Dieter F. Uchtdorf Quotes

We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study.

The best sermons are those that are lived.

I lead by example. Everybody sees it.

One of the greatest sermons ever pronounced on missionary work is this simple thought attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi: “Preach the gospel at all times and if necessary, use words.” Opportunities to do so are all around us. Do not miss them by waiting too long on the road to Damascus.

Every Christian can witness to God in the workplace, not only with words, but above all with an honest life.

It's not what my job is about. I'm not out to make a political statement. I want to stand for something, but more by example.

We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.

My belief is that you live your life by example, and not by a caption on a magazine!

Example is the best precept.

I remember at one point being in fellowship, and everyone used to wear the fish symbol; it said you were a Christian. So I asked my father, 'Dad, why don't you wear that at work?' And he said, 'Your religion should be in your actions.' He set a great, great example.

It is in our lives, and not from our words, that our religion must be judged.

In all of our actions, we must seek to be living examples of the changes we wish to see in the world. By walking the path, we make the path visible.

I'm not super outgoing, but I think the biggest thing I can do is lead by example.

I like to lead by example. I like to lead by my actions.

Christian witness is concrete: words without actions are empty.

The preaching that this world needs most is the sermons in shoes that are walking with Jesus Christ.

Perhaps the most powerful thing Christians can do to communicate to a skeptical world is to live fulfilled lives, exhibiting proof that Jesus' way truly leads to a life most abundant and most thirst-satisfying.

My biggest thing about being a role model is whatever I'm preaching, I'm practicing.

Developing Christlike attributes in our lives is not an easy task, especially when we move away from generalities and abstractions and begin to deal with real life. The test comes in practicing what we proclaim. The reality check comes when Christlike attributes need to become visible in our lives—as husband or wife, as father or mother, as son or daughter, in our friendships, in our employment, in our business, and in our recreation. We can recognize our growth, as can those around us, as we gradually increase our capacity to 'act in all holiness before [Him]' (D&C 43:9).

Our faith is well founded; but it is necessary that this faith become part of our lives. A great effort must therefore be made in order for all Christians to transform themselves into 'witnesses,' ready and able to shoulder the commitment of testifying - always and to everyone - to the hope that animates them.

One cannot proclaim the Gospel of Jesus without the tangible witness of one’s life. Those who listen to us and observe us must be able to see in our actions what they hear from our lips, and so give glory to God!

What the individual can do is to give a fine example, and to have the courage to uphold ethical values .. in a society of cynics.

It is not wise, or even possible, to divorce private behavior from public leadership.... By its very nature, true leadership carries with it the burden of being an example.

You can share your testimony in many ways, by the words you speak, by the example you set, by the manner in which you live your life.

We can be encouraged knowing that our daily actions and words are declaring Christ to the world.