Goals should always be made to a point that will make us reach and strain. — Spencer W. Kimball Goal Copy Share Image
It is not so much what we know that is important, as what we are and what we do. — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
No government may remain strong by ignoring the commandments given to Moses on Mount Sinai. — Spencer W. Kimball Commandments Copy Share Image
The difficulties and hazards of marriage are greatly increased where backgrounds are different — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
We are not measured by the trials we meet -- only by those we overcome. — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Learn all you can. Growth comes from setting your goals high and reaching for the stars. — Spencer W. Kimball Education Copy Share Image
Sickness sometimes is a great blessing. People become angels through sickness. — Spencer W. Kimball Adversity Copy Share Image
“Sow a thought, reap an act; Sow an act, reap a habit; Sow a habit, reap a character; Sow a character, reap… — Spencer W. Kimball Habits Copy Share Image
One of Satan's sharpest tools is alcohol, for it blinds and deafens, numbs and manacles, impoverishes and maims, and kills unfortunate victims. — Spencer W. Kimball Alcohol Copy Share Image
No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
He who cannot learn by others' mistakes is stupid. He who cannot learn by his own errors is a fool. — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Leadership is the ability to encourage the best efforts of others in working toward a desirable goal. — Spencer W. Kimball Ability Copy Share Image
I am comforted by the assurance that there will be beautiful music in heaven, and for that I am most grateful. — Spencer W. Kimball Assurance Copy Share Image
“We are not asking for something spectacular but rather for our sisters to find real self-fulfillment through wise self-development in the pursuit… — Spencer W. Kimball Real self Copy Share Image
We know so little. Our judgment is so limited. We judge the Lord's ways from our own narrow view. — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Marriage is perhaps the most vital of all the decisions and has the most far-reaching effects...It affects not only the two people… — Spencer W. Kimball Children Copy Share Image
The more we serve our fellowmen in appropriate ways, the more substance there is to our souls. We become more significant individuals… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
They who reach down into the depths of life where, in the stillness, the voice of God is heard, have the stabilizing… — Spencer W. Kimball Depth Copy Share Image
Oh, brothers and sisters, families can be forever! Do not let the lures [or the irritants] of the moment draw you away… — Spencer W. Kimball Brother Copy Share Image
It is important for us ... to cultivate in our own family a sense that we belong together eternally, that whatever changes… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Make certain decisions only once . . . We can make a single decision about certain things that we will incorporate in… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
By one means or another, the swiftest method of rejection of the holy prophets has been to find a pretext, however false… — Spencer W. Kimball Absurd Copy Share Image
I believe that the telephone and telegraph and other such conveniences were permitted by the Lord to be developed for the express… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Perhaps the greatest reason for missionary work is to give the world it's chance to hear and accept the gospel. The scriptures… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
One of the most serious human defects in all ages is procrastination, an unwillingness to accept personal responsibilities now. Men came to… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Many couples permit their marriages to become stale and their love to grow cold like old bread or worn-out jokes or cold… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
We must not falter nor weary in well-doing. We must lengthen our stride. Not only is our own eternal welfare at stake,… — Spencer W. Kimball Brother Copy Share Image
We note the increasing coarseness of language and understand how Lot must have felt when he was, according to Peter, "vexed with… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
“Honorable, happy, and successful marriage is surely the principal goal of every normal person. Marriage is perhaps the most vital of all… — Spencer W. Kimball Children Copy Share Image
“Some may wonder why General Authorities speak of the same things from conference to conference. As I study the utterances of the… — Spencer W. Kimball Brothers and sisters Copy Share Image
Just think of the possibilities, the potential. Every little boy that has just been born becomes an heir to this glorious, glorious… — Spencer W. Kimball Angel Copy Share Image
Let no family go into eternity without having left their memoirs for their children, their grandchildren, and their posterity. — Spencer W. Kimball Children Copy Share Image
Wherever you have a plot of land, however small, plant a garden. Staying close to the soil is good for the soul. — Spencer W. Kimball Flower Copy Share Image
“God does notice us, and he watches over us. But it is usually through another person that he meets our needs.” — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
If we live in such a way that the considerations of eternity press upon us, we will make better decisions. — Spencer W. Kimball Consideration Copy Share Image
In the kingdom, the greater our responsibilities, the greater is our need to see ourselves as servants. — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
“Rationalizing is the bringing of ideals down to the level of one's conduct. Repentance is the bringing of one's conduct up to… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
I personally regard all of the houses of the Lord as the work of Jehovah, initiated by him, built by him, designed… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
O timid one, awaken, exert yourself, draw back the curtains your training and background have hung over the windows of your soul. — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image