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(5/6/01)
"Once in ancient Israel, King Saul found displeasure in the sight of
God for failing to obey, although he thought he had kept the law by
offering sacrifice. To him came the denunciation, 'To obey is better
than sacrifice,' (1 Sam. 15:22.) This did not mean that sacrifice was
not a good principle, but as a loyalty becomes false, when honor is
sacrificed, so also is sacrifice false when exhibited by disobedience.
Loyalty likewise is a good principle, but never if it means the
surrender of honor." — Alvin R. Dyer, March 16, 1965, "BYU
Speeches of the Year"
(5/7/01)
"Missionary service is not only a test of faith but a real test of
character. This is seen in the remarks of a young missionary who said:
'In the Army I was forced to obey orders, but in the mission field I
am given instructions and then placed on my honor. This has been to me
one of the greatest tests in my life.'" — Elray L. Christiansen,
"Conference Report," April 1959
(5/8/01)
"We want to maintain this character and reputation. Inasmuch as we are
true and faithful, if we cannot do it just exactly as we would, the
Lord will open the way that we shall do it the best we can; and they
around us, they that are over us, will see and know that we are true
in the intent of our hearts, true and faithful in the purposes of our
souls, and will lift us up and bear us over these tribulations and
trials; and it still will be the case that the credit, the character
and the honor of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will
be the brightest, the most potent and untarnished of any power that is
in the earth." — Franklin D. Richards, 6 October 1893, "Collected
Discourses, 1886-1898," Vol. 3
(5/9/01)
"The measure of honor we reach in life is dependent upon the caliber
of that which we permit to become a part of ourselves, which affects
our physical, emotional, and mental ways of life. Seeds sown in honor
spring forth to become jewels of eternity, while seeds sown in
dishonor for whatever purpose decay and die in the corrupted soil
where they are sown." — Alvin R. Dyer, "Conference Report," April
1965, p. 82
(5/10/01)
"In accounting for any success, we should remember that everyone has
two personalities. He has the one that he was born with and the one
that he acquires after he is born. It is our acquired personality that
we make a living with and live an honorable and successful life with.
Such great instruments of success as industry, courage, positive
mental attitude, enthusiasm, faith, and honor are not free gifts, but
they can all be limitlessly developed." — Sterling W. Sill,
"Principles, Promises, and Powers," [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book
Co., 1973] p. 152
7/11/09
“The
religious life of a Latter-day Saint should be based not upon
obligation and duty alone, but upon a genuine desire to be
honorable, to do good, to do what is right, to love God, and to love
one another.” - Elray L. Christiansen,
“Conference Report,” October 1963, Afternoon Meeting, p. 116
1/14/12
We make a mistake
if we think we are fulfilling the law of God which commands that His
servants shall be honored by honoring the more prominent officials in
the church while we sneer at and laugh at and deride the efforts of the
more humble servants of God who come among us to instruct us in the
things of the Kingdom. Let this conference, then, O, Latter-day Saints,
be remembered for teaching, first of all, reverence henceforth in Israel
for the name of Deity; and as collateral parts of that same
doctrine—honor for parents; and profound respect for the priesthood of
God. - B. H. Roberts, "Conference
Report," October 1901, Overflow Meeting, p.60