Quotes from Richard G. Scott

As a witness of the Savior, I exhort you to forgive any you feel may have offended you. If there is transgression, repent of it, that the Master may heal you.

Despite all of the negative challenges we have in life, we must take time to actively exercise our faith. Such exercise invites the positive, faith-filled power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ into our lives.

But a testimony is not emotion. It is the very essence of character woven from threads born of countless correct decisions. These choices are made with trusting faith in things that are believed and, at least initially, are not seen.

You cannot be passive in life, or in time the natural man will undermine your efforts to live worthily. You become what you do and what you think about. Lack of character leads one under pressure to satisfy appetite or seek personal gain. You cannot successfully bolster a weak character with the cloak of pretense.

An axiom we all understand is that you get what you pay for. That is true for spiritual matters as well. You get what you pay for in obedience, in faith in Jesus Christ, in diligent application of the truths you learn. What you get is the molding of character, the growth in capacity, and the successful completion of your mortal purpose to be proven and to have joy.

We become what we want to be by consistently being what we want to become each day. Righteous character is a precious manifestation of what you are becoming. Righteous character is more valuable than any material object you own, any knowledge you have gained through study, or any goals you have attained no matter how well lauded by mankind.

Do not become so absorbed with trivial things that you miss learning the doctrine and teachings of the Lord.

The Lord will bless us with more baptisms if you make sure the ones you have are going to keep their commitments. The Lord will not prepare more people for baptism if we are not converting the ones we have.

There are few things in life that bring as much joy as the joy that comes from assisting another improve his or her life.

We all get discouraged.

The most difficult is the first family, to bring someone out of the world.

To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done.

Sometimes the impressions are just general feelings. Sometimes the direction comes so clearly and so unmistakably that it can be written down like spiritual dictation.

True friendship is like the asphalt of life. It fills in the potholes and makes the journey smooth.

As you lose your life in the service of Father in Heaven's children, Satan's temptations lose power in your life.

Lay the burden at the feet of the Savior.

Faith and character are intimately related. Faith in the power of obedience to the commandments of God will forge strength of character available to you in times of urgent need.

I witness that as you gain experience and success in being guided by the Spirit, your confidence in the impressions you feel can become more certain than your dependence on what you see or hear.

The seminary programs will help you as a young man or woman to lay a foundation for happiness and success in life.

The conquering of adversity produces strength of character, forges self-confidence, engenders self-respect, and assures success in righteous endeavor.

Strong moral character results from consistent correct choices in the trials and testing of life. Your faith can guide you to those correct choices.

How seriously have you personally taken the Lord's charge to share His gospel? It is a lifelong responsibility ... to be addressed differently according to the various seasons of your life.

Faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ will provide strength and capacity needed for a successful life.

To gain unshakable faith in Jesus Christ is to flood your life with brilliant light.