TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1882·Wilford Woodruff·Apostle
   We are again called to pay our last respects to the dead. Upon this occasion it is one of the daughters of the Lord, a mother of Zion, who has filled the measure of her creation. Sister Cannon was a noble woman, a noble mother in Israel who has raised a noble posterity; and she has now gone to rest after spending her life in upholding the principles of truth and making them honorable in the earth.
   Discourse by President Wilford Woodruff — jodcopy citation
2. 1978·Ezra Taft Benson·Apostle
   With these prophetic warnings and assurances before us and evidences of evil increasing, Church members are asking: “Why is not the Church doing more to expose the evils of our society?” “Is there a great conspiracy?” “What can I do to fight false philosophies which have crept into our school systems and society in general?” “With the precarious political and economic conditions, should I prepare my sons and daughters for college and future careers?” “Is the Church the only answer to the problems about us, or are there other things we should be doing?”
   “May the Kingdom of God Go Forth” — cojccopy citation
3. 1981·LeGrand Richards·Apostle
   The man shook his head and said: “My daughter, there isn’t anything to say. This man has been teaching us things we have never heard of, and he has been teaching them to us out of our own Bibles.”
   Call of the Prophets — cojccopy citation
4. 1989·Russell M. Nelson·Apostle
   The family has been under attack ever since Satan first taunted Adam and Eve. (See Gen. 3 ; Moses 4 .) So today, each must guard against the hazard of contention in the family. It usually begins innocently. Years ago when our daughters were little girls who wanted to be big girls, the style of the day was to wear multiple petticoats. A little contention could have crept in as the girls soon learned that the one to get dressed first was the one best dressed.
   The Canker of Contention — cojccopy citation
5. 1996·Henry B. Eyring·Apostle
   Here is his record of one of those times. His daughter Elizabeth died in his arms. He reported her burial and the location of her grave in a few lines. But then the next day, November 4, 1863, this is the entire entry:
   A Legacy of Testimony — cojccopy citation
6. 2001·Thomas S. Monson·Apostle
   “That by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God.”
   Now Is the Time — cojccopy citation