Quotes by clergymen

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
Me You Age Added Would About Could Like Sing Least Doing Years While Informed Miles Forty Twenty-Five Away Professor
It is a remarkable fact that we can never read or hear of the labors which our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ performed, without taking pleasure in it, while, on the other hand, there is nothing so interesting in the life and history of any other individual but what by hearing or reading it time and time again we become tired of it. Heber J. Grant
Life Time Tired History Christ Reading Become Nothing Other Savior Our Our Lord Pleasure Fact Individual Remarkable Never Taking Performed Read Without Lord Time And Time Hear Hearing Hand Labors Any Which While Again Interesting Jesus Jesus Christ
Every living soul among the Latter-day Saints that fasts two meals once a month will be benefited spiritually and be built up in the faith of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ - benefited spiritually in a wonderful way - and sufficient means will be in the hands of the bishops to take care of all the poor. Heber J. Grant
Faith Soul Wonderful Christ Care Will Living Every Once Month Way Bishops Spiritually Take Take Care Gospel Built Lord Lord Jesus Lord Jesus Christ Saints Up Hands Wonderful Way Meals Poor Means Among Sufficient Jesus Jesus Christ Two
I ask every man and woman occupying a place of responsibility whose duty it is to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to live it and keep the commandments of God, so that their example will teach it. Heber J. Grant
God Man Woman Christ Will Responsibility Example Duty Live Every Gospel Occupying Commandments Place Ask Teach Keep Whose Jesus Jesus Christ Every Man
There is no better example of an older brother's love than that exhibited in the life of Hyrum Smith for the Prophet Joseph Smith. Heber J. Grant
Life Love Better Example Older Brother Prophet Joseph Smith Than
There is no labor in which we engage but that there is a spirit telling us, 'Oh, you do not need to do that; it is a waste of time, and you ought to be engaged in something else.' Heber J. Grant
Time You Else Ought Telling Spirit Something Something Else Labor Oh Which Us Engage Engaged Waste Waste Of Time Need
Prosperity comes to those who observe the law of tithing. Heber J. Grant
Law Prosperity Those Observe Who
The Book of Mormon is in absolute harmony from start to finish with other sacred scriptures. There is not a doctrine taught in it that does not harmonize with the teachings of Jesus Christ. Heber J. Grant
Book Christ Other Harmonize Harmony Finish Absolute Mormon Sacred Doctrine Does Taught Scriptures Teachings Start Jesus Jesus Christ
When one is giving service for the advancement of humanity, when one is working without money and without price, with no hope of earthly reward, there comes a real, genuine joy into the human heart. Heber J. Grant
Service Hope Heart Humanity Joy Money Reward Giving Human Heart Earthly No Hope Price Advancement Without Genuine Real Human Working
My wife Lucy was very sick for nearly three years prior to her death. At one time, I was in the hospital with her for six months. Heber J. Grant
Death Time Wife Three Sick Months One Time Hospital Prior Years Very Six Lucy Her Nearly
When I joined a baseball club, the boys of my own age, and a little older, played in the first nine, those younger than myself played in the second, and those still younger in the third, and I played with them. Heber J. Grant
Myself Age First Own Club Older Nine Those My Own Joined Boy Still Than Little Them Younger Baseball Played Second Third
I have, all the days of my life, enjoyed singing very much. Heber J. Grant
Life My Life Singing Days Very Much Enjoyed
Let every Latter-day Saint give value received for everything he gets, whether it be in work, or whatever he does. Heber J. Grant
Work Value Whatever Every Everything Give He Does Saint Gets Whether Received
I have no animosity against any living soul. Heber J. Grant
Soul Living Animosity Any Against
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
Faith Me Integrity Age Mother Father Nine Everything Only Inspiration Marvelous Days Course Because Been Owe Died Teachings
I value all things as nothing in comparison with having the spirit of God to guide me. Heber J. Grant
God Me Value Nothing Guide All Things Spirit Having Comparison Things
I have felt the inspiration of the living God directing me in my labors. Heber J. Grant
God Me Living Directing Inspiration Felt Labors
Not only did Jesus come as a universal gift, He came as an individual offering with a personal message to each one of us. Heber J. Grant
Gift Only Individual He Come Message Came Offering Did Personal Us Each Each One Jesus Universal
The important thing is that when you come to understand something you act on it, no matter how small that act is. Eventually it will take you where you need to go. Helen Prejean
You Matter Will Important Something Small Take Come Understand How Important Thing Go Where Act Eventually Thing Need
Mindfulness helps us freeze the frame so that we can become aware of our sensations and experiences as they are, without the distorting coloration of socially conditioned responses or habitual reactions. Henepola Gunaratana
Become Frame Mindfulness Our Distorting Responses Habitual Freeze Reactions Without Conditioned Sensations Experiences Us Helps Aware Socially
The present moment is changing so fast that we often do not notice its existence at all. Every moment of mind is like a series of pictures passing through a projector. Some of the pictures come from sense impressions. Others come from memories of past experiences or from fantasies of the future. Henepola Gunaratana
Future Memories Mind Past Sense Every Changing Others Some Through Pictures Come Like Passing Existence Impressions Often Experiences Fantasies Notice Moment Series Fast Present Present Moment
Let come what comes, and accommodate yourself to that, whatever it is. If good mental images arise, that is fine. If bad mental images arise, that is fine, too. Look on all of it as equal, and make yourself comfortable with whatever happens. Henepola Gunaratana
Good Yourself Whatever Too Bad Fine Mental Arise Come Look Equal Make Comfortable Accommodate Happens Images
Just as people can watch spellbound a circus artist tumbling through the air in a phosphorized costume, so they can listen to a preacher who uses the Word of God to draw attention to himself. But a sensational preacher stimulates the senses and leaves the spirit untouched. Instead of being the way to God, his 'being different' gets in the way. Henri Nouwen
God People Word Air Way Draw Circus Spirit Costume Through Instead Attention Untouched Himself Leaves Stimulates His Preacher Gets Artist Listen Just Sensational Being Different Senses Being Different Who Uses Watch
Asking people for money is giving them the opportunity to put their resources at the disposal of the Kingdom. Henri Nouwen
People Money Opportunity Giving Resources Kingdom Put Them Asking Disposal
Ministers are powerless people who have nothing to boast of except their weaknesses. But when the Lord whom they serve fills them with His blessing they will move mountains and change the hearts of people wherever they go. Henri Nouwen
Change Blessing People Will Mountains Nothing Weaknesses Ministers Except Powerless Lord Go His Hearts Move Wherever Boast Them Who Whom Fills Serve
The Christian leaders of the future have to be theologians, persons who know the heart of God and are trained - through prayer, study, and careful analysis - to manifest the divine event of God's saving work in the midst of the many seemingly random events of their time. Henri Nouwen
Work Future God Time Prayer Heart Events Random Christian Saving Analysis Seemingly Through Divine Leaders Study Know Trained Manifest Midst Persons Theologians Who Many Event Careful
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