David O. McKay
David O. McKay
David Oman McKaywas an American religious leader and educator who served as the ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving from 1951 until his death. Ordained an apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1906, McKay was a general authority for nearly 64 years, longer than anyone else in LDS Church history, except Eldred G. Smith...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth8 September 1873
CountryUnited States of America
And what is true education? It is awakening a love for truth; giving a just sense of duty; opening the eyes of the soul to the great purpose and end of life. It is not so much giving words, as thoughts; or mere maxims, as living principles. It is not teaching to be honest, because 'honesty is the best policy'; but because it is right. It is teaching the individual to love the good, for the sake of the good; to be virtuous in action because one is so in heart; to love and serve God supremely, not from fear, but from delight in his perfect character.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ can make bad men good and good men better, can alter human nature, and can change human lives.
The best means of preaching the gospel is by personal contact.
The purpose of the church is to make bad men good and good men better.
If you would be happy, render a kind service, make somebody else happy.
True education is awakening a love for truth...opening the eyes of the soul to the great purpose and end of life.
True education seeks to make men and women not only good mathematicians, proficient linguists, profound scientists, or brilliant literary lights, but also honest men and women with virtue, temperance, and brotherly love.
Do your duty that is best; leave unto the Lord the rest.
No greater responsibility can rest upon a man, than to be a teacher of God's children
Motherhood is the one thing in all the world which most truly exemplifies the God-given virtues of creating and sacrificing. Though it carries the woman close to the brink of death, motherhood also leads her into the very realm of the fountains of life and makes her co-partner with the Creator in bestowing upon eternal spirits mortal life.
Character is the aim of true education; and science, history, and literature are but means used to accomplish this desired end.
I wish to emphasize the fact that our homes should be more attractive and that more of our amusements should be in the home instead of the streets.
Let husband and wife never speak to one another in loud tones,unless the house is on fire.
Brothers and sisters, I believe that there are few, even temple workers, who comprehend the full meaning and power of the temple endowment. Seen for what it is, it is the step-by-step ascent into the Eternal Presence. If our young people could but glimpse it, it would be the most powerful spiritual motivation of their lives.