Top 99 Russell M. Nelson Quotes
#1. Integrity safeguards love, and love makes family life rich and zestful-now and forever.
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#2. The Lord's way is the only way for us to experience enduring happiness. His way brings sustained comfort to our souls and perennial peace to our homes.
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#3. Focusing on the Lord and everlasting life can help us not only at Christmas, but through all the challenges of mortality.
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#4. An unprecedented wave of enthusiasm for missionary work is sweeping the entire earth. It is not man-made! It comes from the Lord, who said, "I will hasten my work in its time" (D&C 88:73).
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#5. If the restoration did anything it shattered the age-old myth that God has stopped talking to his children.
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#7. Regardless of gender, marital status, or age, individuals can choose to link themselves directly to the Savior, hold fast to the rod of His truth, and lead by the light of that truth. By so doing, they become examples of righteousness to whom others will want to cling.
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#8. Abortion sheds that innocent blood. Now, as a servant of the Lord, I dutifully warn those who advocate and practice abortion that they incur the wrath of Almighty God, who declared, "If men ... hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her ... he shall be surely punished."
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#9. The temple is the house of the Lord. The basis for every temple ordinance and covenant ... is the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Every activity, every lesson, all we do in the Church, point to the Lord and His holy house.
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#10. Our busy lives force us to focus on things we do from day to day. But the development of character comes only as we focus on who we really are.
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#11. When priorities are proper, the power to endure is increased. And when internalized, those priorities will help keep you from "going overboard."
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#12. The decision to serve a mission will shape the spiritual destiny of the missionary, his or her spouse, and their posterity for generations to come. A desire to serve is a natural outcome of one's conversion, worthiness, and preparation.
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#13. Because of our sacred regard for each human intellect, we consider the obtaining of an education to be a religious responsibility.
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#15. To those who feel defeated and downtrodden, look to the early hours of the day for your rescue ... Shadows of yesterday's grief melt in the rays of early morn's opportunity.
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#16. How much better it would be if all could be more aware of God's providence and love and express that gratitude to him. Ammon taught, 'Let us give thanks to (God), for he doth work righteousness forever.' Our degree of gratitude is a measure of our love for him.
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#17. Each day is a day of decision, and our decisions determine our destiny.
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#18. The only duration of family life that satisfies the loftiest longings of the human soul is forever.
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#19. Remember: sin, even if legalized by man, is still sin in the eyes of God.
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#21. 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.
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#22. Spirit and body, when joined together, become a living soul of supernal worth.
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#23. Many religious confessions share common values. They teach that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us.
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#24. I urge you to choose companions well and cherish those friends who lift you and make you better in their presence. And be such friends to one another.
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#25. 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.
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#26. I thank God and His Son, Jesus Christ, for the Restoration and its power to propel a magnificent wave of truth and righteousness across the earth.
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#27. You young men need to know that you can hardly achieve your highest potential without the influence of a good women, particularly you mother, and in a few years, a good wife.
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#28. The full flower of divine love and our greatest blessings from that love are conditional-predicated upon our obedience to eternal law. I pray that we may qualify for those blessings and rejoice forever.
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#29. Throughout the world, the family is increasingly under attack. If families fail, many of our political, economic, and social systems will also fail.
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#30. The second of our Lord's two great commandments carries a double charge: 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself' (Matt. 22:39). Therefore, love of companion is governed, in part, by esteem of self.
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#31. Obedience allows God's blessings to flow without constraint. He will bless His obedient children with freedom from bondage and misery. And He will bless them with more light.
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#32. When we realize that we are children of the covenant, we know who we are and what God expects of us.
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#34. Marriage is sanctified when it is cherished and honored in holiness. That union is not merely between husband and wife; it embraces a partnership with God.
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#35. Keeping divine commandments brings blessings, every time! Breaking divine commandments brings a loss of blessings, every time!
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#36. Inner peace comes only as we maintain the integrity of truth in all aspects of our lives.
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#37. From the holy scriptures, heaven-sent lift will be found for heaven-sent duties.
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#39. A strong human spirit with control over appetites of the flesh is master over emotions and passions and not a slave to them. That kind of freedom is as vital to the spirit as oxygen is to the body! Freedom from self-slavery is true liberation!
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#40. 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.
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#42. For their salvation is necessary and essential to our salvation, ... they without us cannot be made perfect - neither can we without our dead be made perfect.
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#43. As loud voices argue on, let us remember that those who advocate abortion have already been born!
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#47. Truth, covenants, and ordinances enable us to overcome fear and face the future with faith.
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#48. Jesus suffered deeply because He loves us deeply! He wants us to repent and be converted so that He can fully heal us.
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#49. You can change. You can 'come unto Christ, and be perfected in him.'
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#50. Truth is truth! It is not divisible, and any part of it cannot be set aside.
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#51. When priorities are in place, one can more patiently tolerate unfinished business.
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#53. We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven.
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#54. Who are we? We are children of God. Our potential is unlimited. Our inheritance is sacred. May we always honor that heritage - in every thought and deed.
