Inspirational Powers: Sacred and Divine

"You are a child of God. He is the father of your spirit. Spiritually you are of noble birth, the offspring of the King of Heaven. Fix that truth in your mind and hold to it. 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

God has put something noble and good into every heart His hand created.

Mark Twain

"How marvellous a thing it is to contemplate that each of you is a daughter of God, a girl with a divine birthright and a divine destiny.... "I wish you-each of you, wherever you are-to know that you are loved. You are loved by your Father in Heaven, of whose divine nature you have partaken. And He desires that His Holy Spirit will be near you wherever you go if you will invite it and cultivate it. "There is something of divinity within each of you. You have such tremendous potential with that quality as a part of your inherited nature. Every one of you was endowed by your Father in Heaven with a tremendous capacity to do good in the world. Train your minds and your hands that you may be equipped to serve well in the society of which you are a part. Cultivate the art of being kind, of being thoughtful, of being helpful. Refine within you the quality of mercy which comes as a part of the divine attributes you have inherited. "Some of you may feel that you are not as attractive and beautiful and glamorous as you would like to be. Rise above any such feelings, cultivate the light you have within you, and it will shine through as a radiant expression that will be seen by others. "You need never feel inferior. You need never feel that you were born without talents or without opportunities to give them expression. Cultivate whatever talents you have, and they will grow and refine and become an expression of your true self appreciated by others.

"In summary, try a little harder to measure up to the divine within each of you"

Gordon B. Hinckley

"I want to tell you, each and every one of you, that you are well acquainted with God our Heavenly Father.... You are all well acquainted with him, for there is not a soul of you but what has lived in his house and dwelt with him year after year; and yet you are seeking to become acquainted with him, when the fact is, you have merely forgotten what you did know."

Brigham Young

"I want you to know that I know that whenever one of Heavenly Father's children kneels and talks to him, he listens. I know this, as well as I know anything in this world which Heavenly Father listens to every prayer from his children. I know our prayers ascend to heaven.

No matter what we may have done wrong, he listens to us."

H. Burke Peterson

"You are second to none. You are daughters of God. There has come to you as your birthright something beautiful and sacred and divine. Never forget that. Your eternal Father is the great Master of the universe. He rules over all, but He will also listen to your prayers as His daughter and hear you as you speak to Him."

Gordon B. Hinckley

"To be a daughter of God means that you are the offspring of Deity,

literal descendants of a Divine Father, inheriting godly attributes and potential."

James E. Faust

"Know that you are daughters of God, children of a divine birthright.

Walk in the sun with your heads high, knowing that you are loved and honored,

that you are a part of his kingdom."

Gordon B. Hinckley

I am certain our Heavenly Father is displeased when we refer to ourselves as nobody. We do ourselves a great injustice when we allow ourselves, through tragedy, misfortune, challenge, discouragement, or whatever the earthly situation, to identify ourselves. No matter how or where we find ourselves, we cannot with any justification label ourselves as nobody. As children of God we are somebody. He will build us, mold us, and magnify us if we will but hold our heads up, our arms out, and walk with Him. What a great blessing to be created in His image and know of our true potential in and through him! What a great blessing to know that in His strength we can do all things!

"In God's eyes, nobody is a nobody.

We should never lose sight of what we may become and who we are."

Marvin J. Ashton

I would charge you to say again and again to yourselves,

I am a daughter of God and by so doing begin today to live closer

to those ideals which will make your life happier and more fruitful because of

an awakened realization of who you are.

Harold B. Lee

Over the years I have enjoyed collecting gems of wisdom from movies and musicals.

I always have with me a pen and a piece of paper so that I can write down any quotes I

might find worthwhile. I have quite a collection. On one occasion some years ago I was

watching the animated movie The Lion King with a few of my grandchildren. I took many

notes, for I found lessons there. That which I desire to share with you is an exchange which

takes place between a grown-up Simba and the spirit of his departed father, Mufasa, as Simba

is doubting himself and his destiny. Says Mufasa's spirit, "Look inside yourself, Simba.

You are more than what you have become. . . . Remember who you are. . . . Remember."

To all who are here today, I say, "Look inside yourself. You are more than what you

have become. Remember who you are." You are a son or daughter of our Heavenly Father.

You have come from His presence to live on this earth for a season and to live in such a

way that you are an example of the believers and a true light to the world. When that

season has ended, you will be able to return to live with Him once again. May this be your

blessing as you nurture your testimony and as you follow the example set for you and for

all of us by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, "the true Light, which lighteth every man

and woman that cometh into the world." Of Him I testify: He is our Savior and our

Redeemer, our Advocate with the Father. He is our Exemplar and our strength. He is the

light that shineth in darkness. That each of us here today may pledge to follow Him and to

be His lights among men and women is my prayer.

In His holy name even Jesus Christ the Lord amen.

Thomas S. Monson

"You can do hard things."

Emily Freeman

"I may be one, but one becomes two,

when you stand with me, and I stand with you..."

Hilary Weeks

"It is true that some have greater power of resistance than others, but everyone has the power to close his heart against doubt, against darkness, against unbelief, against anger, against hatred, against jealousy, against malice, against envy. God has given this power unto all of us, and we can gain still greater power by calling upon Him for that which we lack. If it were not so, how could we be condemned for giving way to wrong influences?"

George Q. Cannon