Dieter F. Uchtdorf Quotes

We are surrounded by those in need of our attention, our encouragement, our support, our comfort, our kindness... We are the Lord’s hands here upon the earth, with the mandate to serve and to lift His children. He is dependent upon each of us

Prayer in action is love, love in action is service.

When we say, 'We're here for you,' we mean it to this point - everything we do, everything we preach, every broadcast we come on, everywhere we minister, everything we say and do is prayed, engineered, designed to minister to the people.

Service is a powerful pathway of getting out of loneliness. It takes the focus off of you and puts it onto someone else.

The work of your heart, the work of taking time, to listen, to help, is also your gift to the whole of the world

Service is the highest form of prayer as far as I am concerned.

We can never untangle all the woes in other people's lives. We can't produce miracles overnight. But we can bring a cup of cool water to a thirsty soul, or a scoop of laughter to a lonely heart.

At the heart of silence is prayer. At the heart of prayer is faith. At the heart of faith is life. At the heart of life is service.

It makes me feel good to have some comforting effect on someone that needs comfort.

It helps me when I help people.

Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can.

I always felt that it was my job to try to help other people get it and deal with it.

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 love helping people.

One of the most important responsibilities in the Christian life is to care about others, smile at them, and be a friend to the friendless.

I'll tell you where my heart is - my heart is just to try to give back.

Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.

I've always had a passion to help people.

I was raised in a very humble environment, and I was always taught to be humble to the things that are happening in my life because they're blessings. They're blessings in every way. Whether you're able to help someone get through a tough time in their life through your music or through comedy, or whatever it is, you're just a channel.

Pray for someone else's child, your pastor, the military, the police officers, the firemen, the teachers, the government. There's no end to the ways that you can intervene on behalf of others through prayer.

When people meet me, I hope that they say this: 'This is a guy who, number one, loves the Lord, but he also loves people, and he wants to make a difference in people's life. And he wants to help everyone he comes in contact with, and he is genuine, he is real, and he cares about people.'

You feel alive to the degree that you feel you can help others.

Compassion enables you to reach to the heavens and look through the heart of God.

I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can all 'see' a little better because God is with everyone and everywhere.