Dieter F. Uchtdorf famous quotes

Our destiny is not determined by the number of times we stumble but by the number of times we rise up, dust ourselves off, and move forward.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Spiritual #Moving Forward #Destiny

Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is not an effort of once a week or once a day. It is an effort of once and for all.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Jesus #Effort #Christ

When it comes to hating, gossiping, ignoring, ridiculing, holding grudges, or wanting to cause harm, please apply the following: Stop it!
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Hate #Causes #Grudge

Heaven is filled with those who have this in common: they are forgiven and they forgive.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Heaven #Forgiving #Common

The heavens will not be filled with those who never made mistakes but with those who recognized that they were off course and who corrected their ways to get back in the light of gospel truth.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Mistake #Light #Heaven

Often the answer to our prayer does not come while we're on our knees, but while we're on our feet serving the Lord and serving those around us.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Prayer #Feet #Doe

Compared to God, man is nothing; yet we are everything to God.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Spiritual #Men

The Church is designed to nourish the imperfect, the struggling, and the exhausted.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Struggle #Church #Imperfect

Never give up on anyone. And that includes not giving up on yourself.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Giving Up #Not Giving Up #Giving

Doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Doubt

Think of the purest, most all-consuming love you can imagine. Now multiply that love by an infinite amount-that is the measure of God’s love for you.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Love You #Thinking #Infinite

True love requires action. We can speak of love all day long, we can write notes or poems that proclaim it, sing songs that praise it, and preach sermons that encourage it but until we manifest that love in action, our words are nothing but sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Song #Writing #Long

In family relationships love is really spelled t-i-m-e, time.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Love Is #Love Relationship #Family Relationship

We cannot go back in time and change the past, but we can repent. The Savior can wipe away our tears of regret and remove the burden of our sins. His Atonement allows us to leave the past behind and move forward with clean hands, a pure heart, and a determination to do better and especially to become better.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Determination #Regret #Moving

I bare witness that our living hope is in Jesus Christ.. I testify that with Christ, darkness cannot succeed.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Jesus #Darkness #Succeed

God knows that some of the greatest souls who have ever lived are those who will never appear in the chronicles of history. They are the blessed, humble souls who emulate the Savior’s example and spend the days of their lives doing good.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Blessed #Humble #Soul

It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life’s story will develop.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Adversity #Stories #Reactions

If ye love me, keep my commandments." This is the essence of what it means to be a true disciple: those who receive Christ Jesus walk with him.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Jesus #Mean #Essence

No matter our circumstances, no matter our challenges or trials, there is something in each day to embrace and cherish. There is something in each day that can bring gratitude and joy if only we will see and appreciate it.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Spiritual #Gratitude #Appreciate

Christmas is a time for remembering the Son of God and renewing our determination to take upon us His name. It is a time to reassess our lives and examine our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Let this be a time of remembrance, of gratitude, and a time of forgiveness. Let it be a time to ponder the Atonement of Jesus Christ and its meaning for each of us personally. Let it especially be a time of renewal and recommitment to live by the word of God and to obey His commandments. By doing this, we honor Him far more than we ever could with lights, gifts, or parties.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Gratitude #Determination #Jesus

I do not believe in a God who would set up rules and commandments only to wait for us to fail so He could punish us. I believe in a Heavenly Father who is loving and caring and who rejoices in our every effort to stand tall and walk toward Him. Even when we stumble, He urges us not to be discouraged-never to give up or flee our allotted field of service-but to take courage, find our faith, and keep trying.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Giving Up #Father #Believe

The Lord doesn't expect us to work harder than we are able. He doesn't (nor should we) compare our efforts to those of others. Our Heavenly Father asks only that we do the best we can—that we work according to our full capacity, however great or small that may be.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Father #Effort #May

What you create doesn’t have to be perfect. So what if the eggs are greasy or the toast is burned? Don’t let fear of failure discourage you.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Eggs #Perfect #What If

As we lose ourselves in the service of others, we discover our own lives and our own happiness.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all that we can—working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well!
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Heart #Mean #Exercise

Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God's love encompasses us completely. ... He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Broken #Awkward #May

Heavenly Father is constantly raining blessings upon us, but it is our fear, doubt, and sin that, like an umbrella, block these blessings from reaching us.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Father #Block #Rain

Wherever you are, whatever your circumstances may be, you are not forgotten. No matter how dark your days may seem, no matter how insignificant you may feel, no matter how overshadowed you think you may be, your Heavenly Father has not forgotten you. In fact, He loves you with an infinite love.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Father #Love You #Dark

Don't judge me because I sin differently from you.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Judging #Sin

We are not perfect. The people around us are not perfect. People do things that annoy, disappoint, and anger. In this mortal life it will always be that way. Nevertheless, we must let go of our grievances. Part of the purpose of mortality is to learn how to let go of such things. That is the Lord’s way. Remember, heaven is filled with those who have this in common: They are forgiven. And they forgive.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Letting Go #People #Perfect

If ever you are tempted to become discouraged or to lose faith, remember those faithful Saints who remained true in Kirtland. Hold on a little longer. You can do this! You are part of a special generation. You were prepared and preserved to live at this important time in the existence of our beautiful planet earth. You have a celestial pedigree and therefore have all the necessary talents to make your life an eternal success story.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Beautiful #Faithful #Special

