Barbara Morgan Gardner > Quotes

“I believe that one of the keys to not judging or being self-righteous is in the simple recognition that the Spirit guides each person on a different path.”
― Barbara Morgan Gardner, The Priesthood Power of Women: In the Temple, Church, and Family

“The doctrine of the priesthood is known only by personal revelation. It comes, line upon line and precept upon precept, by the power of the Holy Ghost to those who love and serve God with all their heart, might, mind, and strength.”12”
― Barbara Morgan Gardner, The Priesthood Power of Women: In the Temple, Church, and Family

“Imagine the blessings a young woman could have as she is going through the early stages of maturation to know that she has the privilege of having angels, seen or unseen, accompany her, know her, and speak to her.”
― Barbara Morgan Gardner, The Priesthood Power of Women: In the Temple, Church, and Family

“There is a price to be paid to develop priesthood power. President Nelson instructed that the more we develop Christlike attributes such as “faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, charity, [obedience,] and diligence,” then “the greater will be our priesthood power.”
― Barbara Morgan Gardner, The Priesthood Power of Women: In the Temple, Church, and Family

“Many women struggle enough when they are the exception rather than the rule; although it is important to teach the rule, it is critical that we are kind, generous, and thoughtful to the exceptions. All of us will be an exception at some point in our lives.”
― Barbara Morgan Gardner, The Priesthood Power of Women: In the Temple, Church, and Family

“When men and women go to the temple, they are both endowed with the same power, which by definition is priesthood power. . . . Access to the power and the blessings of the priesthood is available to all of God’s children.”
― Barbara Morgan Gardner, The Priesthood Power of Women: In the Temple, Church, and Family