“Christ was Begotten by an immortal Father in the same way that mortal men are begotten by mortal fathers.” MenWayFatherJesusChristJesus ChristMortalsImmortalVirgin Birth Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“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
“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
“Every mortal birth is a heaven-given reminder to prepare for the second birth.” GivenHeavenBirthMortalsPreparationReminders Author:Bruce R. McConkie
“We are here on earth to work-to work long, hard, arduous hours, to work until our backs ache and our tired muscles knot, to work all our days. This mortal probation is one in which we are to eat our bread in the sweat of our faces until we return to the dust from whence we came. Work is the law of life; it is the ruling principle in the lives of the Saints.” LifeLongHardEarthFacesLawHoursWorkPrinciplesReturnTiredSaintBreadDustMortalsMusclesSweatAcheRulingKnotsLaws Of LifeProbation Author:Bruce R. McConkie
