Marvin J. Ashton
4 quotes
Biography
Marvin Jeremy Ashton was a Utah politician and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1971 until his death in 1994.
"Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them."
"One who practices pure religion soon discovers it is more rewarding to lift a man up than to hold him down."
"A friend is a possession we earn, not a gift. ....The Lord has declared that those who serve him and keep his commandments are called his servants. After they have been tested and tried and are found faithful and true in all things, they are called no longer servants, but friends. His friends are the ones he will take into his kingdom and with whom he will associate in an eternal inheritance."
"All of us need to be constantly reminded it takes a heap of living and loving to make a house a home."