The Essence of the Gospel

Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

"At the final day the Savior will not ask about the nature of our callings. He will not inquire about our material possessions or fame. He will ask if we ministered to the sick, gave food and drink to the hungry, visited those in prison, or gave succor to the weak (see Matthew 25:40). That is the essence of the gospel of Jesus Christ."

Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (1917–2008), "The Great Commandment," Ensign, Nov. 2007, 30.

Notes

1.

J. William Worden, Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy (2002), 11–17.

2.

John W. James and Russell Friedman, The Grief Recovery Handbook (1998), 3.

3.

J. William Worden, Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy (1991), 49.