Spencer W. Kimball Quotes

Each day brings opportunity for decisions for eternity.

The only way to get our values right is to see, not the beginning, but the end of the way, to see things not only in the light of time but in the light of Eternity.

If we don't do as well as we know how and we are prepared to do, it'll be largely because we act and make choices as though we're going to stay here, as though this life is all there is, when that is not the case.

The wise use of your freedom to make your own decisions is crucial to your spiritual growth, now and for eternity.

People accuse me of going overboard preparing for my first ten million years in eternity; in my opinion, people go overboard in worrying about their last ten on earth.

When we give our lives to Jesus Christ, the things of earth grow strangely dim. The values of eternity grow increasingly bright.

You want to make your own decisions, but you ought to make those decisions with an eternal perspective.

If we live in such a way that the considerations of eternity press upon us, we will make better decisions.

Though we live in the colony of time, we are ultimately responsible to the empire of eternity.

To me - the choice of life is become less important; I hope hereafter to think only on the choice of eternity.

The wisdom of the years is confusing. Only the wisdom of eternity is edifying.

Remembering the facts of death and Heaven gives us an even more pressing reason to learn to pray: We do not have an infinite amount of time. We are one day nearer Home today than we ever were before. I guarantee you that after you die you will not say 'I spent too much time praying; I wish I had watched more TV instead.'

I think we're all sort of imprisoned by - or at least bound to - the choices we make... You want to say no at the right time and you want to say yes more sparingly.

The vision that God gives is not some unattainable castle in the sky, but a vision of what God wants you to be down here.

God gives us not only the truth but also the ability to believe it; not only the new thing to see but also the new eye to see it with.

Look at everything through the lens of eternity. If you will do this, life will take on a different perspective.

Give your life to Christ, he'll challenge you.

All power is the same. Magic. Physical strength. Economic strength. Political strength. It all serves a single purpose-it gives its possessor a broader spectrum of choices. It creates alternative courses of action.

Spiritual illumination and perspective are poured out through the windows of heaven and into our lives as we honor the law of tithing.

A low view of God is the cause of a hundred lesser evils. A high view of God is the solution to ten thousand temporal problems.

Too often we concentrate only on the things we can see now; but our focus should be on that place we can only envision, but will enjoy for all eternity.

When making choices, or setting policies about the economy, education or medicine, society is best served by electing people who are particularly hardworking, intelligent and interested in long-term thinking.

To make the most of your life you must keep the vision of eternity continually in your mind and the value of it in your heart.

Who would complain if God allowed one hour of suffering in an entire lifetime of comfort? Why complain about a lifetime that includes suffering when that lifetime is a mere hour of eternity?

May God give you - and me- the courage, the wisdom, the strength always to hold the kingdom of God as the number one priority of our lives. To do so is to live in simplicity.