TrendZion

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

1. 1843·Joseph Smith·Prophet
   3d His being the only legal administrator in the affairs of the Kingdom that was then on the Earth consequently the Jews had to obey his instruction or be damned by their own Law & Christ fulfiled all righteousness in becoming obedient to the Law which himself had given to Moses on the mount and thereby magnified it and made it honorable instead of destroying it
   Discourse, 29 January 1843, as Reported by Franklin D. Richards — jspcopy citation
2. 1867·Joseph F. Smith·Apostle
   I was very much pleased with Brother Hyde's discourse on this subject a few months ago; it was a most excellent description of things as they are and as they will be, and it was true. If we do not now know that it was so, we will have to learn; and if we are not willing to receive instruction and counsel, we will have to learn through experience and stern necessity, and be made to realize our condition and dependence on God.
   Embarrassments in Arising to Speak—The Different Religions—None Perfect Except Revealed from God — jodcopy citation
3. 1919·Joseph F. Smith·Prophet
   The Latter-day Saints, whether in the unions or out of them, know very well whether individual or united demands are arbitrary and unjust, and they will lose nothing by a manly refusal to violate their sense of justice.--_Juvenile Instructor,_ Vol. 38, June, 1903, p. 370.
   Gospel Doctrine — apostle_bookcopy citation
4. 1975·Howard W. Hunter·Apostle
   There are some who believe and others who doubt, but questions can be resolved and knowledge gained if we will follow these simple instructions from the scriptures. Of course, those who lack the desire to know and are “driven by the wind and tossed” will never understand the things pertaining to God and his divine plan. A prophet has made this meaningful statement:
   Faith—The First Step — cojccopy citation
5. 1978·Boyd K. Packer·Apostle
   The Welfare handbook instructs: “[We must] earnestly teach and urge Church members to be self-sustaining to the full extent of their powers. No true Latter-day Saint will … voluntarily shift from himself the burden of his own support. So long as he can, under the inspiration of the Almighty and with his own labors, he will supply himself with the necessities of life.” (1952, p. 2.)
   Solving Emotional Problems in the Lord’s Own Way — cojccopy citation
6. 1986·Ezra Taft Benson·Prophet
   My young sisters, I am happy to see so many of you with your mothers this evening. I counsel each of you to draw close to your own mother. Love her. Respect her. Honor her. Receive your mother’s counsel as she loves and instructs you in righteousness. Honor and obey your father as he stands as the head of the home by emulating his spiritual qualities.
   To the Young Women of the Church — cojccopy citation