Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes About Scripture
-
Every home is a house of learning either for good or otherwise. Family members may learn to be obedient, honest, industrious, self-reliant, and faithful in living gospel principles, or they may learn something else. Learning the gospel in the homes of Church members should be centered on the scriptures and on the words of the latter-day prophets. The Lord has commanded parents to teach their children.
→ -
Too many sit at the banquet table of the gospel of Jesus Christ and merely nibble at the feast placed before them. They go through the motions - attending their meetings perhaps, glancing at scriptures, repeating familiar prayers - but their hearts are far away.
→ -
We should be patient in developing and strengthening our testimonies. Rather than expecting immediate or spectacular manifestations, though they will come when needed, we should pray for a testimony, study the scriptures, follow the counsel of our prophet and other Church leaders, and live the principles of the gospel. Our testimonies then will grow and mature naturally, perhaps imperceptibly at times, until they become driving forces in our lives.
→
Related Authors
-
-
-
Gordon B. Hinckley Religious Leader -
Henry B. Eyring Author -
Russell M. Nelson Surgeon -
-
-
James E. Faust Lawyer -
Marvin J. Ashton Author -
-
Boyd K. Packer Author -
-
Dieter F. Uchtdorf Aviator -
-
Jeffrey R. Holland Educator -
Howard W. Hunter Lawyer -
Dallin H. Oaks Author -
Thomas S. Monson Author -
