Russell M. Nelson

“Because of our sacred regard for each human intellect, we consider the obtaining of an education to be a religious responsibility.”

“When we speak of faith - the faith that can move mountains - we are not speaking of faith in general but of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.”

“One of the most important concepts of revealed religion is that of a sacred covenant.”

“We can feel joy even while having a bad day, a bad week, or even a bad year!”

“My dear brothers and sisters, the joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.”

“To bear means to support the weight of that which is held. It is a sacred trust to bear the priesthood, which is the mighty power and authority of God.”

“Contemplation of life after retirement and life after death can help you deal with contemporary challenges.”

“A worthy woman personifies the truly noble and worthwhile attributes of life.”

“Clinicians, academicians, and politicians are often put to a test of faith. In pursuit of their goals, will their religion show or will it be hidden? Are they tied back to God or to man?”

“Generally, the younger the victim, the greater the grief. Yet even when the elderly or infirm have been afforded merciful relief, their loved ones are rarely ready to let go.”

“As a medical doctor and cardiac surgeon, I had the responsibility of performing open-heart surgery on President Spencer W. Kimball in 1972, when he was Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.”

“We need women who are devoted to shepherding God's children along the covenant path toward exaltation; women who know how to receive personal revelation, who understand the power and peace of the temple endowment; women who know how to call upon the powers of heaven to protect and strengthen children and families; women who teach fearlessly.”

“I worry about all who are impure in their thoughts, feelings, or actions or who demean their wives or children, thereby cutting off priesthood power.”

“The Sabbath provides a wonderful opportunity to strengthen family ties.”

“We should understand the source of our authority and something of the keys that control its power.”

“From an eternal perspective, the only death that is truly premature is the death of one who is not prepared to meet God.”

“Marriage and family are ordained of God. The family is the most important social unit in time and in eternity. Under God's great plan of happiness, families can be sealed in temples and be prepared to return to dwell in His holy presence forever. That is eternal life!”

“The ways of the Lord are different from the ways of man. Man's ways remove people from office or business when they grow old or become disabled. But man's ways are not and never will be the Lord's ways.”

“Men and women may form associations for and among themselves and be governed by stipulations that are mutually acceptable.”

“The only length of life that seems to satisfy the longings of the human heart is life everlasting.”