Words matter. These are the best Russell M. Nelson Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
All missionaries, younger and older, serve with the sole hope of making life better for other people.
Because of our sacred regard for each human intellect, we consider the obtaining of an education to be a religious responsibility.
To understand the power of the priesthood, we must know its limitations.
Service of any type requires preparation.
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.
The only way to take sorrow out of death is to take love out of life.
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.
Your life will be a blessed and balanced experience if you first honor your identity and priority.
Each faithful young woman in the Church proclaims that individual worth is one of her most cherished values.
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?
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.
I fear that too many have sadly surrendered their agency to the adversary and are saying by their conduct, ‘I care more about satisfying my own desires than I do about bearing the Savior’s power to bless others.’
Preparation for a mission is important. A mission is a voluntary act of service to God and humankind. Missionaries support that privilege with their personal savings. Parents, families, friends, and donors to the General Missionary Fund may also assist.
Parents and teachers, learn to listen, then listen to learn from children.
Contemplation of life after retirement and life after death can help you deal with contemporary challenges.
Eternal principles that govern happiness apply equally to all.
Generally, the younger the victim, the greater the grief. Yet even when the elderly or infirm have been afforded merciful relief, their loved ones are rarely ready to let go.
Surely wisdom will come as we listen to learn from children, parents, partners, neighbors, Church leaders, and the Lord.
Each day brings opportunity for decisions for eternity.
Men and women may form associations for and among themselves and be governed by stipulations that are mutually acceptable.
Heavenly Father loves every one of His children. After all, He is their Father.
Indeed, the Lord has not forgotten! He has blessed us and others throughout the world with the Book of Mormon.
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.
We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven.
How much better it would be if all could be more aware of God’s providence and love and express that gratitude to Him.
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.
You are never too young to learn, never too old to change.
We can feel joy even while having a bad day, a bad week, or even a bad year!
Mission presidents hold keys of responsibility for the welfare, safety, and success of their missionaries.
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.
From an eternal perspective, the only death that is truly premature is the death of one who is not prepared to meet God.
As a member of the Church, you have made sacred covenants with the Lord.
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!
To rule children by force is the technique of Satan, not of the Savior.
In legal language, a covenant generally denotes an agreement between two or more parties. But in a religious context, a covenant is much more significant. It is a sacred promise with God. He fixes the terms.
A saint serves others, knowing that the more one serves, the greater the opportunity for the Spirit to sanctify and purify.
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 are eternal beings – spirit children of heavenly parents.
Our Creator expects His children everywhere to educate themselves.
I doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another.
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.
Clinicians, academicians, and politicians are often put to a test of faith. In pursuit of their goals, will their religion show or will it be hidden? Are they tied back to God or to man?
Differences exist in practice and organization between the Lord’s Church and man-made institutions.
Counsel with your parents is a privilege at any age.
My dear brothers and sisters, the joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.
The Sabbath provides a wonderful opportunity to strengthen family ties.
Saints can be happy under every circumstance.
Missionaries serve to make life better for God’s children.
Many shoulder heavy burdens of righteous responsibility which, on occasion, seem so difficult to bear. I have heard those challenges termed impossible.
It is important for you to know who you are and who you may become. It is more important than what you do, even as vital as your work is and will be.
