TrendZion

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

1. 1860·Heber C. Kimball·Apostle
   There are some people who think I am very hard, and occasionally pretty rough in my sayings; but I can tell you that I am not as severe as I ought to be, considering the persons and cases I have got to deal with. When I see people taking a course to lead them to destruction, I feel anxious to save them from falling. I know that I am a poor frail mortal, liable to err; but I know better than to cheat or rob a neighbour, and so does every man that has been baptized into this Church; but men give way to temptation. If men steal, they know they are doing wrong and sinning against God.
   Salvation By Works — jodcopy citation
2. 1972·Thomas S. Monson·Apostle
   Though Jesus was tempted by the evil one, yet he resisted. Though he was hated, yet he loved. Though he was betrayed, yet he triumphed. Not in a cloud of glory or chariot of fire was Jesus to depart mortality, but with arms outstretched in agony upon a cruel cross. The magnitude of his mission is depicted in the simplicity of his words.
   “Finishers Wanted” — cojccopy citation
3. 1985·Russell M. Nelson·Apostle
   If you yield to anything that can addict, and thus defy the Word of Wisdom, your spirit surrenders to the body. The flesh then enslaves the spirit. This is contrary to the purpose of your mortal existence. And in the process of such addiction, your life span is likely to be shortened, thereby reducing the time available for repentance by which your spirit might attain self-mastery over your body.
   Self-Mastery — cojccopy citation
4. 1988·Ezra Taft Benson·Prophet
   The scripture says, “Honour thy father and thy mother” ( Ex. 20:12 ; see also Mosiah 13:20 ). Sometimes one must choose to honor Heavenly Father over a mortal father.
   The Great Commandment—Love the Lord — cojccopy citation
5. 1998·Joseph B. Wirthlin·Apostle
   Procrastination and indecision can hamper our efforts to prepare for the life after mortality. Elder Joseph Fielding Smith said, “Procrastination, as it may be applied to Gospel principles, is the thief of eternal life—which is life in the presence of the Father and the Son.” In the Book of Mormon we read Amulek’s plea: “I beseech of you that ye do not procrastinate the day of your repentance until the end. … For that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world.”
   The Time to Prepare — cojccopy citation
6. 2000·Neal A. Maxwell·Apostle
   Scoffers display the shoulder-shrugging attitude foretold by Peter: “Where is the promise of [Christ’s] coming? for … all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation” ( 2 Pet. 3:4 ). Such cynicism mistakes the successive casts on the mortal stage for the absence of a Director or a script.
   The Tugs and Pulls of the World — cojccopy citation