No jot, iota, or tittle of the temple rites is otherwise than uplifting and sanctifying. In every detail the endowment ceremony contributes to covenants of morality of life, consecration of person to high ideals, devotion to truth, patriotism to nation, and allegiance to God.
James E. TalmageNo pang that is suffered by man or woman upon the earth will be without its compensating effect . . . if it be met with patience.
James E. TalmageMere pleasure is at best but fleeting; happiness is abiding, for in the recollection thereof is renewed.
James E. TalmageBelief, in one of its accepted senses, may consist in a merely intellectual assent, while faith implies such confidence and conviction as will impel to action.
James E. Talmage