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(6/30/99)
"Some persons may ask, 'How is it possible that men who had
seen angels and had such a testimony could fall away from the Church, as these
men did?' Men may see angels and have revelations, and as long as they obey the
whisperings of the Holy Spirit they will not apostatize; but when they begin to
feel that they have strength enough in themselves, and fail to acknowledge God
as their Helper, then they cannot stand." — Anthon H. Lund, "Collected
Discourses, Volume 2," April 1890
(3/25/05)
"It is Good Friday today. This is celebrated by the
Christian world in commemoration of the sufferings of our Savior. Eighteen
hundred and seventy-nine years ago last night, He spent some time in the Garden
of Gethsemane. You know how He suffered, in contemplating that which was before
Him, the bitter cup that He was to drain. He asked His Father: 'If thou be
willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless, not My will, but Thine be done.'
Now, this is what we all should feel to say. Today, Good Friday, the day on
which He suffered so much for us, let us not forget to let our thoughts go to
Him in thankfulness." - Anthon H. Lund, "Conference Report," April
1912
7/8/07
"I am afraid there
is a carelessness manifest among us in attending our meetings. In some stakes we
find that there is a much greater percentage attending the sacrament meetings
than in others. Don't let us neglect this duty and stay away from the house of
the Lord on His Holy day, but go there and worship Him, partake of the
sacrament, and renew our covenant with the Lord, then we shall receive strength
to perform our duties. Some excuse their absence from sacrament meetings by
saying that they are afraid they might partake of the sacred emblems unworthily.
Well, if you have any such fear in your hearts, see to it that you put
yourselves in a condition that you know you can partake worthily, and remember
also that it is a commandment to us that we shall go to the Lord's house and
partake of the sacrament. If we stay away or avoid partaking of the sacrament,
we are cutting ourselves short of the blessings we could enjoy; in fact such a
course will cause spiritual starvation. Go therefore to the house of worship,
pray for the man that speaks, and he will be able to convey unto you that which
you desire to know, and to build you up in your holy faith. The Lord will be
with him. I urge you to attend your meetings, and to the performance of the many
other duties that rest upon a Latter-day Saint. It is the only way to feel happy
and satisfied." - Anthon H. Lund., "Conference Report," October 1915, First
Day—Morning Session, p.12
8/23/07
"In speaking about
the different covenants we make in the sacrament, a great covenant is also made
wherein we promise that we will keep the commandments which Jesus has given us.
We all believe in keeping the ten commandments, or ought to do so, at least, but
did Jesus give us any others? Read the Sermon on the Mount, one of the best
sermons ever delivered, full of good instruction unto his disciples and the
whole world, and you may put together all that he taught into the words, 'Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with
all thy strength, and with all thy might; and thy neighbor as thyself.' He made
that generalization, one of the greatest ever made; all commandments can come
under it, and he emphasized this once to the Prophet Joseph by saying, that
'except ye love one another yet are not mine.' Now we promise to keep his
commandments and that includes this great commandment, sometimes pretty hard to
keep, but we make the covenant, when we partake of the sacrament, that we will
keep his commandments. We should study all the other commandments that are
given, and be ready and yield obedience unto them." - Anthon H. Lund,
"Conference Report," October 1916, First Day—Morning Session,
p.15
7/19/10
"We ought to show in our every day lives a deep devotion to the
principles of the Gospel, and to our Heavenly Father. It should not be
merely in words and expressions, but it should pervade our whole being.
When awake in the morning, our thoughts should be directed to the
Author of our being, with thanks for the protection during the night,
and with a prayer for His guidance and protection during the day; and,
when we lie down at night, our last thoughts should be directed to Him,
thanking Him for what we have been able to do during the day, and
communing with Him in our meditations. Our devotion should be shown in
calling together our family at the family altar, in the morning and at
night, and there bring before the Lord our petitions and
supplications." - Anthon H. Lund, "Conference Report," April 1912, First Day—Morning Session, p. 11