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(4/17/05)
"When serving a meal, it is much
easier to set one more plate at the beginning of the meal than it is
to find food for a latecomer once the meal is over and the food has
been served. Likewise, isn't it actually easier to give the Lord the
firstlings or the firstfruits than it is to hope that there are
sufficient 'leftovers' for Him? As the founder of our feast, shouldn't
He be the guest of honor, the first to be served?
"My loving mother, Evelyn Robbins,
taught me the law of tithing when I was four years old. She gave me an
empty Band-Aid box, the tin kind with a snapping lid. She taught me to
keep my tithing pennies in it and then take it to the bishop. I am
eternally grateful for her, for that Band-Aid box, and for the
blessings that have come from paying tithing." - Lynn G. Robbins, "Tithing-a
Commandment
Even for the Destitute," General Conference, April 2005
10/4/12
[Satan] damages and often destroys
families within the walls of their own homes. His strategy is to stir
up anger between family members. Satan is the “father of
contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger,
one with another” (3
Ne. 11:29; emphasis added). The verb stir sounds like
a recipe for disaster: Put tempers on medium heat, stir in a few
choice words, and bring to a boil; continue stirring until thick; cool
off; let feelings chill for several days; serve cold; lots of
leftovers. - Lynn G. Robbins, "Agency
and Anger," Ensign (CR) May 1998
10/8/14
When
people try to save face
with men, they can unwittingly lose
face with God. Thinking one can please God and at the same
time condone the disobedience of men isn’t neutrality but duplicity,
or being two-faced or
trying to “serve two masters” (Matthew
6:24; 3
Nephi 13:24). - Lynn G.
Robbins, “Which
Way Do You Face,” Ensign (CR) November 2014
1/25/17
In Matthew 5, verse 22, the Lord says: “But I say unto you, That
whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in
danger of the judgment” (emphasis added). How interesting that the
phrase “without a cause” is not found in the inspired Joseph Smith
Translation (see Matt.
5:24), nor in the 3 Nephi 12:22 [3
Ne. 12:22] version. When the Lord eliminates the phrase
“without a cause,” He leaves us without an excuse. “But this is my
doctrine, that such things should be done away” (3
Ne. 11:30). We can “do away” with anger, for He has so taught
and commanded us. – Lynn G.
Robbins, “Agency
and Anger,” Ensign (CR) May 1998