“And Christ was born into the world as the literal Son of this Holy Being; he was born in the same personal, real, and literal sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father. There is nothing figurative about his paternity; he was begotten, conceived and born in the normal and natural course of events, for he is the Son of God, and that designation means what it says.” WorldMeanRealCoursesFatherJesusChristBornNaturalEventsSonHolyNormalJesus ChristMortalsLiteralDesignationVirgin Birth Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“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.” MenHas BeensEarthSpiritCoursesFatherGivenRecordsSonHolyFunctionSalvationDuesGhostMinistersRevealingHoly Ghost Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“Belief, humble belief, is the foundation of all righteousness and the beginning of spiritual progression. It goes before good works, opens the door to an eternal store of heavenly truth, and charts the course to eternal life. . . . Belief is the brilliant beacon that marks the course through the waves and woes of the world to that celestial harbor where rest and safety are found.” WorldLifeSpiritualCoursesFoundBeliefDoorsEternalEternityMarkSafetyFoundationWaveHumbleStoresBrilliantHeavenlyRighteousnessGood WorkWoeEternal LifeHarborsProgressionCelestialBeacons Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“I do not know what we did in the preexistence to merit the wonderful blessings we enjoy. We have come to earth in this great season in the long history of mankind. It is a marvelous age, the best of all. As we reflect on the plodding course of mankind, from the time of our first parents, we cannot help feeling grateful.” KnowsFirstsLongHelpingFeelingsAgeEarthCoursesParentEnjoyWonderfulMankindBlessingSeasonsGratefulMeritMissionaryMarvelousFeeling Grateful Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“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.” NeedsShouldCoursesFashionMoralityShould HaveCleanClothingsModestyInwardModestNeat Author:Bruce R. McConkie
