help me find a church quote!!!

[brooka]

I am teaching a lesson on the purpose of life...


I recall a quote that I once heard regarding this last dispensation. That once we pass away, when others realize we are from the last dispensation, they will grow silent. They will be in awe of what we had to do.


This is the basic idea of the quote but I wanted to get the exact wording and source...please help!!!

[BenRaines]

Youth were Generals in the War in Heaven
A quotation has been circulated widely, usually attributed to Pres. Boyd K. Packer but also to Pres. Monson, Elder Eyring, Elder Maxwell, and others. The quotation says that today's youth were "generals in the War in Heaven" and in some future day will be worshipped by other eternal souls who will fall to a hush when they hear that the youth lived in the time of Gordon B. Hinckley.

• None of the general authorities is the source of this quote. It was NOT given by Pres. Packer in a temple prayer meeting, or in any other meeting. It was NOT given by any of the other leaders it is attributed to. The original version of this statement originated with an instructor in an "Especially for Youth" class; but the statement has gradually been changed from its original form.

Update:The following statement was published in the Church News, an official publication of the Church, on April 28, 2001: President Boyd K. Packer, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve, has released the following concerning a statement he is said to have made:
"We continue to receive reports of the distribution of a quote attributed to me which begins, 'The youth of the Church today were generals in the war in heaven,' and ends with the statement that when they return to heaven 'all in attendance will bow in your presence.'
"I did not make that statement. I do not believe that statement.
"The statement, on occasion, has been attributed to others of the First Presidency and the Twelve. None of the Brethren made that statement."
President Packer has sent a letter to mission presidents requesting their help in clarifying this matter among missionaries and members, and has had posted on some Internet sites carrying the statement a notice that he did not make this declaration.

[drdlds]

Originally Posted by brooka

I am teaching a lesson on the purpose of life...


I recall a quote that I once heard regarding this last dispensation. That once we pass away, when others realize we are from the last dispensation, they will grow silent. They will be in awe of what we had to do.


This is the basic idea of the quote but I wanted to get the exact wording and source...please help!!!

It's a bogus quote, an urban legend. No general authority said it. Sorry

[illumined]

Thank you for the link. This quote was recited during a recent Youth Fireside, and I will inform our youth and leaders here of this link. Gosh, what a bummer because it's such a cool statement *grin*.

[WillowTheWhisp]

I think it grew into something it was never originally intended to be out of a misunderstanding of the 'noble and great ones' in the Council in Heaven.

[Moksha]

Originally Posted by illumined

Thank you for the link. This quote was recited during a recent Youth Fireside, and I will inform our youth and leaders here of this link. Gosh, what a bummer because it's such a cool statement *grin*.

Perhaps then they could still be second lieutenants....