Top 100 Russell M. Nelson Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “Truth is truth! It is not divisible, and any part of it cannot be set aside.”

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52. “Increase your faith. Proclaim your faith. Let your faith show.”

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53. “When we love somebody, we show it by doing something nice. So learn to serve: find a need and fulfill a need. Surprise people with a good deed they hadn’t planned on. We have that opportunity at home, at school, and at church.”

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54. “If the restoration did anything it shattered the age-old myth that God has stopped talking to his children.”

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55. “I thank God and His Son, Jesus Christ, for the Restoration and its power to propel a magnificent wave of truth and righteousness across the earth.”

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56. “Some of the sweetest spirits are housed in frail frames. Great spiritual strength is often developed by those with physical challenges precisely because they are challenged. Such individuals are entitled to all the blessings that God has in store for His faithful and obedient children.”

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57. “Wickedness never was happiness.” Many have tried to challenge that truth and have failed every time!”

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58. “Day after day, on your path toward your eternal destiny, increase your faith. Proclaim your faith! Let your faith show!”

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59. “Marriage is sanctified when it is cherished and honored in holiness. That union is not merely between husband and wife; it embraces a partnership with God.”

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60. “Unfinished business is our worst business. Perpetual procrastination must yield to perceptive preparation. Today we have a little more time to bless others-time to be kinder, more compassionate, quicker to thank and slower to scold, more generous in sharing, more gracious in caring.”

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61. “Each holy temple stands as a symbol of our membership in the Church, as a sign of our faith in life after death, and as a sacred step toward eternal glory for us and our families.”

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62. “Differences of opinion may occur between husband and wife. But one’s objective in marriage is never to win an argument, but to build an eternal relationship of love.”

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63. “Feelings of worth come when a woman follows the example of the Master. Her sense of infinite worth comes from her own Christlike yearning to reach out with love, as He does.”

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64. “In the pursuit of education, individual desire is more influential than institution, and personal faith more forceful than faculty.”

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65. “When priorities are proper, the power to endure is increased. And when internalized, those priorities will help keep you from “going overboard.””

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66. “Education is yours to obtain. No one else can gain it for you. Wherever you are, develop a deep desire to learn. For us as Latter-day Saints, gaining an education is not just a privilege; it is a religious responsibility. “The glory of God is intelligence.” Indeed, our education is for the eternities.”

— Russell M. Nelson

67. “Contemplation of life after retirement and life after death can help you deal with contemporary challenges.”

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68. “The living Lord leads His living church.”

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69. “They climbed the ladder of learning only to find it leaning against the wrong wall.”

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70. “Each day is a day of decision.”

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71. “Don’t be afraid to pursue your goals – even your dreams! But know that there is no shortcut to excellence and competence. Education is the difference between wishing you could help other people and being able to help them.”

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72. “Integrity safeguards love, and love makes family life rich and zestful-now and forever.”

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73. “Make the Sabbath a delight by rendering service to others, especially those who are not feeling well or those who are lonely or in need. Lifting their spirits will lift yours as well.”

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74. “As you move along life’s journey, you will also become acquainted with people who do not believe in God. Many of them have not yet found divine truth and don’t know where to look for it. You could be of help to them there. But as you mingle with nonbelievers, be aware that a few may not have your best interest at heart. As soon as you discern that, flee from them quickly and permanently.”

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75. “Physical conditioning from regular exercise is important. And we can do so much more to keep our bodies strong.”

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76. “Spirit and body, when joined together, become a living soul of supernal worth.”

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77. “Living life in separate compartments can lead to internal conflict and exhausting tension.”

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78. “Regardless of gender, marital status, or age, individuals can choose to link themselves directly to the Savior, hold fast to the rod of His truth, and lead by the light of that truth. By so doing, they become examples of righteousness to whom others will want to cling.”

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79. “Every religious group, while perhaps a majority somewhere, is also inevitably a minority somewhere else. Thus, religious organizations should and do show tolerance toward members of other religious denominations.”

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80. “In your pursuit of knowledge, know that the very most important truth you can learn comes from the Lord. In His Intercessory Prayer to His Father, the Savior Himself confirmed this. He said, “This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” Above everything else you are seeking to learn, seek to know God, your Heavenly Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ. Come to know Them and love Them as I do.”

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81. “Our sojourn in mortality is a period of probation, a time of trial and testing to see if we will do whatever the Lord commands us to do.”

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82. “Because one’s spirit is so important, its development is of eternal consequence. It is strengthened as we communicate in humble prayer with our loving Heavenly Father.”

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83. “Prepare yourselves to ennoble, to enrich, and even to become the heart and soul of the home. You many bless others either as mothers or the legislators; as leaders in the schoolroom or in the laboratory of truth; at the hearth or at the crib side.”

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84. “As you teach more, you will learn more. This is the Lord’s way of helping you to comprehend His gospel.”

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85. “I honor women who are not mothers. They know that motherhood is but one of the realms of womankind. The virtue and intelligence of women are uniquely applicable to other realms as well, such as compassionate service and teaching.”

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86. “The temple endowment was given by revelation. Thus, it is best understood by revelation, prayerfully sought with a sincere heart.”

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87. “When priorities are in place, one can more patiently tolerate unfinished business.”

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88. “Ask the missionaries, they can help you.”

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89. “You young men need to know that you can hardly achieve your highest potential without the influence of a good women, particularly you mother, and in a few years, a good wife.”

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90. “Our busy lives force us to focus on things we do from day to day. But the development of character comes only as we focus on who we really are.”

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91. “Focusing on the Lord and everlasting life can help us not only at Christmas, but through all the challenges of mortality.”

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92. “The development of faith in the Lord is an individual matter. Repentance is also an individual matter. Only as an individual can one be baptized and receive the Holy Ghost. Each of us is born individually; likewise, each of us is “born again” individually. Salvation is an individual matter.”

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93. “From the holy scriptures, heaven-sent lift will be found for heaven-sent duties.”

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94. “The full flower of divine love and our greatest blessings from that love are conditional-predicated upon our obedience to eternal law. I pray that we may qualify for those blessings and rejoice forever.”

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95. “Plan for the rule, not the exception.”

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96. “Recently I was tenderly hugging one of our precious little five-year-old granddaughters and said to her, “I love you, sweetheart.” She responded rather blandly: “I know.” I asked, “How do you know that I love you?” Because! You’re my grandfather!”

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97. “The beauty of our family is more than physical, it is spiritual.”

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98. “Many religious confessions share common values. They teach that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us.”

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99. “All Church activities, advancements, quorums, and classes are means to the end of an exalted family.”

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100. “In all professional endeavors, rigorous standards of accuracy are required. Scholars cherish their freedom of expression. But full freedom cannot be experienced if part of one’s knowledge is ruled “out-of-bounds” by edicts of men. Spiritual truth cannot be ignored – especially divine commandments.”

— Russell M. Nelson