Quotes about Belief

One of the main weaknesses of mankind is the average man's familiarity with the word "impossible." He knows all the rules which will not work. He knows all the things which cannot be done. This book was written for those who seek the rules which have made others successful, and are willing to stake everything on those rules.

Faith may want answers, but somehow it is able to survive without them.

It doesn't cause me to doubt God's existence, but it does force me to admit there's a lot about God I don't understand.

My mother used to tell me, "Things always look worse at night." For the most part, I believe her. But some of the troubles that keep me from sleeping look just as bad in the morning.

The secret of her calm seemed to be that she was not trying to prove anything. She was—that was all. And her stance toward life seemed to say: God is—and that is enough.

Searching for our kindred dead isn't just a hobby. It is a fundamental responsibility for all members of the Church. We believe that life continues after death and that all will be resurrected.

Christianity means a lot more than church membership.

Over the years, there's been some cases where people did come up who said they were healed, but really they were not healed. I do believe it's possible for individuals to mentally convince themselves they are, but that does not deny the real healings. That doesn't dismiss the fact that a lot of people are really cured.

No man is to be credited for his mere authority's sake, unless he can show Scripture for the maintenance of his opinion.

It's amazing how people will give when you don't ask. Many of them send money because they believe in the message.

The message of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ is that we can and must expect to become better as long as we live.

If one does away with the fact of the Resurrection, one also does away with the Cross, for both stand and fall together, and one would then have to find a new center for the whole message of the gospel.