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
The most important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul.
(We're planning) a healthy, open dialogue realizing that no one jumped to any conclusion and making sure that all voices are heard,
USAA, which serves its customers via telephone and computer, continues to garner kudos for the quick, easy and friendly service they provide.
Through him wickedness shall be overcome, hatred, enmity, strife, poverty, and war abolished. This will be accomplished only by a slow but never-failing process of changing men's mental and spiritual attitude.
Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success!
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.
Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.
There should be no yelling in the home unless there is a fire.
Happiness and peace will come to earth only as the light of love and human compassion enter the souls of men.
Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach.
True happiness comes only by making others happy.
The greatest work we will ever do will be within the walls of our home.
Find a purpose in life so big it will challenge every capacity to be at your best.
True happiness comes only by making others happy—the practical application of the Savior's doctrine of losing one's life to gain it. In short, the Christmas spirit is the Christ spirit, that makes our hearts glow in brotherly love and friendship and prompts us to kind deeds of service.