M. Russell Ballard Quotes

The picture of Mother Teresa that I remember from my childhood is of a short, sari-wearing woman scurrying down a red gravel path between manicured lawns. She would have in tow one or two slower-footed, sari-clad young Indian nuns. We thought her a freak. Probably we'd picked up on unvoiced opinions of our Loreto nuns.

Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!

Jesus has said "Come, blessed of my Father, take the seat in the kingdom prepared for you, because I was hungry you gave me food, I was thirsty you have me drink, I was naked you clothed me, I was homeless you took me home and I was sick you visited me." And we are just doing that.

I always tell people I want to see the world through His eyes, and I want people to see Him in me.

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.

The greatest gift God has given me is the capacity of love for people. I have so many faults, but caring about people is not one of them.

I love helping people; just being of service makes me happy!

The dedicated life is worth living. You must give with your whole heart.

Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love?

The point I'm trying to make is that you go to church on Sunday. But the real Christ is out there in your life every day, whether it be the guy you help on the street, how you live your life, and your countenance that makes people want to be you.

The exercise of benevolence is joy to loving hearts: the more pain it costs, the more joy it is. Kind actions make us happy, and in such joy we find communion with the great heart of Jesus.

Bring love and peace and happiness and beautiful lives into the world in my honor. Thank you. Love you.

When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave the house and to go away to those who are not able to come to Him.

To be a Christian is to be obligated to be charitable. This is true whether you are rich or poor, healthy or ill, old or young, male or female, oppressed or free, established or disestablished.

My favorite is Matthew 25: 'The Lord said, 'Whatever you do to the least of my brethren, you do to me.' I truly believe that.

I think that's the true litmus test for someone who has become closer to Jesus: their heart is more loving, accepting, childlike, less believing that they have all the answers and more believing in Him.

My mother was a huge influence on me. She was a living example of what a Christian should be. Her conviction, her discipline. She would rather see other people happy than herself.

I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing.

Caregiving has no second agendas or hidden motives. The care is given from love for the joy of giving without expectation, no strings attached.

When we love like Jesus does, lives change for the better.

Let no rank puff up anyone; for faith and love are paramount - the greatest blessings in the world.

I just want to be remembered as a person who loved God, who served others more than he served himself, who was trying to grow in maturity and stability.

God wants you to live for others and to live that presence well.

My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.