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"The Lord has promised to guide and direct his Church upon the earth,
for he 'will do nothing but he revealeth his secrets unto his servants
the prophets.' (Amos
3:7.) This does not imply the infallibility of man, but it does
imply the promise that no man or council of men who stand at the head
of the Church shall have power to lead the Saints astray. With this
assurance, then, the people of God in every dispensation have been
justified in rendering absolute yet intelligent, obedience in the
direction of the holy prophets." — John Longden, "General
Conference Reports," April 1967, p. 128
1/14/08
"In
closing, I am reminded how Samuel taught Saul the lesson of
obedience: '... Behold, to
obey is better than sacrifice, ...'
We remember the story there that Saul had taken out the best of the
flocks and kept them as burnt offering and sacrifice, which was his own
idea and not in obedience to the command given him. Let us then live in
obedience to the counsel which comes to us from these great leaders of
our Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Let us
follow the teachings of Paul as he gave them to us, 'Furthermore
we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them
reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of
spirits, and live?' (Hebrews
12:9.)" — John
Longden, "Conference
Report," October 1952,
Afternoon Meeting, p.26
1/9/09
"Those who know me best have
heard me say before that each of us has our own zone of influence. How
am I using my influence? How are you? Are we leading our fellowmen up
the path to higher, greater achievements? Or are we despoiling our
leadership qualities by helping others in the paths of folly, unbelief,
bitterness, and unhappiness? We lead by example."
- John Longden, "Conference
Report," April 1969, Afternoon
Session, p.145
2/12/13
To get all there is out of living, we must employ our time wisely, never
being in too much of a hurry to stop and sip life, but never losing our
sense of the enormous value of a minute. - John Longden, February
17, 1960, "BYU Speeches of the Year," 1960, p.3
7/25/16
Well, pertaining to time—do you know how long it takes to read the 4th
Section of the Doctrine and Covenants? It contains seven verses. I have
timed myself. Just one minute and a half. One minute and a half to set
the pace of each day! There is hardly a time that I repeat it to myself
that I do not get some new thought or some new inspiration. I recommend
it to all of you. I tell prospective missionaries and those that I meet
in the field, already serving, not only to read it but to study it and
to memorize it. - John Longden, February 17, 1960, “BYU Speeches of
the Year,” 1960, p.3
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