Example

Neal-A-Maxwell-Mormon“We cannot lead or draw others to Christ unless we stand closer to Him than they do.”
– Neal A. Maxwell

 

 

 

Burton_large“Live in such a way that people who know you but don’t know Christ will want to know Christ because of you.”
– H. David Burton

 

 

 

Harold B. Lee“You cannot lift another soul until you are standing on higher ground than he is.  You must be sure if you would rescue the man, that you yourself are setting the example of what you would have him be.  You cannot light a fire in another soul unless it is burning in your own soul.”
– Harold B. Lee

 

 
 

456px-Einstein_1921_by_F_Schmutzer“Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; it is the only means.”
– Albert Einstein*

 
 
 
 
 

474px-Saint_Francis_of_Assisi_by_Jusepe_de_Ribera“Preach the Gospel always, and if necessary, use words.”
– St. Francis of Assisi*

 

 

 

 

jeffrey-r-holland-large“You never check your religion at the door.  Not ever!”
– Jeffrey R. Holland

 

 

 

d-todd-christofferson-large“You cannot lift others to virtue on the one hand if you are entertaining vice on the other.”
– D. Todd Christofferson

 

 

 

elainesdalton“If you desire to make a difference in the world, you must be different from the world.”
– Elaine S. Dalton

 

 

 

leldontanner“Nothing will bring greater joy and success than to live according to the teachings of the gospel. Be an example; be an influence for good; be prepared and worthy to accept any call that comes from the Lord. Every one of us has been foreordained for some work as His chosen servant on whom he has seen fit to confer the priesthood and power to act in his name. Always remember that people are looking to you for leadership and you are influencing the lives of individuals either for good or for bad, which influence will be felt for generations to come.”
– N. Eldon Tanner

 

howard-w-hunter-mormon“Those who are filled with the love of Christ do not seek to force others to do better, they inspire others to do better.”
– Howard W. Hunter

 

 

 

hinckley_medium“The most persuasive gospel tract is the exemplary life of a Latter-day Saint.”
– Gordon B. Hinckley

 

heber-j-grant“Preaching and talking mean but very little unless our lives are lived in perfect harmony with our teachings.”
– Heber J. Grant

 
 
 
 

375px-Ralph_Waldo_Emerson_ca1857_retouched“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson*

 
 
 
 

 

brigham-young-mormon“We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.  We should set them an example that we wish them to imitate.”
– Brigham Young

 

 

 

howard-w-hunter-mormon“Let us follow the Son of God in all ways and all walks of life. Let us make him our exemplar and our guide. We are at a time in the history of the world and the growth of the Church when we must think more of holy things and act more like the Savior would expect his disciples to act. We should at every opportunity ask ourselves, “What would Jesus do?” and then act more courageously upon the answer. We must be about his work as he was about his Father’s. We should make every effort to become like Christ, the one perfect and sinless example this world has ever seen.”
– Howard W. Hunter

 

heber-j-grant“There is a still small voice telling us what is right, and if we listen to that still small voice we shall grow and increase in strength and power, in testimony and in ability not only to live the gospel but to inspire others to do so.”
– Heber J. Grant

 

 

MONSON_medium“If you want to give light to others you have to glow yourself.”
– Thomas S. Monson

 

 

 

isaacnewton“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
– Isaac Newton*

 

 

 

 

l-tom-perry-large“Go forward with new zeal and determination, and through your example shine the light of the gospel in this troubled world.”
– L. Tom Perry

 

 

 

 

 

“We draw people to Christ not by loudly discrediting what they believe by telling them how wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a light that is so lovely that they want with all their hearts to know the source of it.”
– Madeline L’Engle*

 

“Anyone can be an example, it takes effort to be a good example.”- Bishop Justesen “Your life as a Christian should make nonbelievers question their disbelief in God.”
– Unknown