Browsing Quotes With Tag: religious (278)
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The natural consequence that comes to those who depart from the way of the Lord is that they are left in their own strength. While in the heat of our success we might assume that our own strength is sufficient, those who rely upon the arm of the flesh soon discover how weak and unreliable it truly is.
Speaker: Joseph B. WirthlinPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:28 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
The Lord wants us to be made over – but in His image, not in the image of the world, by receiving His image in our countenances.
Speaker: Susan W. TannerPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:27 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Now, my brethren and sisters, the time has come for us to stand a little taller, to lift our eyes and stretch our minds to a greater comprehension and understanding of the grand millennial mission of this the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This is a season to be strong. It is a time to move forward without hesitation, knowing well the meaning, the breadth, and importance of our mission. It is a time to do what is right regardless of the consequences that might follow. It is a time to be found keeping the commandments. It is a season to reach out with kindness and love to those in distress and to those who are wandering in darkness and pain. It is a time to be considerate and good, decent and courteous toward one another in all of our relationships. In other words, to become more Christ-like.
Speaker: Gordon B. HinckleyPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:26 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
The Gospel of Jesus Christ does provide answers to all of the world’s problems, precisely because it provides solutions to the ills of every living soul.
Speaker: Keith B. McMullinPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:25 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Every individual who qualifies for a temple recommend is also qualifies as a faithful Latter-Day Saint. He or she will be a full tithe-payer, will observe the Word of Wisdom, will have good family relationships, and will be a better citizen of the community. Temple service is the end product of all our teaching and activity.
Speaker: Gordon B. HinckleyPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:25 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Remember, faith and doubt cannot exist in the mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other. Cast out doubt. Cultivate faith. Strive always to retain that childlike faith which can move mountains and bring heaven closer to heart and home.
Speaker: Thomas S. MonsonPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:24 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
No one of us is less treasured or cherished of God than another… He loves each of us – insecurities, anxieties, self-image, and all – He cheers on every runner, calling out that the race is against sin, not against each other.
Speaker: Jeffrey R. HollandPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:23 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
The Lord’s tender mercies do not occur randomly or merely by coincidence. Faithfulness, obedience, and humility invite tender mercies into our lives, and it is often the Lord’s timing that enables us to recognize and treasure these important blessings.
Speaker: David A. BednarPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:23 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Your continued spiritual growth and eternal progress are very much wrapped up in your relationships – in how you treat others. Do you indeed love others and become a blessing in their lives? Isn’t the measure of the level of your conversion how you treat others? The person who does only things in the church that concern himself alone will never reach the goal of perfection.
Speaker: Robert J. WhettenPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:21 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
A major problem we face in preaching the Gospel in this area of the world is the general apathy toward religion, toward things spiritual. Too many are very comfortable with their present lifestyle and feel no need to do more than ‘eat, drink, and be merry.’ They are not interested in anything but themselves – here and now.
Speaker: L. Tom PerryPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:20 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
I think that if we had the capability to teach effectively this one doctrine [eternal families], it would capture the interest of millions of husbands and wives who love one another and who love their children, but whose marriage is in effect only ‘until death do you part.’
Speaker: Gordon B. HinckleyPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:20 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Friendship is one of the grand fundamental principles of ‘Mormonism;’ [it is designed] to revolutionize and civilize the world, and cause wars and contentions to cease and men to become friends and brothers.
Speaker: Joseph Smith Jr.Posted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:19 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
If every man in this church who has been ordained to the Melchizedek priesthood were to qualify himself to hold a temple recommend and then were to go to the house of the Lord and renew his covenants in solemnity before God and witness, we would be a better people. There would be little or no infidelity among us. Divorce would almost entirely disappear. So much of heartache and heartbreak would be avoided. There would be a greater measure of peace and love and happiness in our homes. There would be fewer weeping wives and weeping children. There would be a greater measure of appreciation and of mutual respect among us. And I am confident the Lord would smile with greater favor upon us.
Speaker: Gordon B. HinckleyPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:19 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
The world sees peace as the absence of conflict or pain, but Jesus offers us solace despite our suffering. His life was not free of conflict or pain, but it was free of fear and full of meaning.
Speaker: David E. SorensenPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:18 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
To do well does not mean everything will always turn out well.
Speaker: David E. SorensenPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:17 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
It is the Lord’s work, and we are on the Lord’s errand, brethren, and we are entitled to the Lord’s help. Remember that the Lord will shape the back to bear the burden placed upon it.
Speaker: Thomas S. MonsonPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:17 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
One breaks [his] priesthood covenant by transgressing commandments – but also by leaving undone his duties. Accordingly, to break this covenant one needs only to do nothing.
Speaker: Spencer W. KimballPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:13 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
The choice between good and evil is at the very heart of our experience on earth. In the final review of our lives, it will not really matter if we were rich or poor, if we were athletic or not, if we had friends or were often forgotten.
We can work, study, laugh and have fun, dance, singe and enjoy many different experiences. These are a wonderful part of life, but they are not central to why we are here. The opportunity to choose good over evil is precisely why we are here.Speaker: Neil L. AndersenPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:12 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
In the end, the meaning of the Priesthood in everyday terms [is] its unequalled, unending, constant capacity to bless.
Speaker: Jeffrey R. HollandPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:11 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
One reason the Lord illustrates doctrines with the most extreme circumstances is to eliminate excuses. If the Lord expects even the poorest widow to pay her mite, where does that leave all others who find that it is not convenient or easy to sacrifice?
Speaker: Lynn G. RobbinsPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:11 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment!