Quotes from Dieter F. Uchtdorf

God's promises are not always fulfilled as quickly as or in the way we might hope; they come according to His timing and in His ways.

Hope is a leg of a 3-legged stool with Faith and Charity.

What we love determines what we seek. What we seek determines what we think and do. What we think and do determines who we are — and who we will become.

Christlike attributes come into our lives as we exercise our agenncy righteously.

During my training to become an airline captain, I had to learn how to navigate an airplane over long distances. Flights over huge oceans, crossing extensive deserts, and connecting continents need careful planning to ensure a safe arrival at the planned destination.

Faith is such a principle of power. God works by power, but this power is usually exercised in response to our faith.

Christ is the source of all true priesthood authority and power on earth. It is His work, in which we are privileged to assist.

Often the answer to our prayer does not come while we're on our knees, but while we're on our feet serving the Lord and serving those around us.

By becoming the answer to someone's prayer, we often find the answer to our own.

In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance.

When our wagon gets stuck in the mud, God is much more likely to assist the man who gets out to push than the man who merely raises his voice in prayer—no matter how eloquent the oration.

As I read the scriptures, it appears that those who receive the Savior's strongest reproach are often those who hold themselves in high esteem because of their wealth, influence, or perceived righteousness.

When it comes to spiritual truth, how can we know that we are on the right path? One way is by asking the right questions - the kind that help us ponder our progress and evaluate how things are working for us.

When I study and ponder moral agency and its eternal consequences, I realize that we are truly spirit children of God and therefore should act accordingly.

Of one thing we can be certain: every person we see - no matter the race, religion, political beliefs, body type, or appearance - is family.

Knowledge does away with darkness, [anxiety], and doubt; for these cannot exist where knowledge is.

The most effective way to preach the gospel is through example. If we live according to our beliefs, people will notice.

The love of Christ is not a pretend love. It is not a greeting-card love. It is not the kind of love that is praised in popular music and movies.

Satan will advocate that it is cool to doubt spiritual gifts and the teachings of true prophets.

Even the smallest act of discipleship or the tiniest ember of belief can become a blazing bonfire of a consecrated life.

The Church is not an automobile showroom - a place to put ourselves on display so that others can admire our spirituality, capacity, or prosperity. It is more like a service center, where vehicles in need of repair come for maintenance and rehabilitation.

Wherever you live on this earth, and whatever your life's situation may be, I testify to you that the gospel of Jesus Christ has the divine power to lift you to great heights from what appears at times to be an unbearable burden or weakness.

We come to church not to hide our problems but to heal them.

When I was 11 years old, my family had to leave East Germany and begin a new life in West Germany overnight. Until my father could get back into his original profession as a government employee, my parents operated a small laundry business in our little town. I became the laundry delivery boy.