"Salvation in its true and full meaning is……" — Bruce R. McConkie
"Salvation in its true and full meaning is synonymous with exaltation or eternal life and consists in gaining an inheritance in the highest of the three heavens within the celestial kingdom. With few exceptions this is the salvation of which the scriptures speak. It is the salvation which the saints seek. (Mormon Doctrine, 2nd ed., Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1966, p. 670.)"
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44 Quotes by Bruce R. McConkie
Bruce R. McConkie has 44 quotes on this site.
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All our losses and sufferings will be made up to us in the resurrection.
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There are those who say that revealed religion and organic evolution can be harmonized. This is both false and devilish.
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Christ was Begotten by an immortal Father in the same way that mortal men are begotten by mortal fathers.
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And Christ was born into the world as the literal Son of this Holy Being; he was born in the…
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As far as this life is concerned, [Jesus] was born of Mary and of Elohim; he came here as an…
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Our Lord might be described as the great Physician, Healer, Engineer, Chief Scout, Foreman, Builder, or the like - all…
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We have made covenants so to do solemn, sacred, holy covenants, pledging ourselves before gods and angels. We are under…
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As starving men crave a crust of bread, as choking men thirst for water, so do the righteous yearn for…
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There is nothing as important as having the companionship of the Holy Ghost.
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The Holy Ghost, a personage of spirit, is their minister, who has been given the power and assigned the functions…
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God stands revealed or remains forever unknown.
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Belief, humble belief, is the foundation of all righteousness and the beginning of spiritual progression. It goes before good works,…
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