Sometimes, of all the people in the world, the one who is the hardest to forgive-as well as perhaps the one who is most in need of our forgiveness-is the person looking back at us in the mirror.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Mirrors #People #Forgiving

Indeed we have great reason to rejoice. If life and its rushed pace and many stresses have made it difficult for you to feel like rejoicing, then perhaps now is a good time to refocus on what matters most. Strength comes not from frantic activity but from being settled on a firm foundation of truth and light. It comes from placing our attention and efforts on the basics of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. It comes from paying attention to the divine things that matter most.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Jesus #Stress #Light

The most important thing is to keep trying.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Important #Trying #Keep Trying

Don't let fear of failure discourage you. Don't let the voice of critics paralyze you - whether that voice comes from the outside or the inside.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Voice #Fear Of Failure #Discouraging

Have faith. The Lord can magnify the words you speak and make them mighty. God doesn’t ask you to convert but rather to open your mouths.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Mouths #Have Faith #Speak

It is good advice to slow down a little, steady the course, and focus on the essentials when experiencing adverse conditions.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Religious #Focus #Advice

We don’t discover humility by thinking less of ourselves; we discover humility by thinking less about ourselves.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Humility #Thinking

Healing comes when we choose to walk away from darkness and move towards a brighter light.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Moving #Healing #Light

Our loving Heavenly Father wants us to become more like him. God understands that we get there not in an instant, but by taking one step at a time.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Father #Want #Steps

Enduring to the end is a process filling every minute of our life, every hour, every day, from sunrise to sunrise. It is accomplished through personal discipline following the commandments of God.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Discipline #Sunrise #Hours

Discipleship is the pursuit of holiness and happiness. It is the path to our best and happiest self.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Self #Holiness #Path

Be strong and of good courage. You are truly royal spirit daughters of Almighty God. You are princesses, destined to become queens. Your own wondrous story has already begun. Your "once upon a time" is now.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Spiritual #Daughter #Strong

Healing comes when we move away from the darkness and walk towards the light.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Moving #Healing #Light

There are messages in each general conference given as a gift and a blessing from heaven specifically for our personal life situations.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Blessing #Heaven #Messages

To all who suffer- to all who feel discouraged, worried, or lonely- I say with love and deep concern for you, never give in. Never surrender. Never allow despair to overcome your spirit. Embrace and rely upon the Hope of Israel, for the love of the Son of God pierces all darkness, softens all sorrow, and gladdens every heart.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Lonely #Heart #Son

By becoming the answer to someone's prayer, we often find the answer to our own.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Prayer #Answers #Becoming

Pride is the switch that turns off priesthood power. Humility is a switch that turns it on . . . . Some suppose that humility is about beating ourselves up. Humility does not mean convincing ourselves that we are worthless, meaningless, or of little value. Nor does it mean denying or withholding the talents God has given us. We don't discover humility by thinking less of ourselves; we discover humility by thinking less about ourselves. It comes as we go about our work with an attitude of serving God and our fellowman.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Attitude #Mean #Humility

The perfect place to begin is exactly where you are right now.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Perfect #Where You Are

The thing about the truth is that it exists outside of belief. Even if nobody believes it, that thing is still true.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Believe #Belief #Truth Is

Sometimes we become so focused on the finish line, that we fail to find joy in the journey.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Journey #Inspirational Running #Joy

Hope is one leg of a three-legged stool, together with faith and charity. These three stabilize our lives regardless of the rough or uneven surfaces we might encounter at the time... Hope in our Heavenly Father's merciful plan of happiness leads to peace, mercy, rejoicing, and gladness. The hope of salvation is like a protective helmet; it is the foundation of our faith and an anchor to our souls.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Father #Anchors #Soul

When we stumble don't get discouraged. Get up and Keep Trying.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Trying #Keep Trying #Discouraged

You are not invisible to your Heavenly Father. He loves you.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Father #Love You #Invisible

When our wagon gets stuck in the mud, God is much more likely to assist the man who gets out to push than the man who merely raises his voice in prayer—no matter how eloquent the oration.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Prayer #Men #Voice

God's light is real, it is available to all. It has the power to soften the sting of the deepest wound.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Real #Light #Wounds

Work is an antidote for anxiety, and ointment for sorrow, and a doorway to possibility. Whatever our circumstances in life, my dear brethren, let us do the best we can and cultivate a reputation for excellence in all that we do. Let us set our minds and bodies to the glorious opportunity for work that each new day presents.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Opportunity #New Day #Anxiety

We sometimes confuse sin with sinner, and we condemn too quickly and with too little compassion. We know from modern revelation that ‘the worth of souls is great in the sight of God.’ We cannot gauge the worth of another soul any more than we can measure the span of the universe.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Compassion #Sight #Soul

When we truly understand what it means to love as Jesus Christ loves us, the confusion clears and our priorities align. Our walk as disciples of Christ becomes more joyful. Our lives take on new meaning. Our relationship with our Heavenly Father becomes more profound. Obedience becomes a joy rather than a burden.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Jesus #Father #Mean

Of one thing we can be certain: every person we see - no matter the race, religion, political beliefs, body type, or appearance - is family.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Race #Political #Body

The more we devote ourselves to the pursuit of holiness and happiness, the less likely we will be on a path to regrets.
-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

#Regret #Holiness #Path