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
David O. McKay quotes about
Every noble impulse, every unselfish expression of love, every surrender of self to something higher than self, every loyalty to an ideal, every fine courage of the soul – by doing good for good’s sake – that is spirituality. –
The aim of education is to develop resources in the child that will contribute to his well-being as long as life endures; to develop power of self-mastery that he may never be a slave to indulgence or other weaknesses, to develop [strong] manhood, beautiful womanhood that in every child and every youth may be found at least the promise of a friend, a companion, one who later may be fit for husband or wife, an exemplary father or a loving intelligent mother, one who can face life with courage, meet disaster with fortitude, and face death without fear.
The true purpose of life is the perfection of humanity through individual effort, under the guidance of God's inspiration.
All men who have moved the world have been men who would stand true to their conscience.
No other success [in life] can compensate for failure in the home.
Trust is greater than love.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ can make bad men good and good men better, can alter human nature, and can change human lives.
In choosing a companion, it is necessary to study the disposition, the inheritance, and training of the one with whom you are contemplating making life’s journey.
Adversity itself may lead toward and not away from God and spiritual enlightenment; and privation may prove a source of strength if we can but keep a sweetness of mind and spirit.
He who harbors hatred and bitterness injures himself far more than the one towards whom he manifests these evil propensities.
What you think about when you don't think, shows who you really are.
Out of the homes of America will come the future citizens of America, and only as those homes are what they should be will this nation be what it should be.
Sincere prayer implies that when we ask for any virtue or blessing, we should work for the blessing and cultivate the virtue.
I will raise my voice as long as God gives me sound or ability, against this Communistic idea that the Government will take care of us all, and everything belongs to the government. It is wrong!