Our Lord's descent from the holy heights of the Mount of Transfiguration was more than a physical return from greater to lesser altitudes; it was a passing from sunshine into shadow, from the effulgent glory of heaven to the mists of worldly passions and human unbelief; it was the beginning of His rapid descent into the valley of humiliation.
James E. TalmageMortal birth is a boon to which only those spirits who kept their first estate are eligible.
James E. TalmageThe Lord's hand in in our lives; if we will but feel for it, in the darkness, we can grasp it and be lifted thereby.
James E. Talmage