Dieter F. Uchtdorf Quotes

I glory in the distinguishing grace of God and will not, by the grace of God, step one inch from my principles or think of adhering to the present fashionable sort of religion.

Obedience is a consecration of the heart, chastity of the body, and poverty of all worldly goods to the Love and Service of God. Blessed indeed are the obedient, for God will never permit them to go astray.

Radical obedience always gives priority to what God has said over what He hasn't said.

No holiday, no job, no amount of money, not even my own security can mean more to me than my love for God.

He's dangerous because when God talks to him Bob will do whatever God asks him to do at great cost, even if no one agrees, if it's contrary to the way the stream is going, if Bob feels God is in it he will do it.

God is displeased at the diffidence of souls who love Him sincerely and whom He Himself loves.

You wish me to tell you why and how God should be loved. My answer is that God himself is the reason he is to be loved.

Reverence the deacons as you would the command of God.

Let us live no more to ourselves, but to Him who loved us, and gave Himself to die for us.

You must all follow the lead of the bishop, as Jesus Christ followed that of the Father; follow the presbytery as you would the Apostles; reverence the deacons as you would God's commandment.

The great commandment of life is to love the Lord.

We esteem, honor, and love the apostles more than the other saints, because they served God more faithfully and because they loved Him more perfectly.

Adoration is caring for God above all else.

My service to humanity is my real opportunity to prove my genuine love for God and God alone.

The commandment of God is, that we love Our Lord in all our heart, in all our soul, in all our thought.

God is love, and His law is love. Its two great principles are love to God and love to man.

God wants us to serve willingly and obediently.

I am not moved by what people say or do concerning my relationship with God. I submit myself to His direct will, which is good and perfect with no evil in it.

I must consider myself as the man of the cross and love the one that God gives me without thinking any further.

Why must we love the Lord? Because as we do so, we become refined, pure, and holy.

I will stay faithful to what God has called me to do all the days of my life, and I don't try to figure it out.

We obey God's Law, not to be loved but because we are loved in Christ.

It is not about doing what we feel like. It is about doing what God says.

Whoso hearkens not to God's voice, is an idolator, though he perform the highest and most heavy service of God.

He (Job) did not seek the Giver because of His gifts; when all gifts were removed he still sought the Giver.