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(8/7/04)
"In the Book of Mormon Alma tried to help his son Corianton avoid
unnecessary storms by explaining that 'wickedness never was happiness'
(Alma 41:10).
Unfortunately,
sin appears occasionally attractive but hides its destructive nature
until it is
too late and harm is already done. We need to understand how to
recognize and
avoid the evil and be prepared to detour around it in time. If we do
fail,
however, there is hope and relief made possible through the atonement
of Jesus
Christ. Sincere repentance brings us forgiveness and peace in this
life and puts
us back on course to live again with our Heavenly Father." - Dieter F.
Uchtdorf, "Happy
Landing," New Era, March 1995, p. 7
(1/7/05)
"Our inconsistency in the present situation is frightening. While
millions
accept promiscuity as a new way of life and excuse adultery even
though it
wrecks marriages and breaks up homes, at the same time we make it
illegal to
offer a prayer in some of our public places. While we teach sex in
schools and
publicly portray the vilest of filth on the movie screen, we virtually
make a
criminal of a schoolteacher who would bring a Bible into the classroom
or who
might ask the students to recite the Lord's Prayer. So far have we
lost our
sense of values! Some Americans protest reference to the Almighty in
the Pledge
of Allegiance to the flag, while others would eliminate 'In God We
Trust' from
our coins. Church attendance in most denominations is falling off at a
rapid
rate. Bible sales are down 25 percent, and some members of the clergy
have lost
their faith. The Almighty provided that we should observe a sacred
Sabbath each
week. We have flouted this law to his face, and most of us have turned
his holy
day into one of pleasure or of 'business as usual,' and yet the
Sabbath was
given as a symbol of allegiance to our Creator. How true it is that
'first we
pity, then endure, then embrace' the repeated and relentless
incursions of
iniquity." - Mark E. Petersen, "Warnings
from
the Past," Ensign, June 1971, p. 47
6/22/06
"During his mortal ministry, as the Only Begotten of the Father in the
flesh, Jesus again taught the gospel. At the beginning of this
ministry, we see his perseverance in one of the most stirring dramas
ever recorded. He completely overcame every temptation that the
cunning of Satan could devise (see
Matt. 4:1-11).
After Jesus had fasted forty days and forty nights, gathering
miraculous inner strength, came a battle of opposing powers in the
wilderness of Judea. First, Satan tempted Jesus by appealing to the
basic appetite of hunger, asking him to transform stones into bread.
Jesus held to his divine course and refused. Satan next tempted the
Savior to cast himself down from a pinnacle of the temple, saying
angels would protect him if he were the Son of God. Jesus refused this
request to misuse his divine power, saying, 'Thou shalt not tempt the
Lord thy God' (Matt.
4:7). Satan seldom gives up. He next appealed to a drive that
causes the downfall of otherwise invulnerable individuals—the almost
irresistible hunger to have great possessions. Satan showed all the
kingdoms of the world and offered them to Jesus if he would worship
him. Jesus commanded Satan to leave, saying, 'Thou shalt worship the
Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve' (Matt.
4:10). This is the type of perseverance in the face of
temptation that each of us can and must exercise if we are to avoid
the misery of sin." - Joseph B. Wirthlin, "Never
Give Up," Ensign (CR), November 1987, p.8
10/25/06
"There is much that is evil and unclean in music, the Internet, movies,
magazines, and in alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. As to any evil and
unclean thing, my young friends, do not even touch it! Disguised in such
things is a hook that sets subtly and much more suddenly than you dare
think—and it can be an excruciatingly painful process to extract the
hook. Alma described that for him the process of repentance was 'nigh
unto death' (Mosiah
27:28); indeed, he stated that 'nothing [could be] so exquisite
and so bitter as were my pains' (Alma
36:21).
"There may be some of you who have been involved with that which is evil
or unclean. Take hope in the doctrinal and historical fact that Alma's
faith in the Lord led him to repent, and as a direct result of his
repentance he experienced such happiness through the power of the
Atonement of Christ that, in his words, 'there can be nothing so
exquisite and sweet as was my joy' (Alma
36:21). Such will be your experience as you seek the Lord through
repentance." - Marcus B. Nash, "The
Great Plan of Happiness," Ensign, November 2006
10/17/09
“Since the beginning there has been in the world a wide range of sins.
Many of them involve harm to others, but every sin is against
ourselves and God, for sins limit our progress, curtail our
development, and estrange us from good people, good influences, and
from our Lord.” – “The Teachings of Spencer
W. Kimball,” edited by Edward L. Kimball, p. 153
6/29/10
"There should be
no sin in the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. No man should attempt to excuse himself because he
has this failing or that. If we have a failing, if we have a weakness,
there is where we should concentrate, with a desire to overcome, until
we master and conquer. If a man feels that it is hard for him to pay
his tithing, then that is the thing he should do, until he learns to
pay his tithing. If it is the Word of Wisdom, that is what he should
do, until he learns to love that commandment." - Joseph
Fielding Smith, "Conference Report," October 1941, Afternoon Meeting,
p. 95
11/21/11
Just as a sewing pattern determines the dress or clothes we wear, so
our present lives determine our future existence. Why do people have
to go through the “school of hard knocks” to learn this truth? The
scriptures and instructions from our spiritual leaders teach us how to
avoid the heartache which always results from sin. - Theodore M.
Burton, "Let
Mercy Temper Justice," Ensign (CR) October 1985