David A. Bednar Quotes
People of integrity and honesty not only practice what they preach, they are what they preach.
If today you are a little bit better than you were yesterday, then that's enough. And, if tomorrow you are a little bit better than you were today, then that's enough.
A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment.
Ordinary people who faithfully, diligently, and consistently do simple things that are right before God will bring forth extraordinary results.
Knowing that the gospel is true is the essence of a testimony. Consistently being true to the gospel is the essence of conversion.
One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others.
Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for others.
Pray and seek for strength to change our circumstances rather than praying for our circumstances to be changed
Obedience to the law of chastity will increase our happiness in mortality and make possible our progress in eternity.
To be offended is a choice we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something else.
Our sincere desire should be to have both clean hands and a pure heart - both a remission of sins from day to day and to walk guiltless before God.
The simpleness, the sweetness, and the constancy of the tender mercies of the Lord will do much to fortify and protect us in the troubled times in which we do now and will yet live.
Ordinary men are given the authority of the priesthood. Worthiness and willingness - not experience, expertise, or education - are the qualifications for priesthood ordination.
The tender mercies of the Lord are available to all of us and...the Redeemer of Israel is eager to bestow such gifts upon us.
If all opposition were curtailed, if all maladies were removed, then the primary purposes of the Father's plan would be frustrated.
Faithful parents can invite the power of heaven to influence their children. Nevertheless, those children remain agents unto themselves, and the choice to repent or not ultimately is theirs.
The enabling power of the Atonement strengthens us to do and be good and to serve beyond our own individual desire and natural capacity.
As we fear God more completely, we love Him more perfectly. And 'perfect love casteth out all fear'.
Repentance is the sweet fruit that comes from faith in the Savior and involves turning toward God and away from sin.
Strong faith in the Savior is submissively accepting of His will and timing in our lives, even if the outcome is not what we hoped for or wanted.
Understanding who we are, where we came from, and why we are upon the earth places upon each of us a great responsibility both to learn how to learn and to learn to love learning.
The most meaningful and spiritual prayers I have experienced contained many expressions of thanks and few, if any, requests.
I believe the best test of our integrity and honesty is when we personally enforce in our own lives that which ultimately cannot be enforced.
The Lord knows who we really are, what we really think, what we really do, and who we really are becoming.
Spiritual illumination and perspective are poured out through the windows of heaven and into our lives as we honor the law of tithing.
Love increases through righteous restraint and decreases through impulsive indulgence.
A home with a loving and loyal husband and wife is the supreme setting in which children can be reared in love and righteousness and in which the spiritual and physical needs of children can be met.
The knowledge and spiritual conviction we receive from the Holy Ghost are the result of revelation.
Interestingly, simple and ordinary experiences often provide the most important learning opportunities we ever have.
Sometimes we overcomplicate living the gospel. Consistency in acting in accordance with the Lord’s will is key.
An answer we discover or obtain through the exercise of faith is typically retained for a lifetime. The most important learnings of life are caught-not taught.
As we gain experience with the Holy Ghost, we learn that the intensity with which we feel the Spirit's influence is not always the same.
Disciples who are steadfast and immovable do not become fanatics or extremists, are not overzealous, and are not preoccupied with misguided gospel hobbies.
You and I, today and always, are to bear witness of Jesus Christ and declare the message of the Restoration. ... Missionary work is a manifestation of our spiritual identity and heritage.
Be careful to not haul around in our lives so many nice but unnecessary things that we are distracted and diverted from the things that truly matter most.
Every sincere prayer is heard and answered by our Heavenly Father, but the answers we receive may not be what we expect or come to us when we want or in the way we anticipate.
Inspired questions will bring about inspired answers. Seek for the companionship of the Holy Ghost as you prepare.
Purifying and sealing by the Holy Spirit of Promise constitute the culminating steps in the process of being born again.
Conversion is an offering of self, of love, and of loyalty we give to God in gratitude for the gift of testimony.
