Elder Dallin H. Oaks
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"Persons who are not fully participating in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and also seeking a personal spiritual conversion are missing out on experiences that are essential under the divinely established Great Plan of Happiness. The teachings and the work of the church are essential to bring to pass the eternal life of man."
Those who attend church only for temporal rewards may be disappointed while those who attend to give to their fellowmen and serve the Lord will rarely be disappointed.
"I am sorry when any Latter-day Saint does not understand the precious blessing that comes to those who keep the commandment to offer up their sacraments upon each Sabbath day. What is there in life — on the lakes or streams, in places of commercial recreation or at home reading the Sunday paper — that can provide anything comparable to these blessings? No recreational pleasure can equal the cleansing renewal and the spiritual guidance and growth God has promised those who faithfully partake of the sacrament and honor him each Sabbath day."
Our church does not have a monopoly on good people, but it does have a remarkable concentration of them.
"As I experienced the death of loved ones, including my father, my mother, and my wife, the comforting revelations of the Holy Ghost gave me the strength to carry on. The spirit affirms that there is purpose in mortal adversities and gives assurance of the resurrection and the reality of family relationships sealed for eternity."
