Service

"We are all under the Savior’s command to love and care for each other and especially for the weak and defenseless."

—Dallin H. Oaks, "Protect the Children",

"If ye love me, keep my commandments,' Jesus said. So we have neighbors to bless, children to protect, the poor to lift up, and the truth to defend. We have wrongs to make right, truths to share, and good to do. In short, we have a life of devoted discipleship to give in demonstrating our love of the Lord."

—Jeffrey R. Holland, "The First Great Commandment",

"Imagine what good we can do in the world if we all join together, united as followers of Christ, anxiously and busily responding to the needs of others and serving those around us—our families, our friends, our neighbors, our fellow citizens."

—M. Russell Ballard, "Be Anxiously Engaged"

"With your guidance, those you lead will be able to see, want, and believe they can achieve their full potential for service in God’s kingdom."

—Henry B. Eyring, "Help Them Aim High",

"Great things are brought about and burdens are lightened through the efforts of many hands 'anxiously engaged in a good cause.' Imagine what the millions of Latter-day Saints could accomplish in the world if we functioned like a beehive in our focused, concentrated commitment to the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ."

—M. Russell Ballard, "Be Anxiously Engaged",

"Providing service and extending charity toward others helps us overcome our own difficulties and makes them seem less challenging."

—Silvia H. Allred, "Charity Never Faileth"

"Let us do whatever is required to qualify for the Holy Ghost as our companion, and then let us go forward fearlessly so that we will be given the powers to do whatever the Lord calls us to do. That growth in power to serve may come slowly, it may come in small steps that are difficult for you to see, but it will come."

—Henry B. Eyring, "Serve with the Spirit"

"People can change. They can put behind them bad habits. They can repent from transgressions. They can bear the priesthood worthily. And they can serve the Lord diligently."

—Thomas S. Monson, "See Others as They May Become"

"I have found that, rather than dwelling on the negative, if we will take a step back and consider the blessings in our lives, including seemingly small, sometimes overlooked blessings, we can find greater happiness."

—Thomas S. Monson, "Consider the Blessings"

"As sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father, we are capable of so much more. For that, good intentions are not enough. We must do. Even more important, we must become what Heavenly Father wants us to be."

—Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Of Regrets and Resolutions"

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Service is such a powerful act. The Lord has commanded us to serve others, and to help strengthen the weak in any way that we possibly can. Since the Lord physically isn't able to come down and help us with everything that we need, he sends people to help and assist us when we need it. This is why we need to be open to the promptings of the spirit, so that we can know when we need to help and serve others. Sometimes these promptings come unusually, but the Lord knows what his children need, and we need to be instruments in his hand, bringing about his work. I'm so grateful for all of the service that people have done for me, and I'm so grateful that I've also been able to serve others because it makes me happy!