Motivational Russell M Nelson Quotes:- Russell Marion Nelson (born September 9, 1924) is an American religious leader and former surgeon who is the 17th and current president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Inspirational Russell M Nelson Quotes
Your life will be a blessed and balanced experience if you first honor your identity and priority.
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Contemplation of life after retirement and life after death can help you deal with contemporary challenges.
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Many religious confessions share common values. They teach that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us.
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I doubt that the Lord cares much about which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another.
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Differences exist in practice and organization between the Lord’s Church and man-made institutions.
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Men and women may form associations for and among themselves and be governed by stipulations that are mutually acceptable.
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Our personal intelligence is everlasting and divine.
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Because of our sacred regard for each human intellect, we consider the obtaining of an education to be a religious responsibility.
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I believe that in the pursuit of education, individual desire is more influential than an institution, and personal faith more forceful than faculty.
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Our Creator expects His children everywhere to educate themselves.
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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.
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Counsel with your parents is a privilege at any age.
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While musical experts of the world focus on what choir members can do, I would like to focus on what choir members can be.
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Members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir are not superhuman. They are ordinary people with ordinary frailties. But therein lies the power of their example.
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Have you not learned that strength comes to an ordinary soul when given an extraordinary calling?
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In one thousand years of Russia’s existence, its first popular national election ever to be held occurred in June 1991. Six days later, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performed in Moscow!
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We are all pleased when our names are pronounced and spelled correctly.
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Sometimes a nickname is used instead of the real name. But a nickname may offend either the one named or the parents who gave the name.
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A saint serves others, knowing that the more one serves, the greater the opportunity for the Spirit to sanctify and purify.
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Each daughter of God is of infinite worth because of her divine mission.
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Each faithful young woman in the Church proclaims that individual worth is one of her most cherished values.
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As we dread any disease that undermines the health of the body, so should we deplore contention, which is a corroding canker of the spirit.
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Eternal principles that govern happiness apply equally to all.
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I feel impressed to counsel those engaged in personal challenges to do right. In particular, my heart reaches out to those who feel discouraged by the magnitude of their struggle.
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Many shoulder heavy burdens of righteous responsibility which, on occasion, seem so difficult to bear. I have heard those challenges termed impossible.
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The Lord has often chosen to instruct His people in their times of trial.
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Sisters, do you realize the breadth and scope of your influence when you speak those things that come to your heart and mind as directed by the Spirit?
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I first found delight in the Sabbath many years ago when, as a busy surgeon, I knew that the Sabbath became a day for personal healing. By the end of each week, my hands were sore from repeatedly scrubbing them with soap, water, and a bristle brush. I also needed a breather from the burden of a demanding profession.
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When I had to make a decision whether or not an activity was appropriate for the Sabbath, I simply asked myself, ‘What sign do I want to give to God?’ That question made my choices about the Sabbath day crystal clear.
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The Sabbath provides a wonderful opportunity to strengthen family ties.
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We make the Sabbath a delight when we teach the gospel to our children.
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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.
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Our inquiring friends and neighbors not of our faith can also catch the wave. We encourage them to keep all that is good and true in their lives. And we invite them to receive more, especially the glorious truth that through God’s eternal plan, families can be together forever.
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All leaders in the Lord’s Church are called by proper authority. No prophet or any other leader in this Church, for that matter, has ever called himself or herself. No prophet has ever been elected.
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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.
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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.
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Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ can be bolstered as we learn about Him and live our religion. The doctrine of Jesus Christ was designed by the Lord to help us increase our faith.
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Even the best teams can fail. Celebrities can fade. There is only One in whom your faith is always safe, and that is in the Lord Jesus Christ. And you need to let your faith show!
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Each day brings opportunity for decisions for eternity.
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We are eternal beings – spirit children of heavenly parents.
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How much better it would be if all could be more aware of God’s providence and love and express that gratitude to Him.
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Think of our physical sustenance. It is truly heaven-sent. The necessities of air, food, and water all come to us as gifts from a loving Heavenly Father.
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We were born with the capacity to grow, love, marry, and form families.
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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!
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One of the most important concepts of revealed religion is that of a sacred covenant.
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In legal language, a covenant generally denotes an agreement between two or more parties. But in a religious context, a covenant is much more significant. It is a sacred promise with God. He fixes the terms.
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If one accepts the terms of the covenant and obeys God’s law, he or she receives the blessings associated with the covenant.
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Indeed, the Lord has not forgotten! He has blessed us and others throughout the world with the Book of Mormon.
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Even more amazing than modern technology is our opportunity to access information directly from Heaven, without hardware, software, or monthly service fees.
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From an eternal perspective, the only death that is truly premature is the death of one who is not prepared to meet God.
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As apostles and prophets, we are concerned not only for our children and grandchildren but for yours as well – and for each of God’s children.
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Preparation for a mission is important. A mission is a voluntary act of service to God and humankind. Missionaries support that privilege with their personal savings. Parents, families, friends, and donors to the General Missionary Fund may also assist.
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All missionaries, younger and older, serve with the sole hope of making life better for other people.
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In this world filled with challenges, we do need help from time to time. Religion, eternal truth, and our missionaries are vital parts of that help.
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Whether full-time missionaries or members, we should all be good examples of the believers in Jesus Christ.
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Missionaries serve to make life better for God’s children.
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Heavenly Father loves every one of His children. After all, He is their Father.
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We need more missionaries – more worthy missionaries.
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When I think of the love I feel for each member of our family, I sense, to a slight degree, the love that our Heavenly Father bears for His children.
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While the family is under attack throughout the world, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints proclaims, promotes, and protects the truth that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.
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