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(9/12/05)
"My brethren and sisters, can we
afford to be indifferent and neglectful, listless and foolish, so
late in the day as this? for it is announced to us that the coming
of the Son of Man is near at hand. O! that we will serve and honor
the Lord and be ready at His coming; that the door shall not be shut
against us, but that there shall be oil in our lamps, and we be well
prepared. But not a man or woman can have the necessary oil and
preparation who hath not earned it by his or her own devoted service
to the Lord. And we have not a moment to be careless. Seek the Lord
and serve Him every day of your lives. Then if you die before the
coming of the Son of Man you shall see Him when you go to the other
side, and you shall be welcome there. Let us be ready all the time,
and let us labor with devotion and faithfulness. Never mind what
others do; for me, I must serve the Lord, I must honor and serve Him
with all my might and strength, in order that I may be redeemed and
saved in His presence." - Francis M. Lyman, "Conference
Report," April 1901, Afternoon Session p. 50
(10/17/05)
"This Gospel, with which Paul was so pleased, requires us to serve
the Lord all the time, so that we may have joy and happiness in our
souls, and that we may be prepared to live and be prepared to go to
our reward when mortality closes and we lay down these mortal
tabernacles of ours, for we will lay them in the dust after a little
while—just a little while. All the time there are changes. Many are
being born, and many are passing away. We mourn, we sorrow for our
loved ones that go—our wives, our husbands, our children, our
parents; we sorrow for them; and it is well and proper that we
should mourn for them and shed tears for the loss, for it is our
loss; but it is their gain, for it is in the march of progress,
advancement and development. It will be all right when our time
comes, when we have finished our work and accomplished what the Lord
requires of us. If we are prepared, we need not be afraid to go, for
it will be one of the most pleasant sensations that ever comes to
the soul of man, whenever he departs, if he can go with a clear
conscience into the presence of the Lord and receive that welcome I
have mentioned. We will be full of joy and happiness, and we will
enter into a place of rest, of peace, of joy, rest from every
sorrow. What a blessed thing that will be!" - Francis M. Lyman,
"Conference Report," October 1909, First Day—Morning Session.,
p.19
3/27/07
"It is a great thing to enjoy the spirit of the gospel, for that brings
peace, it brings security and life and salvation. We cannot accomplish
these things without the Lord helps us, and he is ready and willing and
generous to bestow upon us his spirit in just such abundance as we are
ready and prepared to receive; for the Spirit of the Lord is as generous
and as ready at our necessities and commands through our faithfulness,
as the light of day, as the heat of the sun, and the cold and the
warmth, and so forth. The Lord is near us by his Spirit and his Spirit
is ready for our possession and for us to enjoy in our homes, in our
labors, in our work, publicly and privately, at home or abroad. When we
live under the inspiration and light of the Spirit of God, we will be
happy wherever we are, and we will accomplish a world of good and those
who are about us and associate with us will enjoy the spirit that we
enjoy and will recognize it." - Francis M. Lyman, "Conference
Report," October 1916, Afternoon Session, p.30
6/9/15
My brethren and my sisters, you never speak, you never think, you are
never inspired, there is not an ambition in your heart, not a thought,
either of virtue or of wickedness, that is not open before the Lord; He
comprehends these things. It is our duty therefore to so train ourselves
day by day that it will be an easy matter for us to do right in the
morning, at noon, and all through the day, so that when we retire at
night we may be able to represent ourselves to our Father as having
walked uprightly before Him all the day; that we have not done wrong,
but have been sober, temperate, conscientious and upright. - Francis
M. Lyman, "Conference Report," October 1906, First Day—Morning
Session, p. 17