“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
“As far as this life is concerned, [Jesus] was born of Mary and of Elohim; he came here as an offspring of that Holy Man who is literally our Father in heaven. He was born in mortality in the literal and full sense as the Son of God. He is the Son of his father in the same sense that all morals are the sons and daughters of their fathers.” MenLife IsFatherJesusHeavenChristBornMoralSonHolyDaughterJesus ChristConcernedThis LifeMortalityMaryOur FatherLiteralOffspringSon And DaughterFather In HeavenHoly ManElohim Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“We have made covenants so to do solemn, sacred, holy covenants, pledging ourselves before gods and angels. We are under covenant to live the law of obedience. We are under covenant to live the law of sacrifice. We are under covenant to live the law of consecration. It is our privilege to consecrate our time, talents, and means to build up his kingdom. We are called upon to sacrifice, in one degree or another, for the furtherance of his work. Obedience is essential to salvation; so, also, is service; and so, also, are consecration and sacrifice.” MeanMadeLawSacrificeTalentHolyEssentialsDegreesAngelSacredSalvationPrivilegeKingdomsObedienceOur TimeSolemnCovenantConsecration Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“As starving men crave a crust of bread, as choking men thirst for water, so do the righteous yearn for the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is a Revelator: he is a Sanctifier; he reveals truth, and he cleanses human souls. He is the Spirit of Truth, and his baptism is one of fire; he burns dross and evil out of repentant souls as though by fire. The gift of the Holy Ghost is the greatest of all the gifts of God, as pertaining to this life; and those who enjoy that gift here and now, will inherit eternal life hereafter, which is the greatest of all the gifts of God in eternity.” MenHumansSoulSpiritEvilEnjoyWaterFireHolyEternalEternityGhostBreadThis LifeRighteousThirstCraveStarvingHuman SoulHere And NowEternal LifeChokeHereafterHoly GhostGift From GodBaptismDross Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“There is nothing as important as having the companionship of the Holy Ghost.” ImportantHolyGhostCompanionshipHoly Ghost 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
“God stands revealed or remains forever unknown.” ForeverHolyRemainsGhostHoly Ghost Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“Salvation is in Christ, not the Holy Ghost; our Blessed Lord redeemed us and the Holy Ghost is his messenger to carry the message of redeeming grace into the hearts of men. Thus, the joyous words spoken by the Holy Ghost are in reality the words of Christ. The Spirit is simply the one who delivers the word.” MenHeartRealitySpiritChristLordGraceHolyMessagesBlessedSalvationGhostJoyousHoly GhostMessengersRedeemedRedeeming Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“Prayer is a great tower of strength, a pillar of unending righteousness, a mighty force that moves mountains and saves souls. Through it the sick are healed, the dead are raised, and the Holy Spirit is poured out without measure upon the faithful.” SoulMovingSpiritForcePrayerHolyMountainSickRaisedFaithfulHoly SpiritRighteousnessTowersHealedPillarsUnendingMove Mountains Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“Obviously the holy practice (of polygamy) will commence again after the Second Coming of the Son of Man and the ushering in of the millennium.” MenPracticeSonHolyMillenniumPolygamy Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“The most important things that any member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ever does in this world are: 1. To marry the right person, in the right place, by the right authority; and 2. To keep the covenant made in connection with the holy and perfect order of matrimony-thus assuring the obedient persons of an inheritance of exaltation in the celestial kingdom.” WorldPersonsDoeMadeImportantOrderJesusChristChurchPerfectThis WorldHolyMembersAuthorityJesus ChristConnectionsImportant ThingsSaintKingdomsLatterInheritanceRight PlaceCovenantCelestialObedientMatrimonyRight PersonExaltationLatter DaysLatter Day Saints Author:Bruce R. McConkie
