus Beard Ban}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Byus Beard Ban:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Byus Beard Ban:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Byus Beard Ban|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Byus Beard Ban:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation::Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation::Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation::Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Racism In The Book Of Mormon}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Racism In The Book Of Mormon}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Racism In The Book Of Mormon:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Racism In The Book Of Mormon:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Racism In The Book Of Mormon|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Racism In The Book Of Mormon:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cia And The Church}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cia And The Church}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cia And The Church:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cia And The Church:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Cia And The Church|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Cia And The Church:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Contemporary Church Political Policy}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Contemporary Church Political Policy}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Contemporary Church Political Policy:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Contemporary Church Political Policy:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Contemporary Church Political Policy|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Contemporary Church Political Policy:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Heavenly Mother}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Heavenly Mother}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Heavenly Mother:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Heavenly Mother:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Heavenly Mother|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Heavenly Mother:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Star Wars And Spencer W Kimball}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Star Wars And Spencer W Kimball}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Star Wars And Spencer W Kimball:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Star Wars And Spencer W Kimball:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Star Wars And Spencer W Kimball|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Star Wars And Spencer W Kimball:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood Joseph Smith Era}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood Joseph Smith Era}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood Joseph Smith Era:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood Joseph Smith Era:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood Joseph Smith Era|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood Joseph Smith Era:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:The Kinderhook Plates}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:The Kinderhook Plates}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:The Kinderhook Plates:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:The Kinderhook Plates:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:The Kinderhook Plates|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:The Kinderhook Plates:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Origins Of The Family Proclamation}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Origins Of The Family Proclamation}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Origins Of The Family Proclamation:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Origins Of The Family Proclamation:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Origins Of The Family Proclamation|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Origins Of The Family Proclamation:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Latter-day Saints And Polygamy}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Latter-day Saints And Polygamy}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Latter-day Saints And Polygamy:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Latter-day Saints And Polygamy:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Latter-day Saints And Polygamy|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Latter-day Saints And Polygamy:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Abortion}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Abortion}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Abortion:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Abortion:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Abortion|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Abortion:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Adam-god Theory}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Adam-god Theory}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Adam-god Theory:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Adam-god Theory:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Adam-god Theory|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Adam-god Theory:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Anachronisms In The Book Of Mormon}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Anachronisms In The Book Of Mormon}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Anachronisms In The Book Of Mormon:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Anachronisms In The Book Of Mormon:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Anachronisms In The Book Of Mormon|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Anachronisms In The Book Of Mormon:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Antidepressants In Utah}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Antidepressants In Utah}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Antidepressants In Utah:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Antidepressants In Utah:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Antidepressants In Utah|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Antidepressants In Utah:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood 1895-1978}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood 1895-1978}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood 1895-1978:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood 1895-1978:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood 1895-1978|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood 1895-1978:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood Brigham Young Early}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood Brigham Young Early}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood Brigham Young Early:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood Brigham Young Early:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood Brigham Young Early|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Black Saints And The Priesthood Brigham Young Early:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Abraham Facsimiles}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Abraham Facsimiles}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Abraham Facsimiles:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Abraham Facsimiles:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Abraham Facsimiles|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Abraham Facsimiles:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Abraham Translation}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Abraham Translation}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Abraham Translation:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Abraham Translation:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Abraham Translation|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Book Of Abraham Translation:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cain And Bigfoot}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cain And Bigfoot}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cain And Bigfoot:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cain And Bigfoot:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Cain And Bigfoot|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Cain And Bigfoot:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Ces Letter}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Ces Letter}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Ces Letter:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Ces Letter:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Ces Letter|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Ces Letter:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Church Growth And Activity}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Church Growth And Activity}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Church Growth And Activity:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Church Growth And Activity:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Church Growth And Activity|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Church Growth And Activity:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cosmetic Surgery In Utah}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cosmetic Surgery In Utah}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cosmetic Surgery In Utah:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Cosmetic Surgery In Utah:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Cosmetic Surgery In Utah|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Cosmetic Surgery In Utah:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Denver Snuffer And The Remnant Movement}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Denver Snuffer And The Remnant Movement}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Denver Snuffer And The Remnant Movement:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Denver Snuffer And The Remnant Movement:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Denver Snuffer And The Remnant Movement|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Denver Snuffer And The Remnant