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From: the Prophet Spencer W. Kimball
Topic: Man is a god in embryo
The Prophet Spencer W. Kimball said in his book, Miracle of Forgiveness, pg. ix; “The
scriptures point clearly to the high purpose of man's existence…
through the modern Prophet Joseph Smith…having learned the drama and
purpose of it all…Through him God has abundantly confirmed that man is
the supreme creation…that man is the offspring of God; that for man, and
man alone, was the earth created… and that, having within him the seeds
of godhood and thus being a god in embryo, man has unlimited potential
for progress and attainment.”
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From: the Prophet Brigham Young
Topic: Blood atonement
Brigham Young said this in Journal of Discourses 3:247; “You
say, "That man ought to die for transgressing the law of God." Let me
suppose a case. Suppose you found your brother in bed with your wife, an
put a javelin through both of them, you would be justified, and they
would atone for their sins, and be received into the kingdom of God.
I would at once do so in such a case; and under such circumstances, I
have no wife whom I love so well that I would not put a javelin through
her heart, and I would do it with clean hands.”
From: The Doctrines of Salvation
Topic: Church Stands or Falls with Joseph Smith
Doctrines of Salvation, 1:188 it says; “Mormonism,
as it is called, must stand or fall on the story of Joseph Smith. He
was either a prophet of God, divinely called, properly appointed and
commissioned, or he was one of the biggest frauds this world has ever
seen. There is no middle ground.”
From: the Prophet Joseph Fielding Smith
Topic: Motherhood Brings Salvation
“Motherhood
lies at the foundation of happiness in the home…God has laid upon men
and women very sacred obligations with respect to motherhood… In I
Timothy 2:13-15, we are told that "Adam was first formed, then
Eve…Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue
in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety." Can she be saved
without child-bearing? She indeed takes an awful risk if she wilfully
disregards what is a pronounced requirement of God…”
Gospel Doctrine: Selections from the Sermons and Writings of Joseph F. Smith, pg. 288.
David O. McKay
Worst:
“Although, I do not care much for a negro, still I have a warm spot in my heart for those beautiful singers.”
Worst:
“Although, I do not care much for a negro, still I have a warm spot in my heart for those beautiful singers.”
Brigham Young
Worst:
“Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race? If the white man mixes who belongs to the chosen seed mixes his blood with the seed of Cain, the penalty, under the law of God, is death on the spot. This will always be so.”
"IT'S WRONG TO CRITICIZE LEADERS OF THE (MORMON) CHURCH, EVEN IF THE CRITICISM IS TRUE"
Dallin Oaks, LDS apostle
"Some things that are true are not very useful."
Boyd K. Packer
"The merciful companion to truth is silence. Some truths are best left unsaid."
Apostle Russel M. Nelson
“I remember years ago when I was a bishop I had President Heber J. Grant talk to our ward. After the meeting I drove him home … Standing by me, he put his arm over my shoulder and said: ‘My boy, you always keep your eye on the President of the Church and if he ever tells you to do anything, and it is wrong, and you do it, the Lord will bless you for it.’ Then with a twinkle in his eye, he said, ‘But you don’t need to worry. The Lord will never let his mouthpiece lead the people astray.’ ” (Conference Report, October 1960, p. 78.)