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(5/22/98)
"Unchanging principles are so
because they come from our unchanging Heavenly Father.
Try as they might, no parliament or congress could ever
repeal the law of earth's gravity or amend the Ten
Commandments. Those laws are constant. All laws of nature
and of God are part of the everlasting
gospel."—Elder Russell M. Nelson, Constancy
Amid Change, General Conference, October
1993
(5/23/98)
"In our lives of trials and
tribulations and constant changes, it is obvious that we
all seek for some measure of security--something steady
and unchanging to cling to--and we have surrounded
ourselves with all kinds of devices or organizations that
carry the word security. For example, we use security
blankets to soothe and comfort our children. We install
security systems to protect our homes and our personal
possessions. The Social Security system was created as a
protection against temporal storms. In the political
arena, the Security Council of the United Nations
attempts to maintain peace among the nations of the
world. At times we are amused by this all-consuming
search for so-called security, but we require it and are
willing to pay for it. However, despite all our efforts,
we still do not gain the real security that we seek. Is
it because we put our trust in the arm of
flesh?"—Elder Charles A. Didier, Spiritual
Security, General Conference, April 1987
(5/24/98)
"The evils and the vanities of the
world, and the corruption thereof are thrust close to our
lives. Enticings and pressures to depart from the right
are found on every hand. Some of these wrongdoings are
almost glorified. Realizing this, we must, as Latter-day
Saints, young and old, be firm for that which we know to
be right, and in the right be steadfast and immovable.
Each of us must set his own course. Each household must
determine whether its members will follow the worldly
pattern of loose, reckless living, or be obedient to the
commandments of the Lord."—Elder ElRay L.
Christiansen, Conference Report,
October 1959, p.69 Lectures on Faith,
Turner—Unchanging Nature of God, p.209
(5/25/98)
"God is 'the same yesterday,
today, and forever' (1 Nephi 10:18; Heb 13:8). He
'changes not'; he is ever the same, and 'his course is
one eternal round' (D&C 3:2). That course is centered
in his never-ending work: 'to bring to pass the
immortality and eternal life of man' (Moses 1:39). Mormon
testified: 'For I know that God is not a partial God,
neither a changeable being; but he is unchangeable from
all eternity to all eternity' (Moroni 8:18).
Consequently, the principles of life and salvation
emanating from him are likewise unchanging. It is because
God is unchanging that men must change. They must repent
and put off 'the natural man' (Mosiah 3:19) if they are
to achieve sanctification and become one with God's
unchanging nature."—Rodney Turner, "A
Discussion of Lectures 3 and 4: The Imperative and
Unchanging Nature of God," in The Lectures
on Faith in Historical Perspective, ed. Larry
E. Dahl and Charles D. Tate, Jr., p. 209
(5/26/98)
"When at times on life's journey
it becomes our lot to travel with the criticism of
skeptics, the hate of some, the reaction of others, the
impatience of many, or the betrayal of a friend, we must
be able to pray in such a manner that an abiding faith
and a strong testimony that the Lord will be with us to
the end will compel us to say, 'Nevertheless, Father, Thy
will be done, and with Thy help, in patience I will
follow firmly on the path that takes me back to
Thee.'"—Elder Angel Abrea, Patience
In Affliction, General Conference, April
1992
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