Church Quotes by David O. McKay

11 Church quotes by David O. McKay

David O. McKay’s eleven brief statements on church radiate an uplifting, forward‑looking tone. The modest set gives a quick feel for his optimistic approach to faith communities.

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The purpose of the church is to make bad men good and good men better.

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The real test of any church or religion is the kind of men it makes.

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Next to being one in worshipping God there is nothing in this world upon which the Church should be more united that…

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I repeat that no greater immediate responsibility rests upon members of the Church, upon all citizens of this republic and of neighboring…

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True motherhood is the noblest call of the world, and we look with sorrow upon the practice here in our own United…

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Among the immediate obligations and duties resting upon members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today, and one of…

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This is the number one responsibility of the Latter-day Saints - to get in the struggle to preserve freedom. Everywhere that Communism…

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Let us instill into the hearts of our children the love of freedom. Teach them that to be free is as precious…

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It is part of our "Mormon" theology that the Constitution of the United States was divinely inspired; that our Republic came into…

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Teachings and ideologies subversive to the fundamental principles of this great Republic, which are contrary to the Constitution of the United States,…

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The character of a child is formed largely during the first twelve years of his life. He spends 16 times as many…

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Adversity itself may lead toward and not away from God and spiritual enlightenment; and privation may prove a source of strength if we can…

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No parent can consistently teach faith in Christ who profanes the name of Deity. Profanity is never heard in the well-ordered home. Swearing is…

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[One] principle that actuated the lives of the fathers who founded our Constitution was faith in God.

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“No thing worth while is obtained in this life without sacrificing, without putting forth effort. The evil one thrusts things upon us but God…

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There are seeds of happiness in every soul. Our mental attitude and dispositions constitute the environment in which these seeds germinate. There is as…

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