Quote Categories: Learn Languages

“I hope you realize how extraordinary it is that you have been given the gift of being able to communicate in more than one language. ... Just as having the ability to communicate in another language will expand your intellectual horizons. ...You will get to know and come to love other peoples—and you will do so with a depth of feeling and understanding that would not otherwise be possible.” And for those who already speak a foreign language he said... “As suggested by the need for deliberate practice, advanced language learning is not a do-it-yourself project—but resources are available to help you improve your skills. So take the pledge: “I won’t let my language languish.” Say that ten times quickly!”

“Three or four days ago I was presented with a treasured volume... It is the old textbook that I used 75 years ago when I was one of four students who studied Greek at the University of Utah. I have long since lost my ability to read Greek and also Latin which I took at that time. But in the course of my studies I had the opportunity of reading the New Testament in the original Greek and gained from that a great insight of love and appreciation for my Savior and the great and glorious things which He taught. ...My love for the wisdom that comes of teaching and learning stems from the mandate given this people through divine revelation. Said the Lord: “And I give unto you a…