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

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.)