LDS Quotes On Purpose | Page 4 of 6

Faith is like spiritual oxygen. As we allow faith to freely flow within us, it awakens and enlivens our spiritual senses. It breathes life into our very souls. As faith flows, we become sensitively attuned to the whisperings of the Spirit. Our minds are enlightened, our spiritual pulse quickens, our hearts are touched.

Faith fuels hope. Our perspective changes; our vision becomes clearer. We begin to look for the best, not the worst, in life and in others. We gain a deeper sense of life’s purpose and meaning. Despair gives way to joy.

David S. Baxter | “Faith, Service, Constancy,” Ensign, November 2006, p. 13

Topics: Faith, Hope, Purpose, Soul

“People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God;
It was never between you and them anyway.”

Mother Teresa | “Anyway”

Topics: Character, Forgiveness, Integrity, Love, Purpose

“He who lives only unto himself withers and dies, while he who forgets himself in the service of others grows and blossoms in this life and in eternity.”

Gordon B. Hinckley

Topics: Being Called & Callings, Leadership, Potential, Purpose, Service

“Happiness is the purpose and design of existence.”

David O. McKay | Pathways to Happiness

Topics: Happiness, Joy, Plan of Salvation, Purpose

“The Atonement of Jesus Christ outweighs, surpasses, and transcends every other mortal event, every new discovery, and every acquisition of knowledge, for without the Atonement all else in life is meaningless.”

Tad R. Callister | The Infinite Atonement

Topics: Atonement, Purpose

“Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all the commandments of God.”

Joseph Smith

Topics: Commandments, Happiness, Plan of Salvation, Purpose

“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.”

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Topics: Being Called & Callings, Inspirational Quotes, Leadership, Motivational Quotes, Potential, Purpose, Service

“The purpose of the gospel is to make bad men good and good men better.”

David O. McKay

Topics: Becoming like God, Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Quotes, Perfection, Potential, Purpose

“But when considered from the unique perspective of eternity, fame and popularity aren’t nearly as important as loving and being loved; status doesn’t mean much when compared to service; and acquiring spiritual knowledge is infinitely more meaningful than acquiring an excess of wealth.”

Elder M. Russell Ballard | Our Search for Happiness

Topics: Knowledge, Money, Purpose

“In all humility and sincerity we must admit a power higher than ourselves from whom is derived a positive moral code that will give our lives significance and purpose. We also must remember once and for all that honesty, respect, and honor as such are not for sale on the market block. They are ingredients that you and I and all people should put into our daily lives.”

Delbert L. Stapley | "Honesty and Integrity", June 1971 Ensign pg 104

Topics: Humility, Morality, Purpose