Sunday, June 30, 2013

Individual Worth




"We must never forget that we are God's literal spirit children. We were His children before we came to this world, and we will be His Children forevermore. This basic truth should change the way we look at ourselves, our brothers and sisters, and life itself."
(President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Four Titles", April 2013 General Conference Priesthood Session)

"The pure love of Christ can remove the scales of resentment and wrath from our eyes, allowing us to see others the way our Heavenly Father sees us: as flawed and imperfect mortals who have potential and worth far beyond our capacity to imagine."
(President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "The Merciful Obtain Mercy," April 2012 General Conference)

"There is a paradox of man: compared to God, man is nothing; yet we are everything to God. While against the backdrop of infinite creation we may appear to be nothing, we have a spark of eternal fire burning within our breast. We have the incomprehensible promise of exaltation - worlds without end - within our grasp. And it is God's great desire to help us reach it."
(President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "You Matter to Him", October 2011 General Conference)

"Strength comes when you remember that you have a divine nature, an inheritance of infinite worth. The Lord has reminded you, your children, and your grandchildren that you are lawful heirs, that you have been reserved in heaven for your specific time and place to be born, to grow and become His standard bearers and covenant people."
(Elder Russell M. Nelson, "Face the Future with Faith", April 2011 General Conference)

"[...]in our zeal we sometimes confuse sin with sinner, and we condemn too quickly and with too little compassion. We know from modern revelation that 'the worth of souls is great in the sight of God.' We cannot gauge the worth of another soul any more than we can measure the span of the universe. Every person we meet is a VIP to our Heavenly Father. Once we understand that, we can begin to understand how we should treat our fellowmen."
(President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "You are My Hands", April 2010 General Conference)

"If we could truly understand the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ, we would realize how precious is one son or daughter of God."
(Elder M. Russell Ballard, "The Atonement and the Value of One Soul", April 2004 General Conference)

"Surely, if the Atonement of Christ was foremost in the minds of ward and branch leaders, no new or reactivated member would ever be neglected. Because every soul is so precious, leaders will counsel together to see that each one is taught the doctrines of the gospel of Jesus Christ."
(Elder M. Russell Ballard, "The Atonement and the Value of One Soul", April 2004 General Conference)

"Then let us encourage every woman who questions her value to turn to her Heavenly Father and His glorified Son for a supernal confirmation of her immense individual worth."
(Elder Richard G. Scott, "The Sanctity of Womanhood",  April 2000 General Conference)

"A few see beyond the outward appearance and recognize the true worth of a human soul. When they do, miracles occur."
(President Thomas S. Monson, "An Example of the Believers", October 1992 General Conference)

"Each faithful young woman in the Church proclaims that individual worth is one of her most cherished values. She declares, 'I am of infinite worth with my own divine mission which I will strive to fulfill.' (Personal Progress, Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1989, p7.) Each daughter of God is of infinite worth because of her divine mission."
(Elder Russell M. Nelson, "Woman-Of Infinite Worth", October 1989 General Conference)

Position Statement

This was a somewhat hard subject to find good quotes for but I am happy with what I got and that I looked for these quotes as I have learned quite a bit. I know that there is a great need for us to understand our individual worth. I know that I am a child of God and even though He has created all that is in the universe, and much more, that He knows who I am what I am struggling with and my joys and sorrows. He knows me by name and he thinks that my soul is of great worth and I also know that He has charity to all people for he does not place one above another but loves us all. I am so grateful that this is one of the values of Young Women's and I strive to remember this and I try to remind those around me or teach them about it especially women since we seem to forget this more easily then men.

(Picture from johnathanhines.wordpress.com)
(individual worth is not measured by money but I liked the visual)
 

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