(8/10/03)
"Is there any amount of wealth in this world that could take the place of that positive assurance that Job had in his heart, as a friend of God, through the testimony of the Holy Ghost, that though his body should be destroyed yet in his flesh should he see God—whom he should see for himself?" — LeGrand Richards, "Conference Report," October 1948, p. 42

(8/11/03)
"Yes, compounds derived from dust—elements of the earth—are combined to make each living cell in our bodies. This is one of the marvels of our creation. Likewise, it will be one of the marvels of our resurrection. The miracle of the resurrection is matched only by the miracle of our creation in the first place. No one knows precisely how two germ cells unite to make one. Nor do we know how that resulting cell multiplies and divides to make others—some to become eyes that see, ears that hear, or fingers that feel glorious things about us. Each cell contains chromosomes with thousands of genes, chemically ensuring the identity and independence of each individual. Our bodies undergo constant rebuilding according to genetic recipes that are uniquely ours. Each time we take a bath, we lose not only dirt but also cells dead and dying, as they are replaced by a newer crop. This process of regeneration and renewal is but prelude to the promised phenomenon and future fact of our resurrection." — Russell M. Nelson, "The Gateway We Call Death," [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1995], p. 83

(8/12/03)
"If we have this kind of ultimate hope, there is no room for proximate despair. If the big things that really matter are finally going to work out in eternity, then the little things that go wrong mortally are not cause for desperation but perhaps only for a little frustration and irritation." — Neal A. Maxwell, "Notwithstanding My Weakness," [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1981], p. 50

(8/13/03)
"This great priesthood power of resurrection is vested in the Lord of this world. He taught, 'All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.' (Matthew 28:18) Though he supplicated his Father for aid at the eleventh hour, the final victory over death was earned by the Son. These are his words: 'Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.' (John 10:17-18) This power he subtly proclaimed when he told the Jews: 'Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. . . . But he spake of the temple of his body.' (John 2:19, 21) The keys of the resurrection repose securely with our Lord and Master. He said: 'I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.' (John 11:25-26.)" — Russell M. Nelson, "The Power within Us," [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1988], p. 147