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(8/1/04)
"If, in your case, the physical tends to dominate, all the more reason
to
bridle it and find the other dimensions. Bridle is the word that wise
father
Alma used in counseling his son Shiblon, and the promise he attached
is the key
to understanding: 'Bridle... your passions, that ye may be filled with
love.' (Alma 38:12.)
Bridling
increases strength, increases power, increases love. There are
absolutely two
ways you can control a horse. (We learned a little bit about horses
last night.)
One is to kill it; one is to bridle it. Alma never said kill your
passions. The
implication is not that passions are evil, that we shouldn't have
them. On the
contrary, we bridle something we love, something whose power we
respect." -
Paul H. Dunn, "Teach
'the
Why,'" Ensign, November 1981, p. 72
1/22/06
"The Church urges men to have self-mastery to control their appetites,
their tempers, and their speech. A man is not at his best when he is a
slave to some habit. A man is not his best who lives merely to gratify
his passions. That is one reason why the Lord has given the Church the
revelation of the Word of Wisdom so that, even from boyhood and
girlhood, young men and young women may learn to control themselves.
That is not always easy. The youth today face enemies-false ideologies
and immoral practices "glossed over" and "seasoned with a text." Sound
preparation is necessary to meet and conquer these enemies. Keep in
mind that man's earthly existence is but a test as to whether he will
concentrate his efforts, his mind, his soul upon things which
contribute to the comfort and gratification of his physical nature, or
whether he will make as his life's purpose the acquisition of
spiritual qualities." - David O. McKay, "Conference Report," October
1969, First Day—Morning Meeting, p.8
4/17/06
"'What is man?' asked the psalmist. (Ps.
8:4.) The answer: '[God] made him a little lower than the angels,
and hast crowned him with glory and honour.' (Ps.
8:4-6.) It is, therefore, our responsibility to climb ever upward
and to wear God-given crowns honorably. Young men, especially those of a
'chosen generation' and 'royal priesthood,' must understand that they
are the spiritual offspring of God and that no one becomes in truth a
man until he reverences the Father of spirits and allows inner powers to
control his thoughts, words, and actions. (See 1
Pet. 2:9;
Acts 17:28;
Heb. 12:9.)" - Carlos
E. Asay, "Be
Men!," Ensign (CR), May 1992, p.40
10/26/06
"The computer is a wonderful instrument when it is properly used. But
when it is used to deal with pornography or so-called chat rooms or for
any other purpose that leads to evil practices or evil thoughts, then
there must be self-discipline enough to turn it off.
"The Lord has declared, 'Purge ye out the iniquity which is among you;
sanctify yourselves before me' (D&C
43:11). No one can mistake the meaning of those words.
"He says further, 'The elements are the tabernacle of God; yea, man is
the tabernacle of God, even temples; and whatsoever temple is defiled,
God shall destroy that temple' (D&C
93:35). There is no equivocation there. The Lord has spoken
plainly that we must take care of our mortal body and avoid that which
would do it harm.
"He has made to each of us a great promise. Said He, 'Be thou humble;
and the Lord thy God shall lead thee by the hand, and give thee answer
to thy prayers' (D&C
112:10).
"And further: 'God shall give unto you knowledge by his Holy Spirit,
yea, by the unspeakable gift of the Holy Ghost, that has not been
revealed since the world was until now' (D&C
121:26).
"All of us would do well to study the life of the Master and try to
emulate His words and doings. We would likewise do well to study the
life of the Prophet Joseph. From his example, each of us could learn
much concerning our own behavior." - Gordon B. Hinckley, "Rise
Up, O Men of God," Ensign, November 2006
10/11/09
“Brethren,
part of my warning voice tonight is that this will only get worse. It
seems the door to permissiveness, the door to lewdness and vulgarity
and obscenity swings only one way. It only opens farther and farther;
it never seems to swing back. Individuals can choose to close it, but
it is certain, historically speaking, that public appetite and public
policy will not close it. No, in the moral realm the only real control
you have is self-control.” -
Jeffrey R. Holland, “Sanctify Yourselves,” Ensign (CR), November
2000, p. 38
3/22/10
“The
most inspiring thing about the life of Jesus was not his ability to
quiet the storm or control the tempest, but his absolute control of
himself. The Master did not need to make a single mistake in order to
find out that it was wrong. We have developed a fairly good control
over some of our body members; for example, I have great authority
over my finger. If I tell it to bend, it bends. If I tell it to
unbend, it unbends. If I give my feet an order, they obey immediately,
and we will have succeeded in our religious responsibility when we get
that same kind of control over our thoughts, our emotions, our
tongues, our industry, our faith, and our desire to serve God. Some of
us have mistrained our appetites to a point where we tend to ‘think’
with our stomachs; that is, our appetites frequently have more
influence in directing our lives than our reason or even the
commandments of God. This same misuse of our powers frequently gives
our fears, our doubts, our prejudices, our hates, and our sex impulses
the control of our lives. Before we can be successful in our God-given
dominion, our emotions must be brought under the direction of the
spirit.” -
Sterling W. Sill, “Conference Report,” October 1963,
General Priesthood Meeting, p. 78
12/17/11
You … are God’s [child], hence heir to all he has. His purpose and
goal is to bring to pass your immortality and eternal life. You are
the most important thing that exists—his most important creation. So
we must be master of our beings and control ourselves, and not be
controlled by some habit or by someone else. We must be lifters and
not leaners. Reach for the stars. - Ted E. Brewerton, "My
Son and Yours—Each a Remarkable One," Ensign (CR) October
1986