“To live forever should not be an obligation. In fact, eternal life should only be for those who wish for it, because if we are depressed and unhappy with our lives, just the idea of living forever is an unbearable source of suffering.” IfsShouldIdeasFactsSufferingWishForeverOur LivesSourceEternalUnhappyObligationUnbearableEternal LifeLive Forever Author:Claude Vorilhon
“Our doctrinal obligation is to our own ancestors. This is because the celestial organization of heaven is based on families. The First Presidency has encouraged members, especially youth and young single adults, to emphasize family history work and ordinances for their own family names or the names of ancestors of their ward and stake members. We need to be connected to both our roots and branches. The thought of being associated in the eternal realm is indeed glorious.” NeedsFirstsYoungNamesHeavenYouthMembersEternalAdultsRootsOrganizationConnectedObligationRealmsGloriousBranchesStakesAncestorPresidencyCelestialFamily HistoryOrdinancesFamily NameRoots And Branches Author:Quentin L. Cook
“The Bill of Rights should contain the general principles of natural and civil liberty. It should be to a community what the eternal laws and obligations of morality are to the conscience. It should be unalterable by any human power.” ShouldHumansLawCommunityNaturalLibertyPrinciplesRightsMoralityEternalConscienceBillsObligationCivil LibertiesBill Of RightsHuman Power Author:Thomas Paine
“It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance.” HumansSufferingChanceHuman BeingsEternalHungerAidsObligationAssistance Book:The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind Source: The Need for Roots: Prelude to a Declaration of Duties Towards Mankind
“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