Heber J. Grant Quotes

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Heber J. Grant

Profession : Clergyman

Birth : November 22, 1856

There never was one particle of... jealousy... in the heart of Hyrum Smith.

Heber J. Grant

What I count as real prosperity... is the growth in a knowledge of God, and in a testimony, and in the power to live the gospel and to inspire our families to do the same. That is prosperity of the truest kind.

Heber J. Grant

If there is any one thing that will bring peace and contentment into the human heart, and into the family, it is to live within our means.

Heber J. Grant

The power of the living God is here on the earth. The Priesthood is here.

Heber J. Grant

Many men say: 'If I could only see an angel, if I could only hear an angel proclaim something, that would cause me to be faithful all the days of my life!'

Heber J. Grant

Thank the Lord for a mother who was a general as well as a Latter-day Saint; who realized that it was a remarkable and splendid thing to encourage a boy to do something besides perhaps milking cows if he was on a farm, if he had ambitions along athletic lines.

Heber J. Grant

I, of course, owe everything to my mother, because my father died when I was only nine days of age; and the marvelous teachings, the faith, the integrity of my mother have been an inspiration to me.

Heber J. Grant

My most earnest prayer is that every man and every woman will get it into his or her heart that they are in very deed the architects of their lives.

Heber J. Grant

A Mormon knows that the promises of God are true, and He said that all will be tried; realizing these things the Latter-day Saints will acknowledge their Maker not only in blessings but also in tribulations.

Heber J. Grant

With the help of the Lord, I will do the best I can, and... with His help, I have no fear at all but what I can get along.

Heber J. Grant

Prosperity comes to those who observe the law of tithing.

Heber J. Grant

I have no animosity against any living soul.

Heber J. Grant

Day-dreams without work do not amount to anything; it is the actual work that counts.

Heber J. Grant

I have, all the days of my life, enjoyed singing very much.

Heber J. Grant

To my mind, the main reason for the Depression in the United States as a whole, is the bondage of debt and the spirit of speculation among the people.

Heber J. Grant

Being an only child, my mother reared me very carefully.

Heber J. Grant

My mother tried to teach me when I was a small child to sing but failed because of my inability to carry a tune.

Heber J. Grant

When I was about twenty-five years of age, Professor Sims informed me that I could sing, but added, 'I would like to be at least forty miles away while you are doing it.'

Heber J. Grant

I know of nothing that brings greater joy to the human heart than laboring at home or abroad for the salvation of the souls of men. I know of nothing which gives us a greater love of all that is good, than teaching this Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Heber J. Grant

I am always pleased when I have the opportunity of meeting with the Latter-day Saints in any of their gatherings.

Heber J. Grant