TrendZion

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

1. 1930·Heber J. Grant·Prophet
   It is my right and privilege as the President of this Church to extend a blessing to the people, and with all my heart and soul I bless my counselors for their devotion to me and to the Church. I remember with gratitude my counselors who have passed away. I rejoice in the wonderful labors and the devotion of each and every one of the men who are members of the Council of the Twelve Apostles, also the Presiding Patriarch of the Church. I pray God to bless them for their integrity and their devotion, for their labors at home and abroad among the people.
   President Heber J. Grant — April 1930 General Conference [address 38 of 38] [derivation] — conference_report⧉
2. 1938·J. Reuben Clark·Apostle
   I am grateful for the welfare plan, and for the success which is attending the efforts of those who are carrying it out. I thank the general committee, the regional committees, the stake and the ward committees, the Priesthood quorums, and last, but by no means least, the Relief Society, who are the "mothers" of the welfare household.
   President J. Reuben Clark, Jr.. — October 1938 General Conference [address 2 of 3] [derivation] — conference_report⧉
3. 1949·Marion G. Romney·Apostle
   I am very grateful for these conferences. They revive my soul. Every one I have attended for years has lifted me up and induced me to renew my determination to devote myself more fully to works of righteousness. During them, the importance of this world's interests and distractions seems to diminish, and life's true values, as set forth in the gospel of Jesus Christ, come into plainer view.
   Elder Marion G. Romney — October 1949 General Conference [address 2 of 4] [derivation] — conference_report⧉
4. 1955·Richard L. Evans·Apostle
   At this time I should like to express gratitude for Sister Evans and me for the privilege we have had of being witnesses of some of those glorious and significant events of which President McKay has spoken; and gratitude for the leadership of President McKay and his Counselors, and for the association of these, my brethren, and you, my brethren and sisters.
   Elder Richard L. Evans — October 1955 General Conference [address 2 of 3] [derivation] — conference_report⧉
5. 1968·Howard W. Hunter·Apostle
   We are most grateful this morning for the wonderful cooperation given by the managers and operators of over 300 television and radio stations in offering their facilities as a public service to make the proceedings of this conference available to millions throughout many areas of the world.
   Elder Howard W. Hunter — April 1968 General Conference [address 2 of 2] [derivation] — conference_report⧉
6. 1989·Ezra Taft Benson·Prophet
   Furthermore, our parents deserve our honor and respect for giving us life itself. Beyond this they almost always made countless sacrifices as they cared for and nurtured us through our infancy and childhood, provided us with the necessities of life, and nursed us through physical illnesses and the emotional stresses of growing up. In many instances, they provided us with the opportunity to receive an education, and, in a measure, they educated us. Much of what we know and do we learned from their example. May we ever be grateful to them and show that gratitude.
   To the Elderly in the Church — cojc⧉