Vavasor Powell famous quotes

Pray that thy last days, and last works may be the best; and that when thou comest to die, thou mayest have nothing else to do but die.
-- Vavasor Powell

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A saint is to put forth his faith in prayer, and afterwards follow his prayer with faith.
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If thou least fallen into sin through violent temptations, seek speedily for repentance for it, recovery out of it, and reformation from it.
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I would rather preach one sermon than write a thousand books.
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The Christian that is bound by his own horizon, the church that lives simply for itself, is bound to die a spiritual death and sink into stagnancy and corruption. We never can thank God enough for giving us not only a whole Gospel to believe, but a whole world to give it to.

You will have no test of faith that will not fit you to be a blessing if you are obedient to the Lord. I never had a trial but when I got out of the deep river I found some poor pilgrim on the bank that I was able to help by that very experience.

A dull speaker, like a plain woman, is credited with all the virtues, for we charitably suppose that a surface so unattractive must be compensated by interior blessings.

President J. Reuben Clark, Jr., a modern prophet, said over and over again that the Lord would never let one of his Saints who had been faithful in the payment of tithes and offerings go without the necessities of life” (Marion G. Romney, “The Blessings of an Honest Tithe,” New Era, Jan.-Feb. 1982, 45). Members who faithfully pay tithing are promised spiritual blessings as well. “I think it is not well known in the Church that payment of tithing has very little to do with money. Tithing has to do with faith

I don't believe in asking God for anything. If I am worthy, He will give it to me. I think we should earn his blessings; I have never believed in mannats.

posterity who are to reap the blessings will scarcely be able to conceive the hardships and sufferings of their ancestors.

While moral rules may be propounded by authority the fact that these were so propounded would not validate them.

Never do today what you can do tomorrow. Something may occur to make you regret your premature action.

Staying with him. Letting him touch you, hold you, GOD. It's eating me alive. You may be keeping Sawyer from hating me but you're only making me hate him

The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom.