(10/19/97)
In the first place, we have to become sanctified; and I may here say that our views of sanctification differ very much from the views held by some of the popular sects of the day, for they think that sanctification consists in shutting the door and securely bolting it against fulfilling the first commandment that God gave to our first parents. I will put my own definition to the term sanctification, and say it consists in overcoming every sin and bringing all into subjection to the law of Christ. God has placed in us a pure spirit; when this reigns predominant, without let or hindrance, and triumphs over the flesh and rules and governs and controls as the Lord controls the heavens and the earth, this I call the blessing of sanctification. Will sin be perfectly destroyed? No, it will not, for it is not so designed in the economy of Heaven.—Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Vol.10, p.172 - 173

(10/20/97)
Sanctification means to be clean before the Lord. This is accomplished by first knowing and then abiding by the law of the Lord. (See D&C 43:8-10) In essence, obedience and repentance are the means by which one qualifies for sanctification. Prophets and leaders of the church are continually teaching and encouraging the saints to place their lives in order according to the revealed laws of the Lord. The degree to which the saints respond to these urgings determines the level of sanctification within the church.—Otten & Caldwell, Sacred Truths of the Doctrine & Covenants, Vol.2, p.213 - 214

(10/21/97)
My brothers and sisters, if we fast and pray often I am sure that we, too, can wax stronger and stronger in our faith and in our humility that our hearts will be filled with joy and consolation; that we will also purify and sanctify our hearts, which sanctification will come because we do yield our hearts unto God.—Elder Delbert L. Stapley, General Conference, October 1951

(10/22/97)
When we conclude to make a Zion we will make it, and this work commences in the heart of each person. When the father of a family wishes to make a Zion in his own house, he must take the lead in this good work, which it is impossible for him to do unless he himself possesses the spirit of Zion. Before he can produce the work of sanctification in his family, he must sanctify himself, and by this means God can help him to sanctify his family.—Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, 9:283

(10/23/97)
Take it individually or take it collectively, we have suffered and we shall have to suffer again; and why? Because the Lord requires it at our hands for our sanctification.—Lorenzo Snow, Journal of Discourses, 5:323

(10/24/97)
The Prophet Alma discourses on the mercies of the Lord through the cleansing power wherein repentance has purged sin, and joy leads toward "rest" or exaltation:

"Therefore they were called after this holy order [of the high priesthood], and were sanctified, and their garments were washed white through the blood of the Lamb. Now they, after being sanctified by the Holy Ghost, having their garments made white, being pure and spotless before God, could not look upon sin save it were with abhorrence; and there were many, exceeding great many, who were made pure and entered into the rest of the Lord their God." (Al. 13:11-12.)

This passage indicates an attitude which is basic to the sanctification we should all be seeking, and thus to the repentance which merits forgiveness. It is that the former transgressor must have reached a "point of no return" to sin wherein there is not merely a renunciation but also a deep abhorrence of the sin where the sin becomes most distasteful to him and where the desire or urge to sin is cleared out of his life.—Spencer W. Kimball, The Miracle of Forgiveness, p.354-355