"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."

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Source : James E. Talmage (2015). “The House of the Lord”, p.102, Latter-day Strengths

James E. Talmage

#Uplifting Quotes #Covenant Quotes #Temples Quotes

“If you want to realize the truth, don't be for or against. The struggle between good and evil is the primal disease of the mind.”
“As a pastor, I have a deep desire to lead people to God and encourage people to pray, read the Bible, and carry their faith into every part of their lives.”

Source : Adam Hamilton (2013). “When Christians Get It Wrong”, p.110, Abingdon Press
“Today the insatiable quest for profit promotes the new slavery. In bewildering ways, the new is more pernicious than the old, for the New American Slave is told he is free, and he clings to that myth as if his life depended upon it, a suspicion that cannot be totally ignored.”
“We can never know the impact a simple smile has on another. Smiling is one of the easiest things we can do. Is there a simpler, more effortless way to give everyone you meet a moment of joy, even a sense of worth?”
“I will tell you what man is. He is a freak, an ejected foetus robbed of his natural development, thrown out into the world with a naked covering of parchment, with too little room for his teeth and a soft bulging skull like a bubble. But nature stirs a pudding there...”

Source : "The World and the Book: A Study of Modern Fiction". Book by Gabriel Josipovici, 1971.
“Only love can break a heart, only love can mend it again.”

Source : Song: Only Love Can Break A Heart
“The facts of a person's life will, like murder, come out.”
“I was an assistant director for a year, and I realized, 'God, this is a lot of hard work. This is going to take time. So what's the shortcut? What's the better option?' Then thankfully, someone said, 'Why don't you become an actor?'”

Source : "Emraan Hashmi: I Like to Kiss in First Scene". "The Front Row with Anupama Chopra", blogs.wsj.com. October 18, 2013.

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