Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long-suffering and self-mastery. 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 communicationsmokingreality No government may remain strong by ignoring the commandments given to Moses on Mount Sinai. Spencer W. Kimball governmentstrongmay 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 responsibilitynative-americancountry 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 acceptancedarkattitude 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 temptationsightpast Peace, sweet peace finally comes to men when they humbly yield to the gentle pressure of the Spirit. Spencer W. Kimball yieldsweetmen 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 hurricanesvoicedepth The leaven of true leadership cannot lift others unless we are with and serve those to be led. Spencer W. Kimball true-leaderproximityleadership 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 sickhealingjesus 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 generationsgirlintegrity 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 emotionaldreamsex 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 winninggolffather 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 religiousheartfather 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 foundationearthlife-is Man can be literally transformed by his own repentance and by God's gift of forgiveness. Spencer W. Kimball transformedrepentancemen 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 clothesidolshome We can make our houses homes and our homes heavens. Spencer W. Kimball househomeheaven Home: The place to save society. Spencer W. Kimball societyhome 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 israelheartmen