Movement:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Deutero-isaiah}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Deutero-isaiah}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Deutero-isaiah:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Deutero-isaiah:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Deutero-isaiah|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Deutero-isaiah:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Dna And The Book Of Mormon}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Dna And The Book Of Mormon}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Dna And The Book Of Mormon:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Dna And The Book Of Mormon:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Dna And The Book Of Mormon|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Dna And The Book Of Mormon:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Donald Trump And Captain Moroni}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Donald Trump And Captain Moroni}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Donald Trump And Captain Moroni:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Donald Trump And Captain Moroni:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Donald Trump And Captain Moroni|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Donald Trump And Captain Moroni:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Failure To Report Sexual Abuse Bisbee Arizona}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Failure To Report Sexual Abuse Bisbee Arizona}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Failure To Report Sexual Abuse Bisbee Arizona:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Failure To Report Sexual Abuse Bisbee Arizona:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Failure To Report Sexual Abuse Bisbee Arizona|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Failure To Report Sexual Abuse Bisbee Arizona:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Historicity Of Jesus}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Historicity Of Jesus}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Historicity Of Jesus:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Historicity Of Jesus:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Historicity Of Jesus|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Historicity Of Jesus:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Holocaust Victims And Baptisms For The Dead}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Holocaust Victims And Baptisms For The Dead}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Holocaust Victims And Baptisms For The Dead:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Holocaust Victims And Baptisms For The Dead:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Holocaust Victims And Baptisms For The Dead|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Holocaust Victims And Baptisms For The Dead:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph And Hyrum Smiths Martyrdom}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph And Hyrum Smiths Martyrdom}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph And Hyrum Smiths Martyrdom:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph And Hyrum Smiths Martyrdom:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph And Hyrum Smiths Martyrdom|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph And Hyrum Smiths Martyrdom:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Fanny Alger}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Fanny Alger}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Fanny Alger:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Fanny Alger:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Fanny Alger|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Fanny Alger:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Fraud Allegations}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Fraud Allegations}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Fraud Allegations:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Fraud Allegations:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Fraud Allegations|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smith And Fraud Allegations:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smiths Jupiter Talisman}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smiths Jupiter Talisman}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smiths Jupiter Talisman:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smiths Jupiter Talisman:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smiths Jupiter Talisman|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smiths Jupiter Talisman:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smiths Pre 1830 Education}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smiths Pre 1830 Education}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smiths Pre 1830 Education:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smiths Pre 1830 Education:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smiths Pre 1830 Education|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Joseph Smiths Pre 1830 Education:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Lgbtq And Suicide Rates}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Lgbtq And Suicide Rates}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Lgbtq And Suicide Rates:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Lgbtq And Suicide Rates:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Lgbtq And Suicide Rates|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Lgbtq And Suicide Rates:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Masturbation}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Masturbation}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Masturbation:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Masturbation:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Masturbation|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Masturbation:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Moronis Visit To Joseph Smith}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Moronis Visit To Joseph Smith}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Moronis Visit To Joseph Smith:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Moronis Visit To Joseph Smith:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Moronis Visit To Joseph Smith|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Moronis Visit To Joseph Smith:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Multiple Accounts Of The First Vision}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Multiple Accounts Of The First Vision}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Multiple Accounts Of The First Vision:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Multiple Accounts Of The First Vision:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Multiple Accounts Of The First Vision|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Multiple Accounts Of The First Vision:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Native American Extermination Order}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Native American Extermination Order}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Native American Extermination Order:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Native American Extermination Order:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Native American Extermination Order|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Native American Extermination Order:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy And Population Growth}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy And Population Growth}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy And Population Growth:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy And Population Growth:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy And Population Growth|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy And Population Growth:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy In Eternity}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy In Eternity}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy In Eternity:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy In Eternity:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy In Eternity|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy In Eternity:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy Joseph Smith Era}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy Joseph Smith Era}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy Joseph Smith Era:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy Joseph Smith Era:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy Joseph Smith Era|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Polygamy Joseph Smith Era:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Race In The Pearl Of Great Price}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Race In The Pearl Of Great Price}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Race In The Pearl Of Great Price:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Race In The Pearl Of Great Price:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Race In The Pearl Of Great Price|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Race In The Pearl Of Great Price:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Second Anointing}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Second Anointing}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Second Anointing:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Second Anointing:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Second Anointing|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Second Anointing:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Seer Stones}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Seer Stones}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:Seer Stones:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:Seer Stones:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Seer Stones|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:Seer Stones:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:The Church And Prop 8}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:The Church And Prop 8}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:The Church And Prop 8:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:The Church And Prop 8:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:The Church And Prop 8|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:The Church And Prop 8:Short|S]]
 
