TrendZion

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

1. 1855·Brigham Young·Prophet
   Our Conference has been well attended; there has been the greatest number of Saints assembled that I have ever seen at one time, and they will out number any meeting that the Latter-day Saints have had on this continent, or on any other. I doubt not but this is the largest congregation of Saints that has ever been assembled at one time and place on the face of the whole earth, since the days of the Jews in Jerusalem, or of the Nephites on this continent while they were in their glory and strength.
   Necessity of Home Missions—Purification of the Saints—Chastisement—Honesty in Business — jodcopy citation
2. 1882·Wilford Woodruff·Apostle
   Then the Lord has other ways of communicating His mind and will. We have the living oracles with us, and have had from the day that Joseph Smith received the ministrations of Moroni, the Nephite, John the Baptist, Peter, James and John, Moses, Elias, Elijah, Jesus Christ—from that day we have had the living oracles to teach us the word of the Lord.
   The Channels of Communication From God to Man—Dreams, Visions, Etc. — jodcopy citation
3. 1914·Orson F. Whitney·Apostle
   On Both Hemispheres.--The plan of salvation was proclaimed, and the Church of Christ organized, on both hemispheres; the risen Savior, after confirming the faith of his Jewish disciples, visiting the Nephites for a similar purpose, and departing thence to pay like visits to other branches of the house of Israel, whose whereabouts were as unknown to the descendants of Lehi as was the existence of the latter to their brethren in and around Jerusalem.--(III Ne. 15, 16.)
   Gospel Themes — apostle_bookcopy citation
4. 1971·Bruce R. McConkie·Apostle
   Religion must be felt and experienced. In the record of the ministry of the resurrected Lord among the Nephites, we find this account: Jesus “knelt upon the earth; and behold he prayed unto the Father, and the things which he prayed cannot be written, and the multitude did bear record who heard him.
   The Lord’s People Receive Revelation — cojccopy citation
5. 1979·Spencer W. Kimball·Prophet
   We all need heroes to honor and admire; we need people after whom we can pattern our lives. For us Christ is the chiefest of these. “What manner of men ought ye to be?” he asked his Nephite disciples. His answer, “Verily I say unto you, even as I am.” ( 3 Ne. 27:27 .) Christ is our pattern, our guide, our prototype, and our friend. We seek to be like him so that we can always be with him. In a lesser degree the apostles and prophets who have lived as Christ lived also become examples for us.
   Preparing for Service in the Church — cojccopy citation
6. 1989·Ezra Taft Benson·Prophet
   The scriptures abound with evidences of the severe consequences of the sin of pride to individuals, groups, cities, and nations. “Pride goeth before destruction.” ( Prov. 16:18 .) It destroyed the Nephite nation and the city of Sodom. (See Moro. 8:27 ; Ezek. 16:49–50 .)
   Beware of Pride — cojccopy citation