Birth: September 19, 1897 Death: May 20, 1988
Prayer is the means by which men communicate with God. Revelation is the means by which God communicates with men..
We will see the day when we live on what we produce..
Prayer is the instrument of miracles..
Pondering is, in my feeling, a form of prayer..
The only motive strong enough to induce men to exercise the self control required by the religion of Jesus is love..
When earth life is over and things appear in their true perspective, we shall more clearly see and realize what the Lord and his prophets have repeat….
Many people correctly make the point that our only hope is to turn to God. For example, Charles Lindbergh, who said that in his young manhood he thou….
The whole problem is spirituality-not finances. Spiritually strong = welfare strong..
Now, we have the Holy Ghost. Each one of us who is a member of the Church has had hands laid upon his head and has been given, as far as an ordinanc….
In this modern world plagued with counterfeits for the Lord's plan, we must not be misled into supposing that we can discharge our obligations to the….
Whenever I have a serious problem or some assignment of a creative nature...I always receive more assistance in the early morning hours than at any o….
My soul has made its greatest growth as I have been driven to my knees by adversity and affliction..
Peace has been variously defined, but perhaps we might think of it as 'harmony within one's self, and with God and man.'.
Not only does inspiration from the Lord compensate for want of facts; it also induces men by self-discipline, to conform in their personal conduct an….
Service is not something we endure on this earth so we can earn the right to live in the celestial kingdom. Service is the very fiber of which an exa….
How can we give if there is nothing there?... Support and understanding cannot come from the emotionally starved. Teaching cannot come from the unlea….
It has always seemed somewhat paradoxical to me that we must constantly have the Lord command us to do those things which are for our own good..
The principle of self-reliance grows out of a fundamental doctrine of the Church, that of agency. Just as each individual is accountable for his choi….
The key to happiness is to get the spirit and keep it..
While the Lord will magnify us in both subtle and dramatic ways, he can only guide our footsteps when we move our feet..
No, the Lord doesn't really need us to take care of the poor, but we need this experience; for it is only through our learning how to take care of ea….