Joseph Smith Jr. Quotes

Blessings can come in a number of ways. The Lord doesn't give you what you want, the Lord gives you what you need.

I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you're grateful, you'll see God open up new doors.

I'm ensuring my place in heaven.

Do all things without grumbling. Why? You have a sovereign God who is on your side, who works everything together for your good.

As I got older, I got closer to my faith and I got closer to Jesus, reading the Bible and living my life under God.

Man is raw and wild, that is one of the reasons why he needs the Christian teaching.

So you can't lose serving God, and that all things work together for good.

Are you honest with the Lord in the payment of your tithes? Living this divine law will bring both spiritual and material blessings.

God's been very good to me. I'm truly blessed.

They do not walk in... the path of Christ.

Those who are faithful to God are protected and prospered. That comes as the result of serving God and keeping His commandments. But with those blessings comes the temptation to forget their source. It is easy to begin to feel the blessings were granted not by a loving God on whom we depend but by our own powers.

If you tell God no because He won't explain the reason He wants you to do something, you are actually hindering His blessing. But when you say yes to Him, all of heaven opens to pour out His goodness and reward your obedience. What matters more than material blessings are the things He is teaching us in our spirit.

The life ahead can only be glorious if you learn to live in total harmony with the Lord.

Every time I stray away from the Lord's word, I find emptiness and darkness.

Nothing without God

God did not want me to be a blind beggar on the street, alone and bitter. He gave me music, first to be my companion and then to be my salvation.

Though it seems curious, I do not remember ever asking for anything but what I got it. And I always received it as an answer to my prayers.

It is necessary to bear in mind that Scripture only teaches the chief points of those true principles which lead to the true perfection of man, and only demands in general terms faith in them.

I have begun to realize just how amazing God's plan can be.

The best measure of a spiritual life is not its ecstasies but its obedience.

When our Lord looked at us, He saw not only what we were -- He was faithful in seeing what we could become! He took away the curse of being and gave us the glorious blessing of becoming.

Seek to know God in your closets, call upon him in the fields. Follow the directions of the Book of Mormon, and pray over, and for your families, your cattle, your flocks, your herds, your corn, and all things that you possess [see Alma 34:18-27]; ask the blessing of God upon all your labors, and everything that you engage in.

Obedience is a powerful spiritual medicine. It comes close to being a cure-all.

May you also remember this Thanksgiving not only the obvious gifts that God has given you, but His spiritual blessings, as well. The greatest gift of all is Jesus Christ, and the salvation God offers us in Him.

God's Word brought me peace and a desire for a relationship with Him. I found that questioning Him and searching for answers through Scripture helped me grow and gave me direction. Now my faith in Christ is what gives me confidence for the future. I know that through both good times and bad, He is faithful and will watch over me.