Russell M. Nelson Quotes

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Russell M. Nelson

Profession : Clergyman

Birth : September 9, 1924

Through the ages, many of His children have had access to the blessings of the gospel, but many more have not.

Russell M. Nelson

Parents and teachers, learn to listen, then listen to learn from children.

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.

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Young men and women, your education is ever important - to us, to you, and to God.

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

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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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Counsel with your parents is a privilege at any age.

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

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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.

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

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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.'

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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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To rule children by force is the technique of Satan, not of the Savior.

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Our personal intelligence is everlasting and divine.

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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.

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

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