David A. Bednar Quotes - Page 4

Quotes about:

Steady, sustained, and incremental spiritual progress produces the fruit of steadfastness-and helps us to reduce the disparity between what we know and what we do. Testimony is strengthened and conversion unto the Lord is deepened through small and simple things done well over time.

David A. Bednar

Spiritual, Simple, Progress

9 Copy quote
Be careful to not haul around in our lives so many nice but unnecessary things that we are distracted and diverted from the things that truly matter most.

David A. Bednar

Inspirational, Spiritual, Nice

7 Copy quote
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.

David A. Bednar

Jesus, Simple, Boston

4 Copy quote
I witness the reality and divinity of our Eternal Father, of His Only Begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Ghost. I testify that our Father hears and answers our prayers. May each of us strive with greater resolve to ask in faith and thereby make our prayers truly meaningful.

David A. Bednar

Meaningful, Jesus, Prayer

4 Copy quote
Devoted disciples of Jesus Christ always have been and always will be valiant missionaries. A missionary is a follower of Christ who testifies of Him as the Redeemer and proclaims the truths of His gospel.

David A. Bednar

Jesus, Missionary, Followers

4 Copy quote
Please be careful of becoming so immersed and engrossed in pixels, texting, ear buds, Twittering, online social networking, and potentially addictive uses of media and the Internet that you fail to recognize the importance of your physical body and miss the richness of person-to-person communication. Beware of the digital displays and data in many forms of computer-mediated interaction that can displace the full range of physical capacity and experience.

David A. Bednar

Communication, Media, Data

7 Copy quote
All of us now are serving and will continue to serve as lifelong missionaries. We are missionaries every day in our families, in our schools, in our places of employment, and in our communities. Regardless of our age, experience, or station in life, we are all missionaries.

David A. Bednar

School, Community, Age

4 Copy quote
Becoming people of integrity and honesty does not occur quickly or all at once, nor is it merely a matter of greater personal discipline. It is a change of disposition, a change of heart. And this gradual change of heart is one that the Lord accomplishes within us, through the power of His Spirit, in a line-upon-line fashion.

David A. Bednar

Fashion, Honesty, Integrity

6 Copy quote
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.

David A. Bednar

Gains, Spirit, Ghost

7 Copy quote
Testimony is the beginning of and a prerequisite to continuing conversion. Testimony is a point of departure; it is not an ultimate destination. Strong testimony is the foundation upon which conversion is established. Testimony alone is not and will not be enough to protect us in the latter-day storm of darkness and evil in which we are living.

David A. Bednar

Strong, Evil, Darkness

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

David A. Bednar

Loyalty, Gratitude, Offering

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

David A. Bednar

Spiritual, Effort, Given

4 Copy quote
Learning by faith and from experience are two of the central features of the Father's plan of happiness. The Savior preserved moral agency through the Atonement and made it possible for us to act and to learn by faith.

David A. Bednar

Father, Agency, Two

4 Copy quote
Within the sound of my voice are many young women, young men, and children. I plead with you to be worthy, to be steadfast, and to look forward with great anticipation to the day you will receive the ordinances and blessings of the temple.

David A. Bednar

Children, Blessing, Men

"Honorably Hold a Name and Standing". www.lds.org. May 2009.

8 Copy quote
Preach My Gospel missionaries act in faith and are guided by the Spirit to help investigators learn truth. Please always remember Him, be worthy to represent Him, treasure up His word, allow the Holy Ghost to witness all truth, and observe, listen, and discern as you testify of Jesus Christ to honest seekers of truth.

David A. Bednar

Jesus, Treasure, Spirit

4 Copy quote
Missionary work is a manifestation of our spiritual identity and heritage. We were foreordained in the premortal existence and born into mortality to fulfill the covenant and promise God made to Abraham. We are here upon the earth at this time to magnify the priesthood and to preach the gospel. That is who we are, and that is why we are here - today and always.

David A. Bednar

Spiritual, Promise, Identity

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

David A. Bednar

Self, People, Bless

7 Copy quote
Through persistent, effective, and diligent work, a person can accumulate knowledge in the form of facts, data, information, and experience. Intelligence, however, can only be gained through obedience. Thus, knowledge is a prerequisite to and foundation for true spiritual intelligence.

David A. Bednar

Spiritual, Data, Foundation

8 Copy quote
Worldly influences would hinder use of our agency afforded through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. But we are agents who can act, and that affects everything in terms of how we live the gospel in our daily lives. It affects how we pray, how we study the scriptures, how we worship at church.

David A. Bednar

Jesus, Agency, Church

6 Copy quote
Receiving the authority of the priesthood by the laying on of hands is an important beginning, but it is not enough. Ordination confers authority, but righteousness is required to act with power as we strive to lift souls, to teach and testify, to bless and counsel, and to advance the work of salvation.

David A. Bednar

Hands, Soul, Important

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

David A. Bednar

Spiritual, Ghost, Revelations

8 Copy quote
Within the sound of my voice are individuals who have received the ordinances of the temple and for various reasons have not returned to the house of the Lord in quite some time. Please repent, prepare, and do whatever needs to be done so you can again worship in the temple and more fully remember and honor your sacred covenants.

David A. Bednar

Voice, House, Honor

8 Copy quote
Often as we teach and testify about the law of tithing, we emphasize the immediate, dramatic and readily recognizable temporal blessings that we receive. And surely such blessings do occur. Yet some of the diverse blessings we obtain as we are obedient to this commandment are significant but subtle.

David A. Bednar

Blessing, Law, Dramatic

8 Copy quote
I now extend to you the invitation to help transform the trickle into a flood….I exhort you to sweep the earth with messages filled with righteousness and truth—messages that are authentic, edifying, and praiseworthy—and literally to sweep the earth as with a flood.

David A. Bednar

Earth, Messages, Helping

8 Copy quote
An answer we discover or obtain through the exercise of faith is typically retained for a lifetime. The most important learnings of life are caught-not taught.

David A. Bednar

Exercise, Important, Answers

7 Copy quote

You May Also Like:

Henry B. Eyring

Jeffrey R. Holland

Russell M. Nelson

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

M. Russell Ballard

Richard G. Scott

Neil L. Andersen

David A. Bednar

Follow

Born: June 15, 1952
Cite this Page: Citation

Popular Topics