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(4/16/01)
"This is a time of sifting, a time when, more than ever in the history of
the modern world, the adversary and his followers have shown themselves to be
enemies of God. Yet as we heard our prophet and president say this morning, we
need not fear the fiery darts of the adversary, because each of us has the power
to avoid becoming entangled in sin more definitely than ever before. The time
has come for each member of the Church to keep close to the Lord, to be
steadfast by sustaining and upholding and following the counsel of his divinely
appointed servants, avoiding, as the Book of Mormon says, the vainness, the
frailties, and the foolishness of men. We must purify our lives and sanctify our
homes." — ElRay L. Christiansen,
"The
Sifting," Ensign, Dec. 1971, p. 60
(11/30/03)
"Let us remember that even though God had a foreknowledge of what 'would
be' under certain conditions, it is not his will nor his desire that vice,
injustice, and crime, disobedience and intolerance and bloodshed and war exist
in the world. His purposes are to provide a way where men may find happiness and
joy, peace, now and forever. Nevertheless, he will not interfere with the agency
of men! But fortunately, according to Mormon's teaching: '...the Spirit of
Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil;' and have a
'perfect knowledge,' whether it is of God or of the devil. (See Moroni 7:16.)" - ElRay L.
Christiansen, "General Conference Reports," April 1957, p. 64
(1/2/05)
"Frustrations often offer us the means of progression, for by overcoming
them harmoniously, we grow and become more Christlike. As with most all strong
emotions, anger is manifest both in righteousness and in unrighteousness.
Righteous anger is an attribute of Deity, whose anger is everlastingly kindled
against wickedness. Likewise, an inspired man might be led to speak or act in
righteous anger, as did Moses when he broke the tablets upon which the Ten
Commandments were written by the Lord. But to lose our temper, to explode, to
become ugly, punitive, and hateful when faced with frustrations is inexcusable!
Why is it inexcusable to explode with anger and become vindictive? Simply
because the power has been given us to control and to overcome such tendencies.
If not curbed, such tendencies soon lose for us the respect and love of
others." - ElRay L. Christiansen, "Be
Slow to Anger," Ensign, June 1971, p. 38
3/29/06
"Now, his commandments are not grievous. They are not burdensome. They are not
oppressive. We sing in one of our hymns, 'How gentle God's commands! How kind
his precepts are!' (Hymns,
no. 125.) The laws of God are not given to us to burden us or to handicap
us. They are not impositions. They are the statutes through which, if observed,
the purpose of life and existence is to be realized. Even those who are called
to go through trials, sorrow, tribulation, and adversity are promised that if
they are faithful in tribulation and adversity, that the reward of the same is
greater in the kingdom of heaven. (D&C
58:2.)" - ElRay L. Christiansen, "The
Laws of God Are Blessings," Ensign (CR), May 1975, p.23
11/21/08
7/11/09
“The
religious life of a Latter-day Saint should be based not upon obligation and
duty alone, but upon a genuine desire to be honorable, to do good, to do what is
right, to love God, and to love one another.” - Elray
L. Christiansen, “Conference Report,” October 1963, Afternoon Meeting, p. 116
7/15/09
“We
must realize, first of all, that marriage is a holy relationship designed by our
Heavenly Father for the divine purpose of perfecting us and those who follow us.
This is done in part by the husband and wife learning to love and respect each
other as they should and in rearing children in the manner prescribed by the
Lord.” - Elray L. Christiansen, “Conference Report,”
October 1965, Afternoon Meeting, p. 75
9/23/09
“One
thing we must keep in mind: all persons will, as a gift of the Redeemer, be
raised from mortality to immortality, with perfect bodies, no more subject to
aches, or pains, or high blood pressure, or arthritis, or disease, or any kind
of physical deformity. But, in order to have the fullness of joy and the
fullness of opportunity, and that peace which passeth understanding, and all
opportunities in the resurrection–in order to have these blessings, we must earn
them through obedience to God and through service to others.” -
Elray L. Christiansen, “Conference Report,” April 1967, Afternoon
Meeting, p. 45
3/15/10
“We
are taught to know the right in all things—how to repent, how to change our
ways. We are taught whom and how to serve. We are taught the proper way to enter
into the marriage covenant. In fact, the gospel of Jesus Christ is designed to
direct us safely through this probationary period, that we ‘may dwell . . . in a
state of never-ending happiness’ (Mosiah 2:41) with those we love. I like that
statement from the Book of Mormon.” - ElRay L.
Christiansen, Conference Report, October 1960, Afternoon Meeting, p. 114
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