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"It is a joyous thing to me to know that the way is opening all the
time,
and it becomes easier and I say to you brethren, I do not suppose there
is
hardly a week passes, not a month anyhow, but somebody of prominence
from these
United States or from other parts of the world, comes into the office
here, the
President's office, to find out what we are doing." — "Conference
Report," October 1950,
p. 179
(1/19/00)
"I wonder sometimes if we realize what an honor it is to have
membership in
this great organization. Even in our business affairs and in our social
affairs
we should carry with us the feeling, "I am a part of the work of the
Lord,
and I desire to be worthy of the blessings that have come to me." There
has
never been a time in the history of the world when the opportunity of
disseminating the truth has been so great as now." — "Conference
Report," April 1949, p.
8
(1/20/00)
"In our homes, brethren and sisters, it is our privilege, nay, it is
our
duty, to call our families together to be taught the truths of the Holy
Scriptures. In every home, children should be encouraged to read the
word of the
Lord, as it has been revealed to us in all dispensations. We should
read the
Bible, the Book of Mormon, the D&C, and the Pearl of Great Price;
not only
read it in our homes, but explain it to our children, that they may
understand
the hand dealings of God with the peoples of the earth." —
"Conference Report," April 1914, p.
12
(1/21/00)
"Our work in the world, my brethren and sisters, is to reach out after
all
of our Heavenly Father's children at home and abroad, and if we will do
that,
the Spirit of the Lord will dwell in our souls, and we will be happy;
and our
homes will be the abiding place of his Holy Spirit." —
"Conference Report," April 1950, p.
5
(1/22/00)
"We are living not only in the day in which he has spoken, but we are
offered the opportunity to listen to the voices of men who receive his
inspiration when they teach us. If therefore we fall into... forbidden
paths we
will not be able to blame anybody but ourselves, because if we are
teachable, if
we are humble, if we are willing to do what the Lord would have us do,
we have
the information at hand, not only in the records that have been handed
down to
us by those who have given their lives that we might have the truth,
but we also
have the privilege of listening to the voices of living oracles who are
as
unselfish and faithful as those that we revere because of the records
that they
have left behind." — "Conference
Report," April 1937, p. 33
(1/23/00)
"If we will be submissive and listen to the revelations of the Most
High,
remembering that His ways are not as our ways, and His thoughts as our
thoughts,
for as the heavens are higher than the earth so are His ways than our
ways, and
His thoughts than our thoughts; if we will remember this, and act upon
it, we
are in the way to obtain those keys of power, and profit by them; that
is to
say, we are right on the grand turnpike to exaltation." —
"Journal of Discourses," Vol. 2, p.
219-220
(1/24/00)
"One of the greatest evidences to me of the divinity of this work is
that
it teaches there is eternal life on the other side, and that there will
be a
reunion there of the loved ones who have known each other here.... The
few years
that we live here may be regarded as a time in which we become
acquainted, but,
when we mingle in the other life, we will know each other better than
we have
here." — "Conference
Report," October 1905, p. 30
(1/29/02)
"We are informed that we will not be held responsible for the sin of
Adam,
but that we will be held responsible for our own sins. The atonement of
Jesus
Christ removed from us the responsibility of atoning for the sin of
father Adam,
and he made it possible for us to live here upon the earth, and in due
time, if
we take advantage of our opportunities, we will be prepared to be
resurrected
from the dead when that time shall come." — George
Albert Smith, "Conference Report," October 1926, p. 102
(11/9/05)
"All safety, all
righteousness, all happiness are on the Lord's side of the line. If you
are keeping the commandments of God by observing the Sabbath day, you
are on the Lord's side of the line. If you attend to your secret
prayers and your family prayers, you are on the Lord's side of the
line. If you are grateful for food and express that gratitude to God,
you are on the Lord's side of the line. If you love your neighbor as
yourself, you are on the Lord's side of the line. If you are honest in
your dealing with your fellow men, you are on the Lord's side of the
line. If you observe the Word of Wisdom, you are on the Lord's side of
the line. And so I might go on through the Ten Commandments and the
other commandments that God has given for our guidance and say again,
all that enriches our lives and makes us happy and prepares us for
eternal joy is on the Lord's side of the line. Finding fault with the
things that God has given to us for our guidance is not on the Lord's
side of the line." - George Albert Smith, "Conference Report," October
1945, Afternoon Meeting, p.119
(11/14/05)
"The Lord has blessed us with a
knowledge that he lives, and has a body, and that we are created in his
image. We do not believe that he is some kind of essence or that he is
incomprehensible. If you have received the witness that has come to me
and know as I know that our Heavenly Father has revealed himself to the
children of men, that he is a personal God, that we are created in his
image, that our spirits were begotten by him, that he has given us an
opportunity to dwell upon the earth to receive a physical tabernacle,
in order that we may be prepared to return into his presence and live
eternally with him, I say, if you have received that assurance, then
you have a foundation upon which you may build your faith. Take that
from you, the knowledge that God really lives, the assurance that Jesus
Christ was the manifestation of God in the flesh, take from you the
assurance that there will be a literal resurrection from the dead, and
you will find yourselves in the condition that our Father's children
are in throughout the world, and I ask you, what comfort remains to you
then? These are the truths that are fundamental." - George Albert
Smith, Conference Reports, October 1921, p. 39
11/24/05
Having now completed eight years of providing daily messages via
The LDS Daily WOOL, I find these words from President XXX reflecting
the feelings I have. Thank you, to each and every one of you who have
become such an important part of my life.
