James E. Faust Quotes

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• Leaders receive and give assignments. This is an important part of the necessary principle of delegating. No one appreciates a willing volunteer more than I,…
• Everybody in this life has their challenges and difficulties. That is part of our mortal test. . . . Peace comes through hope.
• You must have the strength to discipline yourselves so that you can accomplish your goals and enhance your natural strengths. Habits of self-discipline formed while…
• The principle of work is part of self-discipline. Now, my dear young sisters, I have lived a good many years longer than you, but even…
• Family home evening is for everyone.... We need the strength that comes from family home evening.
• My dear young friends, I speak to you as one who stands on the edge of eternity. From that perspective, I see you as the…
• If we can find forgiveness in our hearts for those who have caused us hurt and injury, we will rise to a higher level of…
• We perhaps need to snatch happiness in little pieces, learning to recognize the elements of happiness and then treasuring them while they last.
• Many years spent listening to the tribulations of man have persuaded me that the satisfaction of all desires is completely counterproductive to happiness. Instant and…
• We must at times search our own souls and discover what we really are. Our real character, much as we would wish, cannot be hidden.
• Look at everything through the lens of eternity. If you will do this, life will take on a different perspective.
• May we all be faithful in doing the day-to-day, ordinary things that prove our worthiness, for they will lead us to and qualify us for…
• I urge the husbands and fathers of this church to be the kind of a man your wife would not want to be without.
• It is a denial of the divinity within us to doubt our potential and our possibilities.
• Everybody in this life has their challenges and difficulties. That is part of our mortal test. The reason for some of these trials cannot be…
• Private choices are not private; they all have public consequences...Our society is the sum total of what millions of individuals do in their private lives.…
• Holiness is the strength of the soul. It comes by faith and through obedience to God's laws and ordinances. God then purifies the heart by…
• We should not allow our personal values to erode, even if others think we are peculiar.
• We frequently find that the influence of good women is underrated. It is an influence that is often subtle but yet has tremendous consequences. One…
• What are we doing to keep the light shining in our own eyes and countenances; Much of that light comes from our discipline dedication and…

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