Say a Little More

“Years ago our family lived and worked among people who in almost every case were not of our faith. When they asked us how our weekend was, we tried . . . to share some religious experiences we had as a family over the weekend—for instance, what a youth speaker had said about the standards from For the Strength of Youth or how we were touched by the words of a young man who was leaving on his mission.”

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, “Waiting on the Road to Damascus,” Ensign, May 2011, 76. 

Good Works

 “Your good works will be evident to others. The light of the Lord can beam from your eyes. With that radiance, you had better prepare for questions.”

Russell M. Nelson, “Be Thou an Example of the Believers,” Ensign, Nov. 2010, 48. 

Nurture Tender Souls

 “My desire is to plead with our sisters to stop worrying about a phone call or a quarterly or monthly visit,” said Ellen Smoot, the 13th Relief Society general president. She asked us to “concentrate instead on nurturing tender souls.”

Mary Ellen Smoot, in Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society (2011), 117. 

Each of Us Can Do Something

 “The needs of others are ever present, and each of us can do something to help someone. . . .Unless we lose ourselves in service to others there is little purpose to our own lives.”

Thomas S. Monson, “What Have I Done for Someone Today?” Ensign, Nov. 2009, 85.

Share Fearlessly

“God is preparing to receive your testimony of restored truth. He requires your faith and then your action to share fearlessly what has become so precious to you and to those you love.

“Prepare to share by filling your mild every day with the truths of the gospel. As you keep the commandments and honor your covenants, you will feel the testimony of the Spirit and more of the Savior’s love for you and for those you meet.”

President Henry B. Eyring, “Sharing the Gospel Heart To Heart,” Ensign Sept 2012, 4. 

Pray to Meet Someone To Share the Gospel With

“I have a friend who prays every day to meet someone who is prepared to receive the gospel. He carries with him a copy of the Book of Mormon. The night before a short trip, he decided not to take a copy with him but instead a spiritual impression came to him: “Take a Book of Mormon with you.” He put on in his bag.

“When a woman he knew sat next to him on the trip, he wondered, “Is this the one?” She rode with him again on the return trip. He thought, “How should I bring up the gospel?”

“Instead, she said to him, “You pay tithing to your church, don’t you? He said he did. She said she was supposed to pay tithing to her church but didn’t. Then she asked, “What can you tell me about the Book of Mormon?”

“He explained that the book is scripture, another witness of Jesus Christ, translated by the Prophet Joseph Smith. She seemed interested, so he reached into his bag and said, “I was impressed to bring this book with me. I think it is for you.”

“She began to read it. As they parted, she said, “You and I are going to have more conversations about this.”

“What my friend could not know—but what God did know—was that she was looking for a church. God knew she had watched my friend and wondered why his church made him so happy. God knew she would ask about the Book of Mormon and that she would be willing to be taught by the missionaries. She was prepared. So was my friend. You and I can also be prepared.”

President Henry B. Eyring, “Sharing the Gospel Heart To Heart,” Ensign Sept 2012, 4. 

Prepared for Missionary Work

“God will put prepared people in the way of His prepared servants who want to share the gospel. You have had that happen in your own life. How often it happens depends on the preparation of your mind and your heart.”

President Henry B. Eyring, “Sharing the Gospel Heart To Heart,” Ensign Sept 2012, 4.