Friday, January 9, 2015

Every world problem can be solved by the gospel

"I believe, too, that every world problem may be solved by obedience to the principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ."

David O. McKay, Gospel Ideals (1953), 5; emphasis in original. As quoted in Ensign, Dec 2014, p. 33
https://www.lds.org/ensign/2014/12/helping-others-find-faith-in-christ?lang=eng
"This Christmas, mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a letter. Give a soft answer. Encourage youth. Manifest your loyalty in word and deed. Keep a promise. Forgo a grudge. Forgive an enemy. Apologize. Try to understand. Examine your demands on others. Think first of someone else. Be kind. Be gentle. Laugh a little more. Express your gratitude. Welcome a stranger. Gladden the heart of a child. Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. Speak your love and then speak it again."

- Howard W. Hunter, "The Gifts of Christmas," Ensign, Dec 2002, 18-19
https://www.lds.org/ensign/2002/12/the-gifts-of-christmas?lang=eng

"Tithing teaches us to control our desires and passions for the things of this world"

"Tithing also teaches us to control our desires and passions for the things of this world. Payment of tithing encourages us to be honest in our dealings with our fellowmen. We learn to trust that what we have been given, through the blessings of the Lord and our own diligent efforts, is sufficient for our needs."

- Elder Robert D. Hales, "Tithing: A Test of Faith with Eternal Blessings," Ensign, Nov. 2002
https://www.lds.org/ensign/2002/11/tithing-a-test-of-faith-with-eternal-blessings?lang=eng