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(1/18/98)
"By living the gospel of Jesus Christ, we develop within ourselves a living
spring that will quench eternally our thirst for happiness, peace, and
everlasting life." — Joseph B. Wirthlin, Living Water to Quench
Spiritual Thirst, General Conference, April 1995
(1/19/98)
"The gospel gives purpose to our lives. It is the way to happiness. Our
success, individually and as a church, will largely be determined by how
faithfully we focus on living the gospel in the home." — Spencer W.
Kimball, Let Us Move Forward And Upward, General Conference, April 1979
(1/20/98)
"And what God has revealed to us, which we call our religion, is not only
theoretical but eminently practical. It could not be otherwise and be the Gospel
of life and salvation. A religion that is exclusively theoretical, that is
merely a matter of faith producing no legitimate works or fruits of that faith
is dead. There are many dead forms of religion in the world; and as a matter of
course they are without force and effect. But the Gospel of the Son of God
revealed anew from heaven in our age and time, and which his people have
espoused, is a living faith, producing in its votaries its legitimate fruits —
love, joy, peace and good works." — Erastus Snow, Journal of
Discourses, Vol.23, p.84
(1/21/98)
"It is not too late to commit ourselves to living the gospel totally while
here on earth. Each day we must be committed to lofty Christian performance
because commitment to the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ is essential to
our eternal joy and happiness. The time to commit and recommit is now." —
Marvin J. Ashton, The Word Is Commitment, General Conference, October
1983
(1/22/98)
"Today we are not called to pull handcarts through the snow-swept plains of
Wyoming. However, we are called to live, foster, and teach the gospel of Jesus
Christ. It is our privilege to invest our means and our time to bless others.
Each one of us must do all we can to preserve our Latter-day Saint way of life.
A vital part of this preservation is a willingness to set aside personal desires
and replace them with unselfish sacrifice for others." — M. Russell
Ballard, The Blessings Of Sacrifice, General Conference, April 1992
(1/23/98)
"Those who live the gospel and introduce it into their daily lives will
find no reason to deny its power to save and uplift mankind." — Alma
Sonne, Conference Report, October 1966
(1/24/98)
"If parents will live according to the Gospel, will send their children to
be taught in Church organizations and indeed will augment that teaching with
teaching and example in the home, then two great forces, the family and the
Church, will converge upon the individual youngster to bring about a wholeness,
a spiritual health, a oneness without which neither happiness nor salvation can
be obtained." — Joseph F. Smith, Conference Report, April 1944
(6/11/04)
"Most Latter-day Saints are genuinely motivated to acquire the qualities of
our Savior. We should be pleased to discover that much of this growth and
refinement comes to us as a natural consequence of simply living the gospel. For
example, as we love and serve others in Christlike ways, we too are blessed by
the Lord with increased love, spiritual capacity, and an overall refinement of
our own gifts, graces, and abilities. Indeed, much is added unto us by the Lord
if we use our time here on earth wisely, above all preparing to meet God and
seeking first his kingdom (see Alma
12:24; Matt. 6:33)."
- Jack H Goaslind, "Look
to the Future with Optimism," Ensign, April 1997, p. 27
12/12/05
"The pain of loneliness seems to be part of the mortal
experience. But the Lord in His mercy has made it so that we need never deal
with the challenges of mortality alone.
"I was thinking about this recently as I sat through a meeting where the speaker
seemed preoccupied with how hard it is to live the gospel. By the end
of the meeting, I was depressed. He had made living the gospel seem like a
sentence to life on the rock pile. It's not living the gospel that's hard. Its
life that's hard. Its picking up the pieces when covenants have been
compromised or values violated that's hard. The gospel is the Good News that
provides us the tools to cope with the mistakes, the heartaches, the
disappointments we can expect to experience here." - Sheri L. Dew, "We
Are Not Alone," Ensign (CR), November 1998, p.94
1/14/06
"The power of one person is apparent throughout the scriptures as we see the
influence of an Abraham, of a Joseph, a Moses, of Peter and Paul, of a Nephi, of
Abinadi, Alma, and Ammon, and of Mormon and Moroni. There were Sarah and Rebekah
and Esther and Hannah, and Sariah and Mary and so many more—even Joseph and
Emma. Yes, these were mighty men and women of God; but they were often alone,
standing as one, even as each of us on occasion must stand alone in a sometimes
hostile world. Yet as these valiant servants of the Lord were not entirely
alone, neither will we be, if we are worthy of His companionship and the
companionship of the Holy Spirit. The Lord gave this promise to His faithful
servants: 'For I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on
your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about
you, to bear you up' (D&C 84:88).
