TRUST IN THE LORD WITH
ALL THINE HEART: A
TYPOLOGY OF NECESSITY
IN THE LAST DAYS
President Brigham Young
“We talk about our trials and
troubles here in this life: but suppose
that you could see yourselves
thousands and millions of years after
you have proved faithful to your
religion during the few short years in
this time, and have obtained eternal
salvation and a crown of glory in the
presence of God; then look back
upon your lives here, and see the
losses, crosses, and
disappointments, the sorrows and
you would be constrained to exclaim,
"But what of all that? Those things
were but for a moment, and we are
now here.“
(as quoted by Neal A. Maxwell)
Lord, Increase our Faith, 52
“As far as we degenerate
from God, we descend to the
devil and lose knowledge,
and without knowledge we
cannot be saved, and while
our hearts are filled with evil,
we are studying evil, there is
no room in our hearts for
good, or studying good.”
Prophet Joseph Smith
TPJS, 217
Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley
“When they reached the
Sweetwater River on November 3,
chunks of ice were floating in the
freezing water. After all these people
had been through, and in their
weakened condition, that river
seemed impossible to cross. It looked
like stepping into death itself to move
into the freezing stream. Men who
once had been strong sat on the
frozen ground and wept, as did the
women and children. Many simply
could not face that ordeal.
Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley
“And now I quote from the record:
"Three eighteen-year-old boys
belonging to the relief party came to
the rescue, and to the astonishment of
all who saw, carried nearly every
member of the ill-fated handcart
company across the snowbound
stream. The strain was so terrible, and
the exposure so great, that in later
years all the boys died from the effects
of it. When President Brigham Young
heard of this heroic act, he wept like a
child, and later declared publicly, 'that
act alone will ensure C. Allen
Huntington, George W. Grant, and
David P. Kimball an everlasting
salvation in the Celestial Kingdom of
God, worlds without end.'"
Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, 282
Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley
“God bless you, my dear
young friends. You are the best
generation we have ever had.
You know the gospel better.
You are more faithful in your
duties. You are stronger to face
the temptations which come
your way. Live by your
standards. Pray for the
guidance and protection of the
Lord. He will never leave you
alone. He will comfort you. He
will sustain you. He will bless
and magnify you and make
your reward sweet and
beautiful.
“And you will discover
that your example will
attract others who will take
courage from your strength.”
Ensign, Nov 2003, 82
Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley
Pres. Wilford Woodruff
“The first time I ever saw
Joseph Smith was in April, 1834. I
met him in the streets of Kirtland.
He invited me to his house. I
stopped with him while preparing
to go up to Zion in Zion's camp.
On Sunday he called a priesthood
meeting. They all gathered in a
little cabin. There I first heard
Joseph Smith speak publicly; also
Hyrum Smith, Oliver Cowdery,
Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball,
Parley and Orson Pratt and William
E. McLellin. The Prophet called
upon the elders to bear testimony
of the gospel of Christ and they
arose one after another and bore
a short testimony.
Pres. Wilford Woodruff
“Then Brother Joseph arose
and said: "Brethren, I am very
much edified and interested in
listening to your testimony. But I
want to tell you that you know no
more concerning the result of this
work and what lies before you as
the elders of Israel, and before
this people, than a parcel of little
children."
“I expect they were all a little
startled by it. He told them this
work would fill the whole earth,
and that all nations would have
to hear the proclamation of the
gospel.
Pres. Wilford Woodruff
“He further said: "This work
will fill the Rocky Mountains
with tens of thousands of
Latter-day Saints, and there will
be joined with them the
Lamanites who dwell in those
mountains who will receive the
gospel of Christ at the mouth of
elders of Israel, and they will
be united with the Church and
the kingdom of God, and bring
forth much good."
Discourses of Wilford Woodruff, 30