LDS Quotes On Sacrifice | Page 5 of 5

Each of us comes to know his cross quite well. We know its configurations; we know its weight. We feel its rough edges. It would be so much easier for us to carry it if we could develop the faith which would permit us to cast our cares upon our Father in heaven, because he cares for us, as Peter reminds us. It would be so much easier to carry if we could do as Paul suggests and rid ourselves of the weights that we need not carry. We may think these are a part of carrying the cross when, in fact, they are a function of our own stupidity or our own sin. We can rid ourselves of these so that we may take up the cross and move swiftly and deliberately on to our journey.

Elder Neal A. Maxwell | “Taking Up the Cross,” Fireside BYU, 4 Jan 1976

Topics: Sacrifice, Trials

“So it is that real, personal sacrifice never was placing an animal on the altar. Instead, it is a willingness to put the animal in us upon the altar and letting it be consumed!”

Elder Neal A. Maxwell | “Deny Yourselves of All Ungodliness,” Ensign,May 1995, 68.

Topics: Natural Man, Sacrifice

We never felt that it was a sacrifice to pay our tithing. We felt it was an obligation, that even as small children we were doing our duty as the Lord had outlined that duty, and that we were assisting his church in the great work it had to accomplish.

Gordon B. Hinckley | The Sacred Law of Tithing

Topics: Sacrifice, Tithing

“Christmas means giving. The Father gave his Son, and the Son gave his life. Without giving there is no true Christmas, and without sacrifice there is no true worship.”

Gordon B. Hinckley | "What Shall I Do Then with Jesus Which Is Called Christ?", Ensign, Dec. 1983, 3

Topics: Christmas, Sacrifice

“I am so profoundly grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ, for a testimony of the Atonement of the Savior. I believe in it with all my heart, and I live for it, and I bear witness of it this day. Of all of the events of human history, none other approaches the Atonement of the Savior in its meaning and in its results. God be thanked for the gift of His precious Son, to whom we all owe thanks for His sacrifice in our behalf.”

Gordon B. Hinckley | Inspirational Thoughts, Liahona, Feb 2007, 2–6

Topics: Atonement, Sacrifice

“A home is much more than a house built of lumber, brick, or stone. A home is made of love, sacrifice, and respect. We are responsible for the homes we build. We must build wisely, for eternity is not a short voyage. There will be calm and wind, sunlight and shadows, joy and sorrow. But if we really try, our home can be a bit of heaven here on earth. The thoughts we think, the deeds we do, the lives we live not only influence the success of our earthly journey, they also mark the way to our eternal goals.”

Thomas S. Monson | "Heavenly Homes, Forever Families", World Wide Leadership Training February 2006

Topics: Family, Parenting, Sacrifice

“Generally speaking, “an eye single to the glory of God” means sacrifice. It means that instead of endlessly doing what we want to do, we have to do what the Lord wants us to do, but we have to do it in his way when he wants us to do it.”

Hartman Rector Jr. | "Sacrifice Still Brings Forth Blessings", Ensign, Dec. 1971, 64

Topics: Priorities, Sacrifice

“…the truer measure of sacrifice isn’t so much what one gives to sacrifice as what one sacrifices to give. Faith isn’t tested so much when the cupboard is full as when it is bare. In these defining moments, the crisis doesn’t create one’s character it reveals it.”

Lynn G. Robbins | "Tithing, a Commandment Even for the Destitute," Ensign, May 2005, 34

Topics: Faith, Sacrifice, Trials

For the natural man, sacrifice does not come naturally. He has an insatiable appetite for more. . . .Faith isn’t tested so much when the cupboard is full as when it is bare. In these defining moments, the crisis doesn’t create one’s character – it reveals it. The crisis is the test.

Lynn G. Robbins | Elder Lynn G. Robbins, General Conference, Ensign, May 2005

Topics: Character, Faith, Natural Man, Sacrifice

“In striving for ultimate submission, our wills constitute all we really have to give God anyway. The usual gifts and their derivatives we give to him could be stamped justifiably “Return to Sender,” with a capital S. Even when God receives this one gift in return, the fully faithful will receive “all that [He] hath.” (D&C 84:38) What an exchange rate!”

Elder Neal A. Maxwell | “Consecrate Thy Performance,” Ensign, May 2002, p. 36

Topics: Agency, Sacrifice