As apostles and prophets, we are concerned not only for our children and grandchildren but for yours as well – and for each of God’s children.
Russell M. NelsonGod spoke to me and called me to His Service. What form this service was to take the voice did not say.
Florence NightingaleWe give speeches and pin ribbons onto uniforms, etch names into walls. And all that is fine, but too often, all those tributes, all those words aren’t always backed up by action. And that felt like such a stark contrast to me, because, as we all know, our military is all about action.
Michelle ObamaI have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!
Douglas MacArthurGet off your butt and join the Marines!
John WayneI haven’t written my own epitaph, and I’m not sure I should. Whatever it is, I hope it will be simple, and that it will point people not to me, but to the One I served.
Billy GrahamThe army is the true nobility of our country.
Napoleon BonaparteI was a Marine for 41 years, and it wasn’t long enough. We enjoy putting on that uniform.
Jim MattisThat service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake.
Mahatma GandhiThe best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Mahatma GandhiIt has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.
Napoleon HillLet us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.
Mother TeresaWe’re running the company to serve more people.
Mark ZuckerbergWorking with our military community has been the biggest honor of my life.
Michelle ObamaService to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
Muhammad AliI don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.
Albert SchweitzerIf a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.
H. L. MenckenAll missionaries, younger and older, serve with the sole hope of making life better for other people.
Russell M. NelsonThere is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.
Lucius Annaeus SenecaHere at home, when Americans were standing in long lines to give blood after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we squandered an obvious opportunity to make service a noble cause again, and rekindle an American spirit of community.
Joe BidenWhen the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said ‚Let us pray.‘ We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
Desmond TutuThe theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God’s children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
H. L. MenckenThe decision to serve a mission will shape the spiritual destiny of the missionary, his or her spouse, and their posterity for generations to come. A desire to serve is a natural outcome of one’s conversion, worthiness, and preparation.
Russell M. NelsonFor many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
Queen Elizabeth IITo Marines, love of liberty is not an empty phrase… Rather, it’s displayed by blood, sweat, and tears for the fallen.
Jim MattisAmong us, who is above must be in service of the others. This doesn’t mean we have to wash each other’s feet every day, but we must help one another.
Pope FrancisIn this world filled with challenges, we do need help from time to time. Religion, eternal truth, and our missionaries are vital parts of that help.
Russell M. NelsonTo give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.
Douglas AdamsThe Corps is in good hands, and it’s been a privilege to serve with the Leathernecks. Now it’s time to go.
Jim MattisService which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.
Mahatma GandhiThe next thing I knew, I was out of the service and making movies again. My first picture was called, GI Blues. I thought I was still in the army.
Elvis PresleyWe need more missionaries – more worthy missionaries.
Russell M. NelsonTherefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God’s Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.
Queen Elizabeth III doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another.
Russell M. NelsonWhoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness – great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
Jim RohnWhether full-time missionaries or members, we should all be good examples of the believers in Jesus Christ.
Russell M. NelsonI like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.
Ralph Waldo EmersonOver the course of my career in law enforcement, I have witnessed over and over again the selflessness and sacrifice of law enforcement who lay their lives on the line every day to protect people who they will never meet and people who will never know their names.
Kamala HarrisOne thing I just want to say to the military families – while you might not wear a uniform, I know – we all know, the nation knows – that you serve and sacrifice right alongside of your loved ones. And we are so grateful and proud of all of you for your service to this nation.
Michelle ObamaSome people wonder all their lives if they’ve made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem.
Ronald ReaganThink of what you are, you Christians. You are God’s children; you are joint heirs with Christ. The ‚many mansions‘ are for you; the palms and harps of the glorified are for you. You have a share in all that Christ has and is and shall be.
Charles SpurgeonWhat humility does for one is it reminds us that there are people before me. I have already been paid for. And what I need to do is prepare myself so that I can pay for someone else who has yet to come but who may be here and needs me.
Maya AngelouI did 20 years in the Navy. I joined the Navy right out of high school and went through Navy boot camp, went to SEAL training, got done with that, and then showed up at a SEAL team, where I did 20 years. That was pretty much my whole adult life.
Jocko WillinkWhat pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country.
Joseph AddisonNothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another.
George WashingtonI have worshipped woman as the living embodiment of the spirit of service and sacrifice.
Mahatma GandhiMy parents taught me service – not by saying, but by doing. That was my culture, the culture of my family.
Alice WalkerThe sergeant is the Army.
Dwight D. EisenhowerI’m committed to the people of Gujarat. I will devote each and every moment to serve my people of Gujarat.
Narendra ModiMission presidents hold keys of responsibility for the welfare, safety, and success of their missionaries.
Russell M. NelsonWhen trouble breaks out, our men and women in uniform, they don’t just sit around thinking about it or talking about it – they act. They put on that uniform. They leave their loved ones behind. They go out there. They give orders. They follow orders. They do whatever it takes to keep our country safe.
Michelle ObamaPreparation for a mission is important. A mission is a voluntary act of service to God and humankind. Missionaries support that privilege with their personal savings. Parents, families, friends, and donors to the General Missionary Fund may also assist.
Russell M. NelsonUse power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.
George W. BushThe purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.
Albert SchweitzerThe gods‘ service is tolerable, man’s intolerable.
PlatoThe high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.
Albert EinsteinOur love, our gratitude, our admiration for our men and women in uniform, our veterans and their families – all of that is bigger than any one party or any one election.
Michelle ObamaLife’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‚What are you doing for others?‘
Martin Luther King, Jr.A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large.
Henry FordThe names of Dingane and Bambata, Hintsa and Makana, Squngthi and Dalasile, Moshoeshoe and Sekhukhuni, were praised as the glory of the entire African nation. I hoped then that life might offer me the opportunity to serve my people and make my own humble contribution to their freedom struggle.
Nelson Mandela