I have a very strong testimony of the influence of service in other people’s lives, as well as our own. I know that as we serve others we will grow love for them. I know that as we serve those around us, we are serving our God. When we bless the lives of others, we are blessing our own life. I know that as we forget ourselves and always strive to serve others than our own burdens can be lightened as well. I know that we weren’t meant to go through this life alone, we were meant to help uplift and serve one another in all that we say and do. As we turn our lives to the Savior as our ultimate example, we can see that He truly understood this because His life was a life full of service to everyone, even those who rejected Him.
“The opportunity to be a blessing in the life of another often comes unexpectedly.” President Thomas S. Monson, Consider the Blessings, October 2012 General Conference
“I believe the Savior is telling us that unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives. Those who live only for themselves eventually shrivel up and figuratively lose their lives, while those who lose themselves in service to others grow and flourish—and in effect save their lives.” President Thomas S. Monson, What Have I Done for Someone Today? October 2009 General Conference
“My brothers and sisters, we are surrounded by those in need of our attention, our encouragement, our support, our comfort, our kindness—be they family members, friends, acquaintances, or strangers. 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.” President Thomas S. Monson, What Have I Done for Someone Today? October 2009 General Conference
“Let us embrace and understand the wonder and privilege of the priesthood. Let us accept and love the responsibilities we are asked to fulfill—responsibilities in our homes and in our Church units, no matter how large or small they may be. Let us constantly increase in righteousness, dedication, and priesthood service. Let us find the joy of serving in the priesthood!” President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, The Joy of the Priesthood, October 2012 General Conference
“God knows our gifts. My challenge to you and to me is to pray to know the gifts we have been given, to know how to develop them, and to recognize the opportunities to serve others that God provides us. But most of all, I pray that you will be inspired to help others discover their special gifts from God to serve.” President Henry B. Eyring, Help Them Aim High, October 2012 General Conference
“There are three parts to that remarkable description of the qualifications to associate in a state of happiness with God. One is to care for each other. Another is to teach each other and be taught. And the third is to sit down together with God.” President Henry B. Eyring, The Caregiver, October 2012 General Conference
“You will be strengthened and yet inspired to know the limits and extent of your ability to serve.” President Henry B. Eyring, The Caregiver, October 2012 General Conference
“We are all under the Savior’s command to love and care for each other and especially for the weak and defenseless.” Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Protect the Children, October 2012 General Conference
“Great things are brought about and burdens are lightened through the efforts of many hands “anxiously engaged in a good cause.” Elder M. Russell Ballard, Be Anxiously Engaged, October 2012 General Conference
“The Savior’s words are simple, yet their meaning is profound and deeply significant. We are to love God and to love and care for our neighbors as ourselves. Imagine what good we can do in the world if we all join together, united as followers of Christ, anxiously and busily responding to the needs of others and serving those around us—our families, our friends, our neighbors, our fellow citizens.” Elder M. Russell Ballard, Be Anxiously Engaged, October 2012 General Conference
“The doctrine and gospel of Christ is the only way to obtain eternal life. Only when our testimony transcends what is in our mind and burrows deep into our heart will our motivation to love and to serve become like unto the Savior’s. It is then, and only then, that we become deeply converted disciples of Christ empowered by the Spirit to reach the hearts of our fellowmen.” Elder M. Russell Ballard, Be Anxiously Engaged, October 2012 General Conference
“This is the call of Christ to every Christian today: “Feed my lambs. … Feed my sheep.” Elder Robert D. Hales, Being a More Christian Christian, October 2012 General Conference
“Christian service. Whether drawing water from a well, cooking a meal of fish, or washing dusty feet, the Savior spent His days serving others—lifting up the weary and strengthening the weak.” Elder Robert D. Hales, Being a More Christian Christian, October 2012 General Conference
“The call is to come back, to stay true, to love God, and to lend a hand.” Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, The First Great Commandment, October 2012 General Conference
“The best antidote I know for worry is work. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired. One of the great ironies of life is this: He or she who serves almost always benefits more than he or she who is served.” Gordon B. Hinckley, Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
“If we are to be worthy Saints, we should minister to others and adhere to the Savior’s admonition to love God and our fellowmen.” Elder Quentin L. Cook, Are You A Saint? October 2003 Genereal Conference
