- But if not… “There will be times in each of our lives when our faith must not be conditional upon God’s rescuing or relieving us, because in fact He may not – at least, not as we would choose to be rescued.” Neal A. Maxwell, Not My Will But Thine [1988], 120
- Daniel 3:17-18… But if not… “There will be times in each of our lives when our faith must not be conditional upon God’s rescuing or relieving us, because in fact He may not – at least, not as we would choose to be rescued.” (Neal A. Maxwell, Not My Will But Thine [1988], 120)
- “The veil which separates us from the spirit world sometimes seems very thin to us…however, surely those who have passed beyond, can see more clearly through the veil back here to us than it is possible for us to see them from our sphere of action. I believe we move and have our being in the presence of heavenly messengers and heavenly beings. We are NOT separate from them ….we are close to our kindred, to our ancestors, to our friends, and associates and co-laborers who have preceded us into the spirit world.They see us better than we can remember them….they know us better than we know them….I claim we live in their presence, they see us, they are solicitous of our welfare, they love us now more than ever…For they see the dangers that beset us; they can comprehend, better than ever before, the weaknesses that are liable to mislead us into dark and forbidden paths. They see the temptations and the evils that beset us in life and the proneness of mortal beings to yield to temptation and to do wrong; hence their love for us, the solicitude for us, and their love for us, and their desire for our well being, must be greater than that which we feel for ourselves.” Joseph F. Smith, Gospel Doctrine p.429