ElRay L. Christiansen famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

To make decisions while infuriated is as unwise and foolish as it is for a captain to put out to sea in a raging storm.
-- ElRay L. Christiansen

#Anger #Sea #Decision
So this estate is given each of us to determine whether or not we will merit glory and honor "for ever and ever," or whether we will rebel and refuse or be indifferent and not comply with the conditions and the laws and the ordinances provided by a merciful Father for our guidance through life and our protection and our salvation and thereby, by so doing, deny ourselves the fabulous gift and blessing of eternal life. This life, then, is a time of "sifting," a time when the "wheat" is separated from the "chaff," a time of deciding who is who and where we will live after we die.
-- ElRay L. Christiansen

#Father #Blessing #Law
This mortal probation is a brief period-just a short span, linking the eternity of the past with the eternity of the future. Yet it was to be a period of tremendous importance. It is, in fact, the most vital period of our entire eternal existence. In this mortal state we come face to face with innumerable temptations and pressures. Sometimes we come in contact with advocates of wrongdoing, disobedience, and sin. Lucifer is going about tempting those who can be tempted to see if he can lead them astray.
-- ElRay L. Christiansen

#Past #Temptation #Pressure
Missionary service is not only a test of faith but a real test of character.
-- ElRay L. Christiansen

#Real #Character #Missionary
The more perfect one becomes, the less he is inclined to speak of the imperfections of others.
-- ElRay L. Christiansen

#Perfect #Judging #Imperfection

The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society is to make money.
Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
I was so mad you could have boiled a pot of water on my head.
Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on.
There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal those wounds.
The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.
The sea is endless when you are in a rowboat.
once upon a time all the rivers combined to protest against the action of the sea in making their waters salt. "When we come to you," sad they to the sea, "we are sweet and drinkable; but when once we have mingled with you, our waters become as briny and unpalatable as your own." The sea replied shortly, "Keep away from me, and you'll remain sweet.
Winston Churchill aroused this nation in heroic fashion to save civilisation in World War Two. We have everything we need except political will, but political will is a renewable resource.
So when I had to make a decision whether I would like to do honors degree course in Islamic studies and Malay studies too, so I thought Islamic studies would be good.

ElRay L. Christiansen famous quotes

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