Author: Bruce R. McConkie
Source: fireside address given at BYU on 1 June 1980
Link: http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=658&tid=7
Rating: 4.25/5
Favorite Points
- I shall speak on some matters that some may consider to be controversial, though they ought not to be. They are things on which we ought to be united, and to the extent we are all guided and enlightened from on high we will be. If we are so united—and there will be no disagreement among those who believe and understand the revealed word...
- Gospel doctrines belong to the Lord, not to men. They are his. He ordained them, he reveals them, and he expects us to believe them.
- Please note that knowledge is gained by obedience.
- God progresses in the sense that his kingdoms increase and his dominions multiply—not in the sense that he learns new truths and discovers new laws. God is not a student. He is not a laboratory technician. He is not postulating new theories on the basis of past experiences. He has indeed graduated to that state of exaltation that consists of knowing all things and having all power.
- May I say that all truth is in agreement, that true religion and true science bear the same witness, and that in the true and full sense, true science is part of true religion.
- We need to be less concerned about the views and opinions that others have expressed and drink directly from the fountain the Lord has given us. Then we shall come to a true understanding of the points of his doctrine.
in fact everything that Elder Bruce R McConkie said was very true and perfect so if we close our ears to all deadly lies and embrace the truth and gain the mind of Christ as priesthood brethren, we will progress and advance to become like how heavenly Father as we were promised
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