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(8/15/04)
"I am impressed with the words 'true at all times.' Helaman did not have
to worry if they would show up. He was not concerned about some of them
surrendering before the battle began. They did not blame their righteous
parents for causing them to suffer injury and pain. Rather, they 'did
think more upon the liberty of their fathers than they did upon their
lives' (Alma 56:47).
Although the fighting was awful and they were terribly outnumbered,
those young men could be counted upon." - F. Melvin Hammond, "True
at
All Times," New Era, February 1999, p. 48
(3/17/05)
"As we contemplate the events
leading to the death of Jesus Christ, we tend to grieve for the
awful sufferings which He experienced at the hands of wicked men-the
terrible rending by the lash, the dreadful nails placed in His hands
and feet, the prolonged agony of the cross, and finally His tender
heart breaking for the sins of all men.
"But stop! He is not dead! He is
risen! He is the first fruit of the resurrection. Without Him, life
for all men would end at death. All would be consigned to the grave,
their bodies to molder in the dust forever. But because of Him, our
Savior, even Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, we, every one
of us, will live again-freed from the everlasting chains of death."
- F. Melvin Hammond, "The
Resurrection," Ensign, May 1990, p. 30
1/19/12
Some who have accepted the
gospel by being baptized do not continue to enjoy the feast. Once we
have come to the Lord’s table, let us not leave too early!
Continuing to feast on the good
things of the gospel means we will keep the commandments, attend our
meetings, and contribute to the happiness of those around us by being
good neighbors and friends. - F.
Melvin Hammond, "Parables
of Jesus: The Great Supper,"
Ensign, April 2003
12/24/16
It was Christ who in the premortal state presented Himself to become the
Savior of men, saying, “Here am I, send me. And another answered and
said: Here am I, send me. And the Lord said: I will send the first” (Abr.
3:27). From that time forth it was proclaimed that the Son of Man
would come to earth to sacrifice Himself as an atonement for the sins of
all men (see Mosiah
3).
As
the day of His mortal birth approached, Nephi heard the voice saying,
“Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, … on the morrow
come I into the world” (3
Ne. 1:13).
Thus, on the next day in Bethlehem of Judea, a tiny babe lay in a manger while an attentive mother gloried in the presence of her newborn son, the Only Begotten of the Father in the flesh, a God come to earth. – F. Melvin Hammond, “Trying to Be Like Jesus,” Ensign (CR) May 1994