Be Genuine

Describing our interactions with others, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles counsels: “More important than speaking is listening. These people are not lifeless objects disguised as a baptismal statistic. They are children of God, our brothers and sisters, and they need what we have. Be genuine. Reach out sincerely. Ask these friends what matters most to them. . . . And then listen. . . . I promise you that something in what they say will always highlight a truth of the gospel about which you can bear testimony and about which you can then offer more.”

Jeffrey R. Holland, “Witnesses unto Me,” Ensign, May 2001, 15. 

Part of Who We Are

 “Successful missionary opportunities are more likely to be found when members are just good, true friends with others. As Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said, “If we are open about our member ship in the Church from the very beginning, . . . friends and acquaintances will accept that this is part of who we are.”

M. Russell Ballard, “Creating a Gospel Sharing Home,” Ensign, May 2006, 86. 

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.