But I shall not know any better then than I know now that he is God’s Almighty Son, that he is our Savior and Redeemer, and that salvation comes in and through his atoning blood and in no other way. Bruce R. McConkie More Quotes by Bruce R. McConkie More Quotes From Bruce R. McConkie God... is a personal Being, a holy and exalted man. Bruce R. McConkie exalted holy men We expect to see the day when temples will dot the earth, each one a house of the Lord. Bruce R. McConkie dots earth house To worship the Lord is to stand valiantly in the cause of truth and righteousness, to let our influence for good be felt in civic, cultural, educational, and governmental fields, and to support those laws and principles which further the Lord's interests on earth. Bruce R. McConkie support educational law Salvation is a family affair. Bruce R. McConkie affair salvation As long as man's beliefs, or any part of them, are based on error, he is not completely free, for the chains of error bind his mind. Bruce R. McConkie errors men long All our losses and sufferings will be made up to us in the resurrection. Bruce R. McConkie adversity suffering loss I do not know all of the providences of the Lord, but I do know that he permits false doctrine to be taught in and out of the Church and that such teaching is part of the sifting process of mortality Bruce R. McConkie doctrine church teaching We have made covenants so to do solemn, sacred, holy covenants, pledging ourselves before gods and angels. We are under covenant to live the law of obedience. We are under covenant to live the law of sacrifice. We are under covenant to live the law of consecration. It is our privilege to consecrate our time, talents, and means to build up his kingdom. We are called upon to sacrifice, in one degree or another, for the furtherance of his work. Obedience is essential to salvation; so, also, is service; and so, also, are consecration and sacrifice. Bruce R. McConkie sacrifice angel mean We make our own choices, and then we present the matter to the Lord and get his approving, ratifying seal. Bruce R. McConkie choices lord matter Any who pretend to assume to engage in plural marriage in this day, when the one holding the keys has withdrawn the power by which they are performed, are guilty of gross wickedness. Thy are living in adultery, have already sold their souls to Satan, and (whether their acts are based on ignorance or lust or both) they will be damned in eternity. Bruce R. McConkie keys ignorance soul Salvation is in Christ, not the Holy Ghost; our Blessed Lord redeemed us and the Holy Ghost is his messenger to carry the message of redeeming grace into the hearts of men. Thus, the joyous words spoken by the Holy Ghost are in reality the words of Christ. The Spirit is simply the one who delivers the word. Bruce R. McConkie blessed heart reality The Holy Ghost, a personage of spirit, is their minister, who has been given the power and assigned the functions of bearing record of the Father and the Son, of revealing the truths of salvation to men on earth, and in due course, of revealing to them, all truth. Bruce R. McConkie men father son When the real history of the world is written, it will show god’s dealings with men, and the place the gospel has played in the rise and fall of nations. Bruce R. McConkie real men fall The most important things that any member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ever does in this world are: 1. To marry the right person, in the right place, by the right authority; and 2. To keep the covenant made in connection with the holy and perfect order of matrimony-thus assuring the obedient persons of an inheritance of exaltation in the celestial kingdom. Bruce R. McConkie perfect order jesus Wear modest, clean clothing. Your clothing doesn't need to be new and [it] should have some fashion of course, but [it] should be clean, modest, and neat. Be dignified in your outward manner and in your inward morality. Bruce R. McConkie fashion should-have needs Plural marriage is not essential to salvation or exaltation. Bruce R. McConkie exaltation salvation essentials Faith is a gift of God bestowed as a reward for personal righteousness. Bruce R. McConkie righteousness rewards faith Christ was Begotten by an immortal Father in the same way that mortal men are begotten by mortal fathers. Bruce R. McConkie men father jesus Religious music is by far the greatest music of the ages. What is there to compare-in rhythmic beauty, poetic sublimity, and inspired teachings-with the Psalms of David? Bruce R. McConkie music teaching religious It is my province to teach to the church what the doctrine is. It is your province to echo what I say or to remain silent. Bruce R. McConkie doctrine echoes church
