- “President Howard W. Hunter said: “It is in understanding and accepting [the] universal fatherhood of God that all human beings can best appreciate God’s concern for them and their relationship to each other. This is a message of life and love that strikes squarely against all stifling traditions based on race, language, economic or political standing, educational rank, or cultural background, for we are all of the same spiritual descent. We have a divine pedigree; every person is a spiritual child of God” Conference Report, Oct. 1991, 22; or Ensign, Nov. 1991, 18.
- “Be kind to yourself. Begin to love and approve of yourself.” You Can Heal Your Life (Louise Hay) Page 61
- “…We who feel ourselves sometimes so worthless, so good-for-nothing, we are not so worthless as we think. There is not one of us but what God’s love has been expanded upon. There is not one of us that He has not cared for and caressed. There is not one of us that He has not desired to save and that He has not devised means to save. There is not one of us that He has not given His angel’s charge concerning. We may be insignificant and contemptible in our own eyes and in the eyes of others, but the truth remains that we are children of God and that He has actually given His angels…charge concerning us, and they watch over us and have us in their keeping.” (George Q. Cannon, Gospel Truths [1974], 1:2; Ensign, May 1989, 21)
- “The real issue is not how others define us but how Christ defines us.” (Richard C. Edgley, Ensign, May 1998, 12)
- “However many generations in your mortal ancestry, no matter what race or people you represent, the pedigree of your spirit can be written on a single line. You are a child of God!” (Boyd K. Packer, Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled, 50)
- “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. JOSEPH CAMPBELL” Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success. Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty. Kindle Loc.577-78
- 2 Nephi 10: 20 -23… 20 And now, my beloved brethren, seeing that our merciful God has given us so great knowledge concerning these things, let us remember him, and lay aside our sins, and not hang down our heads, for we are not cast off; nevertheless, we have been driven out of the land of our inheritance; but we have been led to a better land, for the Lord has made the sea our path, and we are upon an isle of the sea. 21 But great are the promises of the Lord unto them who are upon the isles of the sea; wherefore as it says isles, there must need to be more than this, and they are inhabited also by our brethren. 22 For behold, the Lord God has led away from time to time from the house of Israel, according to his will and pleasure. And now behold, the Lord remembereth all them who have been broken off, wherefore he remembereth us also.
- “So how can we shine the pure light of God’s truth into our souls and see ourselves as He sees us? May I suggest that the holy scriptures and the talks given at the general conference are an effective mirror we can hold up for self-examination? As you hear or read the words of the ancient and modern prophets, refrain from thinking about how the words apply to someone else and ask the simple question: “Lord, is it I?” We must approach our Eternal Father with broken hearts and teachable minds. We must be willing to learn and to change. And, oh, how much we gain by committing to live the life our Heavenly Father intends for us.” Dieter F. Uchtdorf, October 2014 General Conference
- “You may feel lost alone, but God knows exactly where you are, and He has a good plan for your life.” Charlie Brown
- “Remember who you are and what God expects you to become.” Teachings of Thomas S. Monson, Thomas S. Monson
- “Don’t waste your time feeling sorry for yourself. Don’t belittle yourself. Never forget that you are a child of God. You have a divine birthright. Something of the very nature of God is within you.” Manual, Teachings of the President of the Church: Gordon B Hinkley, Chapter 3, Cultivating an Attitude of Happiness and a Spirit of Optimism
- “Believe in yourself. Believe in your capacity to do great and good things. Believe that no mountain is so high that you cannot climb it. Believe that no storm is so great that you cannot weather it. You are a child of God, of infinite capacity.” Manual, Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Gordon B Hinckley, Chapter 3, Cultivating an Attitude of Happiness and a Spirit of Optimism