One can hardly help another to the top of the hill without climbing there himself. Spencer W. Kimball More Quotes by Spencer W. Kimball More Quotes From Spencer W. Kimball The burning bushes, the smoking mountains, . . . the Cumorahs, and the Kirtlands were realities; but they were the exceptions. . . . Always expecting the spectacular, many will miss entirely the constant flow of revealed communication. Spencer W. Kimball communication smoking reality No government may remain strong by ignoring the commandments given to Moses on Mount Sinai. Spencer W. Kimball government strong may We are greatly conscious of the fact that among the Lamanites - as well as among all peoples of other countries - we have a responsibility to see that the gospel touches their hearts and minds and that they understand it. Spencer W. Kimball responsibility native-american country But let us emphasize that right and wrong, righteousness and sin, are not dependent upon man's interpretations, conventions and attitudes. Social acceptance does not change the status of an act, making wrong into right. If all the people in the world were to accept homosexuality, the practice would still be a deep, dark sin. Spencer W. Kimball acceptance dark attitude Homosexuality is an ugly sin, repugnant to those who find no temptation in it, as well as to many past offenders who are seeking a way out of its clutches. All such deviations from normal, proper heterosexual relationships are not merely unnatural but wrong in the sight of God. Spencer W. Kimball temptation sight past Peace, sweet peace finally comes to men when they humbly yield to the gentle pressure of the Spirit. Spencer W. Kimball yield sweet men They who reach down into the depths of life where, in the stillness, the voice of God is heard, have the stabilizing power which carries them poised and serene through the hurricane of difficulties. Spencer W. Kimball hurricanes voice depth The leaven of true leadership cannot lift others unless we are with and serve those to be led. Spencer W. Kimball true-leader proximity leadership It is through repentance that the Lord Jesus Christ can work his healing miracle, infusing us with strength when we are weak, health when we are sick, hope when we are downhearted, love when we feel empty, and understanding when we search for truth. Spencer W. Kimball sick healing jesus We pray for a generation of girls who will display their wit, their intelligence, their modest charm, their integrity, their loveliness rather than their bodies and their sexual possibilities. Spencer W. Kimball generations girl integrity Masturbation is not physically necessary. There is already a way by which the male system relieves excessive spermatic fluid quite regularly through the nocturnal emission or wet dream. Monthly menstrual flow expels the female's egg and cleanses the womb. For both sexes, physical or emotional tensions can be released by vigorous activity. Thus, in a biological sense, masturbation for either gender is not necessary. In a gospel sense, it is a sin: Masturbation, a rather common indiscretion, is not approved of the Lord...regardless of what may have been said by others whose 'norms' are lower. Spencer W. Kimball emotional dream sex The only way we can keep our freedom is to work at it. Not some of us. All of us. Not some of the time, but all of the time. Spencer W. Kimball way And you fathers, are you so busy making a living, playing golf, bowling, hunting, that you do not have time to talk to your boys and hold them close to you and win their confidence? Or do you brush them off, so that they dare not come and talk about these things with you? Spencer W. Kimball winning golf father Man is naturally a religious being. His heart instinctively seeks for God whether he reverences the sacred cow or prays to the sun or moon; whether he kneels before wood and stone images, or prays in secret to his Heavenly Father, he is satisfying an inborn urge. Spencer W. Kimball religious heart father We have always understood that the foundations of the family, as an eternal unit, were laid even before this earth was created! Society without basic family life is without foundation and will disintegrate into nothingness. Spencer W. Kimball foundation earth life-is Man can be literally transformed by his own repentance and by God's gift of forgiveness. Spencer W. Kimball transformed repentance men Modern idols or false gods can take such forms as clothes, homes, businesses, machines, automobiles, pleasure boats, and numerous other material deflectors. Spencer W. Kimball clothes idols home We can make our houses homes and our homes heavens. Spencer W. Kimball house home heaven Home: The place to save society. Spencer W. Kimball society home Whatever thing a man sets his heart on...is his god; and if his god doesn't also happen to be the true and living God of Israel that man is laboring in idolatry. Spencer W. Kimball israel heart men
