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6/15/97
"Here then are four of the factors that have contributed
to loss of faith among a small proportion of those who
seek or have sought higher education: (1) Starvation of
faith through lack of study and practice of gospel
principles; (2) imitation of persons who have acquired
improper habits of life; (3) immorality; and (4) the
failure to understand the real relationship that religion
bears to all truth." — Elder James Talmage, Evidences and
Reconciliations, p.43
6/16/97
"Samuel Johnson made an interesting observation when he
wrote: 'Integrity without knowledge is weak and
useless. . . . Knowledge without integrity is dangerous
and dreadful.' (Rasselas, ch. 41.) Leaders in
schools of elementary, secondary, and higher education
know that the true success of their system is measured by
the man it forms. Such is also true of families,
politics, governments, and religion." — Elder Royden G.
Derrick, General Conference, October 1984
6/17/97
"Developing character in harmony with the purpose of life
is another great aim of education, and the path to
happiness. We must understand the proper objective of
education and approach learning with humility, sincerity,
spirituality, and a keen desire for truth. President
Joseph F. Smith named false educational ideas as one of
three dangers that threaten the Church within (see GD,
pp. 312-13)." — Elder Robert L. Beckman, BYU Speeches of
the Year, August 20, 1991
6/19/97
"A wise woman renews herself. In proper season, she
develops her talents and continues her education. She
musters the discipline to reach her goals. She dispels
darkness and opens windows of truth to light her way."
— Elder Russell M. Nelson (October 1989)
6/20/97
"We should seek substantial information, and trust little
to that kind of so-called learning that is based upon
theory. We should pluck fruit from the tree of knowledge,
and taste, then shall our eyes be open to see, our ears
to hear and our hearts to understand. I would recommend
the same course to those who have not embraced and tasted
the sweets of 'Mormonism.' We should get wisdom
by reading and by study. We should introduce the best
books into our schools for the education and improvement
of our children. Let our schoolteachers seek constantly
to fasten upon the young mind useful information, and
banish from their schools, every study that only tends to
perplex the student and waste his valuable
time." — Discourses of Brigham Young, p.261
6/21/97
"Brethren and sisters, take this matter to your hearts,
for it is one of the great missions of the Latter-day
Saints to do all in their power to educate the rising
generation and to teach them the principles of eternal
truth." — Elder George Albert Smith, General
Conference, April 1872
4/20/02
"God has a timetable, or a sequence or season, for every good thing. A
mission, when the time arrives, takes priority over marriage and education. When
one is mature enough and has found the right companion, then marriage should not
be delayed for education. While all three--mission, marriage, and education—are
essential, there is a proper time for each." — Ezra Taft Benson,
"In His Steps," "Ensign," Sept. 1988, 6
4/21/02
"If you want to gain an education, you don't drop out along the way—just
as you don't pay to dine at an elegant restaurant only to walk away after
sampling the salad." — Russell M. Nelson,
"Endure and Be Lifted Up," "Ensign," May 1997, 71
4/22/02
"Let me tell you what I see in you. I see in you young women who are
getting an education and are preparing to bless others through it. Please, for
yourself and your future family, choose a fine education. Be qualified. Be well
rounded. Work hard." — Margaret D. Nadauld,
"Turning Hearts to the Family," "Ensign," May 1998, 90
4/23/02
"You are all in school. Do not waste your time. This is a time of great
opportunity that you will never have again as long as you live. Make the most of
it right now. It is wonderfully challenging, it is hard, it is tough. But what a
wonderful thing to go and learn of all the accumulated knowledge of all of the
centuries of time that is at your disposal. Go on to college or whatever school,
vocational school, whatever your choice is. But take advantage of every
opportunity that you have, because the Lord has laid upon you a mandate through
revelation to the Prophet Joseph Smith concerning not only spiritual learning
but secular learning, and yours is the responsibility and you can't afford to
waste your time. There is so much to learn. Be smart. Give it the very best that
you have' (Youth Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 14 Apr. 1996)." — Gordon B. Hinckley,
"Inspirational Thoughts," "Ensign," Aug. 1997, 5
4/24/02
"We can never get far from the revealed fact that it is impossible for a
man to be saved in ignorance and that the person who has diligently gained more
knowledge and intelligence (i.e., truth) in this life will have great advantages
in the world to come. (See D&C 131:6; D&C 130:19.) To study the
scriptures, to obey the living prophets, to pray and meditate upon the truths of
the gospel--in short, to know things as they really are--these will lead us to
freedom." — Jeffrey R. Holland,
"Whom Say Ye That I Am?" "Ensign," Sept. 1974, 8
11/26/05
"From an eternal perspective what each of us needs is a Ph.D. in faith and
righteousness. The things that will profit us everlastingly are not the power to
reason, but the ability to receive revelation; not the truths learned by study,
but the knowledge gained by faith; not what we know about the things of the
world, but our knowledge of God and his laws." - Bruce R. McConkie, "The
Lord's People Receive Revelation," Ensign (CR), June 1971, p.77
5/28/09
“We are in
the school and keep learning, and we do not expect to cease learning while we
live on earth; and when we pass through the veil, we expect still to continue to
learn and increase our fund of information. That may appear a strange idea to
some; but it is for the plain and simple reason that we are not capacitated to
receive all knowledge at once. We must therefore receive a little here and a
little there.” – “Discourses of Brigham Young,”
selected and arranged by John A. Widtsoe, p. 91