Howard W. Hunter Quotes (13 Quotes)

What a glorious thing is life, surrounded by the beauties of the world in which we live.

If we will be true and faithful to our principles, committed to a life of honesty and integrity, then no king or contest or fiery furnace will be able to compromise us. For the success of the kingdom of God on earth, may we stand as witnesses for Him 'at all times and in all things, and in all places that we may be in, even until death.'

The ability to stand by one's principles, to live with integrity and faith according to one's beliefthat is what matters, that is the difference between a contribution and a commitment. That devotion to true principle in our individual lives, in our homes and families, and in all places that we meet and influence other peoplethat devotion is what God is ultimately requesting of us.

The atonement of Jesus Christ is the supreme act of love, the supreme example of selfless concern for others.

If you feel that ... what you do this year or in the years to come does not make you very famous, take heart. Most of the best people who ever lived werent very famous either.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is not limited to a system of beliefs it is a plan of action.

We need to remember that though we make our friends, God has made our neighborseverywhere. Love should have no boundary we should have no narrow loyalties.

To discipline ourselves through fasting brings us in tune with God, and fast day provides an occasion to set aside the temporal so that we might enjoy the higher qualities of the spiritual. As we fast on that day we learn and better understand the needs of those who are less fortunate.

The first recorded instruction given to Adam after the Fall dealt with the eternal principle of work. The Lord said 'In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.' (Gen. 319.) Our Heavenly Father loves us so completely that he has given us a commandment to work. This is one of the keys to eternal life. He knows that we will learn more, grow more, achieve more, serve more, and benefit more from a life of industry than from a life of ease.

We have every reason in time and eternity to rejoice and give thanks for the quality of our lives and the blessings we have been given.

Perhaps no promise in life is more reassuring than that promise of divine assistance and spiritual guidance in times of need. It is a gift freely given from heaven, a gift that we need from our earliest youth through the very latest days of our lives.

We need a more peaceful world, growing out of more peaceful families and neighborhoods and communities. To secure and cultivate such peace, 'we must love others, even our enemies as well as our friends'

That which is worth while is seldom easy.