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11/16/04
"With the enemy combined, it is so vital to keep 'in the right way.' Moro.
6:4. Orthodoxy in thought and behavior brings safety and felicity
as the storms come, including 'every wind of doctrine.' See Eph.
4:14. Happily, amid such winds the Holy Ghost not only helps us
to recognize plain truth but also plain nonsense!" - Neal A. Maxwell,
"Behold,
the
Enemy Is Combined," Ensign, May 1993, 78
11/17/04
"So if you really desire to avoid deceptions, if you really desire to
do that which is right and proper, then you take advantage of the
safeguard that the Lord has given you in the organization of this
Church. And you remember that if you will follow the teachings of your
inspired prophets, seers, and revelators, of your apostles, of your
pastors and teachers, your bishops and your stake presidents, you
won't need to wonder whether or not such and such a doctrine is a
deception, whether it is false or whether it is true, because those
authorized servants of the Lord will lead you into paths of
righteousness, and they will keep you on the right track." - Mark E.
Petersen, "Conference Report," October 1945, Afternoon Meeting, p. 92
6/7/09
“Satan
is abroad in the land, deceiving the nations, and he will deceive us
unless we are firmly grounded in the faith, unless we base our
salvation on truth, unless we search for gospel knowledge. and
understanding. The Lord has required of us, as he sets it forth in
many of the revelations given to the Church, that we should search
the, scriptures, and make ourselves familiar with the teachings they
contain. If we will do this then, we will not be led astray by every
wind of doctrine and foolish teaching of men in the world, but will
have power to understand and discern between truth and error and
choose the right, avoiding that which is wrong. Every member of this
Church has it within his power to know the truth, so that he may not
be deceived. This knowledge will come to us through our study,
through faith, through perseverance, and through living in full
accord with the ordinances of the gospel." - Joseph
Fielding Smith, “Conference Report,” April 1928, Second
Day—Morning Meeting, p. 68
3/17/10
“The
world is full of philosophy. One prominent and intelligent writer has
called these theories ‘scientific fiction.’ I think he is right. We
have the theories of evolution, of higher criticism, the ideas that
prevail in the schools throughout our land that are dangerous, that
are striking at the fundamentals of the gospel of Jesus Christ, trying
to destroy the faith in the minds of the students who attend the
schools. We are troubled with it…, and the colleges throughout the
country are full of it, and the professors teach it; they believe in
it, at least they profess to believe in it; and it seems to me that
the sole purpose of it is to undermine and destroy the gospel of Jesus
Christ.” - Joseph Fielding Smith,
“Doctrines of Salvation,” 3 vols., edited by Bruce R. McConkie,
1:320
2/15/14
From the earliest days of the Christian church, spurious gospels have
been taught—not really gospels, as Paul pointed out, for there is only
one gospel of Christ. Today is not different. We are surrounded by
frustrations and advances in thought and learning which raise
questions and doubts. These seem to drag men down and destroy faith
and morality. Where, then, is hope in this world of frustration and
moral decay? It lies in the knowledge and understanding of the truths
taught by the Master, which must be taught by the Church of Christ
without deviation and believed in and lived by its membership. These
are eternal truths and will be so in perpetuity regardless of changing
circumstances in society, development of new scientific achievements,
or increase of man’s knowledge. - Howard W.
Hunter, “Of
the World or of the Kingdom?” Ensign (CR) November 1973
9/15/15
Have
you seen a real mirage in the distance with lakes and trees and
dwellings and castles and water, but as the thirsty traveler moves on
and on and on through it, he finds it but an illusion, and when he has
gone too far to return he stumbles choking in the desert deception.
That is like life—wealth and pride, wit and physical charm, popularity
and flattery are the shadows of the nothingness that can bring us only
disappointment and frustration. - "The
Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball," edited by Edward L. Kimball, p.
153