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(12/22/02)
"The Sabbath is not a day for indolent lounging about the house or puttering
around in the garden, but is a day for consistent attendance at meetings for the
worship of the Lord, drinking at the fountain of knowledge and instruction,
enjoying the family, and finding uplift in music and song."
— Spencer W. Kimball, "The Sabbath—A
Delight," "Ensign," Jan. 1978, p. 4
(12/23/02)
"True, Sunday is a day of rest, a change from the ordinary occupations of
the week, but it is more than that. It is a day of worship, a day in which
the spiritual life of man may be enriched. A day of indolence, a day of
physical recuperation is too often a very different thing from the
God-ordained day of rest. Physical exhaustion and indolence are incompatible
with a spirit of worship. A proper observance of the duties and devotions of
the Sabbath day will, by its change and its spiritual life, give the best
rest that men can enjoy on the Sabbath day." —
Joseph F. Merrill, "Conference Report," April 1940, p. 129
(12/24/02)
"Teach your children to set apart one-seventh of their time to learn of Him,
to take their minds from the burdens of daily work, and to remember Him. As
we dedicate this time to Him, it concentrates our hearts and our minds on
the real purpose of our existence and takes us out of the world. It is a day
to become as He is, to worship Him, and to minister to others as He did. We
don't need rules for the Sabbath day when we understand and live its
purpose." — Lynn A. Mickelsen, "Eternal
Laws of Happiness," "Ensign," Nov. 1995, p. 79
(12/26/02)
"Further, as we know God's commandments, we must keep them without
compromises or exceptions. We are at times tempted to place less importance
on the teachings of Christ in our lives for the sake of convenience, or we
let external circumstances pollute our faith. In order to escape seductive
influences that take us away from Christ, he commands us, 'That thou mayest
more fully keep thyself unspotted from the world, thou shalt go to the house
of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon my holy day' (D&C 59:9)."
— Hans B. Ringger, "Lord, to Whom Shall
We Go?" "Ensign," Nov. 1995, p. 84
(12/27/02)
"In this day of increasing access to and preoccupation with materialism,
there is a sure protection for ourselves and our children against the
plagues of our day. The key to that sure protection surprisingly can be
found in Sabbath observance: 'And that thou mayest more fully keep thyself
unspotted from the world, thou shalt go to the house of prayer and offer up
thy sacraments upon my holy day.' (D&C 59:9.)"
— James E. Faust, "The Lord’s Day," "Ensign," Nov. 1991, p. 35
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