“Unless God had power over all things, and was able by his power to control all things, and thereby deliver his creatures who put their trust in him from the power of all beings that might seek their destruction, whether in heaven, on earth, or in hell, men could not be saved” (Lectures on Faith, [52]).
“Mercy is granted … as it is with all blessings, to those who comply with the law upon which its receipt is predicated (see D&C 130:20–21)” (McConkie and Millet, Doctrinal Commentary, 3:184).