This gospel has often been spoken of as a way of life. This however is not quite accurate. Consisting as it does of the principles and ordinances necessary to man's exaltation it is not just a way of life, it is the one and only way of life by which men may accomplish the full purpose of their mortality.
Marion G. RomneyThe prime duty of help to the poor by the Church is not to bring temporal relief to their needs, but salvation to their souls.
Marion G. RomneyThere is an interdependence between those who have and those who have not. The process of giving exalts the poor and humbles the rich. In the process, both are sanctified.
Marion G. RomneyReceiving the Holy Ghost is the therapy which effects forgiveness and heals the sin-sick soul.
Marion G. RomneyThe only motive strong enough to induce men to exercise the self control required by the religion of Jesus is love.
Marion G. RomneyWhen earth life is over and things appear in their true perspective, we shall more clearly see and realize what the Lord and his prophets have repeatedly told us, that the fruits of the gospel are the only objectives worthy of life's full efforts. Their possessor obtains true wealth - wealth in the Lord's view of values. We need constantly to deepen our understandings and sharpen our realization of what the fruits of the gospel are. The Lord has defined them as . . . peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come.
Marion G. Romney