“You will have no test of faith that will not fit you to be a blessing if you are obedient to the Lord. I never had a trial but when I got out of the deep river I found some poor pilgrim on the bank that I was able to help by that very experience.” IfsHelpingAbleFoundPoorLordFitBlessingRiversTestsTrialsObedientPilgrimTest Of Faith Author:A. B. Simpson
“There is a reason why one man is born black and with other disadvantages, while another is born white with great advantages. The reason is that we once had an estate before we came here, and were obedient; more or less, to the laws that were given us there. Those who were faithful in all things there received greater blessings here, and those who were not faithful received less” MenReasonLawGivenBlackBornWhiteGreaterBlessingAdvantageAll ThingsReason WhyFaithfulOne ManEstatesDisadvantagesObedientPriesthood Book:Doctrines of Salvation: Sermons and Writings Source: Doctrines of Salvation: Sermons and Writings
“Often as we teach and testify about the law of tithing, we emphasize the immediate, dramatic and readily recognizable temporal blessings that we receive. And surely such blessings do occur. Yet some of the diverse blessings we obtain as we are obedient to this commandment are significant but subtle.” LawTeachBlessingSignificantDramaticSubtleDiverseCommandmentsObedientTithing Author:David A. Bednar
“Don’t concentrate on what you don’t have or have lost. The Lord promised the obedient to share all that He possesses with them. You may temporarily lack here, but in the next life, if you prove yourself worthy by living valiantly, a fulness will be your blessing.” IfsMayNextLostLordShareBlessingProveWorthyObedientNext LifeProving Yourself Author:Richard G. Scott
“As patterns of obedience develop, the specific blessings associated with obedience are realized and belief emerges. Desire, hope, and belief are forms of faith, but faith as a principle of power comes from a consistent pattern of obedient behavior and attitudes. Personal righteousness is a choice. Faith is a gift from God, and one possessed of it can receive enormous spiritual power.” SpiritualFormDesireChoicesBeliefAttitudePrinciplesBlessingBehaviorPatternsEnormousObedienceConsistentRighteousnessPossessedObedientGift From GodSpiritual PowerBehavior And Attitude Author:Kevin W. Pearson