We may be one, but we need not be entirely alone." - Wm. Rolfe Kerr, "Behold
Your Little Ones," Ensign (CR), November 1996, p.80
3/23/06
"'But before ye seek for riches, seek ye for the kingdom of God.
"'And after ye have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek
them; and ye will seek them for the intent to do good—to clothe the naked, and
to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the
sick and the afflicted (Jacob
2:18-19).'
"The foundation and perspective then are these: We must first seek the kingdom,
work and plan and spend wisely, plan for the future, and use what wealth we are
blessed with to help build up that kingdom. When guided by this eternal
perspective and by building on this firm foundation, we can pursue with
confidence our daily tasks and our life's work, which must be carefully planned
and diligently pursued." - N. Eldon Tanner, "Constancy
Amid Change," Ensign (CR), November 1979, p.80
6/1/06
"Even as the Lord organized the Church, we who have the gospel need to organize
our lives to do what has to be done, to become 'doers of the word' (James
1:22), and in the doing to come to know strength in the Lord. That strength
comes when we prepare for his blessings, recognize them, and use his gifts to
make his ways our ways." - Barbara B. Smith, "A
Season for Strength," Ensign (CR), November 1983, p.84
10/8/07
"May this group here today,
and those who listen on the radio and television, resolve to live better
hereafter so that we can die better. May God bless every single one of you, that
you may live as long as you want to live and as long as you ought to live.
Remember, each day of life is so precious we must not let it carelessly slip
away." - Thorpe B. Isaacson, "Conference Report," October 1959, Third
Day—Morning Meeting, p.97
7/30/09
“This testimony I found in my early youth. It has remained with
me as a certain knowledge all these years. I have discovered, as you have, I am
quite, sure, the method by which such a testimony may be kept alive, blossoming,
useful in human life. The formula is simple: Live the gospel every day, practice
it, and study it regularly; do not let the affairs of the day that deal with the
making of our temporal living crowd aside matters that pertain to the gospel. If
we use this formula, our testimony will become increasingly certain, will grow,
will expand in meaning and comprehension.” - John A.
Widtsoe, “Conference Report,” October 1943, Afternoon Meeting, p. 112
1/22/10
“As
Latter-day-Saints we are frequently admonished to live our religion. I
understand that to live our religion is to love the Lord our God with all our
might, mind and strength, and our neighbor as ourselves, and speak of all the
best we can. I understand that to live my religion is to mind my own business
attend to my own affairs, work out my own salvation, and magnify my calling. I
understand that to live my religion is to trust in the Lord and do good; to seek
earnestly for the blessing of the Almighty, and to be filled with gratitude to
Him that I have the privilege of being a member of His Church, that I have a
living testimony, that I have become sanctified through the precious blood of
Christ, and that I have the fellowship of the Holy Ghost.” -
George Teasdale, “Conference Report,” October 1902, Third
Day—Morning Session, p. 72
5/21/10
"As we progress and become more like the Savior, we can
strengthen every group with whom we associate, including families and
friends. The Lord places us in these communities of Saints where we can
learn and apply gospel principles to our everyday lives. These groups
are at the same time both a school, a proving ground, and a laboratory
where we both learn and do as we practice living the gospel." - Joseph B. Wirthlin, "The Time to Prepare," Ensign (CR), May 1998, p. 14
7/6/10
"This should be our aim as a people and as individuals, every day
living so near to God that we shall have more of His Spirit and power,
and more of the gifts and endowments of the holy Gospel of the Son of
God. If we take and continue in this course we shall feel and
understand that we are progressing in the knowledge of God and in the
comprehension of truth. And let me tell you, my brethren and sisters,
if we thus live, when counsel is given, no matter what it may be, or
what principle it may refer to, it will be plain and simple, and as
clear unto our minds as the light we now see; and our understandings
will be enlightened by it and we shall see beauty in it." - George Q. Cannon, "Journal of Discourses," 26 vols., 13:374