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(5/11/04)
"The person who obtains meekness and lowliness of heart and who enjoys
the company of the Holy Ghost will have no desire to offend or hurt
others, nor will he feel affected by any offenses received from others.
He will treat his spouse and children with love and respect and will
have good relationships with everyone he associates with. In occupying
positions of leadership in the Church, he will apply the same principles
as he does in the home, showing that there is no difference between the
person he is when within the walls of his own home and the person he is
in his relationship with the members of the Church." - Francisco
J. Viñas, "Applying
the
Simple and Plain Gospel Principles in the FamilyGeneral
Conference, April 2004
1/30/08
"President
Wilford
Woodruff declared: 'The
Lord has a great many principles in store for us, and the greatest
principles which he has for us are the most simple and plain. The
first principles of the gospel which lead us unto eternal life are the
simplest and yet none are more glorious or important unto us'
(Remarks, Deseret News, 1 Apr. 1857, 27).
"It is
precisely because these principles are plain and simple that many
times they are not considered when there are challenges to face that
affect family life. At times we have the tendency to think that the
more serious the problem, the bigger and more complex the solution
should be. That idea can lead us, for example, to seek help from
people or institutions outside the home when in reality the most
effective solution will come by applying the glorious principles of
the gospel in our homes in the small actions and duties of everyday
life. The scriptures remind us 'that
by
small and simple things are great things brought to pass'
(Alma 37:6)."- Francisco
J. Vias, "Applying
the
Simple and Plain Gospel Principles in the Family,"
Ensign (CR), May 2004, p.38
9/2/10
"Samuel the Lamanite prophet taught that 'whosoever repenteth not is
hewn down and cast into the fire; and there cometh upon them again a
spiritual death, yea, a second death, for they are cut off again as to
things pertaining to righteousness' (Helaman
14:18).
"The tragedy of dying as to things that are spiritual has a greater
impact for those who 'have been once enlightened by the Spirit of God,
and have had great knowledge of things pertaining to righteousness,
and then have fallen away into sin and transgression[;] they become
more hardened, and thus their state becomes worse than though they had
never known these things' (Alma
24:30).
"As parents and leaders we need to watch over our members and
families, helping them to stay away from those things that could lead
them to a spiritual death. We also seek to rescue those who are now
dead as to the things that are spiritual and help them to 'be born
again; yea, born of God, changed from their carnal and fallen state,
to a state of righteousness, being redeemed of God, becoming his sons
and daughters' (Mosiah
27:25)."
- Francisco J. Viñas, "Things
Pertaining
to Righteousness," Ensign (CR)
May 2010
7/22/15
That faith that causes us to cleave unto every good thing comes by
hearing the word of God (see Rom.
10:17), and this word is heard with more power in family home
evening lessons and in family scripture study. There is no better
place to build faith than in the home, where the lessons and practical
applications are realized and lived day to day. - Francisco
J. Viñas, "Applying
the Simple and Plain Gospel Principles in the Family," Ensign
(CR), May 2004, p. 38
10/17/15
The pleasing word of God invites us to use the power of the Atonement
of Christ to apply it to ourselves and become reconciled with His
will—and not with the will of the devil and the flesh—so we, through
His grace, can be saved (see 2
Nephi 10:24–25). - Francisco
J. Viñas, “The
Pleasing Word of God,” Ensign (CR) November 2015