More Quotes from Church
Leaders
Visiting
Teaching
"The Lord said, speaking of His servants,
'Their arm shall be my arm.' [D&C 35:14] Have you thought about this?
To me this is one of the most sacred and significant and personal commissions
I can read about in the holy records or elsewhere. The Lord says this arm
of mine is His arm. This mind, this tongue, these hands, these feet, this
purse – these are the only tools He has to work with so far as I am concerned....
So far as you are concerned, your arm, your resources, your intelligence,
your tongue, your energy, are the only tools the Lord has to work with."
Marion D. Hanks
God has given the women of this church a work to
do in building his kingdom – which is, first, to teach the gospel to the
world; second, to strengthen the membership of the church; and, third,
to carry forward the work for the dead. Know that you are daughters
of God, children with a divine birthright. Walk in the sun with your
heads high, knowing that you are loved and honored, that you are a part
of his kingdom, and that there is for you a great work to be done which
cannot be left to others.
-Gordon B. Hinckley
It is clear to me that from an eternal perspective,
it does not matter where we serve but only how faithfully we serve.
– Camilla Eyring Kimball
If we have been able to be instruments in
the smallest way in serving the Lord, our joy is great.
– Ruth H. Funk
I hope that home teachers and visiting teachers
will experience two things: first, the challenge of the responsibility
that is in their great calling, and second, the sweetness of results of
their work, particularly with those among us who are less active.
-Gordon B. Hinckley
Having compassion on those who are hurting
for whatever reason and then translating the response of the heart into
the needed act is truly ministering as God would have us do. We must recognize
that life is a precious gift, that trust and tenderness are fragile, that
we must love and serve one another, must encourage one another, forgive
one another – all this not once, but over and over again. Then perhaps
we shall be remembered among those on the right hand of the Lord when he
shall come in his glory.
-Joy F. Evans
Selflessness is a key to happiness and effectiveness;
it is precious and must be preserved as a virtue which guarantees so many
other virtues. There are so many things in the world which reinforce our
natural selfishness, and neither our men nor women should be partakers
thereof. We have grown strong as a people because our women have been so
selfless. That ennobling quality must not be lost, even though some of
the people of the world may try to persuade otherwise.
– Spencer W. Kimball
“You are Relief Society missionaries.
Be as Saviors on Mount Zion to your sisters. Their souls are precious
in the sight of God. Don’t spare any effort to bring His sheep into
the fold – the Savior did not!”
-Elder Mark E. Peterson
“Visiting Teaching is real friendship.
We should get to know these few sisters for whom we are responsible.”
-Camilla Eyring Kimball