Nofear Posted November 20, 2014 Posted November 20, 2014 Here is a series of "Motivational Posters" from Martin Luther:http://www.buzzfeed.com/jasonc4a7b07f36/if-martin-luther-quotations-were-motivational-post-14jwt?sub=3517335_4286478 Do you have some analogous quotations from Latter-day authorities? 1
Nofear Posted November 20, 2014 Author Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) Here are some examples: Some of the company thought I was not a very meek Prophet; so I told them: "I am meek and lowly in heart," and will personify Jesus for a moment, to illustrate the principle, and cried out with a loud voice, "Woe unto you, ye doctors; woe unto you, ye lawyers; woe unto you, ye scribes, Pharisees, and hypocrites!" -- Joseph Smith What is it that inspires professors of Christianity generally with a hope of salvation? It is that smooth, sophisticated influence of the devil, by which he deceives the whole world. -- Joseph Smith I may not always walk the straight and narrow, but I sure in hell try to cross it as often as I can. ― J. Golden Kimball I believe if I had a house in hell and a house in St. George, I'd rent out the one in St. George and live in hell. I really would. ― J. Golden Kimball Cut me off from the Church? They can't do that! I repent do damn fast! ― J. Golden Kimball Any young man who is unmarried at the age of twenty one is a menace to the community. -- Brigham Young Apocryphal quote at best. See http://ldsliving.com/story/76642-are-single-lds-men-really-a-menace-to-society for commentary. Edited November 20, 2014 by Nofear
Blah Posted November 20, 2014 Posted November 20, 2014 "I confess I am too unsophisticated to enjoy the spectacle of a half naked woman smoking cigarettes." -James E. Talmage
Buzzard Posted November 20, 2014 Posted November 20, 2014 Always heard the Brigham Young quote as "age 25". Maybe it's been updated due to the fact that a lot of our yougn men are serving missions or very recently returned by 21.
Calm Posted November 20, 2014 Posted November 20, 2014 I thought the 21/25 young men quote was really Cannon and misattributed to BY.No time to check right now.
Nofear Posted November 20, 2014 Author Posted November 20, 2014 Alas, the Brigham Young quote isn't good. Not that he doesn't have plenty of other fun ones.
Scott Lloyd Posted November 20, 2014 Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) QuoteAny young man who is unmarried at the age of twenty one is a menace to the community. -- Brigham YoungApocryphal quote at best. See http://ldsliving.com...nace-to-society for commentary."Apocryphal quote at best" gives it too much credence. As is made clear in the link, a statement of George Q. Cannon has apparently been erroneously attributed to Brigham Young. Moreover, what President Cannon actually said scarcely resembles what has been assumed and repeated over the years. It is high time this urban legend is given the decent burial it should have had generations ago. Edited November 20, 2014 by Scott Lloyd
Coreyb Posted November 20, 2014 Posted November 20, 2014 "I wish I had some stones! I want to pelt your cursed heads, for you lie like hell." -Heber C. Kimball"If men don't stop stealing and saying that I uphold them I will kill the with my own hands, so help me God." -Heber C. Kimball"Your hat will blow off someday, but your head will be in it." -Heber C. Kimball"Why should I love a woman more than a man. They are no more to me than good men." -Heber C. Kimball
J Green Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 And here I was convinced that *I* was the saucy motivational poster you were referencing! 1
Sevenbak Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 “A sermon should be like a woman’s dress. Long enough to cover the essentials but short enough to keep your attention.” ― J. Golden Kimball 2
Nofear Posted November 21, 2014 Author Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) The laughter of the world is merely loneliness pathetically trying to reassure itself. -- Neil A. Maxwell Now, brethren, do not expect perfection in your choice of a mate... Of course, she should be attractive to you... -- Ezra Taft Benson There are few ways in which good people do more harm to those who take them seriously than to defend the gospel with arguments that won't hold water. -- Henry B. Eyring You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. -- Gordon B. Hinckley Maybe I’m strange and perverse, but I’ve always thought there was something sexy about a compelling argument. -- Therese Doucet(This one reminds me of Thomas Paine's quote: "To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.") The healing power of charity ... can make it virtually impossible for us even to feel emotions common to the natural man. -- Sheri L. Dew Mormons invented themselves just as other religious and ethnic groups invented themselves. But Mormons did so in such a singularly impressive way that we will probably always remain baffled as to how exactly it happened.-- Laurence Moore When we talk about the Constitution of the United States, we are sometimes apt to quote—”Vox populi, vox Dei;” that is, The voice of the people is the voice of God. But in some places they ought to say, VOX POPULI, VOX DIABOLI; that is, the voice of the people is the voice of the Devil. -- John Taylor PS: For the record, I really have no quibble with the quotes at all, especially when taken more fully in context. I like a certain measure of frankness. Edited November 21, 2014 by Nofear
Kenngo1969 Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 “The worst fear I have about this people is that they will get rich in this country, forget God and His people, wax fat, and kick themselves out of the Church and go to hell." —Brigham Young
Scott Lloyd Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) One of my favorites: If you wish this Temple built, go to work and do all you can this season. Some say, “I do not like to do it, for we never began to build a Temple without the bells of hell beginning to ring.” I want to hear them ring again.(Brigham Young, JD 8:355-356) Same thing happens to this day: A temple is announced for construction somewhere, and straightway the complaints flow into zoning commissions, planning boards, city councils, etc. Edited November 21, 2014 by Scott Lloyd
Kenngo1969 Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 One of my favorites: If you wish this Temple built, go to work and do all you can this season. Some say, “I do not like to do it, for we never began to build a Temple without the bells of hell beginning to ring.” I want to hear them ring again.(Brigham Young, JD 8:355-356) Same thing happens to this day: A temple is announced for construction somewhere, and straightway the complaints flow into zoning commissions, planning boards, city councils, etc.I rather enjoyed a drive I took into Utah County and, from thence, into the Salt Lake Valley from the south yesterday. All of a sudden, I looked up and saw this Temple rising out of the middle of nowhere, and I asked myself, "Geez, where are we? That's not the 'old' Provo Temple with its loveable, space-age design (I know people hate that, but personally, I don't think it should be changed, even if the 70's weren't any kind of a Golden Age of Architecture ); it's not the 'new' Provo Temple with its 19th-century exterior architecture; it's not the Mount Timpanogos Temple." It was Payson. 2
Scott Lloyd Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 I rather enjoyed a drive I took into Utah County and, from thence, into the Salt Lake Valley from the south yesterday. All of a sudden, I looked up and saw this Temple rising out of the middle of nowhere, and I asked myself, "Geez, where are we? That's not the 'old' Provo Temple with its loveable, space-age design (I know people hate that, but personally, I don't think it should be changed, even if the 70's weren't any kind of a Golden Age of Architecture ); it's not the 'new' Provo Temple with its 19th-century exterior architecture; it's not the Mount Timpanogos Temple." It was Payson.I covered the groundbreaking of the Payson temple, conducted by Elder Oaks. I look forward to its completion. 1
cinepro Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 One of my favorites: Same thing happens to this day: A temple is announced for construction somewhere, and straightway the complaints flow into zoning commissions, planning boards, city councils, etc. Tell me about it. There even a bunch of bell ringers down in Provo. For heaven's sake people, when the Lord wants to build a building, step aside and let it be built!
Scott Lloyd Posted November 21, 2014 Posted November 21, 2014 Tell me about it. There even a bunch of bell ringers down in Provo. For heaven's sake people, when the Lord wants to build a building, step aside and let it be built!I'm not going to back peddle and rationalize the actions of the people who protested the construction plans for the MTC, if that's what you're expecting.
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