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Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

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Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is described in biographical records as a Governing body in Latter Day Saint religious movement. The selections gathered here touch on example, fathers & fatherhood, teaching. This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.

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“It must be emphasized that as a father, you are always teaching. For good or ill your family learns your ways, your beliefs, your heart, your ideas, your concerns. Your children may or may not choose to follow you, but the example you give is the greatest light you hold before your children, and you are accountable for that light.”
— Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

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  • Profile: Governing body in Latter Day Saint religious movement
  • Quotes in this collection: 10

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The available biographical record identifies Quorum of the Twelve Apostles through the role above. This collection includes 10 quotations credited to Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.

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Quotes by Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

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“We call upon parents to devote their best efforts to the teaching and rearing of their children in gospel principles which will keep them close to the Church. The home is the basis of a righteous life, and no other instrumentality can take its place or fulfill its essential functions in carrying forward this God-given responsibility. We counsel parents and children to give highest priority to family prayer, family home evening, gospel study and instruction, and wholesome family activities. However worthy and appropriate other demands or activities may be, they must not be permitted to displace the divinely-appointed duties that only parents and families can adequately perform.”

Feb. 11, 1999; quoted in Handbook 2: Administering the Church (2010), 1.4.1.

— Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Many of these signs are being fulfilled. Wickedness is everywhere. Nations are constantly at war. Earthquakes and other calamities are occurring. Many people now suffer from devastating storms, drought, hunger, and diseases. We can be certain that these calamities will become more severe before the Lord comes. However, not all the events preceding the Second Coming are dreadful. Many of them bring joy to the world.

Gospel Principles, “Signs of the Second Coming,” p. 253

— Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

President Joseph Fielding Smith wrote: “If . . . the earth is to be restored as it was in the beginning, then all the land surface will again be in one place as it was before the days of Peleg, when this great division was accomplished. Europe, Africa, and the islands of the sea including Australia, New Zealand, and other places in the Pacific must be brought back and joined together as they were in the beginning.”

Answers to Gospel Questions, 5:74) — Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual, p. 340

— Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Therefore to be obedient to the precepts of our divine Master, we say unto you – Search the Scriptures – search the revelations which we publish, and ask your Heavenly Father, in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, to manifest the truth unto you, and if you do it with an eye single to His glory, nothing doubting, He will answer you by the power of His Holy Spirit. You will then know for yourselves and not for another. You will not then be dependent on man for the knowledge of God; nor will there be any room for speculation. No; for when men receive their instruction from Him that made them, they know how he will save them

(History of the Church, 1:282-83) — Ensign, June 1994, p. 10

— Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

When seeking a job, share with your potential employer your desire to attend your Sunday meetings and keep the Sabbath day holy. Many employers value employees with these personal convictions. Whenever possible, choose a job that does not require you to work on Sundays. Sunday is not a holiday or a day for recreation or athletic events. Do not seek entertainment or spend money on this day. Let your friends know what your standards are so they will not try to persuade you to participate in activities that are not appropriate for the Sabbath.

The Strength of Youth, pp. 32-33

— Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Lucy Mack Smith, mother of the Prophet, was asked to take charge of the exodus of the members from Fayette [May 1831]. When they arrived at Buffalo, New York, they found that the harbor on Lake Erie was clogged with an ice field, and the steamboat carrying the Fayette Saints was unable to leave port. In this difficult situation, she called upon the members to exercise their faith: “Now, brethren and sisters, if you will all of you raise your desires to heaven, that the ice may be broken up, and we be set at liberty, as sure as the Lord lives, it will be done.” At that very moment a noise was heard “like bursting thunder.” The ice parted and a narrow passage formed through which the boat was able to move. They had barely passed through when the avenue again closed, but they were in open water and could continue their journey. Following this miraculous escape, the company was called together in a prayer meeting to offer up their thanks to God for his mercy on their behalf. (Lucy Mack Smith, History of the Church, 240)

Our Heritage, a Brief History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, p. 19

— Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

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