TrendZion

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

1. 1857·Orson Hyde·Apostle
   The children of this world who love darkness rather than light, will find themselves, finally, to be inhabitants of those planets that move in outer darkness; having a home adapted to their disposition and character.
   The Way to Eternal Life—Practical Religion—All are not Saints who Profess to be—Prison—House of Disobedient Spirits — jodcopy citation
2. 1975·Spencer W. Kimball·Prophet
   A letter came from a rural area addressed to me. It said, “Following your advice, we appraised our lot and became ashamed of it. It was a pioneer rural home with the usual barn, chicken house, and sheds. The outside fence was broken.
   The Time to Labor Is Now — cojccopy citation
3. 1981·Ezra Taft Benson·Apostle
   I know of one family who has as its goal that each member of the family and posterity will arrive in their heavenly home—the celestial kingdom—with no vacant chairs. That is their objective. They review it at every family reunion and mention it frequently as they mingle together between reunions.
   Great Things Required of Their Fathers — cojccopy citation
4. 1987·Ezra Taft Benson·Prophet
   Brethren, home teaching is not just another program. It is the priesthood way of watching over the Saints and accomplishing the mission of the Church. Home teaching is not just an assignment. It is a sacred calling.
   To the Home Teachers of the Church — cojccopy citation
5. 1993·David B. Haight·Apostle
   We also spoke of Hector C. Haight, another ancestor, called from his home in Farmington, Utah, to preside over the Scandinavian Mission in 1856 with little or no ability to speak Danish, Swedish, or Norwegian. But trusting in the Lord and with the assistance of the Scandinavian Saints, he accomplished his assignment. He reported in 1858 that “2,610 souls had been baptized … and [that] 990 members had emigrated to Zion” (Andrew Jenson, History of the Scandinavian Mission [Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1927], p. 128).
   Missionary Work—Our Responsibility — cojccopy citation
6. 1997·Thomas S. Monson·Apostle
   It is in the home that we form our attitudes, our deeply held beliefs. It is in the home that hope is fostered or destroyed. Wrote Dr. Stuart E. Rosenberg in his book The Road to Confidence: “Despite all new inventions and modern designs, fads and fetishes, no one has yet invented, or will ever invent, a satisfying substitute for one’s own family.”
   Teach the Children — cojccopy citation