(11/17/03)
"And how are we to know how we are perceived by Jesus Christ? By how closely we conform to the standards that He has established for us and by the purity of the intents of our hearts. He is the one who has provided the perfect pattern and the perfect standard for all mankind by not only all that He is and did but with His compellingly clear question and invitation: 'What manner of men ought ye to be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am.' (3 Ne. 27:27.) To do as He asks and to be what we should, assures us of His approval. To do otherwise invites His disappointment." - Cecil O. Samuelson, "General Conference Reports," April 1995

3/24/12
In addition to recognizing that nothing is actually yours, one of the blessings that comes from paying tithing is how you use the other money that you have. You learn the principles of thrift, and you’re likely to listen to what the prophets have to say about avoiding unnecessary debt and deciding what is a want versus a need. The law of tithing is both substantive in the sense that it is real and you can count it, but it’s also symbolic in terms of how you feel about other things. - Cecil O. Samuelson, "My Grandfather's Testimony of Tithing," New Era, July 2011

8/21/15
In his parable of the good Samaritan, the Son of God clarified his expectations for all people who would want to be like him (see Luke 10:30-37). Not only did he model and teach the attitudes and actions that he expects and requires from each of us, but he also provides the ordinances and covenants whereby we, through his duly appointed servants, might obtain all the blessings he has promised both proximate and timeless. - Cecil O. Samuelson, Jr., "As Jesus Sees Us," Ensign (CR), May 1995, p. 30