HUMILITY

“The Savior demonstrated genuine love of God by living the perfect life, by honoring the sacred mission that was His.  Never was He haughty.  Never was He puffed up with pride.  Never was He disloyal.  Ever was he humble.  Ever was He sincere.  Ever was he obedient.” ~President Thomas S. Monson, Those Who Love Jesus, April 2013 General Conference

“Humility is a fertile soil where spirituality grows and produces the fruit of inspiration to know what to do. It gives access to divine power to accomplish what must be done. An individual motivated by a desire for praise or recognition will not qualify to be taught by the Spirit. An individual who is arrogant or who lets his or her emotions influence decisions will not be powerfully led by the Spirit.” ~Elder Richard G. Scott, How to Obtain Revelation and Inspiration for Your Personal Life, April 2012 General Conference.

 “Pride is a switch that turns off priesthood power.  Humility is a switch that turns it on.” ~President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Pride and the Priesthood, October 2010 General Conference

“Some suppose that humility is about beating ourselves up. Humility does not mean convincing ourselves that we are worthless, meaningless, or of little value. Nor does it mean denying or withholding the talents God has given us. We don’t discover humility by thinking less of ourselves; we discover humility by thinking less about ourselves. It comes as we go about our work with an attitude of serving God and our fellowman.” ~President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Pride and the Priesthood, October 2010 General Conference

“Humility directs our attention and love toward others and to Heavenly Father’s purposes. Pride does the opposite. Pride draws its energy and strength from the deep wells of selfishness. The moment we stop obsessing with ourselves and lose ourselves in service, our pride diminishes and begins to die.” ~President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Pride and the Priesthood, October 2010 General Conference

“All of us living in the world today need points of reference—even models to follow. John the Baptist provides for us a flawless example of unfeigned humility, as he deferred always to the One who was to follow—the Savior of mankind.” ~President Thomas S. Monson, Models to Follow, October 2002 General Conference

“We must cultivate true humility, not the ability to appear humble, but the sacred gift of true humility.” ~Elder Richard G. Scott, The Plan for Happiness and Exaltation, October 1981 General Conference

“Humility is the precious, fertile soil of righteous character. It germinates the seeds of personal growth. When cultivated through the exercise of faith, pruned by repentance, and fortified by obedience and good works, such seeds produce the cherished fruit of spirituality.” ~Elder Richard G. Scott, The Plan for Happiness and Exaltation, October 1981 General Conference

“God knows that some of the greatest souls who have ever lived are those who will never appear in the chronicles of history. They are the blessed, humble souls who emulate the Savior’s example and spend the days of their lives doing good.”  ~President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, You Matter to Him,  October 2011 General Conference

 “Just as we must be cleansed of sin to have the Spirit with us, we must be humble enough before God to recognize our need for it.” ~President Henry B. Eyring, Serve With the Spirit, October 2010 General Conference