“To find real happiness, we must seek for it in a focus outside ourselves. No one has learned the meaning of living until he has surrendered his ego to the service of his fellowmen. Service to others is akin to duty, the fulfillment of which brings true joy.”

Thomas S. Monson | “The Lord’s Way,” Ensign, May 1990, p. 92

Topics: Happiness, Service

“Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable. There are hearts to gladden. There are kind words to say. There are gifts to be given. There are deeds to be done. There are souls to be saved.”

Thomas S. Monson | The Gifts of Christmas, First Presidency Message, December 2003

Topics: Charity, Love, Service

“[When we do temple work] for those who have gone beyond the veil…we expect no thanks, nor do we have the assurance that they will accept that which we offer. However, we serve, and in that process we attain that which comes of no other effort: we literally become Saviors on mount Zion. As our Savior gave His life as a vicarious sacrifice for us, so we, in some small measure do the same when we perform proxy work in the temple for those who have no means of moving forward unless something is done for them by those of us here on the earth”

Thomas S. Monson | Until We Meet Again

Topics: Service, Temples

“Because love is the great commandment, it ought to be at the center of all and everything we do in our own family, in our Church callings, and in our livelihood. Love is the healing balm that repairs rifts in personal and family relationships. It is the bond that unites families, communities, and nations. Love is the power that initiates friendship, tolerance, civility, and respect. It is the source that overcomes divisiveness and hate. Love is the fire that warms our lives with unparalleled joy and divine hope. Love should be our walk and our talk.”

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf | The Love of God, Ensign, Nov 2009, 21–24

Topics: Charity, Love, Service

“Long sufferers are really something because they think the errant and unrepentant are really something – something worth saving.”

Elder Neal A. Maxwell

Topics: Leadership, Patience, Service

“The less love, the less service.”

Elder Neal A. Maxwell | All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience

Topics: Charity, Love, Service

There is an old Relief Society story about a child who came in as his mother was putting the finishing touches on a cake. He asked: “Who are we giving that away to?” There is still merit in this little incident, as we can see that he is from a home where they are used to giving service to others.

JoAnn Randall | Finding Joy by Serving Others

Topics: Kindness, Parenting, Relief Society, Service

No missionary that ever lived failed to influence the lives of many for the better regardless of the number of converts he may have gained.

James M. Dunn | The Blessings of Missionary Service

Topics: Missionary Work & Preparation, Service

The Savior chose a very dramatic moment in which to emphasize the value of missionary work. He gave to his apostles the choice of their hearts. Peter said that he preferred to depart speedily from this life and be with the Savior in his kingdom. John the Beloved chose to stay behind and bring souls unto Christ. Imagine the importance of that beautiful moment, Peter choosing to be with the Savior in his kingdom above; and yet the Savior turned and said to Peter, “John my Beloved has chosen the greater thing.”

Robert E. Wells | The Greatest Thing in My Life

Topics: Ministering, Missionary Work & Preparation, Service

“When we begin to understand the magnitude of [the Messiah’s] sacrifice and service to us individually and collectively, we then cannot consider anything else to be of more importance or to approach His significance in our lives. “For most of us, this understanding does not come all at once and likely will not be fully complete during our mortal sojourn. We do know, however, that as we learn line upon line, our appreciation for the Savior’s contributions will increase and our knowledge and assurance of their truthfulness will grow.”

Cecil O. Samuelson | "Perilous Times," Ensign, Nov. 2004, 50-51

Topics: Jesus Christ, Sacrifice, Service

“God offers us counsel not just for our own safety but for the safety of His other children, whom we should love. There are few comforts so sweet as to know that we have been an instrument in the hands of God in leading someone else to safety. That blessing generally requires the faith to follow counsel when it is hard to do.”

Elder Henry B. Eyring | “Safety in Counsel,” Liahona, June 2008, pp. 2-7

Topics: Prayer, Service

“You ask, “What is the price of happiness?” First you must live the gospel of Jesus Christ in its purity and simplicity – not a half-hearted compliance, but hewing to the line. And this means an all-out devoted consecration to the great program of salvation and exaltation. An orthodox manner. The second, you must forget yourself and love your companion more than yourself. As you do these things, happiness can be yours in great and never-ending abundance.”

Spencer W. Kimball

Topics: Happiness, Love, Marriage, Service

“We are so busy constantly checking our own temperatures, we fail to notice the burning fevers of others.”

Elder Neal A. Maxwell

Topics: Happiness, Service

“We could not learn love in the abstract any more than we could learn patience and the other cardinal virtues. Just as we cannot know the “fellowship of his sufferings” without suffering, we also come to know real fellowship with our fellowmen only by serving them.”

Elder Neal A. Maxwell | All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience

Topics: Service, Trials

There is no shortage of suffering in this world, inside the Church and out, so look in any direction and you will find someone whose pain seems too heavy to bear and whose heartache seems never to end. One way to “always remember him” would be to join the Great Physician in His never-ending task of lifting the load from those who are burdened and relieving the pain of those who are distraught.

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland | Behold the Lamb of God

Topics: General Conference 2019, Service

“Be liberal in your giving, that you yourselves may grow. Don’t give just for the benefit of the poor, but give for your own welfare. Give enough so that you can give yourself into the kingdom of God through consecrating of your means and your time.”

Marion G. Romney | “The Way of the Lord,” Ensign, Nov. 1977, 8.

Topics: Charity, Fasting, Service

“What would happen if the principles of fast day and the fast offering were observed throughout the world[?] The hungry would be fed, the naked clothed, the homeless sheltered. … A new measure of concern and unselfishness would grow in the hearts of people everywhere.”

Gordon B. Hinckley | “The State of the Church,” Ensign, May 1991, 52–53.

Topics: Fasting, Service