Neil L. Andersen > Quotes

“The wisdom of the world, while in many cases very valuable, is most valuable when it humbly bows to the wisdom of God.”
― Neil L. Andersen

“Jesus’s call “Come, follow me” is not only for those prepared to compete in a spiritual Olympics. In fact, discipleship is not a competition at all but an invitation to all. Our journey of discipleship is not a dash around the track, nor is it fully comparable to a lengthy marathon. In truth, it is a lifelong migration toward a more celestial world.”
― Neil L. Andersen

“Elder David A. Bednar speaks of dispelling and hushing our fears. Hushing our fears implies that they may not be totally eliminated, but they can be quieted and controlled. “Fear is dispelled through a correct knowledge of and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. . . . Correct knowledge of and faith in the Lord empower us to hush our fears because Jesus Christ is the only source of enduring peace. He declared, ‘Learn of me, and listen to my words; walk in the meekness of my Spirit, and you shall have peace in me”
― Neil L. Andersen, The Divine Gift of Forgiveness

“If you find yourself making the same mistakes, struggling to be firm in your desire to change, express to your Heavenly Father your love for Him and strengthen your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Learn of Him, study about His sacred Atonement, and think deeply about what He suffered for you. Keep His commandments with more exactness. As you do your part to build your faith in the Savior, I promise you that heaven will compound this gift of faith, and you will have the spiritual strength to repent of your sins and not return to them.”
― Neil L. Andersen, The Divine Gift of Forgiveness

“The Lord will make much more out of your life than you can by yourself. He will increase your opportunities, expand your vision, and strengthen you. He will give you the help you need to meet your trials and challenges. You will … come to know your Father in Heaven and His Son, Jesus Christ, and feel Their love for you.”
― Neil L. Andersen

“Fear and faith cannot coexist in our hearts at the same time.”
― Neil L. Andersen

“Faith is multidimensional; it has depth and breadth. Your faith is growing or diminishing. Faith grows and strengthens within us as we desire to believe, as we ponder the word of God, as we increase the sincerity and frequency of our prayers, as we repent and keep the commandments, and as we experience the power of the Lord Jesus Christ in our lives.”
― Neil L. Andersen, The Divine Gift of Forgiveness

“If we can educate our desires in the right way, we will become ‘what we want to become and what our Father in Heaven would want us to become. It begins by careful contemplation of who we are and what we want in life.”
― Neil L. Andersen

“I have come to understand that before choices, come our desires. Our desires influence our choices… Because many of our thoughts are private, protected, and hidden from view, our actions for a time may not always reflect our inner desires. However, eventually, our inner desires are given life and they are seen in our choices and in our actions.”
― Neil L. Andersen

“Amulek enseñó que, cuando los inicuos comparezcan ante el tribunal de Dios, “nuestras palabras nos condenarán, sí, todas”
― Neil L. Andersen, El don divino del perdón (The Divine Gift of Forgiveness - Spanish)

“Honesty, integrity, and truth are eternal principles that significantly shape our experience in mortality and help determine our eternal destiny.”
― Neil L. Andersen

“Elder Neal A. Maxwell explained, “If we choose . . . the course of discipleship, we will . . . move from what may be initially a mere acknowledgment of Jesus on to admiration of Jesus, then on to adoration of Jesus, and finally to emulation of Jesus. In that process of striving to become more like Him . . . we must be in the posture of repentance.”
― Neil L. Andersen, The Divine Gift of Forgiveness

“The Prophet Joseph Smith warned us to ‘beware of self-righteousness’ and to enlarge our hearts toward all men and women until we feel ‘to take them upon our shoulders.”
― Neil L. Andersen