Top 219 Quotes & Sayings by Russell M. Nelson - Page 2

All that the future holds in store for each sacred child of God will be shaped by his or her parents, family, friends, and teachers. Thus, our faith now becomes part of our posterity's faith later.

Our inquiring friends and neighbors not of our faith can also catch the wave. We encourage them to keep all that is good and true in their lives. And we invite them to receive more, especially the glorious truth that through God's eternal plan, families can be together forever.

We should understand the source of our authority and something of the keys that control its power.

A saint is tolerant and is attentive to the pleadings of other human beings, not only to spoken messages but to unspoken messages as well.

Mission presidents hold keys of responsibility for the welfare, safety, and success of their missionaries.

How much better it would be if all could be more aware of God's providence and love and express that gratitude to Him.

I fear that there are too many priesthood bearers who have done little or nothing to develop their ability to access the powers of Heaven.

To bear means to support the weight of that which is held. It is a sacred trust to bear the priesthood, which is the mighty power and authority of God.

Heavenly Father loves every one of His children. After all, He is their Father.

I worry about all who are impure in their thoughts, feelings, or actions or who demean their wives or children, thereby cutting off priesthood power.

We need more missionaries - more worthy missionaries.

My dear sisters, whatever your calling, whatever your circumstances, we need your impressions, your insights, and your inspiration. We need you to speak up and speak out in ward and stake councils.

Contention existed before the earth was formed.

Service of any type requires preparation.

The Sabbath provides a wonderful opportunity to strengthen family ties.

We teach that God's love for His children is infinite.

The Lord has often chosen to instruct His people in their times of trial.

We make the Sabbath a delight when we teach the gospel to our children.

Sisters, do you realize the breadth and scope of your influence when you speak those things that come to your heart and mind as directed by the Spirit?

All missionaries, younger and older, serve with the sole hope of making life better for other people.

Have you not learned that strength comes to an ordinary soul when given an extraordinary calling?

We are all pleased when our names are pronounced and spelled correctly.

A faithful woman can become a devoted daughter of God - more concerned with being righteous than with being selfish, more anxious to exercise compassion than to exercise dominion, more committed to integrity than to notoriety. And she knows of her own infinite worth.

Married or single, you sisters possess distinctive capabilities and special intuition you have received as gifts from God. We brethren cannot duplicate your unique influence.

We were born with a capacity to grow, love, marry, and form families.

As we dread any disease that undermines the health of the body, so should we deplore contention, which is a corroding canker of the spirit.

Through the ages, many of His children have had access to the blessings of the gospel, but many more have not.

Indeed, the Lord has not forgotten! He has blessed us and others throughout the world with the Book of Mormon.

Sometimes a nickname is used instead of the real name. But a nickname may offend either the one named or the parents who gave the name.

We are eternal beings - spirit children of heavenly parents.

Even the best teams can fail. Celebrities can fade. There is only One in whom your faith is always safe, and that is in the Lord Jesus Christ. And you need to let your faith show!

As apostles and prophets, we are concerned not only for our children and grandchildren but for yours as well - and for each of God's children.

A saint serves others, knowing that the more one serves, the greater the opportunity for the Spirit to sanctify and purify.

All leaders in the Lord's Church are called by proper authority. No prophet or any other leader in this Church, for that matter, has ever called himself or herself. No prophet has ever been elected.

Each faithful young woman in the Church proclaims that individual worth is one of her most cherished values.

I first found delight in the Sabbath many years ago when, as a busy surgeon, I knew that the Sabbath became a day for personal healing. By the end of each week, my hands were sore from repeatedly scrubbing them with soap, water, and a bristle brush. I also needed a breather from the burden of a demanding profession.

Members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir are not superhuman. They are ordinary people with ordinary frailties. But therein lies the power of their example.

In this world filled with challenges, we do need help from time to time. Religion, eternal truth, and our missionaries are vital parts of that help.

Missionaries serve to make life better for God's children.

Think of our physical sustenance. It is truly heaven-sent. The necessities of air, food, and water all come to us as gifts from a loving Heavenly Father.

Whether full-time missionaries or members, we should all be good examples of the believers in Jesus Christ.

When I had to make a decision whether or not an activity was appropriate for the Sabbath, I simply asked myself, 'What sign do I want to give to God?' That question made my choices about the Sabbath day crystal clear.

While the family is under attack throughout the world, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints proclaims, promotes, and protects the truth that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.

When I think of the love I feel for each member of our family, I sense, to a slight degree, the love that our Heavenly Father bears for His children.

The ways of the Lord are different from the ways of man. Man's ways remove people from office or business when they grow old or become disabled. But man's ways are not and never will be the Lord's ways.

Imagine the privilege the Lord has given us of sustaining His prophet, whose counsel will be untainted, unvarnished, unmotivated by any personal aspiration, and utterly true!

While musical experts of the world focus on what choir members can do, I would like to focus on what choir members can be.

Young men and women, your education is ever important - to us, to you, and to God.

In one thousand years of Russia's existence, its first popular national election ever to be held occurred in June 1991. Six days later, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performed in Moscow!

If one accepts the terms of the covenant and obeys God's law, he or she receives the blessings associated with the covenant.

Each day is a day of decision, and our decisions determine our destiny.

God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, but we are not. Each day, ours is the challenge to access the power of the Atonement so that we can truly change, become more Christlike, and qualify for the gift of exaltation and live eternally with God, Jesus Christ, and our families. For these powers, privileges, and gospel gifts, thanks be to God!

When we love somebody, we show it by doing something nice. So learn to serve: find a need and fulfill a need. Surprise people with a good deed they hadn't planned on. We have that opportunity at home, at school, and at church.

Counting blessings is better than recounting problems

Keep studying the scriptures, keep doing the things that build your faith in Jesus Christ and then notice the wise choices you are naturally drawn to make

We should not be discouraged or depressed by our shortcomings. No one is without weakness. As part of the divine plan, we are tested to see whether we master weakness or let weakness master us. Proper diagnosis is essential to proper treatment. The Lord gave us this remarkable assurance: "Because thou hast seen thy weakness thou shalt be made strong" (Ether 12:37). But wishing for strength won't make us strong. It takes faith and work to shore up a weakened cord of integrity.

Even if everyone is doing it, wrong is never right

The wise use of your freedom to make your own decisions is crucial to your spiritual growth, now and for eternity. You are never too young to learn, never too old to change. Your yearnings to learn and change come from a divinely instilled striving for eternal progression. Each day brings opportunity for decisions for eternity.

Material possessions and honors of the world do not endure. But your union as wife, husband, and family can. No sacrifice is too great to have the blessings of an eternal marriage. By making and keeping sacred temple covenants, we evidence our love for God, for our companion, and our real regard for our posterity-even those yet unborn. Our family is the focus of our greatest work and joy in this life; so will it be throughout all eternity.

Be patient with yourself. Perfection comes not in this life, but in the next life. Don't demand things that are unreasonable, but demand of yourself improvement. As you let the Lord help you through that, He will make the difference.