Saturday, November 03, 2007
Conference Quotes
Here are some quotes I appreciated from last month's LDS General Conference.
1. "In the service of the Lord, it is not where we serve, but how" - J. Reuben Clark, quoted by Elder Packer.
2. "He that hath eternal life is rich" - D&C 6:7 (and D&C 11:7), quoted by Elder Falabella.
3. "[The gospel] answers the most complex questions in life, yet even a young child can comprehend and apply it" - Elder Uchtdorf
4. "Enduring to the end is exalting and glorious, not grim and gloomy" - Elder Uchtdorf
5. "We taste the sweet, yet sample the bitter: this is mortality" - Pres. Monson
6. "The measure of our love is a measure of the greatness of our souls" - Elder Wirthlin.
7. "When we love the Lord, obedience ceases to be a burden" - Elder Wirthlin
8. "Popularity according to the world’s norms is a very perilous scale to use, to measure what’s right, or even what’s not dangerous" - Elder Clayton
9. "Ours is a quest for purity" - Elder Clayton
10. "Today is the time to prepare, not during the crisis" - Elder Gonzales
11. "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city" - Prov 16:32, quoted by Pres. Hinckley
12. "Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for anger resteth in the bosom of fools" - Eccl 7:9, quoted by Pres. Hinckley
13. "Control your tempers, put a smile on your face, speak out with words of love and peace, appreciation and respect" - Pres. Hinckley
14. "We must live by faith, not by fear" - Elder Cook
15. "If mothers are not pointing their children to the temple, they are not pointing them to desired eternal goals" - Sr. Beck
16. "The Holy Ghost 'converts [us] from carnality to spirituality' " - Pres. Romney, quoted by Elder Bednar
17. "Revelation comes on the Lord's timetable; this means we must often move forward in faith" - Elder Hales
18. "The more your character is fortified, the more enabled you are to exercise the power of faith for yet stronger character" - Elder Scott
19. "[Teachers must] speak out of their hearts rather than out of their books" - Pres. Hinckley, qutoed by Br. Judd
20. "No man can be a true latter-day saint, who is unneighborly, who does not reach out to assist and help others" - Pres. Hinckley
1. "In the service of the Lord, it is not where we serve, but how" - J. Reuben Clark, quoted by Elder Packer.
2. "He that hath eternal life is rich" - D&C 6:7 (and D&C 11:7), quoted by Elder Falabella.
3. "[The gospel] answers the most complex questions in life, yet even a young child can comprehend and apply it" - Elder Uchtdorf
4. "Enduring to the end is exalting and glorious, not grim and gloomy" - Elder Uchtdorf
5. "We taste the sweet, yet sample the bitter: this is mortality" - Pres. Monson
6. "The measure of our love is a measure of the greatness of our souls" - Elder Wirthlin.
7. "When we love the Lord, obedience ceases to be a burden" - Elder Wirthlin
8. "Popularity according to the world’s norms is a very perilous scale to use, to measure what’s right, or even what’s not dangerous" - Elder Clayton
9. "Ours is a quest for purity" - Elder Clayton
10. "Today is the time to prepare, not during the crisis" - Elder Gonzales
11. "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city" - Prov 16:32, quoted by Pres. Hinckley
12. "Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for anger resteth in the bosom of fools" - Eccl 7:9, quoted by Pres. Hinckley
13. "Control your tempers, put a smile on your face, speak out with words of love and peace, appreciation and respect" - Pres. Hinckley
14. "We must live by faith, not by fear" - Elder Cook
15. "If mothers are not pointing their children to the temple, they are not pointing them to desired eternal goals" - Sr. Beck
16. "The Holy Ghost 'converts [us] from carnality to spirituality' " - Pres. Romney, quoted by Elder Bednar
17. "Revelation comes on the Lord's timetable; this means we must often move forward in faith" - Elder Hales
18. "The more your character is fortified, the more enabled you are to exercise the power of faith for yet stronger character" - Elder Scott
19. "[Teachers must] speak out of their hearts rather than out of their books" - Pres. Hinckley, qutoed by Br. Judd
20. "No man can be a true latter-day saint, who is unneighborly, who does not reach out to assist and help others" - Pres. Hinckley
# posted by John Colton @ 11:28 AM 
