Quotessence
Home / Authors / Marion G. Romney Books
Marion G. Romney

Marion G. Romney Books

Author

Related Quotes

“We lose our life by serving and lifting others. By so doing we experience the only true and lasting happiness. Service is not something we endure on this earth so we can earn the right to live in the celestial kingdom. Service is the very fiber of which an exalted life in the celestial kingdom is made. Oh, for the glorious day when these things all come naturally because of the purity of our hearts... We are truly happy only when we are engaged in unselfish service. Service is what godhood is all about.”

JoyService
Author:Marion G. Romney
Create image

“It has always seemed somewhat paradoxical to me that we must constantly have the Lord command us to do those things which are for our own good. The Lord has said, 'He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.' (Matt. 10:39.) We lose our life by serving and lifting others. By so doing we experience the only true and lasting happiness. Service is not something we endure on this earth so we can earn the right to live in the celestial kingdom. Service is the very fiber of which an exalted life in the celestial kingdom is made.”

MadeSaidEarthLosesLordOur LivesEndureSakeKingdomsCommandLastingServingLiftingCelestialExaltedFiberParadoxicalLasting HappinessLifting Others
Author:Marion G. Romney
Create image

“In this modern world plagued with counterfeits for the Lord's plan, we must not be misled into supposing that we can discharge our obligations to the poor and the needy by shifting the responsibility to some governmental or other public agency. Only by voluntarily giving out of an abundant love for our neighbors can we develop that charity characterized by Mormon as "the pure love of Christ." (Moro.7:47) This we must develop if we would obtain eternal life.”

IfsWorldGivingChristPoorResponsibilityLordPlansModernPureEternalCharityNeighborObligationAgencyModern WorldShiftingEternal LifeNeedyPure LoveDischargeCounterfeitMisledSupposingSupposing That
Author:Marion G. Romney
Create image

“The Holy Ghost converts [us] from carnality to spirituality. It cleanses, heals, and purifies the soul. . . . . Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, repentance, and water baptism are all preliminary and prerequisite to it, but [the baptism of fire] is the consummation. To receive [this baptism of fire] is to have one's garments washed in the atoning blood of Jesus Christ.”

SoulSpiritualityJesusChristWaterLordFireBloodHolyJesus ChristGhostHealRepentanceGarmentsHoly GhostBaptismLord Jesus ChristPrerequisitesBlood Of JesusCarnality
Author:Marion G. Romney
Create image

“Now, we have the Holy Ghost. Each one of us who is a member of the Church has had hands laid upon his head and has been given, as far as an ordinance can give it, the gift of the Holy Ghost. But, as I remember, when I was confirmed, the Holy Ghost was not directed to come to me; I was directed to "receive the Holy Ghost." If I receive the Holy Ghost and follow his guidance, I will be among those who are protected and carried through these troubled times. And so will you, and so will every other soul who lives under his direction. If ye are prepared, ye need not fear.”

IfsNeedsGivingHas BeensSoulHandsRememberGivenChurchHolyMembersPreparedGhostGuidanceProtectedRemember WhenHoly GhostOrdinancesTroubled Times
Author:Marion G. Romney
Create image

“The truth is that we are saved by grace only after all we ourselves can do. (See 2 Ne. 25:23.) There will be no government dole which can get us through the pearly gates. Nor will anybody go into the celestial kingdom who wants to go there on the works of someone else. Every man must go through on his own merits. We might just as well learn this here and now.”

MenWantWellsGovernmentMightCan DoGraceTruth IsSavedEvery ManKingdomsMeritGatesHere And NowCelestialSaved By GracePearly Gates
Author:Marion G. Romney
Create image

“The principle of self-reliance grows out of a fundamental doctrine of the Church, that of agency. Just as each individual is accountable for his choices and actions in spiritual matters, so also is he accountable in temporal matters. It is through our own efforts and decisions that we earn our way in this life. While the Lord will magnify us in both subtle and dramatic ways, he can only guide our footsteps when we move our feet. Ultimately, our own actions determine our blessings or lack of them. It is a direct consequence of both agency and accountability.”

WaySelfMatterActionSpiritualMovingChoicesIndividualGrowsChurchDecisionEffortLordPrinciplesFeetBlessingConsequenceDirectFundamentalsDetermineGuidesDoctrineThis LifeDramaticAgencySubtleAccountabilitySelf RelianceRelianceFootsteps
Author:Marion G. Romney
Create image

“Many people correctly make the point that our only hope is to turn to God. For example, Charles Lindbergh, who said that in his young manhood he thought "science was more important than either man or God," and that "without a highly developed science modern man lacks the power to survive," . . . went to Germany after the war to see what Allied bombing had done to the Germans, who had been leaders in science. There, he says, "I learned that if his civilization is to continue, modern man must direct the material power of his science by the spiritual truths of his God."”

PeopleIfsMenSaidImportantWarDoneSpiritualYoungTurnsLeaderLearningModernExampleMaterialsCivilizationSurvivalDirectGermanyManhoodBombingModern ManSpiritual TruthTurn To God
Author:Marion G. Romney
Create image

“When earth life is over and things appear in their true perspective, we shall more clearly see and realize what the Lord and his prophets have repeatedly told us, that the fruits of the gospel are the only objectives worthy of life's full efforts. Their possessor obtains true wealth - wealth in the Lord's view of values. We need constantly to deepen our understandings and sharpen our realization of what the fruits of the gospel are. The Lord has defined them as . . . peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come.”

WorldNeedsEarthLife IsValuesUnderstandingRealizingWealthViewsEffortLordThis WorldPerspectiveBalanceEternalFruitWorthyObjectivesDefinedRealizationProphetEternal LifeTrue WealthEarth Life
Author:Marion G. Romney
Create image

“Not only does inspiration from the Lord compensate for want of facts; it also induces men by self-discipline, to conform in their personal conduct and in their dealings one with another to the highest standards they know. In other words, it gives men the capacity which distinguishes wisdom from knowledge.”

KnowsMenWantGivingDoeSelfFactsWisdomInspirationLordDisciplineHighestStandardsCapacitySelf DisciplineConformKnowledge WisdomDealings
Author:Marion G. Romney
Create image

“Service is not something we endure on this earth so we can earn the right to live in the celestial kingdom. Service is the very fiber of which an exalted life in the celestial kingdom is made.”

LifeMadeGodEarthChristianFaithReligiousLordEndureHumbleChristian InspirationalKingdomsHave FaithTrust In GodKingdom Of GodApostlesCelestialCommitment To GodExaltedConfidence In GodFiberGod Within UsKeep The FaithChristian ServiceHave A Little Faith
Author:Marion G. Romney
Create image