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Sterling Sill
Sterling Sill is described in biographical records as an American Leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1903-1994) (1903–1994). The selections gathered here touch on faith, work, death. This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.
You can’t merely snap your fingers and get great faith in God, any more than you can snap your fingers and get great musical ability. Faith takes hold of us only when we take hold of it. The great psychologist, William James, said, “That which holds our attention determines our action,” and one of the unfortunate things in life is that we sometimes focus our attention on the wrong things.— Sterling Sill
Biography at a glance
- Profile: American Leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1903-1994)
- Life: 1903–1994
- Quotes in this collection: 3
Life and work
Biographical records connect Sterling Sill with University of Utah and Utah State University. This collection includes 3 quotations credited to Sterling Sill. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.
Reading the quotations
The selections gathered here touch on faith, work, death. These topic links make it easier to compare these words with other voices in the LDS Flow library. Citations are shown on the individual quotation pages where the source collection provided them.