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(10/2/04)
"Men are here upon the earth then that they might have joy. Is there
anything more desirable than happiness or joy? We are all seeking it; we all
want it. How is it to be obtained? It can only be obtained through the Church
and Kingdom of God. How may one get into this Church and Kingdom of God? The
answer is: he must be born into it. He was born into the world to begin with,
and now if he comes into the kingdom of God he must be born into it. Christ said
to Nicodemus upon one occasion: 'Except a man be born again, he cannot see the
Kingdom of God. Except a man be born of water and of the spirit he cannot enter
into the Kingdom of God.' (John
3:3-5.) So that it becomes in a sense a real birth. Baptism by water and the
laying on of hands for the reception of the Holy Ghost is the door that leads
into the Church and Kingdom of God." - Rudger Clawson, "Conference
Report," October 1928, Afternoon Meeting p. 46
2/3/10
“Oh, the height
and the depth of divine love, the love of God for his children here upon the
earth! We are put under an obligation that we never can repay in this life or in
the life to come. The greatness of this sacrifice cannot be measured, cannot be
fully understood by mortal man; but, nevertheless, we can get the benefit of it
by faith and obedience to the commandments of God. That is what he requires, and
I was going to say how simple it is to keep the commandments of God, and yet it
may not be so simple, and it may not be so easy, because Satan very well knows
the mark of our high calling, and he is seeking continually to lead away the
Saints of God from the path of rectitude and from the path of life, but after
all, my brethren and sisters, through faith and prayer and diligence, we will
surely prevail.” - Rudger Clawson, “Conference Report,”
October 1921, Afternoon Session, p. 36
7/21/10
"There is a blessing predicated upon the observance of every
commandment. We cannot ignore it or depart from it or change it to suit
our own notions and then expect to obtain the blessings. The Lord does
His part, we must do ours. So I have rejoiced in contemplating this
great and glorious principle of obedience. It has strengthened my
faith. It has caused me to make new resolves. I have come to understand
a little more than I understood last week or last month, the strictness
of the Lord and how careful He is that his servants and people should
obey Him, and what is meant when it is said that the Lord would choose
a man after his own heart. It meant, I think, that He would choose a
man who would obey his commandments." - Rudger Clawson, "Conference Report," October 1899, First Day—Morning Session