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#55. All Church activities, advancements, quorums, and classes are means to the end of an exalted family.
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#56. It matters not that giants of tribulation torment you. Your prayerful access to help is just as real as when David battled his Goliath. see 1 Samuel 17.
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#57. Every religious group, while perhaps a majority somewhere, is also inevitably a minority somewhere else. Thus, religious organizations should and do show tolerance toward members of other religious denominations.
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#58. 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.
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#59. David Whitmer wrote: ' Joseph Smith would put the seer stone into a hat, and put his face in the hat, drawing it closely around his face to exclude the light; and in the darkness the spiritual light would shine.'
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#60. Living life in separate compartments can lead to internal conflict and exhausting tension.
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#61. When our hearts turn to our ancestors, something changes inside us. We feel part of something greater than ourselves. Our inborn yearnings for family connections are fulfilled when we are linked to our ancestors ...
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#62. When we ponder His voluntary atonement, any sense of sacrifice on our part becomes completely overshadowed by a profound sense of gratitude for the privilege of serving Him.
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#63. Fasting gives you confidence to know that your spirit can master appetite ... and helps to protect against later uncontrolled cravings and gnawing habits.
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#65. In the pursuit of education, individual desire is more influential than institution, and personal faith more forceful than faculty.
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#67. I honor women who are not mothers. They know that motherhood is but one of the realms of womankind. The virtue and intelligence of women are uniquely applicable to other realms as well, such as compassionate service and teaching.
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#68. How you deal with life's trials is part of the development of your faith. Strength comes when you remember that you have a divine nature, an inheritance of infinite worth.
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#70. Eternal principles that govern happiness apply equally to all.
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#71. There is mounting concern worldwide over the consumption of alcohol. The U.S. government estimates that 10.6 million adults are alcoholics and that one family in four is troubled by alcohol. It is a factor in half of all the nation's traffic deaths.
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#72. It really matters what you listen to ... Select music that will strengthen your spirit.
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#73. They climbed the ladder of learning only to find it leaning against the wrong wall.
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#75. A covenant made with God should be regarded not as restrictive but as protective.
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#76. The temple endowment was given by revelation. Thus, it is best understood by revelation, prayerfully sought with a sincere heart.
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#77. Sweet serenity is found in fervent prayer. Then, we forget ourselves and remember the reaching hands of the Savior, who said, "Come unto me, all ye that are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." As our burdens are shared with Him, they do become lighter.
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#78. Each marriage starts with two built-in handicaps. It involves two imperfect people.
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#80. Through all of our various Christmas traditions, I hope that we are focused first upon the Lord Jesus Christ. Wise men still adore Him.
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#81. You can experience true delight on the Sabbath from family history work ... Finding family members ... can bring immense joy.
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#82. Some of the sweetest spirits are housed in frail frames. Great spiritual strength is often developed by those with physical challenges precisely because they are challenged. Such individuals are entitled to all the blessings that God has in store for His faithful and obedient children.
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#83. No other work transcends that of righteous, intentional parenting.
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#84. A pivotal spiritual attribute is that of self-mastery-th e strength to place reason over appetite. Self-mastery builds a strong conscience. And your conscience determines your moral responses in difficult, tempting, and trying situations.
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#85. Physical conditioning from regular exercise is important. And we can do so much more to keep our bodies strong.
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#86. The surest step toward joy in the morning is virtue in the evening.
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#87. Feelings of worth come when a woman follows the example of the Master. Her sense of infinite worth comes from her own Christlike yearning to reach out with love, as He does.
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#88. Unfinished business is our worst business. Perpetual procrastination must yield to perceptive preparation. Today we have a little more time to bless others-time to be kinder, more compassionate, quicker to thank and slower to scold, more generous in sharing, more gracious in caring.
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#89. Contemplation of life after retirement and life after death can help you deal with contemporary challenges.
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#90. Increase your faith. Proclaim your faith. Let your faith show.
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#92. Recently I was tenderly hugging one of our precious little five-year-old granddaughters and said to her, "I love you, sweetheart." She responded rather blandly: "I know." I asked, "How do you know that I love you?" Because! You're my grandfather!
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#93. While we are free to choose, once we have made those choices, we are tied to the consequences of those choices.
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#94. Your life will be a blessed and balanced experience if you first honor your identity and priority.
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#95. 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
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#96. The development of faith in the Lord is an individual matter. Repentance is also an individual matter. Only as an individual can one be baptized and receive the Holy Ghost. Each of us is born individually; likewise, each of us is "born again" individually. Salvation is an individual matter.
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#97. Each holy temple stands as a symbol of our membership in the Church, as a sign of our faith in life after death, and as a sacred step toward eternal glory for us and our families.
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#98. Faith in God engenders a love for the Sabbath; faith in the Sabbath engenders a love for God. A sacred Sabbath truly is a delight.
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#99. You are God's agents in the care of children He has entrusted to you. Let His divine influence remain in your hears as you teach and persuade.
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