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|<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:The City Creek Mall}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:The City Creek Mall}}||<nowiki>{{BH Roberts Foundation:The City Creek Mall:Short}}</nowiki>||{{BH Roberts Foundation:The City Creek Mall:Short}}||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:The City Creek Mall|L]]||[[Template:BH Roberts Foundation:The City Creek Mall:Short|S]]
 
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I believe that if the Lord were speaking to you directly tonight, the first thing He would make sure you understand is your true identity. My dear friends, you are literally spirit children of God. ...

Labels can be fun and indicate your support for any number of positive things. Many labels will change for you with the passage of time. And not all labels are of equal value. But if any label replaces your most important identifiers, the results can be spiritually suffocating. ...

Who are you? First and foremost, you are a child of God.

Second, as a member of the Church, you are a child of the covenant. And third, you are a disciple of Jesus Christ.

Tonight, I plead with you not to replace these three paramount and unchanging identifiers with any others, because doing so could stymie your progress or pigeonhole you in a stereotype that could potentially thwart your eternal progression.

For example, if you are identified mainly as an American, those who are not Americans may think, “I know everything there is to know about you” and attribute erroneous beliefs to you.

If you identify yourself by your political affiliation, you will instantly be categorized as having certain beliefs—though I don’t know anyone who believes everything that their preferred political party presently embraces.

We could go on and on, rehearsing the constraints of various labels that we put on ourselves or that other people place upon us. ...

How tragic it is when someone believes the label another person has given them. ...

[Satan] rejoices in labels because they divide us and restrict the way we think about ourselves and each other. How sad it is when we honor labels more than we honor each other.

Labels can lead to judging and animosity. Any abuse or prejudice toward another because of nationality, race, sexual orientation, gender, educational degrees, culture, or other significant identifiers is offensive to our Maker! Such mistreatment causes us to live beneath our stature as His covenant sons and daughters!

There are various labels that may be very important to you, of course. Please do not misunderstand me. I am not saying that other designations and identifiers are not significant. I am simply saying that no identifier should displace, replace, or take priority over these three enduring designations: “child of God,” “child of the covenant,” and “disciple of Jesus Christ.”

Any identifier that is not compatible with these three basic designations will ultimately let you down. Other labels will disappoint you in time because they do not have the power to lead you toward eternal life in the celestial kingdom of God.

Worldly identifiers will never give you a vision of who you can ultimately become. They will never affirm your divine DNA or your unlimited, divine potential.[1]
  1. Russell M. Nelson, "Choices for Eternity," Worldwide Devotional for Young Single Adults, 15 May 2022 {[link|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/broadcasts/worldwide-devotional-for-young-adults/2022/05/12nelson?lang=eng}}