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(6/28/98)
"The angels are our watchmen, for Satan said to Jesus, 'He shall give
his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear
thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.'
(Matthew 4:6) It would seem from a careful perusal of the scriptures,
that the angels, while God has saints upon the earth, stay in this
lower world to ward of evil:..." — John Taylor, "The Gospel Kingdom,"
Chapter 3, p. 31
(7/24/99)
"In relation to events that will yet take place, the kind of trials,
troubles, and sufferings which we shall have t o cope with, it is to
me a matter of very little moment; these things are in the hands of
God, he dictates the affairs of the human family, and directs and
controls our affairs; and the great thing that we, as a people, have
to do is to seek after and cleave unto our God, to be in close
affinity with him, and to seek for his guidance, and his blessing and
Holy Spirit to lead and guide us in the right path. Then it matters
not what it is nor who it is that we have to contend with, God will
give us strength according to our day." — John Taylor, "Journal of
Discourses," 18:282
(2/14/00)
"It is said again that the Saints shall judge the world, but that is
not yet; our business now is simply to preach the Gospel and deliver
our testimony, to gather together the elect from among the nations,
and having faithfully performed our duty to leave the events
pertaining to others in the hands of God." — "Journal of Discourses,"
Vol. 23, p. 373-376, February 11th, 1883
(2/15/00)
"When the light that is in heaven communicates with the light within
us, when the Spirit that dwells in the bosom of the Almighty dwells in
ours, and an intercourse is opened between heaven and us, we are then
placed in a position to understand that which it would be impossible
to comprehend upon any natural principle known to us, and hence it is
written, 'For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of
man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the
Spirit of God.' (1 Corinthians 2:11.)" — "The Gospel Kingdom," p. 45
(2/16/00)
"I will tell you a secret. If we could only prepare ourselves to do
the will of God and keep his commandments and live our religion so
that God could trust us with more means than we have, he would so
order things, and that too by natural ways, that our desires in that
direction would be fully gratified." — "The Gospel Kingdom," p.
248-249
(2/17/00)
"It is a mistaken notion that wealth makes people happy. Cattle,
sheep, houses, possessions would not bring you happiness. The
scriptures tell us that he that hath eternal life is rich: and the
Lord has told us to seek after the riches of eternal life." — "The
Gospel Kingdom," p.266
(2/18/00)
"His word has never failed. You have proved Him in times of trial and
fierce persecution in the past, and He is the same God to day that He
was then. He has neither gone to sleep, nor is He upon a journey; and
if you are faithful to Him, He will as surely deliver you in the
future, and fulfill all His promises to Zion, as He has delivered you
in the past." — "Messages of the First Presidency," Vol. 2, p. 346
(2/19/00)
"Abraham was the friend of God; we are the friends of God, and if we
are not his friends, he cannot find them on the earth; if we are not
his friends, he cannot find friends who dare do as we do--who dare
cleave to the truth in the midst of shame, obloquy, persecution, and
reproach." — "Journal of Discourses," Vol. 11, p. 164, October 7, 1865
(2/20/00)
"For those who are ready to listen to him and be brought under the
influence of the Spirit of God and be led by the principles of
revelation and the light of heaven, and who are willing to yield
obedience to his commands at all times and carry out his purposes upon
the earth, and who are willing to abide a celestial law, he has
prepared for them a celestial glory, that they may be with him for
ever and ever." — "Journal of Discourses," Vol. 20, p. 116, January 6,
1879
1/5/07
"I will tell you how I feel on a Sabbath morning. I realize this is a
day set apart to worship Almighty God: now I ought to worship God
myself, and I ought to look after my family and discover whether they
are engaged in the same thing or not. For we are commanded to keep
holy the Sabbath day and to rest from all our labors, as God did when
He created the earth upon which we dwell. He has given us six days to
attend to the various labors and duties of life, and if we [undertake]
to keep the Sabbath, let us do it acceptably to God our Father,
dedicating ourselves to him at least, for that day, and placing our
feelings and affections upon him." - "Teachings Of Presidents Of The
Church: John Taylor," p.107
1/4/08
"We have been commanded of the
Lord to set our households in order. Apostles, Presidents of Stakes and
Bishops, have you done this with your own households? Have you also seen
that the Saints have done the same? Have you impressed upon the people
under your charge the absolute necessity of purity if they desire the
blessing and protection of the Most High? Wolves never watched with
greater cunning and more ravenous hunger a flock of sheep and lambs than
the people of your wards and stakes are now being watched by those who
are ready to devour them. Are you awake to this danger, and do you take
every precaution against it?" - "Teachings
Of Presidents Of The Church: John Taylor,"
p.191
10/4/08
"The gospel is calculated to
lead us on from truth to truth and from intelligence to intelligence,
until that scripture will be fulfilled which declares that we shall see
as we are seen and know as we are known [see D&C 76:94], until one
will not have to say to another, know ye the Lord, but all shall know
Him from the least unto the greatest [see Jeremiah 31:34], until the
light and intelligence of God shall beam forth upon all, and all shall
bask in the sunlight of eternal truth." - "Teachings Of Presidents Of
The Church: John Taylor," p.209
1/8/09
"It is good for men to be taught
in the history and laws of nations, to become acquainted with the
principles of justice and equity, with the nature of disease and the
medical properties of plants, etc., but there is no need of their being
without the knowledge of God, of in fact every branch of true knowledge
known to man has originated in God, and men have come in possessions of
