“I Began to Be Desirous That My Family Should Partake”

Bryan Richards

Marion D. Hanks

"There are those whom you love and when anything that is really important happens to you, you want to share it with the people you love. That is the way Lehi was when he tasted the fruit of the gospel. This is the motivation behind the whole missionary, the proselyting, the sharing program of the Church. It is a simple thing, yes, but the longer I live the more impressive it becomes to me that no real Latter-day Saint with convictions can ever retire to a chimney corner, a kind of spiritual isolation, and clasp to his bosom the blessings of the gospel and thank God he has it, and, grieve that others are without it. Rather, if he really tastes the fruit he will not be able to refrain from desiring to share it with those he loves best and with all his brothers and sisters—the children of God. I say this sentiment is as normal and natural as it can be." (BYU Speeches of the Year, May 4, 1960, p. 5.)

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