30+ LDS Quotes On Salvation | Page 3 of 4

“Salvation is an eternal goal we gain by a process of constant upward change. Doubt is spiritual poison that stunts eternal growth. We must first feel our way before we can see it with any clarity. We prove ourselves by making numerous correct decisions without being absolutely sure; then comes a greater knowledge and assurance, not before. Happiness is created. Love is its center. Its principal ingredients are sincere faith, true repentance, full obedience, and selfless service.”

Richard G. Scott | “Happiness Now and Forever,” Ensign, November 1979, p. 70

Topics: Happiness, Salvation

Richard G. Scott | "Happiness Now and Forever", Ensign, Nov. 1979, 70

Topics: Doubt, Happiness, Salvation

I will take the liberty of saying to every man and woman who wishes to obtain salvation through him (the Savior) that looking to him, only, is not enough: they must have faith in his name, character and atonement; and they must have faith in his father and in the plan of salvation devised and wrought out by the Father and the Son. What will this faith lead to? It will lead to obedience to the requirements of the Gospel; and the few words that I may deliver to my brethren and sisters and friends this afternoon will be with the direct view of leading them to God.

Brigham Young | Journal of Discourses, Vol.13, p. 56, from talk given July 18, 1869

Topics: Atonement, Faith, Plan of Salvation, Salvation

“Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospel and the cornerstone of our eternal salvation. As we exercise our faith in our Savior and apply His teachings in our life, we will be strengthened and we will not fear the world or heed its enticements.”

Elder Robert D. Hales | Seek and Attain the Spiritual High Ground in Life, 1 March 2009 BYU Speech

Topics: Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation

Elder Jeffery R. Holland of the LDS church

Our only hope for true perfection is in receiving it as a gift from heaven–we can’t “earn” it. Thus, the grace of Christ offers us not only salvation from sorrow and sin and death but also salvation from our own persistent self-criticism.

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland | Be Ye Therefore Perfect--Eventually

Topics: Atonement, Grace, Perfection, Salvation

“In other words, prayers bring our desires and the desires of our Father into harmony, thus bringing us both the blessing we are seeking and also the blessing of greater unity with the Father. This practice is key to the collective and individual salvation of women and men.”

David E. Sorensen | Ensign, May 1993, p. 30

Topics: Prayer, Salvation

“Inasmuch as salvation is attainable only through the mediation and atonement of Christ . . . faith in Jesus Christ is indispensable to salvation.”

James E. Talmage | Articles of Faith, 96

Topics: Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation

Some of us look forward to a time in the future—salvation and exaltation in the world to come—but today is part of eternity.

David O. McKay | Pathways to Happiness, comp. Llewelyn R. McKay (1957), 291–92.

Topics: Eternal Life, Salvation

Each of you needs to build a reservoir of faith so you can draw upon it when someone you love or respect betrays you, when some scientific discovery seems to cast doubt on a gospel principle, or when someone makes light of sacred things, such as the name of God or the sacred ceremonies of the temple. You need to draw on your reservoir of faith when you are weak or when someone else calls on you to strengthen them. You also need to draw on your reservoir of faith when some requirement of Church membership or service interferes with your personal preferences.

You need the strength that comes from faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ if you are to fulfill your duty to “stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places” (Mosiah 18:9). In times of trial you need the comfort offered in the holy scriptures, which assure you that when you have the shield of faith you will “be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked” (D&C 27:17).

Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ prepares you for whatever life brings. This kind of faith prepares you to deal with life’s opportunities – to take advantage of those that are received and to persist through the disappointments of those that are lost.

Most importantly, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ opens the door of salvation and exaltation: “For no [one] can be saved, according to the words of Christ, save they shall have faith in his name” (Moro. 7:38).

Elder Dallin H. Oaks | “Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ,” General Conference, April 1994; Ensign, May 1994, p. 100

Topics: Faith, Jesus Christ, Salvation