it from His word or from His works. O, the folly of men in not
acknowledging God in all things, in laying aside God and his religion,
and trusting in their own judgment and intelligence. All the
intelligence which men possess on the earth, whether religious,
scientific or political—proceeds
from God—every good and perfect
gift proceeds from Him, the fountain of light and truth, wherein there
is no variableness nor shadow of turning." — John
Taylor, "Journal of Discourses,"
26 vols., 10:276
1/15/09
"Our
Heavenly Father is desirous to promote the happiness and welfare of the
whole of the human family; and if we, any of us, hold any Priesthood, it
is simply for that same purpose, and not for our personal
aggrandizement, or for our own honor, or pomp, or position; but we hold
it in the interest of God and for the salvation of the people, that
through it we may promote their happiness, blessing and prosperity,
temporal and spiritual, both here and in the world to come. That is why
the Priesthood is conferred upon us, and if we do not use it in this
way, then there is a malfeasance in office; then we violate our
obligations before God, and render ourselves unworthy of the high
calling that the Lord has conferred upon us. The Priesthood always was
given for the blessing of the human family. People talk about it as
though it was for the special benefit of individuals. What was said of
Abraham? 'In thee and in
thy seed' -
what? I will confer blessings upon thee. O, that is all right so
far as it goes. But 'in
thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'
Let us act in the capacity of benefactors, and if we are descended of
Abraham, let us walk in his footsteps and make ourselves worthy of the
promises, let us extend our feelings wide as eternity, and seek to bless
and benefit, lift up and ennoble all around us; that we may all rejoice
together and be exalted by the same principles which have been revealed
for the benefit of all men. That is the way I look at these important
matters, and such is the position we all should occupy."
- John Taylor, "Journal of Discourses,"
26 vols., 22:231
3/22/09
"The
Lord is anxious to do us good, to enlighten our minds, to inform our
judgment, to unfold unto us His will, and to strengthen us and prepare
us for the great events that must transpire in these last days. He is
desirous to show us how to save ourselves, how to bless ourselves,
temporally and spiritually, intellectually, morally, physically,
politically and in every possible way that He is capable of bestowing
his blessings upon fallen humanity."
- John Taylor, "Journal of Discourses,"
26 vols., 11:158
7/5/09
“Another large class of men have supposed that war was a great evil,
and so it is; and they have striven to introduce peace; and some of
the most influential men in Europe have united together to form peace
societies, but what do their efforts in this respect amount to? What
have they accomplished? Nothing; there is nothing done; iniquity
abounds just as much as it did before they tried to prevent it.
Temperance societies have tried to make people sober, but people are
as much given to intemperance as they were before the temperance
societies were introduced. There does not seem to be any difference.
Their agents have been sent forth, and their missionaries for years
and years have been laboring to ameliorate the condition of mankind
and to lead them to the knowledge of God, and what have they done? Let
the world answer. What have they done among the heathen nations? What
have they done among what are called Christians? The Peace
Society—what has it done? Let the United States answer; let the
present powers of Europe answer; let the world answer. Notwithstanding
human exertions may have been very necessary in many of these moves to
try to better the condition of the world, it must be acknowledged that
they have signally failed, and that unless something more be done, a
more powerful and a better kind of religion introduced, and a better
kind of temperance, of philosophy, a better kind of morality, a more
wise and liberal kind of government, and a better code of laws
instituted, the world has got to go on as it has done, without any
amendment; in fact it is getting worse and worse, instead of better
and better. The great problem, it is presumed, will have to rest with
us and the Almighty in relation to this matter.” – John
Taylor, “Journal of Discourses,” 26 vols., 10:52
3/30/12
You mark my words, and
write them down and see if they do not come to pass.
You will see the day that Zion will be far ahead of the outside world in
everything pertaining to learning of every kind as we are today in
regard to religious matters.
God expects Zion to become the praise and glory of the whole earth, so
that kings hearing of her fame will come and gaze upon her glory. …
(September 20, 1857; see The
Messenger, July 1953.) - John
Taylor, quoted by Spencer W. Kimball, "The
Gospel Vision of the Arts," Liahona, February 1978
7/1/15
I say continually,
"O God, lead me in the right path: O God, preserve me from all
error; O God, I am a poor, feeble, weak, erring human creature,
surrounded with infirmities. I need Thy help all the day long. O
God, help me." That is my feeling, and the feeling of my brethren of
the First Presidency, and of the Twelve and others. We feel that we
need the help of the Almighty. We will try and be humble, and be
faithful and true to our covenants. And if we listen to counsel and
obey the laws of God, and do the things that He requires at our
hands, He will help us and bless us, and He will bless Zion and
preserve Israel. - "Teachings Of
Presidents Of The Church: John Taylor," p. 117
8/5/15
There
are but very few men in the world who can realize the blessings
which we enjoy unless their minds are enlightened by the Spirit of
the living God. There are, in fact, comparatively few among the
Saints who realize their true position, and who can comprehend
correctly the blessings and privileges that they are in possession
of; for men can only grasp these things as they are enlightened by
the spirit of truth, by the spirit of revelation-by the Holy
Ghost-which has been imparted to the Saints by the laying on of
hands, and through their obedience to the principles of the
everlasting Gospel. - John
Taylor, "Journal of Discourses," 26 vols., 11:217
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