Category: LDS Quotations
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Mormon Quotes on the Regress of Gods
Updated April 21, 2025. As of today there are at least five different positions in the Latter-day Saint tradition on divine ancestry and the regress of gods. Dominant view and modern dissonance “The notion maintained by many early Mormon leaders” Blake Ostler (2001): “The Lectures on Faith are inconsistent with the notion maintained by many…
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Quotes from the McConkie Papers
The McConkie Papers are “various files containing personal writings of Bruce R. McConkie that have never before been available to the public.” (mormonlinks.io) They were uploaded in 2017. “Even the fact of resurrection was earned.” “It is in fact inherent in the whole eternal scheme, and nature itself teaches us, that all blessings come by…
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Quotations for The House of the Lord by James E. Talmage
The following quotes come from the book The House of the Lord, authored by Apostle James E. Talmage, that was originally published by the Deseret Book Company in 1912. This leather Christmas gift edition uses the original 1912 edition and we given away by the First Presidency in 2013. To visit the site with all…
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Quotations from Discourses of President Gordon B. Hinckley Vols. 1 & 2
The following quotes come from the book Discourses of President Gordon B. Hinckley, volumes 1 and 2. These were employee gifts at Christmas by the First Presidency in 2004 and 2005. To visit the site with all of the books and quotes from these, go here. Abortion “Abortion is an ugly thing, a debasing thing,…
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Citations Concerning the Word of Wisdom
The following citations are documented in Bill McKeever’s book In Their Own Words concerning the Word of Wisdom. Prophets/Presidents Joseph Smith: “No official member in this Church is worthy to hold an office after having the Word of Wisdom properly taught him; and he, the official member, neglecting to comply with and obey it” (Teachings of the…
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Quotations from the Teachings of Thomas S. Monson
The following quotes come from the book Teachings of Thomas S. Monson, quotes from sixteenth president Thomas S. Monson, originally published in 2011 by Deseret Book. This was an employee gift by the First Presidency in 2014. To visit the site with all of the books and quotes from these, go here. Eternal life “It is…
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Quotations from The Discourses of Wilford Woodruff
The following quotes come from the book The Discourses of Wilford Woodruff, which were citations from the fourth president of the church and edited by G. Homer Durham, originally printed by Bookcraft, Inc. in 1946. This is the second collector’s edition published in 1995 and was given by the First Presidency in 1997 to other…
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Quotations from Pathways to Perfection: Discourses of Thomas S. Monson
The following quotes come from the book Pathways to Perfection: Discourses of Thomas S. Monson (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1973). This was an employee gift by the First Presidency in 2011. To visit the site with all of the books and quotes from these, go here. Dating “Some…
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Quotations from The Teachings of Howard W. Hunter
The following quotes come from the book The Teachings of Howard W. Hunter (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1997). This was an employee gift by the First Presidency in 2002. To visit the site with all of the books and quotes from these, go here. Agency “Agency played an important part in the premortal world.…
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Quotations from The Teachings of Lorenzo Snow
The following quotes come from the book The Teachings of Lorenzo Snow, the fifth president of the church. This was an employee gift by the First Presidency in 2012. To visit the site with all of the books and quotes from these, go here. God “. . . the Spirit of God rested powerfully upon me…
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Quotations from The Teachings of Harold B. Lee
The following quotes come from the book The Teachings of Harold B. Lee, who was the eleventh president of the LDS Church. The original edition was 1996 by Bookcraft and was republished by Intellectual Reserve in 2015. This was an employee gift by the First Presidency in 2015. To visit the site with all of…
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Quotations from The Teachings of George Albert Smith
The following quotes come from the book The Teachings of George Albert Smith by eighth president George Albert Smith (edited by Robert and Susan McIntosh. This was an employee gift by the First Presidency in 2000. To visit the site with all of the books and quotes from these, go here. Baptism “There is no…
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Quotations from Stand Ye in Holy Places: Selected Sermons and Writings of President Harold B. Lee
The following quotes come from the book Stand Ye in Holy Places: Selected Sermons and Writings of Harold B. Lee from eleventh president Harold B. Lee that was originally published in 1975 by Deseret Book Company. This was an employee gift by the First Presidency in 1995. To visit the site with all of the…
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Quotations from Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmage
The following quotes come from the book Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures both Ancient and Modern, authored by apostle James E. Talmage and originally published in September 1915. While there are several versions of Jesus the Christ, this is the 1981 edition. This was an…
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Quotations from Articles of Faith by James Talmage
The following quotes come from the book A Study of the Articles of Faith: Being a Consideration of the Principal Doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints authored by Apostle James E. Talmage. The book features Talmage’s commentary on the 1842 “Articles of Faith” creed penned by LDS founder Joseph Smith. While…
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Quotations from The Gospel Kingdom: Writings and Discourses of John Taylor
The following quotes come from the book The Gospel Kingdom: Writings and Discourses of John Taylor, edited by G. Homer Durham. This was an employee gift by the First Presidency in 1996. To visit the site with all of the books and quotes from these, go here. Authority “We could progress a great deal faster,…
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Quotations from Doctrines of Salvation: Sermons and Writings of Joseph Fielding Smith
The following quotes come from the book Selections from Doctrines of Salvation: Sermons and Writings of Joseph Fielding Smith, authored by tenth President Joseph Fielding Smith. It compiled the three volumes of the 3-volume series “Doctrines of Salvation.” This was an employee gift by the First Presidency in 2001 and is a unique book, never…
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Quotations from Gospel Ideals by David O. McKay
The following quotes come from the book Gospel Ideals, authored by ninth president David O. McKay. These were compiled by the editors of the LDS magazine Improvement Era from Conference Reports and other places citing McKay. It was first published in Salt Lake City in September 1953. The leather edition was an employee gift by…
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Quotations from Sermons and Writings of President Ezra Taft Benson
The following quotes come from the book Sermons and Writings of President Ezra Taft Benson, the thirteenth president of the church. This was an employee gift by the First Presidency in 2003. To visit the site with all of the books and quotes from these, go here. Book of Mormon “The most singular evidence in support…
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Quotations from Gospel Standards by Heber J. Grant
The following quotes come from the book Gospel Standards, quotes from seventh president Heber J. Grant that were compiled by Dr. G. Homer Durham under the direction of apostles John A. Widtsoe and Richard L. Evans. This was originally published in 1941, and this edition by the Improvement Era was 1969. This edition was an…