Jeanette Nelson > Jeanette's Quotes

“The more we serve our fellowmen in appropriate ways, the more substance there is to our souls. We become more significant individuals as we serve others. We become more substantive as we serve others—indeed, it is easier to “find” ourselves because there is so much more of us to find!”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“Any excuse for non-performance, no matter how valid, weakens character.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“No matter what you read or hear, no matter what the difference of circumstances you observe in the lives of women about you, it is important for you Latter-day Saint women to understand that the Lord holds motherhood and mothers sacred and in the highest esteem. He has entrusted to his daughters the great responsibility of bearing and nurturing children.... There is divinity in each new life.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“They who reach down into the depths of life where, in the stillness, the voice of God is heard, have the stabilizing power which carries them poised and serene through the hurricane of difficulties.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“The day obedience becomes a quest and not an irritation is the day you gain power.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“We learn to do by doing.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“God does watch over us and does notice us, but it usually through someone else that he meets our needs.”
― Spencer W. Kimball

“Love people, not things; use things, not people. ”
― Spencer W. Kimball