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Spirit Quotes by David O. McKay

10 Spirit quotes by David O. McKay

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When the spirit whispers in moments of challenge, McKay’s short collection provides uplifting, practical insights. With just ten entries, the former LDS president shares his characteristic optimism and steady encouragement, making it a handy reference for anyone seeking a gentle lift.

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True Christianity is love in action. There is no better way to manifest love for God than to show an unselfish love…

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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…

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True happiness comes only by making others happy—the practical application of the Savior's doctrine of losing one's life to gain it. In…

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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.…

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A man may act as his conscience dictates so long as he does not infringe upon the rights of others. That is…

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"We don't take sufficient time to meditate." I get up early in the morning...five o'clock, when my mind and spirit are clear…

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Thoughts mold your features. Thoughts lift your soul heavenward or drag you toward hell. … As nothing reveals character like the company…

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“True happiness comes only by making others happy—the practical application of the Savior’s doctrine of losing one’s life to gain it. In…

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The peril of this century is spiritual apathy. As the body requires sunlight, good food, proper exercise and rest, so the spirit…

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Motherhood is the one thing in all the world which most truly exemplifies the God-given virtues of creating and sacrificing. Though it…

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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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The most powerful thing in the world is an idea.

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He who harbors hatred and bitterness injures himself far more than the one towards whom he manifests these evil propensities.

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The Gospel of Jesus Christ can make bad men good and good men better, can alter human nature, and can change human lives.

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The basis of all sin is selfishness.

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“When you are tempted to stay away from that seventies' meeting, from that elder's meeting, from that deacons' quorum and you shrink from going…

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And what is true education? It is awakening a love for truth; giving a just sense of duty; opening the eyes of the soul…

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Today, as never before, the issue is clearly defined-liberty and freedom of choice, or oppression and subjugation for the individual and for nations.

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