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(12/8/04)
"Active faith leads to good works." - Hans B. Ringger, “What
Shall We Do?” Ensign, May 1994, 86
(12/9/04)
“'Why are ye ashamed to take upon you the name of Christ?' he asked, speaking
to modern America, knowing full well that many might profess to believe in him
and yet refuse to do his works (Morm.
8:38). It is by engaging in his works that we truly take his name upon us.
It is not through lip service. Moroni knew that faith without works is dead. And
so likewise should we." - Mark E. Petersen, “The
Last Words of Moroni,” Ensign, November 1978, p. 58
(12/10/04)
"Faith and works complement each other. Faith impels works, and good works
make faith even firmer and stronger. Of this there is no end. Faith adheres to
intelligent life. Indeed, it is constituent with it. Nothing progressive or
creative in character was ever begun without having been initiated by faith. It
is the basic power behind all others." - Delbert L. Stapley, May 5, 1964,
"BYU Speeches of the Year," 1964 p. 10
(12/11/04)
"It is also God's plan that we cannot return to his presence alone, without
the help of someone else. James put it best: 'Faith without works is dead, being
alone.' (James 2:17.) The
gospel plan requires giving and receiving. Faith alone is not enough. We need
'works' to serve and to be served. We can't do it alone." - Robert D.
Hales, "We
Can't Do It Alone," New Era, Jan. 1977, p. 35-36
(12/12/04)
"As we seek to develop and strengthen these testimonies, we must always
rely on the Lord and place our highest priority on spiritual values. We must not
forget, however, that a testimony does not, in and of itself, guarantee that we
will inherit the celestial kingdom. We might know the gospel is true, but unless
we are valiant, live righteous lives, and work to build the kingdom here on
earth, we will not inherit celestial glory. In the epistle of James this
principle is clearly taught: 'Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have
works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my
works.... But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?' (James
2:18, 20.) Plainly, we must have both faith and works to obtain all of the
blessings we seek." - O. Leslie Stone, "Testimony,"
Ensign, May 1975, p. 8