James E. Faust Quotes

200 quotes in 2924 categories

• I remember the day of my baptism very vividly. I was baptized in the baptismal font in the Tabernacle on Temple Square. Those who were…
• The transcendent gift of the Holy Ghost, along with membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is bestowed by confirmation, by the…
• The Holy Ghost bears witness to us of the truth and impresses upon our souls the reality of God the Father and His Son, Jesus…
• Cheating in school is a form of self-deception. We go to school to learn. We cheat ourselves when we coast on the efforts and scholarship…
• Others can challenge and motivate us, but we must reach down deep into our souls and call forth our God-given intelligence and capabilities. We cannot…
• When we tell little white lies, we become progressively color-blind. It is better to remain silent than to mislead.
• In many ways, each of us is the sum total of what our ancestors were. The virtues they had may be our virtues, their strengths…
• The great vicarious work for our kindred dead in our temples demonstrates both the justice and the fairness of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
• To turn our hearts to our fathers is to search out the names of our deceased ancestors and to perform the saving ordinances in the…
• Without question, we need to be informed of the happenings in the world. But modern communication brings into our homes a drowning cascade of the…
• I acknowledge with great gratitude the peace and contentment we can find for ourselves in the spiritual cocoons of our homes, our sacrament meetings, and…
• As with all commandments, gratitude is a description of a successful mode of living. The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings…
• Although science and technology open up boundless opportunities, they also present great perils because Satan employs these marvelous discoveries to his great advantage.
• Without moral progress, stimulated by faith in God, immorality in all its forms will proliferate and strangle goodness and human decency. Mankind will not be…
• I believe that the appearance of God the Father and His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, in 1820 to Joseph Smith unlocked the heavens not…
• I solemnly declare that this spiritual kingdom of faith will move forward with or without each of us individually. No unhallowed hand can stay the…
• Being bridled, or yielding obediently to restraint, is necessary for our personal growth and progression.
• We hear many persuasive voices demanding freedom from restrictions, particularly from moral restraints. However, we learn from the history of the earth that any successful…
• Just as the earth is a planet in its own right, so each of us is an individual in our own sphere of habitation. We…
• Obedience brings peace in decision making. If we have firmly made up our minds to follow the commandments, we will not have to redecide which…

Browse James E. Faust Quotes by Category