- “The Fall was an essential part of man’s mortal probation … Had Adam and Eve not partaken, the great gift of mortality would not have come to them. Moreover, they would have had no posterity, and the great commandment given to them by the Lord would not have been fulfilled. 7 The fall of Adam brought to pass all of the vicissitudes of mortality. It brought pain, it brought sorrow, it brought death; but we must not lose sight of the fact that it brought blessings also … It brought the blessing of knowledge and understanding and mortal life. 8” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Fielding Smith, (2013), 58–71
- “Emotional inheritances are quite different. They are composed of the values that you experienced and absorbed from your parents, grandparents, and other important people in your life. These people of influence may have taught you these values explicitly, or perhaps you picked them up simply through living around them and interacting with them. It is tis emotional inheritance (added to and enriched by your own life experience and living example) that you will pass on to your family and other people you know, whether or not you leave anything amounting to a financial inheritance. This emotional legacy is no less than the sum total of your life experience as evidenced by the values by which you lived. Values such as work, faith, philanthropy, and honesty. You received an emotional inheritance from your parents or grandparents while they lived. Your own children and grandchildren are receiving theirs from you right now.” Beating the Midas Curse, by Perry L. Cochell and Rodney C. Zeeb, Page 46
- “One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade.” Anon. Beating the Midas Curse, by Perry L. Cochell and Rodney C. Zeeb, Page 73
- “As investor Warren Buffet said, “The perfect inheritance is enough money so that they would feel they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing.” Beating the Midas Curse, by Perry L. Cochell and Rodney C. Zeeb, Page 171
- “Traditional planning asks ‘Who gets the money that’s left over after taxes, legal fees and administrative costs are paid?’ The Heritage Process asks, ‘How can we develop a plan that will pass on the family’s true wealth, its traditions, values, morals and virtues, using the material wealth of the family as a tool to secure those values for generations to come?’” Beating the Midas Curse, by Perry L. Cochell and Rodney C. Zeeb, Page 172
- “People who create traditional estate plans focus on how much money each inheritor should receive. Those who craft their plans on a foundation of values reflect on what money has meant to them, and what meaning they want to have for their children.” Beating the Midas Curse, by Perry L. Cochell and Rodney C. Zeeb, Page 172