Russell M. Nelson

All that the future holds in store for each sacred child of God will be shaped by his or her parents, family, friends, and teachers. Thus, our faith now becomes part of our posterity's faith later.

— Russell M. Nelson

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!

— Russell M. Nelson

Our personal intelligence is everlasting and divine.

— Russell M. Nelson

The Sabbath provides a wonderful opportunity to strengthen family ties.

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

As a medical doctor, I have known the face of adversity. I have seen much of death and dying, suffering and sorrow. I also remember the plight of students overwhelmed by their studies and of those striving to learn a foreign language. And I recall the fatigue and frustration felt by young parents with children in need.

— Russell M. Nelson

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!

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

I believe that in the pursuit of education, individual desire is more influential than institution, and personal faith more forceful than faculty.

— Russell M. Nelson

I believe that in the pursuit of education, individual desire is more influential than institution, and personal faith more forceful than faculty.

— Russell M. Nelson

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?

— Russell M. Nelson

Eternal principles that govern happiness apply equally to all.

— Russell M. Nelson

Even more amazing than modern technology is our opportunity to access information directly from Heaven, without hardware, software, or monthly service fees.

— Russell M. Nelson

The only way to take sorrow out of death is to take love out of life.

— Russell M. Nelson

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!

— Russell M. Nelson

The wise use of your freedom to make your own decisions is crucial to your spiritual growth, now and for eternity.

— Russell M. Nelson

You are never too young to learn, never too old to change.

— Russell M. Nelson

Life is filled with detours and dead ends, trials and challenges of every kind. Each of us has likely had times when distress, anguish, and despair almost consumed us.

— Russell M. Nelson

Obedience brings success; exact obedience brings miracles.

— Russell M. Nelson

The only way to take sorrow out of death is to take love out of life.

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven.

— Russell M. Nelson

You are never too young to learn, never too old to change.

— Russell M. Nelson

All that the future holds in store for each sacred child of God will be shaped by his or her parents, family, friends, and teachers. Thus, our faith now becomes part of our posterity's faith later.

— Russell M. Nelson

Irrespective of age, we mourn for those loved and lost. Mourning is one of the deepest expressions of pure love.

— Russell M. Nelson

It is important for you to know who you are and who you may become. It is more important than what you do, even as vital as your work is and will be.

— Russell M. Nelson

Irrespective of age, we mourn for those loved and lost. Mourning is one of the deepest expressions of pure love.

— Russell M. Nelson

Heavenly Father loves every one of His children. After all, He is their Father.

— Russell M. Nelson

We make the Sabbath a delight when we teach the gospel to our children.

— Russell M. Nelson

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

— Russell M. Nelson

Eternal principles that govern happiness apply equally to all.

— Russell M. Nelson

I fear that too many have sadly surrendered their agency to the adversary and are saying by their conduct, 'I care more about satisfying my own desires than I do about bearing the Savior's power to bless others.'

— Russell M. Nelson

To understand the power of the priesthood, we must know its limitations.

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

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

— Russell M. Nelson

Your life will be a blessed and balanced experience if you first honor your identity and priority.

— Russell M. Nelson

A faithful woman can become a devoted daughter of God - more concerned with being righteous than with being selfish, more anxious to exercise compassion than to exercise dominion, more committed to integrity than to notoriety. And she knows of her own infinite worth.

— Russell M. Nelson

We are all pleased when our names are pronounced and spelled correctly.

— Russell M. Nelson

Many shoulder heavy burdens of righteous responsibility which, on occasion, seem so difficult to bear. I have heard those challenges termed impossible.

— Russell M. Nelson

No, we don't own our children. Our parental privilege is to love them, to lead them, and to let them go.

— Russell M. Nelson

Our personal intelligence is everlasting and divine.

— Russell M. Nelson

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

— Russell M. Nelson

Service of any type requires preparation.

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

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

— Russell M. Nelson

Saints can be happy under every circumstance.

