TrendZion

Passages drawn from the sermons and published works that carry this theme forward.

1. 1856·Heber C. Kimball·Apostle
   Well, we are not jealous of you. Do your duty, and you will make every house and every place a palace, and your homes will be as the gate of heaven, and a source of joy to your husbands. Of course you must have a heaven of that which you have made.
   Union of the Priesthood—Salvation of the American Nation—Punishment of the Saints’ Enemies, etc. — jodcopy citation
2. 1860·Brigham Young·Prophet
   Sisters, have faith, and begin so far as lies in your power to assist in raising a posterity that the Lord will delight to own and bless, that their days may begin to be lengthened; and teach them good, wholesome, and holy principles. Much can be said in reference to the duties of parents in regard to their posterity. It is our duty to approximate in all things towards the day of perfection, and to constantly reflect and act upon the best course to pursue for the attainment of that blessing.
   Knowledge—Object of Man's Existence on the Earth — jodcopy citation
3. 1873·George A. Smith·Apostle
   As soon as we reached Rome we began to find the localities referred to in Scripture. It was in the reign of Augustus Caesar, that Christ was born. At that time Judea was a tributary kingdom to Rome, its king being Herod. The decree which went forth from Augustus Caesar, that all the world should be taxed, of course included Jerusalem and the entire kingdom of Judea, which at that time was of considerable extent. Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem to be taxed with the house of David, and there being no room in the inn, they took up their quarters in a stable, and there the Savior was born.
   An Account of His Journey to Palestine — jodcopy citation
4. 1972·Boyd K. Packer·Apostle
   As children leave home to begin families of their own, father and mother—now called grandfather and grandmother—face life together as they did when they were newlyweds. This is the normal, the expected, and the desirable pattern, for the course of the Lord is one eternal round. They are never left alone.
   The Saints Securely Dwell — cojccopy citation
5. 1978·Bruce R. McConkie·Apostle
   Many who sought freedom to worship God according to the dictates of their conscience migrated to America. And in due course, by the power of the Father, a new nation was created, a nation “conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” (Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address.) The United States of America came into being. Beyond the mountains, now not many leagues away, a new day was gestating in the womb of nature.
   “The Morning Breaks; the Shadows Flee” — cojccopy citation
6. 1987·Boyd K. Packer·Apostle
   Others could say, “Of course, if you should call us, we would go.” But not him, nor Marné, for they had made covenants. Without complaint, his wife and family followed him back time after time for a total of seven years.
   Covenants — cojccopy citation