As far as this life is concerned, [Jesus] was born of Mary and of Elohim; he came here as an offspring of that Holy Man who is literally our Father in heaven. He was born in mortality in the literal and full sense as the Son of God. He is the Son of his father in the same sense that all morals are the sons and daughters of their fathers.
Bruce R. McConkieWhat does it matter if a few barking dogs snap at the heels of the weary travelers? ... The caravan moves on
Bruce R. McConkieI do not know all of the providences of the Lord, but I do know that he permits false doctrine to be taught in and out of the Church and that such teaching is part of the sifting process of mortality
Bruce R. McConkieBaptism is the gate through which all must enter to accomplish the Lordโs desire to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
Bruce R. McConkieI think that people who study the scriptures get a dimension to their life that nobody else gets and that canโt be gained in any way except by studying the scriptures. Thereโs an increase in faith and a desire to do whatโs right and a feeling of inspiration and understanding that comes to people who study the gospelโmeaning particularly the Standard Worksโand who ponder the principles, that canโt come in any other way
Bruce R. McConkie