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(9/12/05)
"My brethren and sisters, can we afford to
be indifferent and neglectful, listless and foolish, so late in the day as this?
for it is announced to us that the coming of the Son of Man is near at hand. O!
that we will serve and honor the Lord and be ready at His coming; that the door
shall not be shut against us, but that there shall be oil in our lamps, and we
be well prepared. But not a man or woman can have the necessary oil and
preparation who hath not earned it by his or her own devoted service to the
Lord. And we have not a moment to be careless. Seek the Lord and serve Him every
day of your lives. Then if you die before the coming of the Son of Man you shall
see Him when you go to the other side, and you shall be welcome there. Let us be
ready all the time, and let us labor with devotion and faithfulness. Never mind
what others do; for me, I must serve the Lord, I must honor and serve Him with
all my might and strength, in order that I may be redeemed and saved in His
presence." - Francis M. Lyman, "Conference Report," April 1901, Afternoon
Session p. 50
(9/20/05)
"One great event that some people fear is referred to as 'the
end of the world.' We know that at the second coming of Jesus Christ it will be
the 'great and dreadful day of the Lord' (Mal.
4:5, D&C 110:14) —
dread being a synonym for fear. We can make it a great day for us, though,
rather than a dreadful day. How? By qualifying, by complying, by following the
Lord. It is futile to be afraid when we could be 'looking forth for the great
day of the Lord.' (D&C 45:39.)"
- Derek A. Cuthbert, "The Futility of Fear," "Hope" [Salt Lake City: Deseret
Book Co., 1994]
3/11/06
"Brothers and sisters, as the Book of Mormon teaches, 'this life is the
time for men to prepare to meet God;... the day of this life is the day for men
to perform their labors' (Alma
34:32). Are we preparing?" - Dallin H. Oaks, "Preparation
for the Second Coming," Ensign (CR), May 2004, p.7
4/16/07
"The doctrine of the Second Coming of the Messiah provides one of the great
incentives to prepare and live right. Heavenly Father knows that promised
rewards encourage His children to do works of righteousness and promised
penalties create a dread of doing evil. Such are the revelations pertaining to
the Second Coming of our Lord. (See Bruce R. McConkie, Doctrinal New Testament
Commentary, 3 vols. (1966–73), 1:677–78.)" - Keith B. McMullin, "Lay
Up in Store," General Conference, April 2007
11/29/07
"We are surrounded by
challenges on all sides (see 2
Cor. 4:8-9). But with faith in God, we trust the blessings He has promised
those who keep His commandments. We have faith in the future, and we are
preparing for that future. To borrow a metaphor from the familiar world of
athletic competitions, we do not know when this game will end, and we do not
know the final score, but we do know that when the game finally ends, our team
wins. We will continue to go forward till the purposes of God shall be
accomplished, and the Great Jehovah shall say the work is done (History of the
Church, 4:540)." - Dallin H. Oaks, "Preparation
for the Second Coming," Ensign (CR), May 2004, p.7
10/9/09
“The record
of the Nephite history just prior to the Savior’s visit reveals many parallels
to our own day as we anticipate the Savior’s second coming. The Nephite
civilization had reached great heights. They were prosperous and industrious.
They had built many cities with great highways connecting them. They engaged in
shipping and trade. They built temples and palaces.
“But, as so often happens, the people rejected the Lord. Pride became commonplace. Dishonesty and immorality were widespread. Secret combinations flourished because, as Helaman tells us, the Gadianton robbers ‘had seduced the more part of the righteous until they had come down to believe in their works and partake of their spoils’ (Hel. 6:38). ‘The people began to be distinguished by ranks, according to their riches and their chances for learning’ (3 Ne. 6:12). And ‘Satan had great power, unto the stirring up of the people to do all manner of iniquity, and to the puffing them up with pride, tempting them to seek for power, and authority, and riches, and the vain things of the world,’ even as today (3 Ne. 6:15).” - Ezra Taft Benson, “The Savior’s Visit to America,” Ensign (CR), May 1987, p. 4
1/29/10
“When
He comes again, unlike coming to the signifying meekness of the manger, He will
come in overwhelming majesty and power. In at least one appearance, He will come
in red apparel to remind us that He shed His blood for us. (D&C 133:48; Isa.
63:1.) Among the astounding, accompanying events, stars will fall from the
heavens, as Christ will declare, ‘I have trodden the wine-press alone, and none
was with me.’ (D&C 133:50.) What will we and those who witness these marvelous
events speak of, then and later? Not the falling stars! Instead, we will speak
of Jesus' ‘loving kindness.’ For how long will we so exclaim? ‘Forever and
ever.’ (D&C 133:52.) The more we come to know of Jesus and the Atonement, the
more we shall praise and adore Him ‘forever and ever.’” –
“The Neal A. Maxwell Quote Book,” p. 301
3/23/10
“The world
is rapidly coming to its end, that is, the end of the day of wickedness. When it
is fully ripe in iniquity the Lord will come in the cloud of heaven to take
vengeance on the ungodly, for his wrath is kindled against them. Do not think
that he delayeth his coming. Many of the signs of his coming have been given, so
we may, if we will, know that the day is even now at our doors.” -
Joseph Fielding Smith, “Conference Report,” October 1965,
Afternoon Meeting, p. 29