“I only ask to go where the Lord would have me go, and only to receive what the Lord would have me receive, knowing that more important than sight is the witness that one may have by the witness of the Holy Ghost to his soul that things are so and that Jesus is the Christ, a living personage.”
(
“Be Loyal to the Royal Within You,”
Speeches of the Year, 1973
[1974],
88.)
“God grant that each of us here today may so live that all among us, and with us, may see, not us, but that which is divine and comes from God. With that vision of what those who have lost their way may become, my prayer is that they may receive strength and resolution to climb higher and higher and upward and onward to that great goal of eternal life and also that I may do my part in seeking to show by example, as well as by precept, that which will be the best of which I am capable of doing.”
(
“Understanding Who We Are Brings Self-Respect,”
Ensign,
Jan. 1974,
6.)
“To some it may seem old-fashioned to speak of virtue and chastity, honesty, morality, faith, character, but these are the qualities which have built great men and women and point the way by which one may find happiness in the living of today and eternal joy in the world to come. These are the qualities which are the anchors to our lives, in spite of the trials, the tragedies, the pestilences, and the cruelties of war which bring in their wake appalling destruction, hunger, and bloodshed.”
(
“Understanding Who We Are Brings Self-Respect,”
Ensign,
Jan. 1974,
2.)
“If it were not for the assurance that I have that the Lord is near to us, guiding, directing, the burden would be almost beyond my strength, but because I know that He is there, and that He can be appealed to, and if we have ears to hear attuned to Him, we will never be left alone.”
(
"President Harold B. Lee's Closing Remarks,”
Ensign,
Jan. 1974,
129.)
“Never is the gospel of Jesus Christ more beautiful than in times of intense need, or in times of a severe storm within us as individuals, or in times of confusion and turmoil.”
(
“A Blessing for the Saints,”
Ensign,
Jan. 1973,
133.)
“The heaviest burden that one has to bear in this life is the burden of sin.”
(
“Stand Ye in Holy Places,”
Ensign,
July 1973,
122.)
“The trouble with us today, there are too many of us who put question marks instead of periods after what the Lord says. I want you to think about that. We shouldn't be concerned about why He said something, or whether or not it can be made so. Just trust the Lord. We don't try to find the answers or explanations. We shouldn't try to spend time explaining what the Lord didn't see fit to explain. We spend useless time.”
(
“Admonitions for the Priesthood of God,”
Ensign,
Jan. 1973,
108.)
“I earnestly urge all our people to unite under the true banner of the Master, to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ so powerfully that no truly converted person could ever be aligned with these controversial concepts and procedures contrary to the Lord's plan of salvation.”
(
“Teach the Gospel of Salvation,”
Ensign,
Jan. 1973,
63.)
“Remember that, brethren. You cannot destroy the appointments of the prophets of God. The Lord knows whom He wants to preside in His Church, and sometimes it takes a lot of practicing, guiding, testing, before He may know whether or not one of us is prepared for the present assignment.”
(
“Admonitions for the Priesthood of God,”
Ensign,
Jan. 1973,
107.)
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