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

We were born with a capacity to grow, love, marry, and form families.

— Russell M. Nelson

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!

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

Honoring the priesthood fosters respect, respect promotes reverence, and reverence invites revelation.

— Russell M. Nelson

If one accepts the terms of the covenant and obeys God's law, he or she receives the blessings associated with the covenant.

— Russell M. Nelson

Each faithful young woman in the Church proclaims that individual worth is one of her most cherished values.

— Russell M. Nelson

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!

— Russell M. Nelson

Your life will be a blessed and balanced experience if you first honor your identity and priority.

— Russell M. Nelson

The decision to serve a mission will shape the spiritual destiny of the missionary, his or her spouse, and their posterity for generations to come. A desire to serve is a natural outcome of one's conversion, worthiness, and preparation.

— Russell M. Nelson

Our Heavenly Father loves you. He has created you to be successful and to have joy.

— Russell M. Nelson

Each daughter of God is of infinite worth because of her divine mission.

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

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!

— Russell M. Nelson

Each day brings opportunity for decisions for eternity.

— Russell M. Nelson

No, we don't own our children. Our parental privilege is to love them, to lead them, and to let them go.

— Russell M. Nelson

The Sabbath provides a wonderful opportunity to strengthen family ties.

— Russell M. Nelson

As a medical doctor, I have known the face of adversity. I have seen much of death and dying, suffering and sorrow. I also remember the plight of students overwhelmed by their studies and of those striving to learn a foreign language. And I recall the fatigue and frustration felt by young parents with children in need.

— Russell M. Nelson

Agency is a divine gift to you. You are free to choose what you will be and what you will do.

— Russell M. Nelson

We teach that God's love for His children is infinite.

— Russell M. Nelson

I believe that in the pursuit of education, individual desire is more influential than institution, and personal faith more forceful than faculty.

— Russell M. Nelson

Even more amazing than modern technology is our opportunity to access information directly from Heaven, without hardware, software, or monthly service fees.

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

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!

— Russell M. Nelson

A covenant made with God should be regarded not as restrictive but as protective.

— Russell M. Nelson

The wise use of your freedom to make your own decisions is crucial to your spiritual growth, now and for eternity.

— Russell M. Nelson

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

— Russell M. Nelson

He chose to honor us with His priesthood. So we honor Him by honoring His priesthood - both its power and those who bear it.

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

My concern is that contention is becoming accepted as a way of life.

— Russell M. Nelson

How much better it would be if all could be more aware of God's providence and love and express that gratitude to Him.

— Russell M. Nelson

I fear that there are too many priesthood bearers who have done little or nothing to develop their ability to access the powers of Heaven.

— Russell M. Nelson

Married or single, you sisters possess distinctive capabilities and special intuition you have received as gifts from God. We brethren cannot duplicate your unique influence.

— Russell M. Nelson

Our Creator expects His children everywhere to educate themselves.

— Russell M. Nelson

Every religious group, while perhaps a majority somewhere, is also inevitably a minority somewhere else. Thus, religious organizations should and do show tolerance toward members of other religious denominations.

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

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

— Russell M. Nelson

All that the future holds in store for each sacred child of God will be shaped by his or her parents, family, friends, and teachers. Thus, our faith now becomes part of our posterity's faith later.

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven.

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

Many institutions of higher learning will grant an 18- to 30-month deferral to prospective missionaries. This will enable you elders and sisters to serve without worrying about where you will begin your advanced education. We are very grateful to leaders of educational institutions who are making such planning possible!

— Russell M. Nelson

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!

— Russell M. Nelson

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.

— Russell M. Nelson

Life is filled with detours and dead ends, trials and challenges of every kind. Each of us has likely had times when distress, anguish, and despair almost consumed us.

— Russell M. Nelson

A covenant made with God should be regarded not as restrictive but as protective.

— Russell M. Nelson