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(8/30/04)
"When you are pure in your heart, when you desire that which is good,
true, and beautiful, then you can avoid the pitfalls of life. If you
build your foundation upon the 'rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ,'
then the devil 'shall have no power over you.' (Hel. 5:12.)" - Jack H.
Goaslind, "Yagottawanna," Ensign, May 1991, p. 47
(10/18/05)
"What a privilege and a blessing to
be a small part of this great work! With that heritage, however,
comes a great responsibility. The Lord needs messengers to match his
message. He needs those who are able to wield the mighty and eternal
influence that he has placed in their hands. In Section 88, where
the Lord speaks of hastening his work, he gives to the laborers of
his kingdom a commandment to 'prepare yourselves, and sanctify
yourselves; yea, purify your hearts, and cleanse your hands and your
feet before me, that I may make you clean' (D&C
88:74)." - David B. Haight, "A Light unto the World," p.68
1/29/06
"Just as clean wires, properly connected, are required to
carry electrical power, so clean hands and pure hearts are required to
carry priesthood power. Filth and grime slow or prevent the flow of
electrical power. Unclean thoughts and actions interfere with
individual priesthood power. When we are humble, clean, and pure of
hand, heart, and mind, nothing righteous is impossible. An ancient
Oriental saying declares, 'If a man lives a pure life, nothing can
destroy him.'" - John H. Groberg, "Priesthood
Power," Ensign (CR), May 2001, p.43
9/18/06
"When one extends mercy to others, he develops purity of heart. The
Savior said, 'Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.'
(Matt.
5:8.) The dictionary has twenty-two different definitions for
the word see, one of which is to understand. When one
develops purity of heart, he will come to understand God. As one
develops an understanding of God, he comes to know Him. The Savior
said, addressing the Father, 'And this is life eternal, that they
might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast
sent.' (John
17:3.)" - Royden G. Derrick, "The
Way to Perfection," Ensign (CR), May 1989, p.76
12/10/07
"We are in a period in the world's history of very great disturbance,
when action is intense, when change is continuous. I glory in that,
because I believe that action means purification. The Prophet Joseph,
in one of his revelations to the Church, asks this question, or at
least the Lord asks it through him: 'How long can rolling waters
remain impure?' It is the stagnant waters that breed miasmas,
and that become dangerous to the health of communities. The glorious
stream that dashes down the mountain gorge and flows over precipices
in waterfalls, and then goes rushing down the rapids. broken into
spray, kissed by the sunlight and purified by its exposure to the air,
in its great race for the ocean-such waters quickly purify themselves;
and so do peoples, so does a world in commotion, in intense action. It
means for the world cleansing, purification; it means a march of
progress. And we want to keep this in mind, that back of all the
turmoil and commotion that comes with this war period in which we
live. God stands, and his law obtains. We want to possess our souls in
absolute confidence that we live under law, and that law operates in
the midst of destructive forces as well as in the operation of
constructive forces. In my own reflections, I have come to avery happy
state of mind. In the midst of all this strife, I have learned to
remember that God lives in his universe, that he is everywhere present
with widely diffused influence and power, upholding all things, and
that destructive forces will not go beyond what his wisdom shall
decree to be their bounds." - Brigham H. Roberts., "Conference
Report," October 1917, Outdoor Meeting, p.101
11/5/08
"I truly believe that one
virtuous young woman or young man, led by the Spirit, can change the
world, but in order to do so, we must return to virtue. We must engage
in strict training. As the marathon runner Juma Ikanga said after
winning the New York Marathon, 'The
will to win is nothing without the will to prepare.'
Now is the time to prepare by exercising more self-discipline. Now is
the time to become 'more
fit for the kingdom.' Now is the
time to set our course and focus on the finish. A return to virtue must
begin individually in our hearts and in our homes."
- Elaine S. Dalton, "A Return to Virtue," General Conference,
October 2008
11/19/08
"The
Lord is refining His people, and has us in the crucible, to deal with
us, and refine us, and prepare us that He may get away the dross from
us, and that we may become pure and holy, acceptable before Him; for He
has said, by the mouth of His prophets, that the day shall come when a
man shall be more precious than fine gold. We would think if we
had a lump of gold as large as the smallest man among us that it was
very precious. If then, when the Lord has tried us and found that
we will not sin against Him, but will walk with Him, sanctify ourselves,
purge away our dross, and we become more precious than fine gold, how
supremely precious a man will be in the eyes of God, and in the
estimation of his brethren!" - Franklin D. Richards, General
Conference, Sunday Morning, April 3rd, 1892
2/1/09
"Holiness
is the strength of the soul. It comes by faith and through obedience
to God's laws and ordinances. God then purifies the heart by faith,
and the heart becomes purged from that which is profane and unworthy.
