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1/22/05
"The question of the nearness of the
second coming of the Son of Man rests upon many in our present day.
In pondering the question I have often thought of three things. The
first is observed in these words of the Lord: 'But of that day, and
hour, no one knoweth; no, not the angels of God in heaven, but my
Father only.' (JS-M
1:40.)
"There are signs, however, which indicate the nearness of this great
event. For instance, and secondly, living in the last dispensation;
we must be aware of the fact that there will not be another. It
follows that all that God has intended for the redemption and
salvation of man upon the earth through the gospel plan will
culminate in this dispensation. Actually, the Lord identifies this
present day, in particular, as a time of preparation. (D&C
65:4-6.)...
"The culmination of this dispensation in the sequence of the Lord's
time will see the glorious coming of the Son of Man.
"The third condition which I often ponder concerns the day of the
gentile, which day is now, wherein the gospel is being taken to the
gentile nations of the earth, that they may, if obedient to the
call, come in and be numbered with the house of Israel. (See 1
Ne. 13, 14.)" - Alvin R. Dyer, "Ye
Shall
Not Fear," Ensign, June 1971, p. 89
2/24/05
"I bear my testimony to you, my brothers and sisters, that I know
that the gospel is true....
"I have had the assurance of this since the day, as a young
missionary in Pennsylvania, when I placed a Book of Mormon in the
hands of an investigator who went directly to a clump of bushes in a
park to ask God if this book were true. He returned convinced and
asked for baptism. And again when a farmer in Pennsylvania met us at
the farm gate to say, 'I have been expecting you. I have seen you in
my dreams.' After a day and night of giving them a message of the
restoration, I witnessed this family of five request baptism, which
was accomplished by damming the creek in back of their barn." - Alvin
R. Dyer, "The
Nobility
of Man in Choosing Good Over Evil," Ensign, Dec. 1971, 122
7/25/09
“There
can be no greater aspect to righteous living than to feel the
regenerative force of striving to do better. There is no member
listening here this morning, or over the air waves, who has come
anywhere near in accomplishing what he actually is capable of; none
have reached their full potential of leadership in the Church. This
means that throughout the Church in all of the facets of its
organization, members, teachers, officers, bishoprics, high councils,
stake presidencies, and others, the challenge is before us today to
step up to leadership, to step up to real membership in God's
kingdom.” - Alvin R. Dyer, “Conference Report,” October 1962,
First Day—Morning Meeting, p. 12
5/26/12
The plan for a useful
and successful life is contained in the gospel of Jesus Christ, given
to us by the Redeemer of mankind, whose atoning sacrifice augments the
plan and makes it possible for us to return to the presence of God our
Heavenly Father. - Alvin R. Dyer, "The
Last Dispensation," Ensign (CR) May 1972
7/25/15
I
think one of the great messages of this Church is to declare
unto the world that God has raised up a prophet and that there
is a need for a prophet of God in this day and age. We go to the
ends of the earth to proclaim this unto the children of men and
if they will but listen to the direction and the inspiration of
the prophets of God we could be led from our dilemma and from
the disillusionment that settles over the earth today. - Alvin
R. Dyer, "Conference Report," April 1959, Afternoon Meeting,
p. 116
8/29/15
As
the apex of time draws closer, which will culminate the
earth-life existence of man, the basic issues of the spiritual
mind and the carnal mind, of right and wrong, and of good and
evil will become more pronounced. For example, we see at work in
the world today powerful forces of carnalism that are opposed to
God and the influences of a spiritual nature that can persuade
and direct man to the righteous life. These advocates of
carnalism would substitute God for an invisible earthly comrade
and are prepared to lead the masses into a global conquest, on
the carnal premise that, collaterally, concepts of God as a
creator and the divine mission of the Son of God, the Redeemer
of mankind, who is the advocate of a system of proven and
eternal laws of progress, are to be systematically
"nominalized," and finally eliminated. - Alvin
R. Dyer, "Conference Report," April 1967, Third Day—Morning
Meeting, p. 108
1/23/16
Choosing good over evil and right over wrong is the crowning
achievement of life, and in so doing man becomes the masterpiece
of the Creator and fulfills the basic purposes of his mortal
probation. An ancient prophet speaks of it in this way: … he
that ruleth his spirit [is greater] than he that taketh a city."
(Prov.
16:32.) - Alvin
R. Dyer, "The
Nobility of Man in Choosing Good Over Evil," Ensign
(CR), December 1971, p.120)
