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The greatest comfort in this life is having a close relationship with God.
David O. McKay
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David O. McKay
Age: 96 †
Born: 1873
Born: September 8
Died: 1970
Died: January 18
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Huntsville
Utah
David Oman McKay
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As with companions so with books. We may choose those which will make us better, more intelligent, more appreciative of the good and the beautiful in the world, or we may choose the trashy, the vulgar, the obscene, which will make us feel as though we've been 'wallowing in the mire.
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The purpose of the church is to make bad men good and good men better.
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Next to being one in worshipping God there is nothing in this world upon which the Church should be more united that in upholding and defending the Constitution of the United States
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I never think of death: I am too busy thinking of life.
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The true purpose of life is the perfection of humanity through individual effort, under the guidance of God's inspiration.
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The Constitution of this government was written by men who accepted Jesus Christ as the Savior of mankind. Let men and women in these United States then continue to keep their eyes centered upon Him who ever shines as a Light to all the world.
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The real test of any church or religion is the kind of men it makes.
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[Liberty] is freedom of choice, a divine gift, an essential virtue in a peaceful society.
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No parent can consistently teach faith in Christ who profanes the name of Deity. Profanity is never heard in the well-ordered home. Swearing is a vice that bespeaks a low standard of breeding. Blasphemous exclamations drive out all spirit of reverence.
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Always remember that a soldier's pack is lighter than a slave's chains.
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The seeds of a happy marriage are sown in youth. Happiness does not begin at the altar it begins during the period of youth and courtship.
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That home is most beautiful in which you find each person striving to serve the other.
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There is no success which can compensate for the failure of the family.
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Being a parent is the greatest trust that has been given to human beings.
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Happiness and peace will come to earth only as the light of love and human compassion enter the souls of men.
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The most powerful thing in the world is an idea.
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Everyone is possessed with an irresistible desire to know his relationship to the Infinite.
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