Spiritual Thoughts

“Let us remember, too, that greatness is not always a matter of the scale of one’s life, but of the quality of one’s life. True greatness is not always tied to the scope of our tasks, but to the quality of how we carry out our tasks whatever they are. In that attitude, let us [...]

“The abundant life, of course, has little to do with the acquisition of material things, though there are many wonderful individuals who have been blessed materially and who use their wealth to help their fellowmen—and this is most commendable.  The abundant life noted in the scriptures is the spiritual sum that is arrived at by [...]

“Let us remember, too, that greatness is not always a matter of the scale of one’s life, but of the quality of one’s life. True greatness is not always tied to the scope of our tasks, but to the quality of how we carry out our tasks whatever they are. In that attitude, let us [...]

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Marvin J. Ashton, “We Serve That Which We Love,” Ensign, May 1981, 22 Some callings and assignments in the Church may seem insignificant and unimportant at the time, but with each willingly fulfilled assignment, love of the Lord will grow. We learn to love God as we serve and know Him. Currently I serve as the [...]

Bruce R. McConkie, Making Our Calling and Election Sure, Brigham Young University Speeches of the Year [Mar. 25, 1969], 5–6 Taken from “The Gospel and The Producitve Life” Institute Class student manual chaper 7.   “In this prior life, this premortal existence, this preexistence, we developed various capacities and talents. Some developed them in one [...]

Elder Bruce R. McConkie of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (The Mortal Messiah 1:23): “All the spirits of men, while yet in the Eternal Presence, developed aptitudes, talents, capacities, and abilities of every sort, kind, and degree. During the long expanse of life which then was, an infinite variety of talents and abilities came [...]