Quotes on having a “Willing Heart and Helping Hands”:

<strong>Quotes</strong> on having a “Willing Heart and Helping Hands”:
“Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also
perishable. There are hearts to gladden. There are kind words to say. There are
gifts to be given. There are deeds to be done. There are souls to be saved.”
(Thomas S. Monson)
“I believe the Savior is telling us that unless we lose ourselves in service to
others, there is little purpose to our own lives. Those who live only for
themselves eventually shrivel up and figuratively lose their lives, while those
who lose themselves in service to others grow and flourish – and in effect save
their lives.” (Thomas S. Monson)
“May I share with you a formula that in my judgment will help you and help me to
journey well through mortality. First, fill your mind with truth, second fill your life
with service, and third, fill your heart with love.” (Thomas S. Monson)
“God does watch over us and does notice us, but it is usually through someone
else that He meets our needs.” (Spencer W. Kimball)
“My life is like my shoes, worn out by service.” (Spencer W. Kimball)
“In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but
the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance.” (Dieter F.
Uchtdorf)
“I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I
served and I saw that service is joy.” (Kahlil Gibran)
“Perhaps when we face our maker, we will not be asked,'How many positions
did you hold,' but rather, 'How many people did you help?” (Thomas S. Monson)
“The good you have done, the kind words you have spoken, the love you have
shown to others, can never be fully measured.” (Thomas S. Monson)
“Along your pathway of life you will observe that you are not the only traveler.
There are others who need your help. There are feet to steady, hands to grasp,
minds to encourage, hearts to inspire, and souls to save.” (Thomas S. Monson)
“We become our best and truest selves by helping others. Indeed, a good
yardstick for measuring success is how our life influences other people for the

etter. Think of people you most admire. Most likely it was not their
accomplishments that touched your life but their acts of kindness, not their
beauty but their big hearts, not their successes but their support. The same is
true for all of us. What will be cherished is the difference we've made in others'
lives. What will be valued is the love and service we've offered. Remember, “A
good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you, and were helped
by you, will remember you when forget-me-nots are withered. Carve your name
on hearts, and not on marble.” (What Life Is About – Lloyd D. Newell, Music and
the Spoken Word)
“True love requires action. Christ did not just speak about love; He showed it
each day of His life. The Savior revealed the perfect priorities for our lives, our
homes, our wards, our communities, and our nations when He spoke of love as
the great commandment upon which 'hang all the law and the prophets.' We can
spend our days obsessing about the finest details of life, the law, and long lists
of things to do, but should we neglect the great commandments, we are missing
the point and we are clouds without water, drifting in the winds, and trees
without fruit.” (Dieter F. Uchtdorf)
“Let us ask ourselves the questions, 'Have I done any good in the world today?
Have I helped anyone in need?' What a formula for happiness! What a
prescription for contentment, for inner peace...” (Thomas S. Monson)
“Reach out to rescue the aged, the widowed, the sick, the handicapped, the less
active. Extend to them the hand that helps and the heart that knows
compassion.” (Thomas S. Monson)
“By learning of Him (Jesus Christ), by following Him, there is the capacity to
become like Him. The countenance can change; the heart can be softened; the
step can be quickened; the outlook enhanced. Life becomes what it should
become.” (Thomas S. Monson)
“It is only when we love God and Christ with all of our hearts, souls, and minds
that we are able to share this love with our neighbors,” says Elder M. Russell
Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. And we demonstrate that love
“through acts of kindness and service – the way that the Savior would love and
serve all of us if He were among us today...service with all of our heart and mind
is a high challenge for all of us. Such service must be free of selfish ambition. It
must be motivated only be the pure love of Christ.” (From “Serve God by
Serving Others” LDS Website – Prophets and apostles speak today.)

“You can recognize women who are grateful to be a daughter of God by their
abilities. They fulfill their divine potential and magnify their God-given gifts.
Daughters of God know that it is the nurturing nature of women that can bring
everlasting blessings, and they live to cultivate this divine attribute.” (Margaret
D. Nadauld)
“No matter what circumstances you sisters experience, your influence can be
marvelously far-reaching. I believe some of you have tendencies to
underestimate your profound capacity for blessing the lives of others. More often
than not, it is not on the stage with some public pronouncement but in your
example of righteousness and the countless gentle acts of love and kindness
done so willingly, so often on a one-to-one basis.” (James E. Faust)
“My beloved sisters, I pray that the divine gifts in each of you may fully flower.
May your rich womanly endowments of spiritual strength, goodness, tenderness,
mercy, and kindness find full expression. This will happen as you serve the Lord,
your families, and your fellow beings.” (James E. Faust)
“Great is your power for good. Marvelous are your talents and devotion. Your
good works will carry more weight than any words you might speak.” (Gordon B.
Hinckley)
“When you find yourselves a little gloomy, look around you and find somebody
that is in a worse plight than yourself, go to him and find out what the trouble is,
then try to remove it with the wisdom which the Lord bestows upon you; and the
first thing you know, your gloom is gone, you feel light, the Spirit of the Lord is
upon you, and everything seems illuminated.” (Lorenzo Snow)
“President Gordon B. Hinckley believed in the healing power of service. After the
death of his wife, he provided a great example to the Church in the way he
immersed himself in work and in serving others. It is told that Pres. Hinckley
remarked to one woman who had recently lost her husband, 'Work will cure your
grief. Serve others.' These are profound words. As we lose ourselves in the
service of others, we discover our own lives and our own happiness.” (Dieter F.
Uchtdorf)

Talks on “Having a Willing Heart and Helping Hands”:
“What Have I Done For Someone Today?” by Thomas S. Monson – Ensign, Nov
2009
“LDS Women are Incredible” by Quentin L. Cook – Ensign, May 2011
“You Are My Hands” by Dieter F. Uchtdorf – Ensign, May 2010
“”Happiness, Your Heritage” by Dieter F. Uchtdorf – Ensign, Nov 2008
“Opportunities to Do Good” by Henry B. Eyring – Ensign, May 2011
“The Measure of Our Hearts” by Marvin J. Ashton – Ensign, Nov 1988
“You Are All Heaven Sent” by James E. Faust – Ensign, Nov 2002
“What it Means to be a Daughter of God” by James E. Faust – Ensign, Nov
1999
Scriptures:
Mosiah 2:17
Mosiah 18:8-11
Moroni 7:46, 47
Galatians 5:13
Luke 9:24
Matthew 25:34-40
James 1:22,27
Daughters in My Kingdom – The History and Work of Relief Society