You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
Purpose
LDS Quotes on Purpose
“The Atonement is our singular hope for a meaningful life.”
| The Infinite Atonement
Our ultimate quest in life is to prepare to meet our Maker. We do this by striving daily to become more like our Savior, Jesus Christ
| Opening Message, April 2020 General Conference
“I can’t imagine pain greater than stepping across the veil and realizing I had not done what I came here to do – or realizing that I had given up my life to little or nothing, only then to find that it was gone.”
| No Doubt About It
We talk of independence. No man is independent. We are all interdependent; and we shall only rise as we carry others with us, and as we are assisted by others.
| A Beginner's Guide To Talmage
You cannot be passive in life, or in time the natural man will undermine your efforts to live worthily. You become what you do and what you think about. Lack of character leads one under pressure to satisfy appetite or seek personal gain.”
“Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” asked Paul. We should ask that daily. The persistent asking of that question will change your life.”
| Ensign, April 1984
“We cannot afford young men who lack self-discipline and live only to be entertained. We cannot afford young adult men who are going nowhere in life, who are not serious about forming families and making a real contribution in this world. We cannot afford husbands and fathers who fail to provide spiritual leadership in the home. We cannot afford to have those who exercise the Holy Priesthood, after the Order of the Son of God, waste their strength in pornography or spend their lives in cyberspace. Brethren, we have work to do.”
| Brethren We Have Work to Do, Conference October 2012
“You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must spread to others. In this world so filled with problems, so constantly threatened by dark and evil challenges, you can and must rise above mediocrity, above indifference.”
| Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
“Aim at heaven and you will get the earth thrown in; aim at earth and you will get neither.”