Browsing Quotes By James E. Faust
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Jude taught ‘and some have compassion, making a difference.’ Who can tell what far-reaching impact we can have if we are only kind?
Speaker: James E. FaustPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:08 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
One way you can measure your value in the Kingdom of God is to ask, ‘How well am I doing in helping others reach their potential? Do I support others in the church, or do I criticize them?
If you are criticizing others, you are weakening the church. If you are building others, you are building the kingdom of God.Speaker: James E. FaustPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:06 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
The church is not a place where perfect people gather to say perfect things, or have perfect thoughts, or have perfect feelings. The church is a place where imperfect people gather to provide encouragement, support, and service to each other as we press on in our journey to our Heavenly Father.
Speaker: James E. FaustPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:06 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Nothing exposes our true selves more than how we treat one another in the home.
Speaker: James E. FaustPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:00 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women I have known.
Speaker: James E. FaustPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:59 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Dr. Arthur Wentworth Hewitt suggested some reasons why the good suffer as well as the wicked: ‘First: I don’t know. Second: We may not be as innocent as we think. Third: …I believe it is because He loves us so much more than He loves our happiness. How so? Well, if on a basis of strict personal return here and now, all the good were always happy and all the bad suffered disaster (instead of often quite the reverse), this would be the most subtle damnation of character imaginable.
Speaker: James E. FaustPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 10:58 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
To be able to perceive by inspiration the common and ordinary things of life in their true meaning is a special gift… To be able to recognize when one is being guided by the Spirit is a supernal gift.
Speaker: James E. FaustPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 9:38 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Brethren, it is my belief and testimony that collectively we have the responsibility to set the example of righteousness to all of the world.
Speaker: James E. FaustPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 9:36 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
The gospel doesn’t convert strong leaders. It makes them.
Speaker: James E. FaustPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 9:13 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment!