Quotes from Robert D. Hales

Are there times in our lives when we think we have been forsaken by God, or by our fellow men, or by our families? Those are moments when we have to turn to Christ and endure.

When we understand our baptismal covenant and the gift of the Holy Ghost, it will change our lives and will establish our total allegiance to the kingdom of God.

Agency used righteously allows light to dispel the darkness and enables us to live with joy and happiness.

We were not sent by Father in Heaven just to be born. We were sent to endure and return to Him with honor.

Am I the kind of person I want my eternal companion to be?

We are learning, day by day, about the gift of agency that allows us to experience the consequences, good and bad, of our own choices.

To the young members of the Church, I promise that if you will listen, you will feel the Spirit well up within you. The Lord will tell you what He wants you to do with your life.

As I recognized the beauty of the earth, I knew that my Heavenly Father loved me.

It has always touched my heart to sense so deeply how much the Father loved His eldest son.

Preparing for the ups and downs of life.

As we follow [the Savior], He blesses us with gifts, talents, and the strength to do His will, allowing us to go beyond our comfort zones and do things we've never before thought possible.

Come walk the path that leads to eternal happiness, joy, and everlasting life in the kingdom of our Heavenly Father.

Through the Savior's Atonement and by following these basic patterns of faithfulness, we receive "power from on high" to face the challenges of life. We need this divine power today more than ever.

Each of us has been sent to earth by our Heavenly Father to merit eternal life

Light and darkness cannot occupy the same space at the same time.

The events and prophecies of our time are preparing us for the Savior's Second Coming.

To hope and trust in the Lord requires faith, patience, humility, meekness, long-suffering, keeping the commandments and enduring to the end.

If ye love me keep my commandments

When we want to speak to God, we pray. And when we want Him to speak to us, we search the scriptures.

Too often we pray to have patience, but we want it right now!

If you are there for the Lord, He will be there for you. If you love Him and keep His commandments, you will have His Spirit to be with you and guide you.

When young men prepare, bless, and pass the sacrament in worthiness and reverence, they literally follow the example of the Savior at the Last Supper and become like Him.

We have not been left alone. We have the light of Christ and the Holy Ghost to lead and guide us in an otherwise very dark and dreary world.

Work together as a family, even if it may be faster and easier to do the job ourselves. Talk with our sons and daughters as we work together.