Elder Quotes

Though truth and falsehood be Near twins, yet truth a little elder is.

There needs to be an order of office, but in every single office that is presented in the Scriptures there is the personal emphasis within that legal concept. In the Church the elder is an office-bearer. But both the preaching elders and the ruling elders are "ministers," and the word "minister" is a personal relationship, it does not speak of dominance. There is to be order in the Church, but the preaching elder or the ruling elder is to be a minister, with a loving personal relationship with those who are before him, even when they are wrong and need admonition.

Be it not for me to raise my hand against my elder brother. Now that my father has passed away, let him take the place of my father in my heart.

I'm a grandmother, and a mighty proud one.

As an elder of the Americas and of the rest of the planet, it is my responsibility to care for and protect, to the best of my ability, the young.

Great advice comes from people that have been around a lot longer than you.

When you sit at the feet of an elder, it changes you.

I certainly don't think we [The Elders organization] are oracles but I would hope that over our lifetimes we have accumulated some useful experience and perhaps even a modicum of wisdom! We don't have all the answers.

On the 1st day of December, 1830, I was confirmed, and in accordance with the word of the Lord I was ordained an Elder under the hands of the Prophet.

I'm a grandmother.

A young man not yet, an elder man not at all.

Credo Mutwa, the most knowledgeable man i have ever had the honor of knowing.