TrendZion

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

1. 1862·Wilford Woodruff·Apostle
   Our President has frequently told us that we cannot separate the temporal from the spiritual, but they must go hand in hand together, and so it is, and so must we act in reference to building up the Church and kingdom of God.
   Necessity of the Living Oracles Among the Saints Exhortation to Obedience to Counsel — jod⧉
2. 1944·John A. Widtsoe·Apostle
   Human history does not justify the belief that returning armies will be adequately rehabilitated by governmental efforts. Grants of small sums of money, or the offering of opportunities to the few, cannot restore that which has been lost, or supply the needs of the many who will need help. That has been tried before, without success. Salvation by government, whether spiritual or temporal, before or after a war, is a delusive and elusive will-o'-the-wisp. With God's help, men win success by self-effort, and only so.
   Elder John A. Widtsoe — October 1944 General Conference [address 2 of 3] [derivation] — conference_report⧉
3. 1963·Hugh B. Brown·Apostle
   Man is making great progress in science and invention, greater perhaps than ever before, but he is not making comparable progress in character and spirituality.
   President Hugh B. Brown — October 1963 General Conference [address 3 of 6] [derivation] — conference_report⧉
4. 1972·N. Eldon Tanner·Apostle
   He then said of his first counselor, who is now the President of the Church: “President Harold B. Lee is a pillar of truth and righteousness, a true seer who has great spiritual strength and insight and wisdom, and whose knowledge and understanding of the Church and its needs is not surpassed.” (Ibid., p. 27.)
   The Priesthood and Its Presidency — cojc⧉
5. 1976·Bruce R. McConkie·Apostle
   Here are the words of Deity, spoken to Joseph Smith, by which all men can judge the state of their own spiritual development:
   Joseph Smith—The Mighty Prophet of the Restoration — cojc⧉
6. 1986·L. Tom Perry·Apostle
   Finally, let us examine the humility and spiritual strength derived from fasting. The Savior certainly recognized the need for this principle, for after His baptism we find the scriptures recording:
   The Law of the Fast — cojc⧉