There are two consequences in history: one immediate and instantaneously recognized; the other distant and unperceived at first. These consequences…
Browsing: Quotes
I enjoy Denver Snuffer’s books and his blog where you can glean some wonderful little nuggets from time to time.…
These insightful words from Brigham Young are interesting to ponder in light of the responsibility that comes with receiving revelation.
A good and wise friend of mine, Mitchell Colver, sent me this wonderful quote from Wilford Woodruff about preaching the gospel.
In Denver Snuffer’s book, “Passing the Heavenly Gift”, he gives some great commentary on the meaning of the temple and its ordinances.
Baptist Minister Paul Washer preaches a powerful sermon to a group baptist youth with some wise words on the topic of salvation.
Here are several teachings from the Book of Mormon concerning salvation through Jesus Christ that Latter-day Saints and the rest of the Christian world can appreciate together.
Please take some time to go through and read the words of this great man, George Washington. May there yet be men like this in the world to lead and inspire us.
Here are 60 great quotes on war that are prophetically relevant to our current day and age.
Ok, so here’s a new series of posts that are going to provide a printable pdf with some of my favorite quotes on various topics. There’s around 4-9 to a page so you can stick one in your scriptures and pass the others out to your friends.
A simple quote from the prophet Joseph Smith that emphasizes in a unique way the divine origins of our Constitution.
I’ve been reading and enjoying Thomas Paine’s “Rights of Man” and pulled a few great quotes on natural and civil rights – good stuff.
We have all probably heard some variation of the idea that the constitution will one day “hang by a thread”. What is that last thread and how will we know if it has snapped or not? Here is something to consider…
This is an excerpt taken from the Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt in which his call to the apostleship was recorded. The charge given by Oliver Cowdery to Pratt and the twelve is nothing short of amazing and has always impressed me.
A powerful excerpt from a Martin Luther King speech that is very inspiring and definitely worth sharing.
One particular verse in the Book of Mormon should be taken note of by those who believe its divine origins and those who do not.
The following quotes are from Brigham Young’s discourses originally but I got them from the Teachings of Brigham Young church manual. He makes some very profound statements on his attitudes concerning finding and accepting truth.
Although no single comprehensive description of the Book of Mormon plates has been preserved, the Prophet Joseph Smith and several people closely associated with him made various statements that include partial descriptions of the plates. When we consider all the sources together, quite a detailed picture emerges of the physical characteristics of the ancient Nephite record.
In first Nephi chapter one verse one of the Book of Mormon, Nephi begins by saying “…therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days”. The very first verse in the Book of Mormon makes reference to record-keeping. Later on, Nephi makes two sets of records with an important distinction between the two.
I found this list of quotes years ago that includes many statements by very prominent, very intelligent people speaking of items relating to scientific advancement that will never work or never happen. It’s quite humorous, but it says a lot I think about how much we have to learn in the future.