President Monson – Patriarchal Blessings
“The same Lord who provided a Liahona for Lehi provides for
you and for me today a rare and valuable gift to give direction to our lives,
to mark the hazards to our safety, and to chart the way, even safe passage—not
to a promised land, but to our heavenly home. The gift to which I refer is
known as your patriarchal blessing. …
“… Your blessing is not to be folded neatly and tucked away.
It is not to be framed or published. Rather, it is to be read. It is to be
loved. It is to be followed. Your patriarchal blessing will see you through the
darkest night. It will guide you through life’s dangers. … Your patriarchal
blessing is to you a personal Liahona to chart your course and guide your way”
(Thomas S. Monson, “Your Patriarchal Blessing: A Liahona of Light,” Ensign,
Nov. 1986, 65–66).
Elder W. Rolfe Kerr – The Scriptures
“The words of Christ can be a personal Liahona for each of
us, showing us the way. Let us not be slothful because of the easiness of the
way. Let us in faith take the words of Christ into our minds and into our
hearts as they are recorded in sacred scripture and as they are uttered by
living prophets, seers, and revelators. Let us with faith and diligence feast
upon the words of Christ, for the words of Christ will be our spiritual Liahona
telling us all things what we should do” (W. Rolfe Kerr, “The Words of
Christ—Our Spiritual Liahona,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2004, 37).
Elder David A. Bednar – The Holy Ghost
“As we strive to align our attitudes and actions with
righteousness, then the Holy Ghost becomes for us today what the Liahona was
for Lehi and his family in their day. The very factors that caused the Liahona
to work for Lehi will likewise invite the Holy Ghost into our lives. And the
very factors that caused the Liahona not to work anciently will likewise cause
us to withdraw ourselves from the Holy Ghost today” (David A. Bednar, “That We
May Always Have His Spirit to Be with Us,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2006, 30).
