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6/23/06
"'And there were no envyings, nor strifes, nor tumults, nor whoredoms,
nor lyings, nor murders, nor any manner of lasciviousness; and surely
there could not be a happier people among all the people who had been
created by the hand of God.' (4
Ne. 1:15-16.)
"What would one not give to live in a society like that? As we know, the
people eventually returned to their evil ways and the Nephites became so
proud and wicked they had to be destroyed. But how were those races able
to live as a celestial society for so long? We might also ask, How will
it be possible during the Millennium for the people to remain righteous
for almost a thousand years? The answer seems to be the same in both
cases, and I believe that it consists in this: Parents teaching their
children the gospel, and doing so especially during that early period of
their lives when they cannot be tempted." - H. Verlan Andersen, "Bring
Up Your Children in Light and Truth," Ensign (CR), November 1991,
p.80
12/15/11
If joy is the supreme goal of life, then everyone should be intensely
interested in how it may be obtained. We should be equally concerned
about how we may avoid its opposite, misery. These vital topics are
discussed and illustrated in the Book of Mormon, and the information
concerning them is directly related to missionary work. The book tells
us that those who completely devote their lives to the task of spreading
the gospel experience exquisite joy, while those who oppose it and seek
to promulgate falsehood suffer a misery equally intense. - H.
Verlan Andersen, "Missionary
Work Is the Lifeblood of the Church," Ensign (CR) October 1986