Dieter F. Uchtdorf Quotes

Think not of the sinner or the greatness of his sin, but think of the greatness of the Savior!

Salvation, the prophets tell us, is preconditioned by repentance. The redeeming act of God waits upon man's initiative.

When I look to my guiltiness, I see that my salvation is one of our Saviour's greatest miracles, either in heaven or earth.

We cannot go back in time and change the past, but we can repent. The Savior can wipe away our tears of regret and remove the burden of our sins. His Atonement allows us to leave the past behind and move forward with clean hands, a pure heart, and a determination to do better and especially to become better.

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.

The Old Testament teaches us that if we humble ourselves and pray, God will hear from heaven and heal our land. And the New Testament assures us that the fervent prayers of righteous men can make a difference.

The tortures of present death disturb him not, but the recollection of his fall, fills him with a holy sorrow.

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

Repentance clothes in grass and flowers the grave in which the past is laid.

When you hear of a notorious sinner, instead of thinking you do well to be angry, beg of Jesus Christ to convert, and make him a monument of his free grace.

My past life is abundantly full of God's mercy, and, above all sin, stands the forgiving love of the Crucified.

Only sinners need saviors.

He is ready to cleanse you, It is sin, after all, that lies at the door and blocks you way to the Savior.

Repentance always brings a person to the point of saying, “I have sinned.” The surest sign that God is at work in his life is when he says that and means it. Anything less is simply sorrow for having made foolish mistakes-a reflex action caused by self-disgust.

Where sin was hatch'd, let tears now wash the nest, Where life was lost, recover life with cries.

When the Lord Jesus Christ gives a man remission of sins, He also gives him repentance.

Repentance is the sweet fruit that comes from faith in the Savior and involves turning toward God and away from sin.

Let your tears fall because of sin, but, at the same time, let the eye of faith steadily behold the Son of man.

We must trust in the mighty power of God's mercy. We are all sinners, but His grace transforms us and makes us new.

Each of us will taste the bitter ashes of life, from sin and neglect to sorrow and disappointment. But the atonement of Christ can lift us up in beauty from our ashes on the wings of a sure promise of immortality and eternal life. He will thus lift us up, not only at the end of life, but in each day of our lives.

Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.

Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue.

When we tell the story of our own conversion, I would have it done with great sorrow, remembering what we used to be, and with great joy and gratitude, remembering how little we deserve these things.

A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he can create a world.

The Gospel offers forgiveness for the past, new life for the present, and hope for the future.