Dieter F. Uchtdorf Quotes About Waiting

Quotes about: Waiting

• I do not believe in a God who would set up rules and commandments only to wait for us to fail so He could punish us. I believe in a Heavenly Father who is loving and caring and who rejoices in our every effort to stand tall and walk toward Him. Even when we stumble, He urges us not to be discouraged-never to give up or flee our allotted field of service-but to take courage, find our faith, and keep trying.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Love, God, Faith

• Patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all that we can - working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well!

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Heart, Mean, Exercise

  "Continue in Patience". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2010.

• If we spend our days waiting for fabulous roses we could miss the beauty and wonder of the tiny forget-me-nots that are all around us.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Rose, Waiting, Missing

• Yes, God loves you this very day and always. He is not waiting to love you until you have overcome your weaknesses and bad habits. He loves you today with a full understanding of your struggles. He is aware that you reach up to Him in heartfelt and hopeful prayer. He knows of the times you have held onto the fading light and believed-even in the midst of growing darkness. He knows of your sufferings. He knows of your remorse for the times you have fallen short or failed. And still He loves you.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Prayer, Struggle, Love You

• I pray that we will not wait until we are ready to die before we truly learn to live.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Waiting, Praying, Ready

• We shouldn't wait to be happy until we reach some future point, only to discover that happiness was already available all the time!

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Waiting, Available

• We sometimes think that being grateful is what we do after our problems are solved, but how terribly shortsighted that is. How much of life do we miss by waiting to see the rainbow before thanking God that there is rain? Being grateful in times of distress does not mean that we are pleased with our circumstances. It does mean that through the eyes of faith we look beyond our present-day challenges. This is not a gratitude of the lips but of the soul. It is a gratitude that heals the heart and expands the mind.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Gratitude, Grateful, Rain

• How much of life do we miss by waiting to see the rainbow before thanking God there is rain?

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Gratitude, Appreciation, Rain

• Spiritual light rarely comes to those who merely sit in the darkness waiting for someone to flick the switch.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Spiritual, Light, Waiting

• Setting goals is a worthy endeavor. We know that our Heavenly Father has goals because He has told us that His work and glory is "to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. You don't need an invitation before you start moving in the direction of your righteous goals. You don't need to wait for permission to become the person you were designed to be.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Father, Moving, Men

• One of the greatest sermons ever pronounced on missionary work is this simple thought attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi: “Preach the gospel at all times and if necessary, use words.” Opportunities to do so are all around us. Do not miss them by waiting too long on the road to Damascus.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Opportunity, Simple, Necessary Use

  "Waiting on the Road to Damascus". Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, www.lds.org. April 2011.

• We can sometimes waste years of our lives waiting to be chosen. But that is a false premise. You are already chosen!

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Years, Waiting, Waste

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