Charity Quotes

• ·         "The very power of God is found in His attributes of godliness.  The power of the priesthood is maintained by these attributes.  We seek these attributes, especially charity, the pure love of Christ."

o   Elder Gene R. Cook "Charity: Perfect and Everlasting Love" July 2002

• ·         "As a young man on a mission, I recall reading Paul’s words to the Corinthian Saints and pondering what he meant by the phrase “faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” (1 Cor. 13:13.) I wondered why charity should be the greatest. Charity was a word I did not understand. Part of the reason for my dilemma was that the common use of the term charity did not seem to be consistent with the doctrinal or scriptural use.  As I searched the pages of the Book of Mormon, I gained a new view. Mormon, an ancient prophet of the Americas, connected the word charityto the Savior. He declared that “charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever.” (Moro. 7:47.)"

o   Elder C. Max Caldwell "Love of Christ" Ensign November 1992

• ·         "Note that charity is given only to those who seek it, only to those who earnestly pray for it, only to those who are Disciples of Christ. Before we can be filled with this pure love, we must start at the beginning with the first principle of the gospel. We must have “first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.”

o   Joseph B. Wirthlin "Cultivating Divine Attributes" General Conference October 1998

• ·         “Jesus’s teachings were not meant to be theoretical. Always they were to be acted upon.”

o    Elder Dallin H. Oaks "Followers of Christ" General Conference April 2013

• ·         "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 through acts of kindness and service… When this pure love of Christ—or charity—envelops us, we think, feel, and act more like Heavenly Father and Jesus would think, feel, and act. Our motivation and heartfelt desire are like unto that of the Savior."

o   M. Russel Ballard "Finding Joy Through Loving Service" General Conference April 2011

• ·         “I believe the Savior here teaches us a great lesson. There are those who have want, and in his great charitable way he will provide, for I believe the pure love of Christ is welfare. I believe it seeks out beyond the dimensions of that which we do. I think it is charity in its purest form.”

o   J. Featherstone "Now Abideth Faith, Hope, and Charity" General Conference April 1973

• ·         “I’m proud to belong to a group of women defined by charity—the Relief Society. The Relief Society was founded to do good in the world, and we’re intent on this goal. The lives of charitable women are so imbued with the pure love of our Savior that charity is the way we think and act every day of our lives.”

o    Elaine L. Jack "Charity: How We Treat Each Other"  BYU Devotional March 10, 1992

• ·         “Kindness, love, patience, understanding, and unity will increase as we serve, while intolerance, jealousy, envy, greed, and selfishness decrease or disappear. The more we give of ourselves, the more our capacity to serve, understand, and love will grow.”

o   Carlos H. Amando "Service, A Divine Quality" General Conference April 2008

• ·         “Too often, charity is extended to another when his actions or conduct are acceptable to us. The exhibition of charity to another must not be dependent on his performance. It should be given because of who we are—not because of how we behave.”

o   H. Burke Peterson "Our Responsibility To Care for Our Own"  General Conference April 1981

• ·         “Providing service and extending charity toward others helps us overcome our own difficulties and makes them seem less challenging.”

o    Silvia H. Allred "Charity Never Faileth" Liahona November 2011

• Position Statement:

            One thing I love about the church is how everybody tries to at least appear helpful.  Not every Mormon embraces the blessings of charity, but for the most part everyone tries their best.  Everyone tries to reach out to someone and to help when they can, including me.  But I realized there is always so much more we can do.  I learned that one of the best ways to do charitable acts is to spread the gospel to those who are ready.  This is something I struggle with, but I’ve learned it’s something I must improve on.  I need to invite people more often to church and activities and bring it up more often in normal conversation.  I also need to reach out to people I haven’t seen in a while more.  I need to not worry about rejection and not take it personally.  I need to reflect on events that happen to me and others and try to act like Jesus would.