“Avoiding evil and destructive pursuits and sacrificing in order to serve will qualify us to experience the joy of being committed Latter-day Saints and, as the scriptures promise, bring “peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come.” Elder Quentin L. Cook, Are You A Saint? October 2003 Genereal Conference
“The opportunity to be a blessing in the life of another often comes unexpectedly.” President Thomas S. Monson, Consider the Blessings, October 2012 General Conference
“I believe the Savior is telling us that unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives. Those who live only for themselves eventually shrivel up and figuratively lose their lives, while those who lose themselves in service to others grow and flourish—and in effect save their lives.” President Thomas S. Monson, What Have I Done for Someone Today? October 2009 General Conference
“My brothers and sisters, we are surrounded by those in need of our attention, our encouragement, our support, our comfort, our kindness—be they family members, friends, acquaintances, or strangers. 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.” President Thomas S. Monson, What Have I Done for Someone Today? October 2009 General Conference
“Let us embrace and understand the wonder and privilege of the priesthood. Let us accept and love the responsibilities we are asked to fulfill—responsibilities in our homes and in our Church units, no matter how large or small they may be. Let us constantly increase in righteousness, dedication, and priesthood service. Let us find the joy of serving in the priesthood!” President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, The Joy of the Priesthood, October 2012 General Conference
“God knows our gifts. My challenge to you and to me is to pray to know the gifts we have been given, to know how to develop them, and to recognize the opportunities to serve others that God provides us. But most of all, I pray that you will be inspired to help others discover their special gifts from God to serve.” President Henry B. Eyring, Help Them Aim High, October 2012 General Conference
“There are three parts to that remarkable description of the qualifications to associate in a state of happiness with God. One is to care for each other. Another is to teach each other and be taught. And the third is to sit down together with God.” President Henry B. Eyring, The Caregiver, October 2012 General Conference
“You will be strengthened and yet inspired to know the limits and extent of your ability to serve.” President Henry B. Eyring, The Caregiver, October 2012 General Conference
“We are all under the Savior’s command to love and care for each other and especially for the weak and defenseless.” Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Protect the Children, October 2012 General Conference
“Great things are brought about and burdens are lightened through the efforts of many hands “anxiously engaged in a good cause.” Elder M. Russell Ballard, Be Anxiously Engaged, October 2012 General Conference
“The Savior’s words are simple, yet their meaning is profound and deeply significant. We are to love God and to love and care for our neighbors as ourselves. Imagine what good we can do in the world if we all join together, united as followers of Christ, anxiously and busily responding to the needs of others and serving those around us—our families, our friends, our neighbors, our fellow citizens.” Elder M. Russell Ballard, Be Anxiously Engaged, October 2012 General Conference
“The doctrine and gospel of Christ is the only way to obtain eternal life. Only when our testimony transcends what is in our mind and burrows deep into our heart will our motivation to love and to serve become like unto the Savior’s. It is then, and only then, that we become deeply converted disciples of Christ empowered by the Spirit to reach the hearts of our fellowmen.” Elder M. Russell Ballard, Be Anxiously Engaged, October 2012 General Conference
“This is the call of Christ to every Christian today: “Feed my lambs. … Feed my sheep.” Elder Robert D. Hales, Being a More Christian Christian, October 2012 General Conference
“Christian service. Whether drawing water from a well, cooking a meal of fish, or washing dusty feet, the Savior spent His days serving others—lifting up the weary and strengthening the weak.” Elder Robert D. Hales, Being a More Christian Christian, October 2012 General Conference
“The call is to come back, to stay true, to love God, and to lend a hand.” Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, The First Great Commandment, October 2012 General Conference
“The best antidote I know for worry is work. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired. One of the great ironies of life is this: He or she who serves almost always benefits more than he or she who is served.” Gordon B. Hinckley, Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
“If we are to be worthy Saints, we should minister to others and adhere to the Savior’s admonition to love God and our fellowmen.” Elder Quentin L. Cook, Are You A Saint? October 2003 Genereal Conference
“Avoiding evil and destructive pursuits and sacrificing in order to serve will qualify us to experience the joy of being committed Latter-day Saints and, as the scriptures promise, bring “peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come.” Elder Quentin L. Cook, Are You A Saint? October 2003 Genereal Conference