Quotes from Spencer W. Kimball

Whatever thing a man sets his heart on...is his god; and if his god doesn't also happen to be the true and living God of Israel that man is laboring in idolatry.

One of the most fallacious doctrines originated by Satan and propounded by man is that man is saved alone by the grace of God; that belief in Jesus Christ alone is all that is needed for salvation

By one means or another, the swiftest method of rejection of the holy prophets has been to find a pretext, however false or absurd, to dismiss the man so that his message could also be dismissed.

Peace of mind, joy and happiness cannot be purchased with money or worldly goods.

You women are daughters of God. You are precious. You are made in the image of our Heavenly Mother.

Some of the greatest sermons that have ever been preached were preached by the singing of a song.

Music can act upon our senses to produce or induce feelings of reverence, humility, fervor, assurance, or other feelings attuned to the spirit of worship.

I am comforted by the assurance that there will be beautiful music in heaven, and for that I am most grateful.

Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long-suffering and self-mastery.

No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness.

Man can be literally transformed by his own repentance and by God's gift of forgiveness.

Always keep good company. Never waste an hour with anyone who doesn't lift you up and encourage you.

Each of us has more opportunities to do good and to be good than we ever use.

The nation is built upon the foundation of its homes and the home upon its families.

The day obedience becomes a quest and not an irritation is the day you gain power.

There are many upright and faithful who live all the commandments and whose lives and prayers keep the world from destruction.

Leadership is the ability to encourage the best efforts of others in working toward a desirable goal.

We learn to do by doing.

Wherever women are true to their feminine natures and magnify their opportunities for loving service, they are learning to become more like God.

Preparedness, when properly pursued, is a way of life, not a sudden, spectacular program.

Your life is your own, to develop or to destroy. You can blame others little and yourself almost totally if that life is not a productive, worthy, full, and abundant one.

My life is like my shoes, worn out by service.

A true Latter–day Saint family is a haven against the storms and struggles of life.

Success is not measured in achievement of goals, but in the stress and strain of meeting those goals