You cannot light a fire in another soul unless it is burning in your own soul.
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In his book Stand Ye In Holy Places, President Harold B. Lee wrote that one is converted when his eyes see what he ought to see, his ears hear what he ought to hear and his heart understands what he ought to understand. 'And what he ought to see, hear and understand is trutheternal truthand then practice it. That is conversion,' he wrote.Harold B. Lee
Just as a flood-lighted temple is more beautiful in a severe storm or in a heavy fog, so the gospel of Jesus Christ is more glorious in times of inward storm and of personal sorrow and tormenting conflict.
Harold B. Lee
It isn't the Lord who withholds himself from us. It is we who withhold ourselves from him because of our failure to keep his commandments.
Harold B. Lee
One of the greatest business leaders in America today, James F. Oates of the Equitable Life, said this about factors which he said were necessary to develop us into real eminence in any field. He said Whatever may be the nature of our work, or the character of our own vocational activity, eminence always involves the following And then he named four factors, and I want you to mark them. 1. You must have the determination to excel. 2. You must have the willingness And I want you to mark this. to pay the price, to study, to live through disappointments with optimism, and to accept the sacrifices necessary to succeed. Now, do you get the significance of that 3. You must have the steadfast pursuit of purpose, doing the work day after day, week after week, yes, year after year, whether you feel like doing it or not. 4. You must have pride and faith in the virtue of your calling. That is to say, spiritual motivation. (James F. Oates, Address before the YMCA at Los Angeles, California, April 15, 1960.)
Harold B. Lee
It is not the function of religion to answer all the questions about Gods moral government of the universe, but to give us courage through faith to go on in the face of questions to which we find no answer in our present status.
Harold B. Lee
You must learn to walk to the edge of the light, and perhaps a few steps into the darkness, and you will find that the light will appear and move ahead of you.
Harold B. Lee
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