Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Bruce R. McConkie

Quote by Bruce R. McConkie

“I do not know what we did in the preexistence to merit the wonderful blessings we enjoy. We have come to earth in this great season in the long history of mankind. It is a marvelous age, the best of all. As we reflect on the plodding course of mankind, from the time of our first parents, we cannot help feeling grateful.”

Quote by Bruce R. McConkie

Create image

Author

Bruce R. McConkie
Bruce R. McConkie

Bruce R. McConkie was an American author recognized for his contributions to Mormon theology. Born on July 29, 1915, and deceased on April 19, 1985, McConkie's impact on the LDS Church was substantial. more

You May Also Like

“There is a big difference between an honest mistake made in a moment of spiritual weakness and a willfull decision to disobey persistently the commandments of God. Those who deliberately choose to violate God's commandments or ignore the standards of the Church, even when promising themselves and others that someday they will be strong enough to repent, are stepping into a dangerously slippery slope upon which many have lost their spiritual footing.”

MadeEnoughMomentsBigsSpiritualLostStrongDifferencesChurchDecisionMistakeHonestStandardsWeaknessSomedayMissionaryCommandmentsRepentStrong EnoughSlipperySlopesSlippery SlopeCommandments Of God
Author:M. Russell Ballard
Create image

“But I go out as a missionary not that I may follow the dictates of common sense, but that I may obey that command of Christ, 'Go into all the world and preach.' He who said 'preach,' said also, 'Go ye into and preach,' and what Christ hath joined together let not man put asunder.”

MenWorldMaySaidTogetherChristCommonCommon SenseCommandMissionary
Book:James Gilmour of Mongolia: His Diaries, Letters and Reports
Create image

“This command seems to me to be strictly a missionary injunction, and, as far as I can see, those to whom it was first delivered regarded it in that light, so that, apart altogether from choice and other lower reasons, my going forth is a matter of obedience to a plain command; and in place of seeking to assign a reason for going abroad, I would prefer to say that I have failed to discover any reason why I should stay at home.”

ShouldFirstsI CanMatterReasonHomeLightSeemsChoicesSeekingCommandObedienceReason WhyMissionaryStay At Home
Author:James Gilmour
Create image