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1/19/01
"The first thing we should teach our children is
respect for all human beings. All are children of God. Man is made in the image
of God. Respect for all men leads to a love for law and order. In the home is
taught obedience to the loving directions of our Father in heaven, Then comes
self-discipline, self-direction. Whether we are teachers of the gospel or
professional men, we can and should dedicate ourselves to help our children to
develop their potentialities for good, for truth, for love, for beauty, and
above all, reverence for God." - Levi Edgar Young, "Conference Report," April
1955, Third Day—Morning Meeting p. 60
9/9/08
"I have
been asked what compromises 'Mormonism'
will make with the world? I reply, no compromise when it comes to the
fundamental principles of religion, for they are of God, and no one has a right
to compromise the eternal truths of God. They belong to Him. We have no right to
say we will compromise with man. So I pray that we may hold up these eternal
truths. There is no compromise in God's principles and holy laws. There can't
be, they are of God; and we have seen the 'gleam,'
and we must follow the 'gleam'
according to the will of God for all His children."
- Elder Levi Edgar Young, Conference Report, April 1922, Closing Session, p.155
12/11/08
"In
this day of mad rush and strife; when noise and glitter influence the human
mind; this mighty rushing to and fro; this clash of many strifes; this feverish
hastening towards some unknown goal; Jesus Christ gives the intelligible answer
in revealing the infinite possibilities of the human soul. The leaven of his
doctrine is ever working in the social body of which we are part, and his
influence leads the van in every forward movement for the welfare of mankind. It
is a plain fact of history that the influence of Jesus Christ upon the world has
opened up vast tracks of spiritual opportunity of which the wisest men have
never dreamed. He has uplifted and enriched the common life; he has filled the
soul with immortal hope. He has brought peace to the desolate heart; he has made
the quest for truth a divine adventure. He has made known the abiding joy of
service for others; and most of all he has justified the upward reach of man, as
he struggles from lower to higher things, which shows that Christ brings life and
light into the hearts of men." - Levi
Edgar Young, "Conference Report," April 1930, Afternoon Meeting, p.158
1/16/09
"What
we term missionary work is not limited to personal effort. Nations are
missionaries. Our mission today is to act. We must advance the cause of the
restored gospel by our onward march to greater accomplishments. No one can
measure the years to come. To be alive and increasing, to be young and awake,
this is the order of the future. The heroes and divinities of the past have
their own place. but we have our leaders today. There is perspective in
prophecy. A prophet of old declared: 'Your
young men shall see visions. Your sons and daughters shall prophecy.'
Today it is superbly true. If there was ever a time that the world needs vision,
it is today." - Levi Edgar Young, "Conference
Report," October 1948, Afternoon
Meeting, p.97
3/29/09
"Like the Bible, the Book of Mormon
shows God at work in the life of the human race. Its supreme revelation is of
the human heart, and life touched by the Spirit of God. Its power and value is
this, and it is from beginning to end a book of life. It becomes in this light,
colorful, gripping, vivid, laying its hold on our imaginations and our souls. It
inspires, it lifts our minds to God, and herein is its power."
- Levi Edgar Young, "Conference Report," October 1928,
Third Day—Morning Meeting, p.106
4/4/10
“Man needs a long vision in life that he may fulfill a pattern of eternal
progression and salvation although the strains and tenseness of daily living
favor short sight. Perhaps both are necessary, but the one should not crowd out
the other more realistic and basic one. The man who is trying earnestly and with
all his strength to catch sight of the vision of a better world, and to
incorporate what he can see in the life of himself and his society, helps us to
do what we could not do without his help. We can raise ourselves on the
shoulders of those who have walked on higher levels. There is a profound wisdom
in the saying, ‘Let us now praise famous men.’ This is what is meant by the
warning of the prophets, ‘Lift up your hearts.’ Learn of the greatness and
goodness of prophets and leaders in trying to follow their teachings.” -
Levi Edgar Young, “Conference Report,” April 1952, Second
Day—Morning Meeting, p. 54
6/15/10
"In the day when the Prophet Joseph Smith lived, the divisions of
Christendom were seen. His going into the woods to pray was a divine
act, for through the deep faith of the boy, God spoke to him. We all
know the story. God reestablished his Church, the priesthood of God was
restored by John the Baptist, and Peter, James, and John. They came
again to earth as resurrected beings. Thus Joseph Smith came to
understand the supreme test of religion -- revelation. Religion as a
purely human product, valuable at it is to human life and progress, has
not the inner vigor to retain a place of commanding power. Religion
requires revelation. 'The completest carrier of revelation can be no
other, or less, than a chosen personality.' This was the Christian
conception in the beginning. So we have the restored gospel today. The
Church has its priesthood with its Apostles, seventies, and all the
other offices in the Holy Priesthood of God." - Levi Edgar Young, "Conference Report," April 1950, p. 65
6/24/10
"When God placed man in the Garden of Eden, and man was shown his
destiny, the Creator planted within his soul the power to look up and
to find his Maker through the power of faith. This gave man a splendor
of spirit, which is the greatest power of all; because only by the
spirit can absolute truth be known. This gift of faith places man in an
enviable position for the exercise of his mental powers. Throughout all
the ages, man has felt the still small voice of the Almighty in his
daily life. Our lives must needs be deeply penetrated with a sense of
the infinite God; and this infinite, true, and living God can only be
known by our approach to him in the humility of our powers. We must
again learn to worship and to glorify." - Levi Edgar Young, "Conference Report," October 1932, Second Day—Morning Meeting, p. 58