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(6/30/99)
"Some persons may ask, 'How is it possible that men who had seen
angels and had such a testimony could fall away from the Church, as
these men did?' Men may see angels and have revelations, and as long
as they obey the whisperings of the Holy Spirit they will not
apostatize; but when they begin to feel that they have strength enough
in themselves, and fail to acknowledge God as their Helper, then they
cannot stand." — Anthon H. Lund, "Collected Discourses, Volume
2," April 1890
(3/25/05)
"It is Good Friday today. This is celebrated by the Christian world in
commemoration of the sufferings of our Savior. Eighteen hundred and
seventy-nine years ago last night, He spent some time in the Garden of
Gethsemane. You know how He suffered, in contemplating that which was
before Him, the bitter cup that He was to drain. He asked His Father:
'If thou be willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless, not My
will, but Thine be done.' Now, this is what we all should feel to say.
Today, Good Friday, the day on which He suffered so much for us, let
us not forget to let our thoughts go to Him in thankfulness." - Anthon
H. Lund, "Conference Report," April 1912
7/8/07
"I am afraid there is a carelessness manifest among us in attending
our meetings. In some stakes we find that there is a much greater
percentage attending the sacrament meetings than in others. Don't let
us neglect this duty and stay away from the house of the Lord on His
Holy day, but go there and worship Him, partake of the sacrament, and
renew our covenant with the Lord, then we shall receive strength to
perform our duties. Some excuse their absence from sacrament meetings
by saying that they are afraid they might partake of the sacred
emblems unworthily. Well, if you have any such fear in your hearts,
see to it that you put yourselves in a condition that you know you can
partake worthily, and remember also that it is a commandment to us
that we shall go to the Lord's house and partake of the sacrament. If
we stay away or avoid partaking of the sacrament, we are cutting
ourselves short of the blessings we could enjoy; in fact such a course
will cause spiritual starvation. Go therefore to the house of worship,
pray for the man that speaks, and he will be able to convey unto you
that which you desire to know, and to build you up in your holy faith.
The Lord will be with him. I urge you to attend your meetings, and to
the performance of the many other duties that rest upon a Latter-day
Saint. It is the only way to feel happy and satisfied." - Anthon H.
Lund., "Conference Report," October 1915, First Day—Morning Session,
p.12
8/23/07
"In speaking about the different covenants we make in the sacrament, a
great covenant is also made wherein we promise that we will keep the
commandments which Jesus has given us. We all believe in keeping the
ten commandments, or ought to do so, at least, but did Jesus give us
any others? Read the Sermon on the Mount, one of the best sermons ever
delivered, full of good instruction unto his disciples and the whole
world, and you may put together all that he taught into the words,
'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy might; and thy
neighbor as thyself.' He made that generalization, one of the greatest
ever made; all commandments can come under it, and he emphasized this
once to the Prophet Joseph by saying, that 'except ye love one another
yet are not mine.' Now we promise to keep his commandments and that
includes this great commandment, sometimes pretty hard to keep, but we
make the covenant, when we partake of the sacrament, that we will keep
his commandments. We should study all the other commandments that are
given, and be ready and yield obedience unto them." - Anthon H. Lund,
"Conference Report," October 1916, First Day—Morning Session, p.15
7/19/10
"We ought to show in
our every day lives a deep devotion to the
principles of the Gospel, and to our Heavenly Father. It should not be
merely in words and expressions, but it should pervade our whole being.
When awake in the morning, our thoughts should be directed to the
Author of our being, with thanks for the protection during the night,
and with a prayer for His guidance and protection during the day; and,
when we lie down at night, our last thoughts should be directed to Him,
thanking Him for what we have been able to do during the day, and
communing with Him in our meditations. Our devotion should be shown in
calling together our family at the family altar, in the morning and at
night, and there bring before the Lord our petitions and
supplications." - Anthon H. Lund,
"Conference Report," April 1912, First Day—Morning Session, p. 11
10/5/14
Many doubt the
statements of the evangelists and say that the resurrection could
not take place. Unbelievers have used arguments against belief in
the resurrection of Christ. With us, however, there is no doubt
concerning it. - Anthon H. Lund,
Conference Report, April 1904, First Day, Morning Session, p.97