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(1/18/98)
"By living the gospel of Jesus Christ, we develop within ourselves a
living
spring that will quench eternally our thirst for happiness, peace, and
everlasting life." — Joseph B. Wirthlin, Living Water to Quench
Spiritual Thirst, General Conference, April 1995
(1/19/98)
"The gospel gives purpose to our lives. It is the way to happiness.
Our
success, individually and as a church, will largely be determined by
how
faithfully we focus on living the gospel in the home." — Spencer W.
Kimball, Let Us Move Forward And Upward, General Conference,
April 1979
(1/20/98)
"And what God has revealed to us, which we call our religion, is not
only
theoretical but eminently practical. It could not be otherwise and be
the Gospel
of life and salvation. A religion that is exclusively theoretical,
that is
merely a matter of faith producing no legitimate works or fruits of
that faith
is dead. There are many dead forms of religion in the world; and as a
matter of
course they are without force and effect. But the Gospel of the Son of
God
revealed anew from heaven in our age and time, and which his people
have
espoused, is a living faith, producing in its votaries its legitimate
fruits —
love, joy, peace and good works." — Erastus Snow, Journal of
Discourses, Vol.23, p.84
(1/21/98)
"It is not too late to commit ourselves to living the gospel totally
while
here on earth. Each day we must be committed to lofty Christian
performance
because commitment to the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ is
essential to
our eternal joy and happiness. The time to commit and recommit is
now." —
Marvin J. Ashton, The Word Is Commitment, General Conference,
October
1983
(1/22/98)
"Today we are not called to pull handcarts through the snow-swept
plains of
Wyoming. However, we are called to live, foster, and teach the gospel
of Jesus
Christ. It is our privilege to invest our means and our time to bless
others.
Each one of us must do all we can to preserve our Latter-day Saint way
of life.
A vital part of this preservation is a willingness to set aside
personal desires
and replace them with unselfish sacrifice for others." — M. Russell
Ballard, The Blessings Of Sacrifice, General Conference, April
1992
(1/23/98)
"Those who live the gospel and introduce it into their daily lives
will
find no reason to deny its power to save and uplift mankind." — Alma
Sonne, Conference Report, October 1966
(1/24/98)
"If parents will live according to the Gospel, will send their
children to
be taught in Church organizations and indeed will augment that
teaching with
teaching and example in the home, then two great forces, the family
and the
Church, will converge upon the individual youngster to bring about a
wholeness,
a spiritual health, a oneness without which neither happiness nor
salvation can
be obtained." — Joseph F. Smith, Conference Report, April 1944
(6/11/04)
"Most Latter-day Saints are genuinely motivated to acquire the
qualities of
our Savior. We should be pleased to discover that much of this growth
and
refinement comes to us as a natural consequence of simply living the
gospel. For
example, as we love and serve others in Christlike ways, we too are
blessed by
the Lord with increased love, spiritual capacity, and an overall
refinement of
our own gifts, graces, and abilities. Indeed, much is added unto us by
the Lord
if we use our time here on earth wisely, above all preparing to meet
God and
seeking first his kingdom (see Alma
12:24; Matt.
6:33)."
- Jack H Goaslind, "Look
to
the Future with Optimism," Ensign, April 1997, p. 27
12/12/05
"The pain of loneliness seems to be part of the mortal experience. But
the Lord in His mercy has made it so that we need never deal with the
challenges of mortality alone.
"I was thinking about this recently as I sat through a meeting where
the speaker seemed preoccupied with how hard it is to live
the gospel. By the end of the meeting, I was depressed. He had made
living the gospel seem like a sentence to life on the rock pile. It's
not living the gospel that's hard. Its
life that's hard. Its picking up the pieces when covenants
have been compromised or values violated that's hard. The gospel is
the Good News that provides us the tools to cope with the mistakes,
the heartaches, the disappointments we can expect to experience here."
- Sheri L. Dew, "We
Are Not Alone," Ensign (CR), November 1998, p.94
1/14/06
"The power of one person is apparent throughout the scriptures as we
see the influence of an Abraham, of a Joseph, a Moses, of Peter and
Paul, of a Nephi, of Abinadi, Alma, and Ammon, and of Mormon and
Moroni. There were Sarah and Rebekah and Esther and Hannah, and Sariah
and Mary and so many more—even Joseph and Emma. Yes, these were mighty
men and women of God; but they were often alone, standing as one, even
as each of us on occasion must stand alone in a sometimes hostile
world. Yet as these valiant servants of the Lord were not entirely
alone, neither will we be, if we are worthy of His companionship and
the companionship of the Holy Spirit. The Lord gave this promise to
His faithful servants: 'For I will go before your face. I will be on
your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your
hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up' (D&C
84:88). We may be one, but we need not be entirely alone." - Wm.
