Category: Quotes

  • Sweet Whisperings of the Holy Ghost

    Sweet Whisperings of the Holy Ghost

    “We may seldom, if ever, receive huge spiritual manifestations in our lives; but we can frequently savor the sweet whisperings of the Holy Ghost verifying the truth of our spiritual worth.” -Joy D. Jones This quote is found in the October 2017 General Conference talk titled, “Value Beyond Measure.” Joy D. Jones was the 13th

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  • Infinite Worth Through Jesus Christ

    Infinite Worth Through Jesus Christ

    “If we sin, we are less worthy, but we are never worth less! We continue to repent and strive to be like Jesus with our worth intact.” -Joy D. Jones This quote is found in the October 2017 General Conference talk titled, “Value Beyond Measure.” Joy D. Jones was the 13th Primary General President from

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  • Spiritual Worth

    Spiritual Worth

    “Spiritual worth means to value ourselves the way Heavenly Father values us, not as the world values us. Our worth was determined before we ever came to this earth.” -Joy D. Jones This quote is found in the October 2017 General Conference talk titled, “Value Beyond Measure.” Joy D. Jones was the 13th Primary General President from

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  • You are a Child of God

    You are a Child of God

    “Truly knowing that you are a daughter of God will affect every aspect of your life and guide you in the service you render each day.” -Joy D. Jones This quote is found in the October 2017 General Conference talk titled, “Value Beyond Measure.” Joy D. Jones was the 13th Primary General President from 2016-2021.

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  • Understanding Your Worth: A Gospel Perspective

    Understanding Your Worth: A Gospel Perspective

    “Before I had the gospel in my life, I was always trying to prove to others that I was someone special. But when I learned the truth, that I am a daughter of God, I didn’t have to prove anything to anyone. I knew that I was special. … Don’t ever think that you are

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  • Understanding Atonement: Jesus Christ and Priesthood Covenants

    Understanding Atonement: Jesus Christ and Priesthood Covenants

    “Priesthood covenants are the way we receive the Savior’s Atonement into our lives.” -Ruth Renlund Ruth Renlund is the spouse of Elder Dale Renlund. This quote is taken from a BYU Devotional she presented on 3 December 2019, titled “The Power to Change.” What is a Priesthood Covenant? We receive the holy priesthood by an

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  • Transforming Lives Through Priesthood Covenants

    Transforming Lives Through Priesthood Covenants

    “With God’s help we can change from women and men driven by carnal desires and selfish concerns to holy women and holy men prepared to enter the kingdom of God. We change little by little by making and keeping priesthood covenants.” -Ruth Renlund Ruth Renlund is the spouse of Elder Dale Renlund. This quote is

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  • Spiritual Strength Through Priesthood Ordinances

    Spiritual Strength Through Priesthood Ordinances

    “I am so grateful for priesthood ordinances and covenants that endow us with power to spiritually survive this mortal existence and allow us to change and become more like our Savior.” -Ruth Renlund Ruth Renlund is a spouse of Elder Dale Renlund.  This quote is taken from a BYU Devotional speech given on 3 December

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  • Inez Knight: Celebrating a Trailblazer of Faith

    Inez Knight: Celebrating a Trailblazer of Faith

    “The Lord is abundantly blessing us in our labors, and although we do not always have clear sailing … yet we rejoice in the work.” -Inez Knight About Inez Knight: -Descendant of Joseph Knight -One of the first two single women missionaries in the church -Named Utah’s “Goddess of Liberty” in 1898 -Served 4 years

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  • A Prayer for Tolerance and Growth

    A Prayer for Tolerance and Growth

    A Prayer Let me live long enough, Oh Lord, To learn to be Tolerant. Let me seeAnother’s fault And not be quick to judge. Help me to live well enough, Oh Lord, That I may ne’er feel shame. Give me strength To see and Conquer all my own Shortcomings. -Adeline J. Haws (Poetry, Relief Society

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  • Feasting on Scriptures: Gold and Honey

    Feasting on Scriptures: Gold and Honey

    “Are the scriptures delicious to us—as precious as gold and sweeter than honey? Do we feast on them, delight in them, and ponder them as Nephi taught? (See 2 Nephi 4:15–16.) Do we liken them unto ourselves as Jacob counseled? (See 2 Nephi 6:5.) Do we search them for the Lord’s specific words to us—bringing

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  • The Lord’s Wisdom is Greater

    The Lord’s Wisdom is Greater

    “The eyes of the world are upon us and if we want our condition bettered, we must seek for wisdom and intelligence from a pure source.” -Sarah Barnes Layton The source of this quote can be found in “Woman’s Sphere,” The Woman’s Exponent, March and April 1896, p 181.

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  • The Adversary Will Not Succeed

    The Adversary Will Not Succeed

    “You are stronger than you think. Heavenly Father knows and loves each of you. If you will make sure that you are all the way in by trusting in the Lord, taking His yoke upon you, and following Him, then He will make you a conqueror.” -Carolyn Billings This quote is take from a BYU

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  • Lessons from Joseph’s Sacred Grove Encounter

    Lessons from Joseph’s Sacred Grove Encounter

    “But for the Prophet Joseph’s experience in the Sacred Grove, I would not have an understanding of the loving nature of God and my literal claim to divine heritage, described in Doctrine and Covenants 25:1: ‘All those whoreceive my gospel are sons and daughters in my kingdom.’” Katherine D. Pullins, Associate dean of the J.

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  • Covenants: Even as you desire of me so it shall be

    Covenants: Even as you desire of me so it shall be

    “There is power in making covenants. Weekly, as we renew our covenants and promise to take upon ourselves the name of the Son, to always remember Him, and to keep His commandments, we receive in return a transcendent promise, one filled with heavenly power: that we “may always have his Spirit to be with [us]” (Moroni 4:3).”

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