David A. Bednar Quotes

The ordinance of confirming a new member of the Church and bestowing the gift of the Holy Ghost is both simple and profound.

We are not, and never need be, alone.

I believe the best test of our integrity and honesty is when we personally enforce in our own lives that which ultimately cannot be enforced.

The most meaningful and spiritual prayers I have experienced contained many expressions of thanks and few, if any, requests.

Our sincere desire should be to have both clean hands and a pure heart - both a remission of sins from day to day and to walk guiltless before God.

The Savior knows people by name, He knows their circumstances, and He directs us in our work to bless the lives of individuals.

In the strength of the Lord we can do and endure and overcome all things.

Pray and seek for strength to change our circumstances rather than praying for our circumstances to be changed

Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence.

Sometimes we overcomplicate living the gospel.

Baptism by water leads to the authorized opportunity for the constant companionship of the third member of the Godhead.

Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for others.

Spiritual illumination and perspective are poured out through the windows of heaven and into our lives as we honor the law of tithing.

If all opposition were curtailed, if all maladies were removed, then the primary purposes of the Father's plan would be frustrated.

The Book of Mormon is our handbook of instructions as we travel the pathway from bad to good to better and strive to have our hearts changed.

The basic principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ are simple, and they are universal. Faith in the Savior is the same in Boston as it is in Accra.

Total immersion in and saturation with the Savior's gospel are essential steps in the process of being born again.

Regardless of our age, experience, or station in life, we are all missionaries.

Knowing that the gospel is true is the essence of a testimony. Consistently being true to the gospel is the essence of conversion.

An Apostle is a missionary, bearing testimony of the reality and divinity of Jesus Christ in all the world.

The Lord knows who we really are, what we really think, what we really do, and who we really are becoming.

Nothing about the priesthood is self-centered. The priesthood always is used to serve, to bless, and to strengthen other people.

Priesthood ordinances are the pathway to the power of godliness.

True faith is focused in and on the Lord Jesus Christ and always leads to action.

The knowledge and spiritual conviction we receive from the Holy Ghost are the result of revelation.

A light turned on in a dark room is like receiving a message from God quickly, completely, and all at once.

Repentance is the sweet fruit that comes from faith in the Savior and involves turning toward God and away from sin.

To be offended is a choice we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something else.

Sincere desire and worthiness invite the spirit of revelation into our lives.

Sturdy gospel roots that go deep into rich spiritual soil strengthen and steady us in times of trial and difficulty.

Would the Lord send one of the Twelve Apostles halfway around the world to help just one person? The answer is YES. He does it all the time.

Proclaiming the gospel is not an activity in which we periodically and temporarily engage.

What we know is not always reflected in what we do.

The gospel messages you share will be accepted more readily if your Christlike example is evident in the ongoing pattern of your posts.

A spiritual 'spurter' is one who is given to short bursts of spectacular effort followed by frequent and lengthy periods of rest.

The ancient Apostles were common men, and that was part of their credential.

A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment.

Christ lives and will cleanse, heal, guide, protect and strengthen us.

The saving ordinance of baptism must be administered by one who has proper authority from God.

Conversion is an offering of self, of love, and of loyalty we give to God in gratitude for the gift of testimony.

Interestingly, simple and ordinary experiences often provide the most important learning opportunities we ever have.

Strong faith in the Savior is submissively accepting of His will and timing in our lives, even if the outcome is not what we hoped for or wanted.

Ordinary people who faithfully, diligently, and consistently do simple things that are right before God will bring forth extraordinary results.

Testimony is personal knowledge, based upon the witness of the Holy Ghost, that certain facts of eternal significance are true.

The tender mercies of the Lord are available to all of us and ... the Redeemer of Israel is eager to bestow such gifts upon us.

Love increases through righteous restraint and decreases through impulsive indulgence.

People of integrity and honesty not only practice what they preach, they are what they preach.

Obedience to the law of chastity will increase our happiness in mortality and make possible our progress in eternity.

As we gain experience with the Holy Ghost, we learn that the intensity with which we feel the Spirit's influence is not always the same.

As we fear God more completely, we love Him more perfectly. And 'perfect love casteth out all fear'.

The infinite Atonement is for both the sinner and for the saint in each of us.