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
There should be no yelling in the home unless there is a fire.
Wisdom is the right application of knowledge; and true education...is the application of knowledge to the development of a noble and Godlike character.
There is no success which can compensate for the failure of the family.
… The most worthy calling in life is that in which man can serve best his fellow man. … The noblest aim in life is to strive to live to make other lives better and happier.
The united, well-ordered American home is one of the greatest contributing factors to the preservation of the Constitution of the United States.
Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach.
I'm going to tell you the most important secret of human life. The most critical need of the human soul is to be kind.
Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.
Thoughts mold your features. Thoughts lift your soul heavenward or drag you toward hell. … As nothing reveals character like the company we like and keep, so nothing foretells futurity like the thoughts over which we brood. … To have the approval of your conscience when you are alone with your thoughts is like being in the company of true and loving friends. To merit your own self-respect gives strength to character. Conscience is the link that binds your soul to the spirit of God.
No other success can compensate for failure in the home. The poorest shack in which love prevails over a united family is of greater value to God and future humanity that any other riches. In such a home God can work miracles and will work miracles.
Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success!
The most important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul.