QUOTES ON SERVICE
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Howard W. Hunter:
"I think we should be aware that there can be a spiritual danger to those
who misunderstand the singularity of always being in the spotlight.
They may come to covet the notoriety and thus forget the significance of
the service being rendered. As students, you are at a crucial juncture
in
your lives when life-shaping
judgments are made and future courses set. You must not allow yourselves
to focus all the fleeting light of popularity or substitute that attractive
glow for the substance of true, but often anonymous labor that brings the
attention of God even if it does not get coverage on the six o'clock news.
In fact, applause and attention can become the spiritual Achilles' heel
of even the most gifted among us.
(BYU, 1990)
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"In the service of the Lord,
it is not where you serve, but how."
J. Reuben Clark, Jr.
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"Loving service anonymously given may be unknown to man--but the gift and
the giver are known to God."
Thomas S. Monson
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"What service counts in heaven? Only that which is truly given.
Only that good which is done for the love of doing it. Only those
plans in which the welfare of others is the master thought. Only
those labors in which the sacrifice is greater than the reward. Only
those gifts in which the giver forgets himself."
Henry Van Dyke's "The
Mansion"
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"You can't outgive the Lord."
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"A bit of fragrance always
clings to the hand that gives a rose."
Chinese Proverb
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"Cast your bread upon the waters--and it will come back toasted and buttered."
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"No act of love, however
small, is ever wasted."
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"Wherever there is a human
being, there is a chance for a kindness."
Seneca
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"I believe in the principle that I can make a difference in this world.
It may be ever so small, but it will count for the greater good.
The goodness of the world in which we live is the accumulated goodness
of many small and seemingly inconsequential acts."
Gordon B. Hinckley
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"Never underestimate the
impact of one good deed...it creates a ripple effect."
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"The big givers are the big
getters."
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"There's no limit to the good that could be done in the world....if nobody
cared who got the credit."
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"A man filled with the love of God is not content with blessing his family
alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human
race."
Joseph Smith
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"A rose to the living is
more sumptuous than a wreath to the dead."
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"God does notice us and he watches over us. But it is usually through
another person that he meets our needs. Therefore, it is vital that
we serve each other in the kingdom..."
Spencer
W. Kimball, Ensign, Dec. 1974 - First Presidency Message "Small
Acts of Service
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"If we truly desire to please God and serve him, continual self-examination
of our reasons for actions cannot fail to expose our selfish and sordid
motives and challenge us to reform them. We can work to reform our
motives if we are continually asking ourselves 'Why am I taking this
action?'"
Dallin H. Oaks
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"Julia Ward Howe was talking to a distinguished senator. She asked
him to interest himself in the case of a person who needed help.
The senator answered, 'Julia, I have become so busy, I can no longer
concern myself with individuals.' She replied, 'That's remarkable.
Even God hasn't
reached that stage yet.'"
Ralph W. Sockman
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"So often, our acts of service consist of simple encouragement or of giving
mundane help with mundane tasks, but what glorious consequences can flow
from mundane acts and from small but deliberate deeds!"
Spencer
W. Kimball, Ensign, Dec. 1974 - First Presidency Message "Small
Acts of Service
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"Conversion requires consecrating our lives to caring and serving others
who need our help and to sharing our gifts and talents..."
Elder
Robert D. Hales, Gen. Conf., April, 1997 - "When Thou Art Converted,
Strengthen Thy Brethren"