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8/11/07
"Our culture tends to determine what foods we like, how we dress, what
constitutes polite behavior, what sports we should follow, what our
taste in music should be, the importance of education, and our attitudes
toward honesty. It also influences men as to the importance of
recreation or religion, influences women about the priority of career or
childbearing, and has a powerful effect on how we approach procreation
and moral issues. All too often, we are like puppets on a string, as our
culture determines what is 'cool.'
"There is, of course, a zeitgeist
to which we should pay attention, and that is the ethos
of the Lord, the culture of the people of God. As Peter states it, 'But
ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a
peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath
called you out of darkness into his marvelous light' (1
Peter 2:9).
"It is the ethos
of those who keep the Lord's commandments, walk in His ways, and 'live
by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God' (D&C
84:44). If that makes us peculiar, so be it." - David R.
Stone, "Zion
in the Midst of Babylon ," CR April 2006
6/8/08
"Wherever
we are, whatever city we may live in, we can build our own Zion by
the principles of the celestial kingdom and ever seek to become the
pure in heart. Zion is the beautiful, and the Lord holds it in His
own hands. Our homes can be places which are a refuge and
protection, as Zion is."
- David R. Stone, "Zion
in the Midst of Babylon," CR April 2006
7/16/12
There is peace and tranquility, there is solace and safety in His
gospel. If we will but listen to those whose calling it is to
watch and warn, if we will give heed to the words of the Master
Himself, then our spiritual house will stand firm, and we can let
the rain descend and the floods come and the winds blow and beat
upon our house, because we are founded upon that rock (see Matt.
7:24–25). - David R. Stone, "Spiritual
Hurricanes," Ensign (CR) November 1999
6/16/16
But the opportunities to stand for that which is right—when the
pressures are subtle and when even our friends are encouraging us
to give in to the idolatry of the times—those come along far more
frequently. No photographer is there to record the heroism, no
journalist will splash it across the newspaper's front page. Just
in the quiet contemplation of our conscience, we will know that we
faced the test of courage: Zion or Babylon? - David R. Stone,
“Zion
in the Midst of Babylon,” Ensign (CR) April 2006