62 LDS Quotes On Service | Page 6 of 7

“Because love is the great commandment, it ought to be at the center of all and everything we do in our own family, in our Church callings, and in our livelihood. Love is the healing balm that repairs rifts in personal and family relationships. It is the bond that unites families, communities, and nations. Love is the power that initiates friendship, tolerance, civility, and respect. It is the source that overcomes divisiveness and hate. Love is the fire that warms our lives with unparalleled joy and divine hope. Love should be our walk and our talk.”

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf | The Love of God, Ensign, Nov 2009, 21–24

Topics: Charity, Love, Service

“To find real happiness, we must seek for it in a focus outside ourselves. No one has learned the meaning of living until he has surrendered his ego to the service of his fellowmen. Service to others is akin to duty, the fulfillment of which brings true joy.”

Thomas S. Monson | “The Lord’s Way,” Ensign, May 1990, p. 92

Topics: Happiness, Service

“We are so busy constantly checking our own temperatures, we fail to notice the burning fevers of others.”

Elder Neal A. Maxwell

Topics: Happiness, Service

“When we begin to understand the magnitude of [the Messiah’s] sacrifice and service to us individually and collectively, we then cannot consider anything else to be of more importance or to approach His significance in our lives. “For most of us, this understanding does not come all at once and likely will not be fully complete during our mortal sojourn. We do know, however, that as we learn line upon line, our appreciation for the Savior’s contributions will increase and our knowledge and assurance of their truthfulness will grow.”

Cecil O. Samuelson | "Perilous Times," Ensign, Nov. 2004, 50-51

Topics: Jesus Christ, Sacrifice, Service

“We could not learn love in the abstract any more than we could learn patience and the other cardinal virtues. Just as we cannot know the “fellowship of his sufferings” without suffering, we also come to know real fellowship with our fellowmen only by serving them.”

Elder Neal A. Maxwell | All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience

Topics: Service, Trials

The Savior chose a very dramatic moment in which to emphasize the value of missionary work. He gave to his apostles the choice of their hearts. Peter said that he preferred to depart speedily from this life and be with the Savior in his kingdom. John the Beloved chose to stay behind and bring souls unto Christ.

Imagine the importance of that beautiful moment, Peter choosing to be with the Savior in his kingdom above; and yet the Savior turned and said to Peter, “John my Beloved has chosen the greater thing.”

Robert E. Wells | The Greatest Thing in My Life

Topics: Ministering, Missionary Work & Preparation, Service

No missionary that ever lived failed to influence the lives of many for the better regardless of the number of converts he may have gained.

James M. Dunn | The Blessings of Missionary Service

Topics: Missionary Work & Preparation, Service

“God offers us counsel not just for our own safety but for the safety of His other children, whom we should love. There are few comforts so sweet as to know that we have been an instrument in the hands of God in leading someone else to safety. That blessing generally requires the faith to follow counsel when it is hard to do.”

Elder Henry B. Eyring | “Safety in Counsel,” Liahona, June 2008, pp. 2-7

Topics: Prayer, Service

“You ask, “What is the price of happiness?” First you must live the gospel of Jesus Christ in its purity and simplicity – not a half-hearted compliance, but hewing to the line. And this means an all-out devoted consecration to the great program of salvation and exaltation. An orthodox manner. The second, you must forget yourself and love your companion more than yourself. As you do these things, happiness can be yours in great and never-ending abundance.”

Spencer W. Kimball

Topics: Happiness, Love, Marriage, Service

When the challenges of mortality come, and they come for all of us, it may seem hard to have faith and hard to believe. At these times only faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and His Atonement can bring us peace, hope, and understanding. Only faith that He suffered for our sakes will give us the strength to endure to the end. When we gain this faith, we experience a mighty change of heart, and like Enos, we become stronger and begin to feel a desire for the welfare of our brothers and sisters. We pray for them, that they too will be lifted and strengthened through faith on the Atonement of our Savior Jesus Christ.

Elder Robert D. Hales | “Finding Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ,” Ensign, Nov. 2004, p. 7

Topics: Atonement, Faith, Mortality, Service