Let husband and wife never speak to one another in loud tones,unless the house is on fire. David O. McKay More Quotes by David O. McKay More Quotes From David O. McKay As precious as life itself is our heritage of individual freedom, for man's free agency is a God-given gift. David O. McKay heritageagencymen True Christianity is love in action. There is no better way to manifest love for God than to show an unselfish love for your fellow men. This is the spirit of missionary work David O. McKay unselfish-lovemissionarymen The real test of any church or religion is the kind of men it makes. David O. McKay churchrealmen What you think about when you don't think, shows who you really are. David O. McKay showsthinking Out of the homes of America will come the future citizens of America, and only as those homes are what they should be will this nation be what it should be. David O. McKay futurehomeamerica True Christianity is love in action. David O. McKay true-christianitychristianityaction A man who cannot control his temper is not very likely to control his passions. David O. McKay passionangermen Into the soul of every student I would have instilled the patriotic fervor of Patrick Henry. David O. McKay patrioticsoulstudents The character of a child is formed largely during the first twelve years of his life. He spends 16 times as many waking hours in the home as in the school, and 126 times as many hours in the home as in the church. Each child is, to a great degree, what he is because of the ever-constant influence of home environment and the careful or neglectful training of parents. Home is the best place for the child to learn self-control, to learn that he must submerge himself for the good of another. It is the best place in which to develop obedience, which nature and society will later demand. David O. McKay teachinghomechildren One of my most precious possessions is my memory of a home in which love was supreme, in which I cannot recall ever a cross word having passed between father and mother. We all owe such a blessing to our children. David O. McKay mothermemorieschildren Men may yearn for peace, cry for peace, and work for peace, but there will be no peace until they follow the path pointed out by the Living Christ. He is the true light of men's lives. David O. McKay lightmaymen The greatest comfort in this life is having a close relationship with God. David O. McKay this-lifelife-iscomfort What-e're thou art, Act well thy part. David O. McKay wellsart Free agency is a gift of God....The world does not comprehend the significance of that divine gift to the individual. It is as inherent as intelligence which, we are told, has never been nor can be created David O. McKay agencydoeworld Throughout the ages advanced souls have yearned for a society in which liberty and justice prevail. Men have sought for it, fought for it, have died for it. Ancient freemen prized it; slaves longed for it; the Magna Charta demanded it; the Constitution of the United States declared it. David O. McKay souljusticemen This is the number one responsibility of the Latter-day Saints - to get in the struggle to preserve freedom. Everywhere that Communism succeeds, missionary work, temple work, everything the Church does, dies. Your number one responsibility is to preserve freedom. David O. McKay responsibilitystrugglenumbers The two most important documents affecting the destiny of America are the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Both these immortal papers relate primarily to the freedom of the individual. David O. McKay destinytwoamerica [Liberty] is freedom of choice, a divine gift, an essential virtue in a peaceful society. David O. McKay peacefullibertychoices The first contributing factor to a happy home is the sublime virtue of loyalty, one of the noblest attributes of the human soul. David O. McKay loyaltysoulhome Peace springs from righteousness in the soul, from upright living. David O. McKay righteousnesssoulspring