Browsing Quotes With Tag: religious (278)
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The truer measure of sacrifice isn’t so much what one gives to sacrifice as what one sacrifices to give.
Speaker: Lynn G. RobbinsPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:10 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
The natural man has a tendency to think only of himself – not only to place himself first, but rarely, if ever, to place anyone one else second, including God.
Speaker: Lynn G. RobbinsPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:09 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
I plead with you, my brothers and sisters, that if you have any doubt concerning any doctrine of this church, that you put it to the test. Try it. Live the principle. Get on your knees and pray about it, and God will bless you with a knowledge of the truth of this work.
Speaker: Gordon B. HinckleyPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 12:08 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
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! -
Remember that oft times the wisdom of God appears as foolishness to men, but the greatest single lesson we can learn in morality is that when God speaks and a man obeys, that man will always be right.
Speaker: Thomas S. MonsonPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:59 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
As we train a new generation, so will the world be in a few years. If you are worried about the future, then look to the upbringing of your children.
Speaker: Gordon B. HinckleyPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:30 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Interest never sleeps nor sickens nor dies; it never goes to the hospital; it works on Sundays and holidays; it never takes a vacation; it never visits nor travels; it takes no pleasure; it is never laid off work nor discharged from employment; it never works on reduced hours; … once in debt , interest is your companion every minute of the day and night; you cannot shun it or slip away from it; you cannot dismiss it; it yields neither to entreaties, demands, or orders; and whenever you get in its way or cross its course or fail to meet its demands, it crushes you.
Speaker: J. Reuben Clark Jr.Posted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:30 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
We live to die and we die to live- in another realm. If we are well prepared, death brings no terror. From an eternal perspective, death is premature only for those who are not prepared to meet God.
Speaker: Russell M. NelsonPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:29 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
We do not have to defend the prophet Joseph Smith. The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ will defend him for us. Those who reject Joseph Smith as a prophet and revelator are left to find some other explanation for the Book of Mormon.
Speaker: Boyd K. PackerPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:27 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Testimony gives us the eternal perspective necessary to see past the trials or challenges we will inevitably face.
Speaker: Joseph B. WirthlinPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:23 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
We must never allow our intellect to take priority over our spirit. Our intellect can feed our spirit and our spirit can feed our intellect, but if we allow our intellect to take precedence over our spirit, we will stumble, find fault, and may even lose our testimonies.
Speaker: Joseph B. WirthlinPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:23 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
We must end our fixation on wealth.
Speaker: Joseph B. WirthlinPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:22 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
I do not like to receive honors. Compliments always bother me because the great work of moving the Gospel forward has in the past, does now, and will in the future depend upon ordinary members.
Speaker: Boyd K. PackerPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:22 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
We can live together in the God-given pattern of marriage in accomplishing that of which we are capable if we will exercise discipline of self and refrain from trying to discipline our companion.
Speaker: Gordon B. HinckleyPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:21 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Every woman is a daughter of God. You cannot offend her without offending Him.
Speaker: Gordon B. HinckleyPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:21 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Fill your minds with truth.
Fill your hearts with love.
Fill your lives with service.Speaker: Thomas S. MonsonPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:16 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
At times many of us let that enemy of achievement – even the culprit of ‘self defeat’ – dwarf our aspirations, smother our dreams, cloud our vision, and impair our lives. The enemy’s voice whispers in our ears, “you can’t do it.” “You’re too young.” “You’re too old.” “You’re nobody.” This is when we remember that we are created in the image of God. Reflection on this truth provides a profound sense of strength and power.
Speaker: Thomas S. MonsonPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:15 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
One who can truly affirm that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God, and Jesus is the Savior, has in his possession a prize beyond computation. When we know this we know God, and we have a key to all knowledge.
Speaker: Joseph F. SmithPosted: 21 Aug 2008 at 11:11 AMComments: None... Be the first to comment!