The real test of any church or religion is the kind of men it makes. — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
Men and women who live in America...have a responsibility greater than that yet borne by any other people. Theirs the duty, the… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
Friendship is a sacred possession. As air, water and sunshine to flowers, trees and verdure, so smiles, sympathy and love of friends… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
The young man who closes the door behind him, who draws the curtains, and there in silence pleads with God for help,… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
The peril of this century is spiritual apathy. As the body requires sunlight, good food, proper exercise and rest, so the spirit… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
Among life's sweetest blessings is fellowship with men and women whose ideals and aspirations are high and noble. Next to a sense… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
True Christianity is love in action. There is no better way to manifest love for God than to show an unselfish love… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
True education seeks to make men and women not only good mathematicians, proficient linguists, profound scientists, or brilliant literary lights, but also… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
We must not close our eyes to the fact that there are conspiring men who would pollute young boys, and girls of… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
A man who cannot control his temper is not very likely to control his passions.. — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
A man's reaction to his appetites and impulses when they are roused gives the measure of that man's character. In these reactions… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
A man who cannot control his temper is not very likely to control his passions, and no matter what his pretensions in… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
No man can sincerely resolve to apply to his daily life the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth without sensing a change in… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
But there is a beauty every girl has—a gift from God, as pure as the sunlight, and as sacred as life. It is a… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
Free agency is a gift of God....The world does not comprehend the significance of that divine gift to the individual. It is as inherent… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
Adversity itself may lead toward and not away from God and spiritual enlightenment; and privation may prove a source of strength if we can… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
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… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
[One] principle that actuated the lives of the fathers who founded our Constitution was faith in God. — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
“No thing worth while is obtained in this life without sacrificing, without putting forth effort. The evil one thrusts things upon us but God… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
There are seeds of happiness in every soul. Our mental attitude and dispositions constitute the environment in which these seeds germinate. There is as… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
He who harbors hatred and bitterness injures himself far more than the one towards whom he manifests these evil propensities. — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
The Gospel of Jesus Christ can make bad men good and good men better, can alter human nature, and can change human lives. — David O. McKay Copy Share Image