Top 264 Quotes & Sayings by Henry B. Eyring - Page 3

Our understanding, great as it sometimes seems, can be nothing but the wide-eyed wonder of the child when measured against omniscience.

When I was a little child, my parents taught me by example to pray. I began with a picture in my mind of Heavenly Father being far away. As I have matured, my experience with prayer has changed. The picture in my mind has become one of a Heavenly Father who is close by, who is bathed in a bright light, and who knows me perfectly.

I believe that what is really important is that God can speak to us. If we have the humility to approach him in prayer with the right attitude, he can speak to our intelligence directly.

I would write a scientific paper with the devil, if it was on high temperatures. The fellow's probably an authority.

The gospel may not make a sow's ear into a silk purse, but it will make everybody better if they live it. I've tried it. It stands the test.

Some people conclude that the injustices existing in the world prove there is no God. On the contrary, I conclude that God, being both just and merciful, will and can rectify all inequities in a life after death.

As a child of God, your destiny, if you work hard enough and are faithful, is to become like Him. That means that there is nothing that is true that you cannot learn, because He knows all truth.

The Father to whom we pray is the glorious God who created worlds through His Beloved Son.

Most people stop learning out of fear. They are afraid they cannot learn.

Death is not the end; it is but one more step in a great forward march made possible by the redemption wrought by the Savior. This is the spirit of true science - constant and eternal seeking.

The more I try to unravel the mysteries of the world in which we live, the more I come to the conception of a single overruling power - God.

The children of God have more in common then they have differences.

Our education must never stop. If it ends at the door of the classroom on graduation day, we will fail. And we will need the help of heaven to know which of the myriad things we could study we would most wisely learn. We cannot waste time entertaining ourselves when we have the chance to read or to listen to whatever will help us learn what is true and useful. Insatiable curiosity will be our hallmark.

Your calling is to bless lives. . . . Just the way you smile or the way you offer to help someone can build their faith.

Although his time is not always our time, we can be sure that the lord keeps his promises.

Each child in each generation chooses faith or disbelief. Faith is not an inheritance; it is a choice.

You could ask yourself, 'How did God Bless me today?' If you do that long enough and with faith, you will find yourself remembering blessings. And sometimes you will have gifts brought to your mind which you failed to notice during the day, but which you will then know were a touch of God's hand in your life.

Logical thinking will not be enough to get answers to the questions that matter most in life. We need revelation from God.

The great test of life is to see whether we will hearken to and obey God's commands in the midst of the storms of life.

This is the Church of Jesus Christ, and He leads it. No assignment in it need ever overwhelm you if you know that and listen for the Master's voice.

Invest time that will compound forever.

God not only loves the obedient - He enlightens them.

The Lord doesn't put us through this test just to give us a test: He does it because the process will change us.

Jesus Christ lives, knows us, watches over us, and cares for us. In moments of pain, loneliness, or confusion, we do not need to see Jesus Christ to know that He is aware of our circumstances and that His mission is to bless.

We can follow a steady upward course in a world of change without fear, welcoming opportunities

You need never be discouraged or afraid. The way through difficulties has always been prepared for you, and you will find it if you exercise faith.

By His words and His example, Christ has shown us how to draw closer to Him.

Choose to obey the Lord quickly, always, in quiet times and in storms. As we do, our faith will be strengthened, we will find peace in this life, and we will gain the assurance that we and our families can qualify for eternal life in the world to come.

If the foundation of faith is not embedded in our hearts, the power to endure will crumble.

Is there any conflict between science and religion? There is no conflict in the mind of God, but often there is conflict in the minds of men.

The Lord will always prepare a way for you to escape from the trials you will be given if you understand two things. One is that you need to be on the Lord's errand. The second thing you need to understand is that the escape will almost never be out of the trial; it will usually be through it.

Heavenly Father hears your prayers, He loves you. He knows your name. He loves you beyond your ability to comprehend.

As you pray for forgiveness, you will find yourself forgiving others. As you thank God for His kindness, you will think of others, by name, who need your kindness. Again, that experience will surprise you every day, and over time it will change you.

Every person is different and has a different contribution to make. No one is destined to fail.

The truth is that we all need repentance. If we are capable of reason and past the age of eight, we all need the cleansing that comes through applying the full effects of the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

You can be a great model, an average one, or a bad model. You may think it doesn't matter to you, but it does to the Lord.

Pride is the great enemy of unity

We lighten the loads of others best by helping the Lord strengthen them.

If we have faith in Jesus Christ the hardest as well as the easiest times in life can be a blessing.

God loves his children more than any earthly parent, so think what your kindness to his children means to him.

Our choosing the right consistently whenever the choice is placed before us creates the solid ground under our faith

The good works that really matter require the help of heaven. And the help of heaven requires working past the point of fatigue so far that only the meek and lowly will keep going long enough. The Lord doesn't put us through this test just to give us a grade; he does it because the process will change us.

Don't worry about how inexperienced you are or think you are, but think about what, with the Lord's help, you can become.

Love is the motivating principle by which the Lord leads us along the way towards becoming like Him, our perfect example. Our way of life, hour by hour, must be filled with the love of God and love for others.

Parents should teach their children to pray. The child learns both from what the parents do and what they say. The child who sees a mother or a father pass through the trials of life with fervent prayer to God and then hears a sincere testimony that God answered in kindness will remember what he or she saw and heard. When trials come, that individual will be prepared.

You hold in your hands the happiness of more people than you can imagine.

The great test of life is ... not to endure storms, but to choose the right while they rage.

When you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and you will be right more than half the time.

The first, the middle and the last thing to do is to pray.

If you will be humble and ask God what to do, I promise you that he will always prepare a way for your deliverance.

That solid basis for a foundation of faith is personal integrity.

Whether or not you choose to keep your covenant to always remember Him, He always remembers you.

TRUST in GOD and then GO and DO.

As you pray and serve others, your knowledge that you are a child of God and your feelings about Him will grow.

By helping others come unto Him, you will find that you have come unto Him yourself

Conversion will not be a single event or something that will last for just one season of life but will be a continuing process. Life can become brighter until the perfect day, when we will see the Savior and find that we have become like Him. The Lord described the journey this way: ‘That which is of God is light; and he that receiveth light, and continueth in God, receiveth more light; and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day’ (D&C 50:24).

If you are on the right path, it will always be uphill.

Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion's joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion

Acting on even a twig of faith allows God to grow it.

The Lord made it very clear at the start of this last dispensation that we were to take the gospel to all the world. ... Whatever our age, capacity, Church calling, or location, we are as one called to the work to help Him in His harvest of souls.