Dieter F. Uchtdorf Quotes

The Ten Commandments are the divinely revealed law.

Adopt the laws of God…until there is time to frame better

Do you advocate the Ten Commandments as a guide to the good life? Then I can only presume that you don't know the Ten Commandments.

Each generation faces different issues and challenges, but our standard must always be measured by God's word.

I've always been interested in definitions, because in the Bible, the Ten Commandments are there but there's no real clear definition of what sin is, in a fundamental sense - how we can use the words to evaluate our lives as we go along: Am I doing something that is ethically good? Am I being worthwhile in my life at this moment?

Religion is the recognition of all our duties as divine commands.

The Law of God reaches into every area of life, and it brings about incredible blessing and incredible freedom.

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is worse than useless.

When holiness is achieved by conforming to God's will, one knows intuitively that which is wrong and that which is right before the Lord. Holiness speaks when there is silence, encouraging that which is good or reproving that which is wrong.

I always want to listen to people and receive good criticism, but I just don't have to answer to them; I have to answer to God.

Mr. Speaker, the fact of the matter is that the Ten Commandments are a historical document that contains moral, ethical, and legal truisms that any person of any religion or even an atheist can recognize and appreciate.

The most important message that I can give to you and to all the world is to keep the commandments of God.

It's a great responsibility before God, the judge who guides us, who draws us to truth and good, and in this sense the church must unmask evil, rendering present the goodness of God, rendering present his truth, the truly infinite for which we are thirsty.

Religion may have become a codification of morality, and it may fortify it, but it's not the origin of it.

The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals.

If religion cannot restrain evil, it cannot claim effective power for good.

The Bible is the book of my life. It's the book I live with, the book I live by, the book I want to die by.

[Even] The Pope can't repeal the Decalogue [the Ten Commandments].

To please God, we must avoid blood transfusions, unclean habits, and unnecessary risks … They want to live, but they will not try to save their life by breaking God's laws

Our duty as Clergymen is to guide people through the commandments of God. We have no power, nor any authority, to give or declare laws against the laws of God

God's commandments are not given to limit or punish us.

Man has made 32 million laws since the Commandments were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai... but he has never improved on God's law.

The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive taste for well-being which men acquire in times of equality.

It is possible to rise to the lofty standard set by the Lord for priesthood holders in making decisions in quorums. It is possible when there is great faith and love and the absence of contention.

Throughout my life, the scriptures have been a way for God to reveal things to me that are personal and helpful. When I was a little boy, I was given a small Bible. If I remember correctly, it was only the New Testament.