“Now, the atonement of Christ is the most basic and fundamental doctrine of the gospel, and it is the least understood of all our revealed truths. Many of us have a superficial knowledge and rely upon the Lord and his goodness to see us through the trials and perils of life. But if we are to have faith like Enoch and Elijah we must believe what they believed, know what they knew, and live as they lived.” LifeBelieveGodTruthLordKnowledgeGoodnessJesus ChristTrialsDoctrineGospelAtonementElijahEnoch Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“We must search the scriptures, accepting them as the mind and will and voice of the Lord and the very power of God unto salvation.” GodLordAcceptanceSalvationScriptures Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“The most important doctrine I can declare, and the most powerful testimony I can bear, is of the atoning sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ. His atonement is the most transcendent event that ever has or ever will occur from Creation’s dawn through all the ages of a never-ending eternity.” LordSacrificeJesus ChristEternityQuoteAtonementLdsMormon Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“To worship the Lord is to stand valiantly in the cause of truth and righteousness, to let our influence for good be felt in civic, cultural, educational, and governmental fields, and to support those laws and principles which further the Lord's interests on earth.” EarthLawFeltCausesInterestLordPrinciplesSupportInfluenceFieldsWorshipEducationalRighteousnessCivicsWorship The Lord Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“We make our own choices, and then we present the matter to the Lord and get his approving, ratifying seal.” MatterChoicesLordSealsApproving Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“Our Lord might be described as the great Physician, Healer, Engineer, Chief Scout, Foreman, Builder, or the like - all showing his pre-eminence in the field concerned, and all pointing attention to his power to deal in the spiritual field with human souls as these mortal counterparts deal in their temporal pursuits.” HumansSoulMightSpiritualDealsAttentionLordTechnologyFieldsConcernedPursuitChiefsMortalsEngineersPhysiciansPointingHuman SoulOur LordHealerBuilderCounterpartsEminence 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
“Baptism is the gate through which all must enter to accomplish the Lord’s desire to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.” MenDesireLordEternalAccomplishImmortalityGatesEternal LifeBaptism Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“I stand before the Church this day and raise the warning voice. ... It is a voice calling upon the Lords people to prepare for the troubles and desolations which are about to be poured out upon the world without measure. For the moment we live in a day of peace and prosperity but it shall not ever be thus. Great trials lie ahead. All of the sorrows and perils of the past are but a foretaste of what is yet to be. And we must prepare ourselves temporally and spiritually.” PeopleWorldMomentsPastLyingVoiceChurchLordTroubleSorrowCallingRaisesProsperityTrialsThis DayWarningPerilDesolationPreparedness Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“I do not know all of the providences of the Lord, but I do know that he permits false doctrine to be taught in and out of the Church and that such teaching is part of the sifting process of mortality” KnowsProcessChurchLordTeachingTaughtDoctrineMortalityPermitProvidenceSifting Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“We expect to see the day when temples will dot the earth, each one a house of the Lord.” EarthHouseLordTemplesDots Author:Bruce R. McConkie