"I am grateful for the companionship of the many intelligent, righteous
people who live in this most favored of all lands and in other lands.
My life has been enriched by your association, and I thank you for it.
I desire most earnestly that we shall all earn and receive an eternal
inheritance in the celestial kingdom of our Lord right here upon this
earth when we attain to immortality. In this the evening of my mortal
life, I leave with you my testimony that I know that the God of our
fathers, our God still lives and loves us and desires our happiness and
exaltation, and I leave this witness with my love and blessing in the
name of Jesus Christ his Beloved Son, our Redeemer. Amen." - George
Albert Smith, "Conference Report," April 1945, Third Day—Morning
Meeting, p.139
5/15/07
"Now, while we live and labor let us magnify our calling. Let no man be
found recreant to his opportunities. Let us not turn our backs upon the
blessings of the Lord, but day by day go faithfully on blessing our
father's children. We have no hard feelings toward any of our
fellowmen; we have no occasion to. If they misunderstand us, misquote
us, and persecute us, we should remember they are in the hands of the
Lord, who has said, 'Vengeance is mine, I will repay,' and who further
has said, 'I will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is
expected to forgive all men.' So when we partake of the sacrament of
the Lord's supper, as we do from time to time, let us purge from our
hearts all feeling of unkindness toward one another and toward our
brothers and sisters who are not of our faith. Let us labor day by day
that our Father may bless us. If we have His Holy Spirit, the people
with whom we come in contact will feel it, because it will permeate the
atmosphere in which we live, and they will partake of it and drink it
in, even though they may not desire so to do. Let us magnify the Lord
by keeping His commandments. Let us popularize His work by laboring to
build it up and extend it among the children of men. Let us magnify one
another by speaking good only, and by strengthening the hands of those
who are weak, and assisting those who are less patient than ourselves."
- George Albert Smith, "Conference Report," October 1906, Afternoon
Session, p.51
8/4/07
"There is a law irrevocably decreed in heaven from before the
foundation of this world upon which every blessing is predicated, and
unless we observe that law, we cannot enjoy the blessing. The Lord has
told us that. If people disagree with us, if our Father's other
children do not believe the gospel of Jesus Christ as revealed in this
latter day to the Prophet Joseph Smith, that ought not to incur our
displeasure. It ought to enlist our sympathy, because if we know, as
Philip knew when he testified of the man who came from Nazareth, we
could invite our friends to come and see. If we are just as sure as
that, we will let our light so shine that others, seeing our good
works, will be constrained to glorify our Father in heaven." - George
Albert Smith, "Conference Report," October 1949, First
Day—Morning Meeting, p.7
12/29/08
"Let
us set an example; let us live within our means; let us be lenders
instead of borrowers; let us not place our homes or the lands that
produce our living under mortgages, in order that we may ride in fine
conveyances or keep up with the pace set by our neighbors who may be
able to afford it. Let us be more concerned about the adornment of our
minds that are eternal, rather than adornment of our persons with
things that are of no lasting benefit. Let us keep the commandments of
God; let us live humble, and sweet, and pure. Let us not he lifted up
in the pride of our hearts if we have been more successful than our
neighbor financially, but, mindful of the blessings of health and
strength, and the gift of home and loved ones, appreciating the
knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ that is the power of God unto
salvation, unto all those that believe and obey it; let us evidence by
loving kindness to every child of our Heavenly Father that we are
grateful." - George
Albert Smith, "Conference
Report," April 1915, Second Day—Morning Session, p.98
4/9/10
"Brethren and sisters, let us go to our homes rejoicing when this
wonderful conference is finished. No doubt when it is concluded we will
say, 'It is the best one that we have ever had.' Why? Because while we
are basking in the sunshine of the Spirit of God we forget our sorrows
and our distresses. While our lives are illumined by his power, our
souls are enriched, and we know that we are blessed of the Lord. The
gospel teaches us that if we take advantage of our opportunities, all
the time we may enjoy those blessings, and all the time the love that
we now have in our hearts for our fellowmen will abide with us." -
George Albert Smith, "Conference Report," October 1929, First
Day—Morning Meeting, p. 25
5/3/10
"When our Savior in humility came upon earth, the people said, 'Who are
you, that you should claim to be the Son of God? We know your father;
he is Joseph, the carpenter. We know your mother; she is Mary. We have
Moses and Abraham for our prophets, and we have no need of a man like
you to come and speak to us in the name of the Lord.' He went among
them and ministered to the sick, healed the afflicted, unstopped the
ears of the deaf, restored the blind to sight, cleansed the leper by
His magic touch, raised the dead to life. Then they said He performed
these wondrous works by the power of Beelzebub. Yet He was indeed the
Son of God. He labored among them in love and kindness; but they cast
His name out as evil. They even cast reproach upon the city from which
He came, and said, 'Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?' But He
was the Son of God, and He did have the right to speak in the name of
the Father. The truths He brought to the earth came from the Father;
and though they nailed Him to the cross, though they placed upon His
head the platted crown of thorns, and put the mock scepter in His
hands, though they spilled His blood with the cruel spear, yet the word
that He delivered to them was the word of the Lord, and He was indeed
the Son of God." - George A. Smith, "Conference Report," April 1904,
Third Day—Morning Session, p. 97
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