TrendZion

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

1. 1854·Heber C. Kimball·Apostle
   There is no man in the flesh whose right it is to direct or control brother Brigham Young in the first thing. If I have not a right to lead and control him, I want to know who has? It is my meat and my drink to do the will of my Father who is in heaven; and if I do this to the day of my death as brother Willard did, I am as sure of salvation as you are that the sun will rise and set again.
2. 1859·Amasa Lyman·Apostle
   Perhaps people may suppose it is none of my business to allude here to matters that are transpiring within your home circle. If it is not, then I have nothing to do with your salvation. Is there no obligation resting on me as a servant of God—as a minister of righteousness in the midst of the people, to administer the words of truth to them in a way to save them, that they may have the advantage through an application of the truth to the regulation of their actions of deliverance from sin?
3. 1914·Orson F. Whitney·Apostle
   The Salt of the Earth.--While there is but one Savior in a universal sense, and in the sense of the atonement and the resurrection, that Savior has many assistants, sent to play subordinate parts in the great drama of salvation. Did not Jesus tell his disciples that they were "the salt of the earth"--the saving or preserving element among men? And did he not warn them against allowing "the salt" to "lose its savor"--its power to save and preserve? For how could they save others, if their own feet were not firmly planted upon the Rock of Salvation?
4. 1938·John A. Widtsoe·Apostle
   True, we have been commanded to seek all knowledge ; the Lord has also said that "it is impossible to be saved in ignorance", and that "If a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come." However, it is equally true that the gaining of knowledge is but a first necessary step in a progressive life. Knowledge must be quickened and made alive by proper use.
5. 1954·Delbert L. Stapley·Apostle
   The Lord revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith 121 years ago the Word of Wisdom, the Lord's law of health, showing forth the order and will of God in the temporal salvation of all Saints in the last days and given for a principle with promise. Many have doubted, and by their acts have refused to accept this revelation to be a word of wisdom. The inviting advertising appeal and enticing claims of tobacco interests are listened to and accepted by men and women against their Creator's revealed truth that tobacco is not good for man. But now that science is proving cancer to be
6. 1963·Mark E. Petersen·Apostle
   We, therefore, as a united people must declare to all mankind that he lives and that he is a power in the world and that he is our only salvation from the destruction that is sure to come upon this evil world unless they repent. We must raise the voice of testimony. We must raise the voice of repentance.