Elder LeGrand Richards of the Quorum of the Twelve spoke in the October 1971 general conference about the necessity of works accompanying faith.
"I think of the words of the apostle John, who was banished upon the Isle of Patmos and was shown by an angel everything from the war in heaven, when Satan was cast out, to the final winding-up scene. He saw the dead, small and great, stand before God, and the books were opened and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works -- not just their faith, not just what they say with their mouths, but by their works. And death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them and they were judged every man according to his works. (See Rev. 20:12-14.)" ' . . . And they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. . . . Blessed and holy is he that hath part of the first resurrection: on such the second death hath not power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.' (Rev. 20:4-6.)"
Elder Richards added: "The Savior said, ' . . . strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life; and few there be that find it.' (Matt. 7:14.) And so we want to be sure that we are on that straight and narrow way which leadeth to life."