Quoty: quotes tagged with 'zion'

BYU is not Zion. Not yet. It is Zion�s universi...

BYU is not Zion. Not yet. It is Zion�s university�and it is under construction. It is a work in progress. However�and this is the core of my remarks today�here at BYU it is not an academic program or an athletic program or even a missionary or leadership program that is under construction. It is you. You and I are the whole point of it.

Author: Monte R. Swain, Source: http://speeches.byu.edu/reader/reader.php?id=12337
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�for without Zion, and a place of deliverance, ...

�for without Zion, and a place of deliverance, we must fall; because the time is near when the sun will be darkened, and the moon turn to blood, and the stars fall from the heaven, and the earth reel to and fro.

Then, if this is the case, and if we are not sanctified and gathered to the places God has appointed, with all our former professions and our great love for the Bible, we must fall; we cannot stand; we cannot be saved; for God will gather out his Saints from the Gentiles, and then comes desolation and destruction, and none can escape except the pure in heart who are gathered.
Author: Joseph Smith, Jr., Source: Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p .71
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The irony of this is that, although we may make...

The irony of this is that, although we may make a difference in the lives of those we help, we who give charitable service are often the ones who benefit the most. When we sacrifice our time, talents, and resources for the sake of others, we refine our character and thereby become more fit for the kingdom. The Savior said the poor would always be with us (see John 12:8). And it is a good thing too because we cannot become exalted without them. We need the poor as much as the poor need us.
Author: Joseph B. Wirthlin, Source: �Two Guiding Lights,� Ensign, Aug 2007, 64�69
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"When you are filled with the spirit of God, . ...

"When you are filled with the spirit of God, . . . that [Spirit] satisfies and fills up every longing of the human heart, and fills up every vacuum. When I am filled with that spirit my soul is satisfied. . . . The Spirit of God will impart instruction to your minds, and you will impart it to each other. . . . Remember that you are Saints of God; and that you have important works to perform in Zion."
Author: Eliza R Snow, Source: Woman's Exponent, Sept. 15, 1873, 62
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In a worldwide church, becoming one does not me...

In a worldwide church, becoming one does not mean becoming the same.
Author: John C. Carmack, Source: �Unity in Diversity,� Ensign, Mar 1991, 7
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There is a duty which we, in common with a...

There is a duty which we, in common with all men, owe to governments, laws, and the regulations in the civil concerns of life; these guarantee to all parties and denominations of religion, equal and indefeasible rights, all alike interested; and they make our responsibilities one towards another in matters relating to temporal affairs, and the things of this life; the former principles do not destroy the latter, but bind us stronger, and make our responsibility, not only one towards another, but unto God also: hence we say, that the constitution of the United States is a glorious standard, it is founded in wisdom, it is a heavenly banner
Author: Joseph Smith, Jr, Source: Millennial Star 5:72
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Very closely allied to this party spirit is...

Very closely allied to this party spirit is the national feeling that some exhibit. This national feeling is another feature of "Gentilism." "Gentilism" breaks up the family of man, and divides them off into parties and nations, having contrary interests. "Mormonism," on the other hand, . . . by drawing them from all nations . . . unites the family of man. . . . There are good and bad . . . qualities in all nations. . . . All real Saints, when they receive the Gospel, will readily relinquish party spirit and national feeling, and count such things as the distinctive ornaments of Satan's kingdom.
Author: Brigham Young, Source: Millennial Star 16:210
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I am convinced that if we are to get on the rig...

I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.
Author: Martin Luther King, Jr, Source: Speech at Riverside Church in New York City (4 April 1967)
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When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring f...

When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!
Author: Martin Luther King, Jr, Source: I have a dream 1963
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Let us not wallow in the valley of despair. I s...

Let us not wallow in the valley of despair. I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state, sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.
Author: Martin Luther King, Jr, Source: "I Have a Dream" 1963
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In spite of what the media tell us, we know tha...

In spite of what the media tell us, we know that the good life is not for sale. We understand that the good life is something we make together, in partnership with other people and in harmony with nature. Because we realize that happiness, health, security, and meaning come to us largely as gifts, we feel called to preserve those gifts, enhance them if we can, and pass them on.

Author: Scott Russell Sanders, Source: http://www.newdream.org/newsletter/common_wealth.php
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We need to speak up, to say boldly why we fight...

We need to speak up, to say boldly why we fight for good schools, why we build houses for the homeless, why we protect open space, why we look after the ailing and the elderly, why we pay taxes without grumbling, why we honor government as a force for public good. In a society obsessed with competition, we need to say why we practice cooperation. In a culture addicted to instant gratification, we need to champion long-term healing and the welfare of coming generations.
Author: Scott Russell Sanders, Source: http://www.newdream.org/newsletter/common_wealth.php
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We need a new vision of the good life. We need...

We need a new vision of the good life. We need a dream worthy of grown-ups, one that values simplicity over novelty, conservation over consumption, harmony over competition, community over ego.

Author: Scott Russell Sanders, Source: http://www.newdream.org/newsletter/common_wealth.php
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The work of creating wise and loving communitie...

The work of creating wise and loving communities begins with cherishing our common wealth. I speak of it as �common� because it�s ordinary and because it�s shared. By �wealth� I don�t mean money, but the actual sources of well-being. I mean the soils, waters, and atmosphere; the oceans and prairies and forests; the human gene pool and the plenitude of species. I mean language in all its forms, including mathematics and music; every kind of knowledge, from folklore to physics; and all manner of artifacts, from satellites to shoes. I mean practical arts such as cooking, building, herding, and farming; the art of medicine; the traditions of civil liberty and democratic government. I mean wildlife refuges, national parks, and wilderness areas, as well as schools, museums, libraries, and other public spaces.

Author: Scott Russell Sanders, Source: http://www.newdream.org/newsletter/common_wealth.php
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The ways of the world receive constant reinforc...

The ways of the world receive constant reinforcement�should not the ways of heaven?
Author: Neal A. Maxwell, Source: "Not My Will, But Thine� (1988), 133�34
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