Quotes About Endurance

No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse. (Apr 2007 Gen Conf)

Don't you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead. Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don't come until heaven; but for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come. It will be all right in the end. Trust God and believe in good things to come.

If for a while the harder you try, the harder it gets, take heart. So it has been with the best people who ever lived. (The Inconvenient Messiah, BYU Speeches, Feb 15, 1982)

When life is hard, remember - we are not the first to ask, 'Is there no other way?

In our moments of pain and trial, I guess we would shudder to think it could be worse, but without the atonement it not only could be worse, it would be worse.

For 179 years [The Book of Mormon] has been examined and attacked, denied and deconstructed, targeted and torn apart like perhaps no other religious history – perhaps like no other book in any religious history- and still it stands." Jeffrey R. Holland

Fighting through darkness and despair and pleading for the light is what opened this dispensation. It is what keeps it going, and it is what will keep you going.

No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse.

When we join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we board the Good Ship Zion and sail with her wherever she goes until she comes into that millennial port. We stay in the boat, through squalls and stills, through storms and sunburn, because that is the only way to the promised land.

For a celestial reward, it is absolutely essential that we remain faithful to the end. There is nothing in the Church that is directed toward the telestial or terrestrial kingdoms. For us it is a celestial goal every step of the way.

Don't you quit. You keep walking, you keep trying, there is help and happiness ahead.

If for a while the harder you try, the harder it gets, take heart. So it has been with the best people who ever lived.

Stay in the race. Keep running. Keep walking. Keep praying. The Lord will renew your strength.

To those who are trying hard and living right and things still seem burdensome and difficult, I say, take heart. Others have walked that way before you.

Hold on. Keep trying. God loves you. Things will improve.

In short, the command prompt is not going away. It's stronger than ever.

You are a survivor, like me. Remember that. No matter what happens, you can handle it. Trust yourself.

We are not promised a pain-free life but are given the tools to survive: God and people. It is enough.

Grief cannot be sidestepped; it must be endured.

You are 2 Corinthians 4, because although this darkness pressed you so hard, it did not crush you. Perhaps it struck you down, but look at you: You are not destroyed. You see that in the light. You are still standing. If you are still breathing, there is still hope.

I can't believe anyone would voluntarily run 26 miles. Sometimes I sit on the couch cross-legged because I don't feel like walking to the bathroom.

Success = persistence when it gets hard.

And the excellent thing about success is that it always comes down to one simple thing: the decision to keep going until you've reached your goal.

The only failure is quitting.