Latter-day Saints are not obedient because they are compelled to be obedient. They are obedient because they know certain spiritual truths and have decided, as an expression of their own individual agency, to obey the commandments of God. . . . We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see
One thing is clear, everyone, no matter what their professional or material status, no matter what their influence on various state structures, must obey the law.
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
You cannot obey God without your obedience spilling out in a blessing to all those around you.
Let’s not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.
Obeying from love is better than to obey from fear.
Believers obey Christ as the one whom our obedience is accepted by God. Believers know all their duties are weak, imperfect, and unable to abide in God's presence. Therefore they look to Christ as the one who bears the iniquity of their holy things, who adds incense to their prayers, gathers out all the weeds from their duties and makes them acceptable to God.
When God speaks and we obey, we will always be right.
Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order.
I would not like a king who could obey.