Quotes on Righteous Power

Scripture power keeps me safe from sin!
Scripture power is the power to win!
Scripture power, every day I need,
The power that I get each time I read!

2. "Through obedience to gospel principles, the enticements of the world lessen in our lives. With each right choice we make, we spiritually empower ourselves. The accumulation of right choices builds inner spiritual strength and divine character. We should expect temptation, for without temptations there would be little education and little character improvement."

3. "When priorities are proper, the power to endure is increased. And when internalized, those priorities will help keep you from “going overboard.” They will protect you from cheating—in marriage, in the Church, and in life."

4. “Blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion …, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost..."

5. "There is a power that flows into our lives when we read and study the scriptures on a daily basis that cannot be found in any other way."

6. "The Lord can do remarkable miracles with a person of ordinary ability who is humble, faithful, and diligent in serving the Lord and seeks to improve himself. This is because God is the ultimate source of power."

James E. Faust, Oct. 1995 Conference

7. "The failure to take prophetic counsel lessens our power to take inspired counsel in the future."

Henry B. Eyring, April 1997 Conference

8. "It is not just that the Book of Mormon teaches us truth, though it indeed does that. It is not just that the Book of Mormon bears testimony of Christ, though it indeed does that, too. But there is something more.

There is a power in the book which will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of the book. You will find greater power to resist temptation. You will find the power to avoid deception.

You will find the power to stay on the strait and narrow path. The scriptures are called "the words of life" (D&C 84:85), and nowhere is that more true than it is of the Book of Mormon. When you begin to hunger and thirst after those words, you will find life in greater and greater abundance."

Ezra Taft Benson "Ensign", Nov. 1986, pp 4-7

9. "When we are surely converted, the power to endure is ours."

Russell M. Nelson, April Gen. Conf. 1997 - "Endure and Be Lifted Up"

10. "This power to endure is critical in those two most important relationships we enter into in life. One is marriage; the other is membership in the Lord’s Church. These are also unique in that they are both covenant—not contractual—relationships."

Russell M. Nelson, April Gen. Conf. 1997 - "Endure and Be Lifted Up"

11. “We experience power and peace each day as we accomplish what matters most.”

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12. [The] responsibility to endure is uniquely yours. But you are never alone. I testify that the lifting power of the Lord can be yours.

Russell M. Nelson, April Gen. Conf. 1997 - "Endure and Be Lifted Up"

13. "Loyalty to the Lord carries an obligation of loyalty to those called by the Lord to lead His Church. He has empowered that men be ordained to speak in His holy name.27 As they guide His unsinkable boat safely toward the shore of salvation, we would do well to stay on board with them."

Russell M. Nelson, April Gen. Conf. 1997 - "Endure and Be Lifted Up"

14. "The supreme benefits of membership in the Church can only be realized only through the exalting ordinances of the temple. These blessings qualify us for “thrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers” in the celestial kingdom."

Russell M. Nelson, April Gen. Conf. 1997 - "Endure and Be Lifted Up"

Righteous Power Quotes