"We can so clearly and easily see the harmful results that come when others judge and hold grudges.  And we certainly don't like it when people judge us.  But when it comes to our own prejudices and grievances, we too often justify our anger as righteous and our judgement as reliable and only appropriate.  Though we cannot look into another's heart, we assume that we know a bad motive or even a bad person when we see one. We make exceptions when it comes to our own bitterness because we feel that, in our case, we have all the information we need to hold someone to contempt."

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "The Merciful Obtain Mercy," Ensign, May 2012

"Never give up on anyone.  And that includes not giving up on yourself."

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Continue in Patience," Ensign, May 2010

"Patience is not passive resignation nor is it failing to act because of our fears.  [Patience] means staying with something and doing all that we can--working, hoping and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed."

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Continue in Patience," Ensign, May 2012

"Of course there will always be voices telling you that you are foolish to believe that you are swans, insisting that you are but ugly ducklings and that you can't expect to become anything else.  But you know better--you are no ordinary beings.  You are glorious and eternal. . . . It is my prayer and blessing that when you look at your reflection, you will be able to see beyond imperfections and self doubts, and recognize who you truly are, glorious sons daughters of almighty God."

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Our True Identity," Mormon Messages 2009

"Hope is not knowledge, but rather the abiding trust that the Lord will fulfill His promise to us."

--Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "The Infinite Power of Hope"

"The adversary uses despair to bind hearts and minds in suffocating darkness.  Despair can seem like a staircase that leads only and forever downward.  Hope has the power to fill our lives with happiness."

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "The Infinite Power of Hope," Ensign, Nov 2008

Hope in God

"In times of distress, we can hold tightly to the hope that things will 'work together for [our] good.'  This type of hope in God . . . refreshes us with courage during difficult challenges and gives strength to those who feel threatened by enclosing walls of fear, doubt, and despair."

---Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "The Infinite Power of Hope,"

Things We Hope For, Things We Hope In

"No matter how bleak the chapter of our lives may look today, because of the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ, we may hope and be assured that the ending of the book of our lives will exceed our grandest expectations."


--Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "The Infinite Power of Hope"