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(11/26/98)
"A worthwhile attitude for all of us could well be, 'Help us, O
Lord, to remember thy love for us and help us to be fortified by Thy strength when our
eyes are blurred with tears of sorrow and our vision is limited.' It is expedient for all
of us, particularly those who may be weighed down by grief because of acts of misconduct
or misfortune, to recall that even the Prophet Joseph Smith had hours of despair because
of his very trying experiences in the Liberty Jail. Perhaps he too was entitled to
question, 'What did I do wrong? What have I done to displease Thee, O Lord? Where have I
failed? Why are the answers to my prayers and pleas withheld?' In response to the feelings
of his heart and mind he cried out: 'O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that
covereth thy hiding place?' (D&C 121:1.) The reassuring response came: 'My son, peace
be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; And
then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all
thy foes.' (D&C 121:7-8.)"—Elder Marvin J. Ashton, If Thou Endure It Well,
General Conference, October 1984
(11/27/98)
"Let us prepare ourselves, so that, in whatsoever we are corrected,
we may be passive in the hands of the servants of God, and thank the Lord; for whom the
Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son and daughter he receives."
Wilford Woodruff
"Journal of Discourses", 4:322
(11/28/98)
"Men cannot shut the mouth of President Wilford Woodruff, nor mine,
when it comes to rebuking iniquity. It is our duty to do it. We are here for
that purpose. We are watchmen upon the towers of Zion. It is our business and
duty to point out errors and follies among men; and if men will not receive it, they must
go their own way and abide the consequences. Those who will not obey righteous
counsels will be the sufferers, and not those who rebuke iniquity."
Joseph F. Smith
"Collected Discourses, 1886-1898", Volume 4
10 November, 1895
(11/29/98)
"The revelations of God have got to be fulfilled. When?
Some time before the coming of the Son of Man--and that is not far off. Therefore,
let us try to live our religion, and set an example before one another and the
world. I accept the reproof of any Apostle or Elder if there is any requirement of
the Lord that I am not fulfilling. That is the way I feel, and I think we all should
feel so."
Wilford Woodruff
"Giving Heed To Counsel"
General Conference, 7 October 1894
(11/30/98)
"I am glad that there is the disposition in the President of the
Church and in God, Who speaks through His servants, to reprove the congregations of Israel
when they need reproof, as well as to commend them, when their lives are worthy of
commendation. We should receive reproof with the same spirit that we receive
commendation."
Hyrum M. Smith
"General Conference Reports", p. 81
October 1908
(12/1/98)
"While the person who initiates the reproof has an obligation to
show forth an increase of love after the reproof, the person being reproved also has an
obligation to assist in the reconciliation process. When we are reproved by another
person-a parent or priesthood leader, for example-we should first be humble and meek
enough to accept the reproof. President Benson observed that pride is concerned with who
is right while humility is concerned with what is right."
Spencer J. Condie
"In Perfect Balance", p. 162
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