“fasting, with prayer as its companion, is designed to increase spirituality; to foster a spirit of devotion and love of God; to increase faith in the hearts of men, thus assuring divine favor; to encourage humility and contrition of soul;… — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
And Christ was born into the world as the literal Son of this Holy Being; he was born in the same personal, real, and literal sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father. There is nothing figurative about his paternity; he was begotten, conceived and born in the normal and natural course of events, for he is… — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share
We cannot survive spiritually with one foot in the Church and the other in the world. — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
I think that people who study the scriptures get a dimension to their life that nobody else gets and that can’t be gained in any way except by studying the scriptures. There’s an increase in faith and a desire to do what’s right and a feeling of inspiration and understanding that comes to people who study the gospel—meaning particularly the… — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share
The Atonement of Christ is the most transcendental event that has ever occurred or that will ever occur, since the sunrise of creation to… — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
Yes, President Young did teach that Adam was the father of our spirits, and all the related things that the cultists ascribe to him.… — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
What does it matter if a few barking dogs snap at the heels of the weary travelers? ... The caravan moves on — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
Salvation in its true and full meaning is synonymous with exaltation or eternal life and consists in gaining an inheritance in the highest of… — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
Christ was Begotten by an immortal Father in the same way that mortal men are begotten by mortal fathers. — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
“Faithful persons are expected to seek the gifts of the Spirit with all their hearts.” — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
Faith is a gift of God bestowed as a reward for personal righteousness. — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
There is nothing as important as having the companionship of the Holy Ghost. — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
![“Yes, President Young did teach that Adam was the father of our spirits, and all the related things that the cultists ascribe to him. This [i.e., Brigham Young's teaching on Adam], however, is not true. He expressed views that are out of harmony with the gospel.” quote by Bruce R. McConkie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8ec/bruce-r-mcconkie-10372_adam_yes-president-young-did-teach-that-adam_121356.jpg)
