Russell M. Nelson

Quotes

• “Many institutions of higher learning will grant an 18- to 30-month deferral to prospective missionaries. This will enabl...”
• “As a medical doctor, I have known the face of adversity. I have seen much of death and dying, suffering and sorrow. I al...”
• “Marriage and family are ordained of God. The family is the most important social unit in time and in eternity. Under God...”
• “A faithful woman can become a devoted daughter of God - more concerned with being righteous than with being selfish, mor...”
• “In legal language, a covenant generally denotes an agreement between two or more parties. But in a religious context, a ...”
• “As a medical doctor and cardiac surgeon, I had the responsibility of performing open-heart surgery on President Spencer ...”
• “To bear means to support the weight of that which is held. It is a sacred trust to bear the priesthood, which is the mig...”
• “As we dread any disease that undermines the health of the body, so should we deplore contention, which is a corroding ca...”
• “Surely wisdom will come as we listen to learn from children, parents, partners, neighbors, Church leaders, and the Lord.”
• “We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven.”
• “Prior to my call to the Twelve, I served as a medical doctor and surgeon.”
• “Eternal principles that govern happiness apply equally to all.”
• “Obedience brings success exact obedience brings miracles.”
• “Our personal intelligence is everlasting and divine.”