Spiritual Thoughts

“Salvation does not come all at once; we are commanded to be perfect even as our Father in heaven is perfect.  It will take us ages to accomplish this end, for there will be greater progress beyond the grave, and it will be there that the faithful will overcome all things, and receive all things, [...]

“When we shall have the privilege to meet our mother, our aunt, our sister, this noble woman whose mortal remains lie here now, but whose immortal spirit has ascended to God from whence it came, when that spirit shall return to take up this tabernacle again, she will be Aunt Rachel in her perfection.  She [...]

“. . . It [has] been fully established beyond all controversy, from the flood of testimony . . . from the revelations of God . . . that the object of Christ’s mission to the earth was to offer himself as a sacrifice to redeem mankind from eternal death, and that it was perfectly in [...]

“It would seem that the coming of the Savior to the world, his suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension to the position he occupies in the eternal world before his Heavenly Father has a great deal to do with our interests and happiness; and hence this continued memorial that we partake of every Sabbath. . . [...]

“I can say to you in regard to Jesus and the atonement (it is so written and I firmly believe it), that Christ has died for all.  He has paid the full debt, whether you receive the gift or not.  But if we continue to sin, to lie, steal, bear false witness, we must repent [...]

“We conclude that whenever the Lord revealed Himself to men in ancient days, and commanded them to offer sacrifice to Him, that it was done that they might look forward in faith to the time of His coming, and rely upon the power of that atonement for a remission of their sins. . . . [...]

“Our Savior lived again. The most glorious, comforting, and reassuring of all events of human history had taken place-the victory over death. The pain and agony of Gethsemane and Calvary had been wiped away. The salvation of mankind had been secured. The Fall of Adam had been reclaimed. “The empty tomb that first Easter morning [...]

“Everything depended on Him—His atoning sacrifice.  That was the key.  That was the keystone in the arch of the great plan which the Father had brought forth for the eternal life of His sons and daughters.  Terrible as it was to face it, and burdensome as it was was to realize it, He faced it, [...]

“Faith in Jesus Christ and a testimony of Him and His universal Atonement is not just a doctrine with great theological value. Such faith is a universal gift, glorious for all cultural regions of this earth, irrespective of language, race, color, nationality, or socioeconomic circumstance. The powers of reason may be used to try to [...]

“In the many trials of life, when we feel abandoned and when sorrow, sin, disappointment, failure, and weakness make us less than we should ever be, there can come the healing salve of the unreserved love in the grace of God. It is a love that lifts and blesses. It is a love that sustains [...]