When holiness is achieved by conforming to God's will, one knows
intuitively that which is wrong and that which is right before the
Lord. Holiness speaks when there is silence, encouraging that which is
good or reproving that which is wrong."
- President James E. Faust, Standing in Holy Places, Ensign
(CR), April 2005
9/17/09
“The Savior taught, ‘And blessed are all the pure in heart, for they
shall see God’ (3 Nephi 12:8). The promises of the gospel are
uplifting and ennobling, even exalting. We receive those promises by
covenants which are conditioned on our living lives of purity and
morality. When we live right and seek to purify our hearts, we draw
closer to God and the Spirit. The condition of our heart determines
how much evidence of divinity we see in the world now and qualifies us
for the eventual realization of the promise that the pure ‘shall see
God.’ Ours is a quest for purity.” - L.
Whitney Clayton, “Blessed Are All the Pure in Heart,” (CR) October
2007
11/27/11
During the past few
years a number of resources have been set in place in the Church to help
us. New editions of the scriptures have been published—are we taking
advantage of them? More temples are located closer to our people—are we
going to the house of the Lord more frequently? The consolidated meeting
schedule was set up—are we taking advantage of the increased time with
our families? A special home evening manual was provided—are we using
it? A new hymnal has just been published—are we singing more songs of
the heart? (See D&C
25:12.) And so the list goes on and on. We have received much
help. We don’t need changed programs now as much as we need changed
people! - Ezra Taft Benson, "Cleansing
the Inner Vessel," Ensign (CR) April 1986
9/1/12
The secret to cleansing
our spirit of whatever the impurity is not very complicated. It
begins with prayer every morning and ends with prayer every night.
This is the most important step I know in the cleansing process. It
may simply be a prayer for strength to turn from bad
habits—remembering that all prayers are not answered the next day.
With this step in place, I have seen hundreds of miracles take
place. Without it, there is continued frustration, unhappiness,
ineffectiveness, and despair. - H. Burke Peterson, "Purify
Our Minds and Spirits," Ensign (CR) November 1980
7/17/13
Inscribed
on each temple are the words “Holiness to the Lord.” That statement
designates both the temple and its purposes as holy. Those who enter
the temple are also to bear the attribute of holiness. It may be
easier to ascribe holiness to a building than it is to a people. We
can acquire holiness only by enduring and persistent personal
effort. - Russell M. Nelson, "Personal
Preparation for Temple Blessings," Ensign (CR) May 2001
7/22/14
The
Savior taught, “And blessed are all the pure in heart, for
they shall see God” (3
Nephi 12:8). The promises of the gospel are
uplifting and ennobling, even exalting. We receive those
promises by covenants which are conditioned on our living
lives of purity and morality. When we live right and seek
to purify our hearts, we draw closer to God and the
Spirit. The condition of our heart determines how much
evidence of divinity we see in the world now and qualifies
us for the eventual realization of the promise that the
pure “shall see God.” Ours is a quest for purity. - L.
Whitney Clayton, “Blessed
Are All the Pure in Heart,” Ensign (CR)
November 2007
9/22/14
Oh,
brethren, please don’t sell your precious priesthood
birthright for a mess of X- or R-rated pottage.
Remember, the sand castles we build on the beaches
of mortality, no matter how elaborate, will
eventually be washed away by the tide. Only purity
of hand, heart, and mind will allow us to tap into
the ultimate power of the priesthood to truly bless
others and eventually be able to build eternal
mansions more beautiful and lasting than we can
presently imagine. - John
H. Groberg, “Priesthood
Power,” Ensign (CR) May 2001
4/3/17
We recognize the multitude of tests,
temptations, and tribulations that could pull
us away from all that is virtuous and
praiseworthy before God. But our mortal
experiences offer us the opportunity to choose
holiness. Most often it is the sacrifices we
make to keep our covenants that sanctify us
and make us holy. – Carol
F. McConkie, “The
Beauty of Holiness,” Ensign (CR)
May 2017