Angels Quotes

“Elder Russell M. Nelson: “Remember, God’s holy angels are ever on call to help us. When we are faithful, God and His angels will help us.”14”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“Guardian of the cave in the Hill Cumorah On December 11, 1869, then-Elder Wilford Woodruff recorded significant portions of President Brigham Young’s remarks at a meeting, including President Young’s explanation that Joseph Smith did not return the gold plates to the box “from where he had received them. But he went into a cave in the Hill Cumorah with Oliver Cowdery and deposited those plates upon a table or shelf. In that room were deposited a large amount of gold plates, containing sacred records; and when they first visited that room, the sword of Laban was hanging upon the wall and when they last visited it, the sword was drawn from the scabbard and lain upon the table, and a messenger who was the keeper of the room informed them that that sword would never be returned to its scabbard until the Kingdom of God was established upon the earth and until it reigned triumphant over every enemy. Joseph Smith said that cave contained tons of choice treasures and records.”16”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“In sum, the “eternal, everlasting and holy priesthood” and its influence will provide “protection and salvation” from God’s destroying angels to many of the earth’s inhabitants in the last days.”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“I would advise all the Saints to go to with their might and gather together all their living relatives to this place [the temple] that they may be sealed and saved that they may be prepared against the day that the destroying angel goes forth and if the whole Church should go to with all their might to save their dead seal their posterity and gather their living friends and spend none of their time in behalf of the world they would hardly get through before”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“President Harold B. Lee explained that even Jesus Christ in his extremity had need of ministering angels:”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“If you are bound by a habit or an addiction that is unworthy, you must stop conduct that is harmful. Angels will coach you, and priesthood leaders will guide you through those difficult times.”13”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“Acknowledge that people bound by the chains of true addictions often need more help than self-help, and that may include you. Seek that help and welcome it. Talk to your bishop. Follow his counsel. Ask for a priesthood blessing. Use the Church’s Family Services offerings or seek other suitable professional help. Pray without ceasing. Ask for angels to help you. . . .”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“Angels’ assignments may be “very grand and have significance for the whole world,” but more often, their assignments are private and personal,”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“Now look at this building for a school house. The ground around this building should be prepared for a playground and kept neat and clean and prepared so as to make the child happy. Children should be in a clean place. But how is it here? The moment the children step out of door they see nothing but filth all the day long. The minds of our children while young are pure and they should not spend their time in filthy places for it affects their minds and dwellings. They should be in a clean place, for they are visited by the angels of God. But parents do not realize this although it is true.”6”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“During his speech, Elder Hyde spoke of an angel who worked behind the scenes with Columbus, during the American Revolution, and at other times in American history. “This same angel presides over the destinies of America, and feels a lively interest in all our doings. He was in the camp of Washington; and, by an invisible hand, led on our fathers to conquest and victory; and all this to open and prepare the way for the Church and kingdom of God to be established on the western hemisphere, for the redemption of Israel and the salvation of the world. This same angel was with Columbus, and gave him deep impressions, by dreams and by visions, respecting this New World.”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“Noah, who is Gabriel: he stands next in authority to Adam in the Priesthood.”7”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“Michael stands next in authority to Jesus Christ himself “and presides over the spirits of all men.”6”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“Gods have an ascendency over the angels, who are ministering servants. In the resurrection, some are raised to be angels, others are raised to become Gods.”4”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“An angel may be a resurrected being (D&C 129:1); a translated being; an unembodied spirit, one who has not yet taken a physical body; a disembodied spirit, one who has lived and died and now awaits the resurrection; a mortal who is attentive to the Spirit of God and follows divine direction to assist or bless another; or the Lord himself.”9”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“And Elder Parley P. Pratt wrote that “Gods, angels and men are all of one species, one race, one great family, widely diffused among the planetary systems, as colonies, kingdoms, nations, &c.”2”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power

“When messengers are sent to minister to the inhabitants of this earth, they are not strangers, but from the ranks of our kindred, friends, and fellow-beings and fellow-servants.”1”
― Donald W. Parry, Angels: Agents of Light, Love, and Power