10 Amazing Quotes from President Russell M. Nelson to Get You Through Your Day

Happy Birthday President Russell M. Nelson! We've compiled 10 amazing quotes from the prophet over the years that bring us closer to our Savior but also help us become better people!



1) “From trial comes habit, from habit comes addiction, from addiction comes dependency.”

2) “You are God's agents in the care of children He has entrusted to you. Let His divine influence remain in your hearts as you teach and persuade.”

3) “Obedience allows God’s blessings to flow without constraint. He will bless His obedient children with freedom from bondage and misery. And He will bless them with more light.”

4) “We live in a time of turmoil. Earthquakes and tsunamis wreak devastation, governments collapse, economic stresses are severe, the family is under attack, and divorce rates are rising. We have great cause for concern. But we do not need to let our fears displace our faith. We can combat those fears by strengthening our faith.”

5) “Truth is truth! It is not divisible, and any part of it cannot be set aside.”

6) “Day after day, on your path toward your eternal destiny, increase your faith. Proclaim your faith! Let your faith show!”

7) “Plan for the rule, not the exception.”

8) “A strong human spirit with control over appetites of the flesh is master over emotions and passions and not a slave to them. That kind of freedom is as vital to the spirit as oxygen is to the body! Freedom from self-slavery is true liberation!”

9) “The beauty of our family is more than physical, it is spiritual.”

10) “Wickedness never was happiness.” Many have tried to challenge that truth and have failed every time!”