Rolfe Kerr, "Behold
Your Little Ones," Ensign (CR), November 1996, p.80
3/23/06
"'But before ye seek for riches, seek ye for the kingdom of God.
"'And after ye have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches,
if ye seek them; and ye will seek them for the intent to do good—to
clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive,
and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted (Jacob
2:18-19).'
"The foundation and perspective then are these: We must first seek the
kingdom, work and plan and spend wisely, plan for the future, and use
what wealth we are blessed with to help build up that kingdom. When
guided by this eternal perspective and by building on this firm
foundation, we can pursue with confidence our daily tasks and our
life's work, which must be carefully planned and diligently pursued."
- N. Eldon Tanner, "Constancy
Amid Change," Ensign (CR), November 1979, p.80
6/1/06
"Even as the Lord organized the Church, we who have the gospel need to
organize our lives to do what has to be done, to become 'doers of the
word' (James 1:22),
and in the doing to come to know strength in the Lord. That strength
comes when we prepare for his blessings, recognize them, and use his
gifts to make his ways our ways." - Barbara B. Smith, "A
Season for Strength," Ensign (CR), November 1983, p.84
10/8/07
"May this group here today, and those who listen on the radio and
television, resolve to live better hereafter so that we can die
better. May God bless every single one of you, that you may live as
long as you want to live and as long as you ought to live. Remember,
each day of life is so precious we must not let it carelessly slip
away." - Thorpe B. Isaacson, "Conference Report," October 1959,
Third Day—Morning Meeting, p.97
7/30/09
“This testimony I found in my early youth. It has
remained with me as a certain knowledge all these years. I have
discovered, as you have, I am quite, sure, the method by which such a
testimony may be kept alive, blossoming, useful in human life. The
formula is simple: Live the gospel every day, practice it, and study
it regularly; do not let the affairs of the day that deal with the
making of our temporal living crowd aside matters that pertain to the
gospel. If we use this formula, our testimony will become increasingly
certain, will grow, will expand in meaning and comprehension.” - John
A. Widtsoe, “Conference Report,” October 1943, Afternoon Meeting, p.
112
1/22/10
“As
Latter-day-Saints we are frequently admonished to live our religion. I
understand that to live our religion is to love the Lord our God with
all our might, mind and strength, and our neighbor as ourselves, and
speak of all the best we can. I understand that to live my religion is
to mind my own business attend to my own affairs, work out my own
salvation, and magnify my calling. I understand that to live my
religion is to trust in the Lord and do good; to seek earnestly for
the blessing of the Almighty, and to be filled with gratitude to Him
that I have the privilege of being a member of His Church, that I have
a living testimony, that I have become sanctified through the precious
blood of Christ, and that I have the fellowship of the Holy Ghost.” -
George Teasdale, “Conference Report,” October 1902,
Third Day—Morning Session, p. 72
5/21/10
"As
we progress and become more like the Savior, we can
strengthen every group with whom we associate, including families and
friends. The Lord places us in these communities of Saints where we can
learn and apply gospel principles to our everyday lives. These groups
are at the same time both a school, a proving ground, and a laboratory
where we both learn and do as we practice living the gospel." - Joseph
B. Wirthlin, "The Time to Prepare," Ensign (CR), May 1998, p. 14
7/6/10
"This should be our aim
as a people and as individuals, every day
living so near to God that we shall have more of His Spirit and power,
and more of the gifts and endowments of the holy Gospel of the Son of
God. If we take and continue in this course we shall feel and
understand that we are progressing in the knowledge of God and in the
comprehension of truth. And let me tell you, my brethren and sisters,
if we thus live, when counsel is given, no matter what it may be, or
what principle it may refer to, it will be plain and simple, and as
clear unto our minds as the light we now see; and our understandings
will be enlightened by it and we shall see beauty in it." - George
Q. Cannon, "Journal of Discourses," 26 vols., 13:374
1/31/15
In
this difficult environment we will be expected to steer our own
course in an upward direction. As President Kimball has warned
us, it will neither be acceptable nor safe to remain on the
plateaus where our present conduct has kept us. Abrupt downward
forces, represented by increasing wickedness in the world, can
only be offset by forces that move correspondingly upward. Our
lives must be better than they have ever been before. - Dean
L. Larson, “A
Royal Generation,” Ensign (CR) April 1983