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(4/16/01)
"This is a time of sifting, a time when, more than ever in the history
of the modern world, the adversary and his followers have shown
themselves to be enemies of God. Yet as we heard our prophet and
president say this morning, we need not fear the fiery darts of the
adversary, because each of us has the power to avoid becoming
entangled in sin more definitely than ever before. The time has come
for each member of the Church to keep close to the Lord, to be
steadfast by sustaining and upholding and following the counsel of his
divinely appointed servants, avoiding, as the Book of Mormon says, the
vainness, the frailties, and the foolishness of men. We must purify
our lives and sanctify our homes." — ElRay L. Christiansen, "The
Sifting," Ensign, Dec. 1971, p. 60
(11/30/03)
"Let us remember that even though God had a foreknowledge of what
'would be' under certain conditions, it is not his will nor his desire
that vice, injustice, and crime, disobedience and intolerance and
bloodshed and war exist in the world. His purposes are to provide a
way where men may find happiness and joy, peace, now and forever.
Nevertheless, he will not interfere with the agency of men! But
fortunately, according to Mormon's teaching: '...the Spirit of Christ
is given to every man, that he may know good from evil;' and have a
'perfect knowledge,' whether it is of God or of the devil. (See Moroni
7:16.)" - ElRay L. Christiansen, "General Conference
Reports," April 1957, p. 64
(1/2/05)
"Frustrations often offer us the means of progression, for by
overcoming them harmoniously, we grow and become more Christlike.
As
with most all strong emotions, anger is manifest both in righteousness
and in unrighteousness. Righteous anger is an attribute of Deity,
whose anger is everlastingly kindled against wickedness.
Likewise,
an inspired man might be led to speak or act in righteous anger, as
did Moses when he broke the tablets upon which the Ten Commandments
were written by the Lord.
But
to lose our temper, to explode, to become ugly, punitive, and hateful
when faced with frustrations is inexcusable!
Why is it inexcusable to explode with anger and become vindictive? Simply because the power has been given us to control and to overcome such tendencies. If not curbed, such tendencies soon lose for us the respect and love of others." - ElRay L. Christiansen, "Be Slow to Anger," Ensign, June 1971, p. 38
3/29/06
"Now, his commandments are not grievous. They are not burdensome. They
are not oppressive. We sing in one of our hymns, 'How gentle God's
commands! How kind his precepts are!' (Hymns,
no. 125.) The laws of God are not given to us to burden us or to
handicap us. They are not impositions. They are the statutes through
which, if observed, the purpose of life and existence is to be
realized. Even those who are called to go through trials, sorrow,
tribulation, and adversity are promised that if they are faithful in
tribulation and adversity, that the reward of the same is greater in
the kingdom of heaven. (D&C
58:2.)" - ElRay L. Christiansen, "The
Laws of God Are Blessings," Ensign (CR), May 1975, p.23
11/21/08
"Time
is free. Nevertheless, it is one of the most precious possessions that
we have and that we will ever own; yet many of us have a tendency to
waste it or to misuse it to some degree. When you ask people what they
are doing, often they will say, 'Oh,
I'm just sitting here killing time.'
A tragic thing to say, to admit, since time never ceases to pass and
when it is given for such divine purposes."
- Elray L. Christiansen, March 14, 1962, "BYU Speeches of the
Year," 1962, p.3
7/11/09
“The
religious life of a Latter-day Saint should be based not upon
obligation and duty alone, but upon a genuine desire to be honorable,
to do good, to do what is right, to love God, and to love one
another.” - Elray L. Christiansen,
“Conference Report,” October 1963, Afternoon Meeting, p. 116
7/15/09
“We
must realize, first of all, that marriage is a holy relationship
designed by our Heavenly Father for the divine purpose of perfecting
us and those who follow us. This is done in part by the husband and
wife learning to love and respect each other as they should and in
rearing children in the manner prescribed by the Lord.” - Elray
L. Christiansen, “Conference Report,” October 1965, Afternoon
Meeting, p. 75
9/23/09
“One
thing we must keep in mind: all persons will, as a gift of the
Redeemer, be raised from mortality to immortality, with perfect
bodies, no more subject to aches, or pains, or high blood pressure, or
arthritis, or disease, or any kind of physical deformity. But, in
order to have the fullness of joy and the fullness of opportunity, and
that peace which passeth understanding, and all opportunities in the
resurrection–in order to have these blessings, we must earn them
through obedience to God and through service to others.” -
Elray L. Christiansen, “Conference Report,” April 1967,
Afternoon Meeting, p. 45
3/15/10
“We
are taught to know the right in all things—how to repent, how to
change our ways. We are taught whom and how to serve. We are taught
the proper way to enter into the marriage covenant. In fact, the
gospel of Jesus Christ is designed to direct us safely through this
probationary period, that we ‘may dwell . . . in a state of
never-ending happiness’ (Mosiah 2:41) with those we love. I like that
statement from the Book of Mormon.” - ElRay
L. Christiansen, Conference Report, October 1960, Afternoon Meeting,
p. 114
12/12/12
There is need of
that kind of charity that gives hope to those who are unnoticed,
those who are discouraged, and the afflicted. There is need of
charity that can instil into the hearts of those who have made
mistakes the desire to repent and to seek forgiveness of those
against whom they mad have done wrong. After all, true charity is
love in action. And it seems to me that the need of charity, like
the need of God, is everywhere. - Elray L. Christiansen,
Conference Report, April 1956, Afternoon Meeting, p.114
1/16/13
I believe that each of us needs a spiritual checkup just about as
often as we need a physical checkup; that each of us, the young, and
the rest of us, needs to make an appraisal of himself as a member of
the Church of Jesus Christ, and as the head of a family, or as a
member of a family, from time to time to determine the degree of our
fidelity and our allegiance and adherence to the accepted rules and
doctrines of the Church. - Elray L. Christiansen, Conference
Report, October 1959, Afternoon Meeting, p.68
11/13/14
Let us be determined to overcome
selfishness and personal aggrandizement by sharing with others that
which we have, by dedicating ourselves to the work at hand which we
have to do, through dedication of our talents, our time, our
substance, our tithes, and our offerings, our love, our goodness and
kindness one to another, always seeing the good that always may be
found in others. - Elray L.
Christiansen, Conference Report, October 1955, Afternoon Meeting,
p.121
8/9/15
The reward of unselfish service
has been told us by the Lord when he has said that “…whosoever will
save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my
sake [I take it, in his service and the service of his fellow men]
shall find it." (Matt.
16:25.) The sweetness and the joy of life is found when we are
willing to deny ourselves for the good and the benefit of others.
Service to others, service in the Church, giving of our substance,
is part of the life of a Latter-day Saint. We are taught that
sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven. In no other way, as
I see it, can the Lord raise up a people who will be fit for the
kingdom, who will have it ready for his coming. By offering himself
as a sacrifice for the sins of the world and the redemption of
mankind from death, Jesus set an incomparable example to us in the
way of sacrifice and of love for others. - Elray
L. Christiansen, "Conference Report," October 1955, Afternoon
Meeting, p. 121
2/19/16
In
this day of debauchery and crime when a man or woman or a boy or a
girl can sink to greater depths than ever before, we can be grateful
that even in the midst of these opposing forces, it is possible
through following the principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ, for
each of us to learn and to progress and to reach the greatest
heights in less time than ever before. - Elray
L. Christiansen, "Conference Report," October 1964, Afternoon
Meeting, p.130
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