The Lord is no respector of persons, and will give success to all who work for it. If l can only impress upon the minds of the youth of Zion the eloquence, the inexpressible eloquence of work, I shall feel fully repaid. Heber J. Grant More Quotes by Heber J. Grant More Quotes From Heber J. Grant To my mind, the main reason for the Depression in the United States as a whole, is the bondage of debt and the spirit of speculation among the people. Heber J. Grant reason mind depression people Thank the Lord for a mother who was a general as well as a Latter-day Saint; who realized that it was a remarkable and splendid thing to encourage a boy to do something besides perhaps milking cows if he was on a farm, if he had ambitions along athletic lines. Heber J. Grant farm boy something mother My mother tried to teach me when I was a small child to sing but failed because of my inability to carry a tune. Heber J. Grant small child me mother When I was about twenty-five years of age, Professor Sims informed me that I could sing, but added, 'I would like to be at least forty miles away while you are doing it.' Heber J. Grant doing me you age I know of nothing that brings greater joy to the human heart than laboring at home or abroad for the salvation of the souls of men. I know of nothing which gives us a greater love of all that is good, than teaching this Gospel of Jesus Christ. Heber J. Grant good heart love men There stand out in my life many incidents in my youth, of wonderful inspiration and power through men preaching the gospel in the spirit of testimony and prayer. Heber J. Grant my-life prayer men life It is a remarkable fact that we can never read or hear of the labors which our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ performed, without taking pleasure in it, while, on the other hand, there is nothing so interesting in the life and history of any other individual but what by hearing or reading it time and time again we become tired of it. Heber J. Grant tired time life history I appeal to the Latter-day Saints to be honest with the Lord, and I promise them that peace, prosperity and financial success will attend those who are honest with our Heavenly Father. Heber J. Grant will success peace father When we set our hearts upon the things of this world and fail to be strictly honest with the Lord, we do not grow in the light and power and strength of the gospel as we otherwise would do. Heber J. Grant strength light power world Every living soul among the Latter-day Saints that fasts two meals once a month will be benefited spiritually and be built up in the faith of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ - benefited spiritually in a wonderful way - and sufficient means will be in the hands of the bishops to take care of all the poor. Heber J. Grant care soul faith hands I ask every man and woman occupying a place of responsibility whose duty it is to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to live it and keep the commandments of God, so that their example will teach it. Heber J. Grant woman man responsibility god There is no better example of an older brother's love than that exhibited in the life of Hyrum Smith for the Prophet Joseph Smith. Heber J. Grant better brother love life There never was one particle of... jealousy... in the heart of Hyrum Smith. Heber J. Grant particle never jealousy heart My most earnest prayer is that every man and every woman will get it into his or her heart that they are in very deed the architects of their lives. Heber J. Grant woman man prayer heart There is no labor in which we engage but that there is a spirit telling us, 'Oh, you do not need to do that; it is a waste of time, and you ought to be engaged in something else.' Heber J. Grant need you spirit time Prosperity comes to those who observe the law of tithing. Heber J. Grant observe who prosperity law What I count as real prosperity... is the growth in a knowledge of God, and in a testimony, and in the power to live the gospel and to inspire our families to do the same. That is prosperity of the truest kind. Heber J. Grant growth power god knowledge I know that Lorenzo Snow was God's mouthpiece upon the earth, that he was the representative of the Lord, and that he was, in very deed, a prophet of God. Heber J. Grant know earth god snow
