“I have but one thought in my heart for the young folk of the Church and that is that they be happy. I know of no other place than home where more happiness can be found in this life. It is possible to make home a bit of heaven; indeed, I picture heaven to be a continuation of the ideal home.” KnowsHeartHomeYoungFoundHeavenBitsChurchMy HeartIdealsFolksThis LifeContinuation Author:David O. McKay
“Among the immediate obligations and duties resting upon members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today, and one of the most urgent and pressing for attention and action of all liberty loving people, is the preservation of individual liberty.” PeopleTodayActionJesusIndividualChristChurchAttentionLibertyDutyMembersJesus ChristSaintObligationLatterPreservationUrgentIndividual LibertyLatter DaysLatter Day Saints Author:David O. McKay
“It is part of our "Mormon" theology that the Constitution of the United States was divinely inspired; that our Republic came into existence through wise men raised up for that very purpose. We believe it is the duty of the members of the Church to see that this Republic is not subverted either by any sudden or constant erosion of those principles which gave this Nation its birth.” MenBelieveStatesPurposeNationsChurchUnitedExistencePrinciplesUnited StatesWiseDutyBirthMembersConstitutionConstantRaisedInspiredTheologyRepublicConstitution Of The United StatesErosion Author:David O. McKay
“Let us instill into the hearts of our children the love of freedom. Teach them that to be free is as precious as life itself. Fight every influence - Socialist, communist, whatever it may be - that would deprive an American citizen of the liberty vouchsafed by the Constitution. Liberty is truth. In truth we find liberty. You teachers, feel it in your hearts; instill it into the hearts of these precious children. May the Church of Jesus Christ ever stand true to the ideals of freedom.” FeelsHeartMayChildrenFightingJesusChristChurchLibertyTeachTeacherInfluenceCitizensJesus ChristIdealsConstitutionOur ChildrenCommunistSocialistAmerican CitizensInstillPrecious Children Author:David O. McKay
“Teachings and ideologies subversive to the fundamental principles of this great Republic, which are contrary to the Constitution of the United States, or which are detrimental to the progress of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be condemned, whether advocated by Republicans or Democrats.” StatesJesusChristChurchUnitedPrinciplesUnited StatesProgressTeachingRepublicanJesus ChristConstitutionFundamentalsDemocratSaintContraryIdeologyLatterRepublicSubversiveConstitution Of The United StatesFundamental PrinciplesLatter DaysDetrimentalLatter Day Saints Author:David O. McKay
“This is the number one responsibility of the Latter-day Saints - to get in the struggle to preserve freedom. Everywhere that Communism succeeds, missionary work, temple work, everything the Church does, dies. Your number one responsibility is to preserve freedom.” DoeDiesChurchNumbersResponsibilityStruggleSucceedSaintCommunismPreservesLatterTemplesMissionaryLatter DaysLatter Day SaintsMissionary Work Author:David O. McKay
“The purpose of the church is to make bad men good and good men better.” MenPurposeChurchGood ManBad Man Author:David O. McKay
“Next to being one in worshipping God there is nothing in this world upon which the Church should be more united that in upholding and defending the Constitution of the United States” WorldShouldStatesNextChurchUnitedUnited StatesThis WorldConstitutionWorship GodConstitution Of The United States Author:David O. McKay
“I repeat that no greater immediate responsibility rests upon members of the Church, upon all citizens of this republic and of neighboring republics than to protect the freedom vouchsafed by the Constitution of the United States.” StatesChurchUnitedResponsibilityUnited StatesGreaterCitizensProtectMembersConstitutionRepeatsRepublicConstitution Of The United States Author:David O. McKay
“The real test of any church or religion is the kind of men it makes.” MenKindRealChurchTests Author:David O. McKay
“True motherhood is the noblest call of the world, and we look with sorrow upon the practice here in our own United States of limiting families, a tendency creeping into our own Church.” WorldLooksStatesChurchUnitedPracticeUnited StatesBirthSorrowMotherhoodTendenciesBirth Control Author:David O. McKay
“The character of a child is formed largely during the first twelve years of his life. He spends 16 times as many waking hours in the home as in the school, and 126 times as many hours in the home as in the church. Each child is, to a great degree, what he is because of the ever-constant influence of home environment and the careful or neglectful training of parents. Home is the best place for the child to learn self-control, to learn that he must submerge himself for the good of another. It is the best place in which to develop obedience, which nature and society will later demand.” YearsFirstsChildrenSelfCharacterHomeSchoolParentHoursChurchEnvironmentInfluenceTeachingDemandDegreesTrainingConstantCarefulObedienceWakingTwelveSelf ControlBest PlaceParents HomeHome Environment Author:David O. McKay
