Top 90 David A. Bednar Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “If today you are a little bit better than you were yesterday, then that’s enough. And, if tomorrow you are a little bit better than you were today, then that’s enough.”

— David A. Bednar

2. “To be offended is a choice we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something else.”

— David A. Bednar

3. “Ordinary people who faithfully, diligently, and consistently do simple things that are right before God will bring forth extraordinary results.”

— David A. Bednar

4. “I testify that the tender mercies of the Lord are real and that they do not occur randomly or merely by coincidence. Often, the Lord’s timing of His tender mercies helps us to both discern and acknowledge them.”

— David A. Bednar

5. “In the strength of the Lord we can do and endure and overcome all things.”

— David A. Bednar

6. “Giving a man a fish feeds him for one meal. Teaching a man to fish feeds him for a lifetime. As parents and gospel instructors, you and I are not in the business of distributing fish; rather, our work is to help our children learn ‘to fish.’”

— David A. Bednar

7. “People of integrity and honesty not only practice what they preach, they are what they preach.”

— David A. Bednar

8. “Knowing that the gospel is true is the essence of a testimony. Consistently being true to the gospel is the essence of conversion.”

— David A. Bednar

9. “A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment.”

— David A. Bednar

10. “One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others.”

— David A. Bednar

11. “We should remember that bearing a heartfelt testimony is only a beginning. We need to bear testimony, we need to mean it, and most importantly we need consistently to live it. We need to both declare and live our testimonies.”

— David A. Bednar

12. “Pray and seek for strength to change our circumstances rather than praying for our circumstances to be changed.”

— David A. Bednar

13. “Not only does the Atonement of Jesus Christ overcome the effects of the Fall of Adam and make possible the remission of our individual sins and transgressions, but His Atonement also enables us to do good and become better in ways that stretch far beyond our mortal capacities.”

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14. “Our sincere desire should be to have both clean hands and a pure heart – both a remission of sins from day to day and to walk guiltless before God.”

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15. “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

16. “We are not, and never need be, alone.”

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17. “Repentance is the sweet fruit that comes from faith in the Savior and involves turning toward God and away from sin.”

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18. “The enabling power of the Atonement strengthens us to do and be good and to serve beyond our own individual desire and natural capacity.”

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19. “Regardless of our age, experience, or station in life, we are all missionaries.”

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20. “Sincere desire and worthiness invite the spirit of revelation into our lives.”

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21. “Nothing about the priesthood is self-centered. The priesthood always is used to serve, to bless, and to strengthen other people.”

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22. “Interestingly, simple and ordinary experiences often provide the most important learning opportunities we ever have.”

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23. “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

24. “Inspired questions will bring about inspired answers. Seek for the companionship of the Holy Ghost as you prepare.”

— David A. Bednar

25. “Love increases through righteous restraint and decreases through impulsive indulgence.”

— David A. Bednar

26. “A grateful person is rich in contentment.”

— David A. Bednar

27. “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

28. “Remember that becoming people of integrity and honesty is not simply a matter of more personal determination, more grit, and more willpower; rather, it is accomplished through the enabling power of the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ.”

— David A. Bednar

29. “Every sincere prayer is heard and answered by our Heavenly Father, but the answers we receive may not be what we expect or come to us when we want or in the way we anticipate.”

— David A. Bednar

30. “What we know is not always reflected in what we do.”

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31. “If all opposition were curtailed, if all maladies were removed, then the primary purposes of the Father’s plan would be frustrated.”

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32. “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

33. “A home with a loving and loyal husband and wife is the supreme setting in which children can be reared in love and righteousness and in which the spiritual and physical needs of children can be met.”

— David A. Bednar

34. “The Lord knows who we really are, what we really think, what we really do, and who we really are becoming.”

— David A. Bednar

35. “Strong faith in the Savior is submissively accepting of His will and timing in our lives, even if the outcome is not what we hoped for or wanted.”

— David A. Bednar

36. “The knowledge and spiritual conviction we receive from the Holy Ghost are the result of revelation.”

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37. “Sturdy gospel roots that go deep into rich spiritual soil strengthen and steady us in times of trial and difficulty.”

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38. “Feeling the security and constancy of love from a spouse, a parent or a child is a rich blessing. Such love nurtures and sustains faith in God. Such love is a source of strength and casts out fear. Such love is the desire of every human soul.”

— David A. Bednar

39. “Sometimes we overcomplicate living the gospel. Consistency in acting in accordance with the Lord’s will is key.”

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40. “Let me recommend that periodically you and I offer a prayer in which we only give thanks and express gratitude. Ask for nothing; simply let our souls rejoice and strive to communicate appreciation with all the energy of our hearts.”

— David A. Bednar

41. “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.”

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42. “Heartfelt and willing obedience invites the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost.”

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43. “The most meaningful and spiritual prayers I have experienced contained many expressions of thanks and few, if any, requests.”

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44. “The infinite Atonement is for both the sinner and for the saint in each of us.”

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45. “A spiritual ‘spurter’ is one who is given to short bursts of spectacular effort followed by frequent and lengthy periods of rest.”

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46. “The Lord’s truth is not altered by fads, trends or public opinion.”

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47. “A light turned on in a dark room is like receiving a message from God quickly, completely, and all at once.”

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48. “The Book of Mormon is our handbook of instructions as we travel the pathway from bad to good to better and strive to have our hearts changed.”

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49. “Revelation is communication from God to His children on the earth and one of the great blessings associated with the gift and constant companionship of the Holy Ghost.”

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50. “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