“The unique value of Christianity lies in those things which would never in a million years occur to men if left to themselves.” IfsMenYearsLyingValuesLeftChristianityMillionsUnique Author:Hugh Nibley
“No matter where we begin, if we pursue knowledge diligently and honestly, our quest will inevitably lead us from the things of the earth to the things of heaven.” IfsMatterEarthHeavenKnowledgeHonestlyPursueQuests Book:Brother Brigham challenges the Saints Source: Brother Brigham challenges the Saints
“No matter what happens, it will, then, always remain secret: only I know exactly the weight and force of the covenants I have made -- I and the Lord with whom I have made them -- unless I choose to reveal them. If I do not, then they are secret and sacred no matter what others may say or do. Anyone who would reveal these things has not understood them, and therefore that person has not given them away. You cannot reveal what you do not know!” IfsKnowsMayPersonsMadeMatterHappensGivenForceSecretLordUnderstoodWeightNo Matter WhatSacredCovenant Author:Hugh Nibley
“Only if you reach the boundary will the boundary recede before you. And if you don't, if you confine your efforts, the boundary will shrink to accommodate itself to your efforts. And you can only expand your capacities by working to the very limit.” IfsEffortLimitsAchievementCapacityBoundariesShrinksAccommodate Author:Hugh Nibley
“Who is righteous? Anyone who is repenting. No matter how bad he has been, if he is repenting he is a righteous man. There is hope for him. And no matter how good he has been all his life, if he is not repenting, he is a wicked man. The difference is which way you are facing. The man on the top of the stairs facing down if much worse off than the man on the bottom step who is facing up. The direction we are facing, that is repentance; and that is what determines whether we are good or bad.” IfsMenWayHas BeensMatterDifferencesStepsHe ManBottomDetermineWickedRepentanceRighteousRepentStairsThere Is HopeWicked ManRighteous Man Book:Approaching Zion Source: Approaching Zion
“If you pray for an angel to visit you, you know what he'll do if he comes. He'll just quote the scriptures to you - so you know you're wasting your time waiting for what we already have. I'm quite serious about that.” IfsKnowsWaitingSeriousPrayingAngelScriptureWasting Your TimeVisits You Book:Approaching Zion Source: Approaching Zion
“There is no patriarchy or matriarchy in the garden; the two supervise each other. Adam is given no arbitrary power; Eve is to heed him only insofar as he obeys their Father--and who decides that? She must keep check on him as much as he does on her. It is, if you will, a system of checks and balances in which each party is as distinct and independent in its sphere as are the departments of government under the Constitution--and just as dependent on each other.” IfsDoeTwoGovernmentFatherGivenPartyBalanceGardenConstitutionIndependentChecksDepartmentDependentSpheresAdamPatriarchyArbitraryHeedMatriarchy Author:Hugh Nibley
