John Taylor on how to get peace

John Taylor on how to get peace June 16, 2015

 

The successor to Brigham Young
John Taylor served as the third president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1880-1888, having already presided over the Church in his capacity as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles since 1877.

 

“Peace is the gift of God. Do you want peace? Go to God. Do you want peace in your families? Go to God. Do you want peace to brood over your families? If you do, live your religion, and the very peace of God will dwell and abide with you, for that is where peace comes from, and it doesn’t dwell anywhere else. . . .
Some in speaking of war and troubles, will say are you not afraid? No, I am a servant of God, and this is enough, for Father is at the helm. It is for me to be as clay in the hands of the potter, to be pliable and walk in the light of the countenance of the Spirit of the Lord, and then no matter what comes. Let the lightnings flash and the earthquakes bellow, God is at the helm, and I feel like saying but little, for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth and will continue his work until he has put all enemies under his feet, and his kingdom extends from the rivers to the ends of the earth.”

John Taylor, Journal of Discourses

 

 


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