“I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me and them, on that day I made up my mind that God should have all of William Booth there was. And if there is anything of power in the Salvation Army, it is because God has had all the adoration of my heart, all the power of my will, and all the influence of my life.” IfsMenShouldMindHeartHas BeensMadeOpportunityJesusChristPoorSecretBrainVisionGreaterInfluenceMy HeartJesus ChristShould HaveArmySalvationCaughtLondonAdorationSalvation Army Author:William Booth
“The fruit of the Spirit is the natural produce of his gracious inward influence, the spontaneous and inevitable result of his uniting us to Jesus Christ.” SpiritJesusChristNaturalResultsInfluenceProduceJesus ChristFruitInevitableInwardSpontaneousGraciousUnitingFruits Of The Spirit Author:Philip Graham Ryken
“Let us instill into the hearts of our children the love of freedom. Teach them that to be free is as precious as life itself. Fight every influence - Socialist, communist, whatever it may be - that would deprive an American citizen of the liberty vouchsafed by the Constitution. Liberty is truth. In truth we find liberty. You teachers, feel it in your hearts; instill it into the hearts of these precious children. May the Church of Jesus Christ ever stand true to the ideals of freedom.” FeelsHeartMayChildrenFightingJesusChristChurchLibertyTeachTeacherInfluenceCitizensJesus ChristIdealsConstitutionOur ChildrenCommunistSocialistAmerican CitizensInstillPrecious Children Author:David O. McKay
“Might we never be the helpers of the great hinderer, Satan! Let us ask that the Lord Jesus would so perfectly tune our spirits to the keynote of His exceeding great love, that all our unconscious influence may breathe only of that love, and help all with whom we come in contact to obey the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.” MayHelpingMightSpiritAsksJesusChristLordInfluenceJesus ChristBreatheContactSatanUnconsciousTunesOur LordGreat LoveLord Jesus ChristHelpersOur Lord Jesus Christ Book:Royal commandments; or, Morning thoughts for the King's servants Source: Royal commandments; or, Morning thoughts for the King's servants
“Christianity is not the faith of the complacent, the comfortable or of the timid. It demands and creates heroic souls like Wesley, Wilberforce, Bonhoeffer, John Paul the Second, and Billy Graham. Each showed, in their own way, the relentless and powerful influence of the message of Jesus Christ.” WaySoulJesusChristPowerfulChristianityInfluenceDemandComfortableMessagesJesus ChristHeroicRelentlessComplacentJohn PaulBonhoefferWilberforce Author:Mitt Romney
“Worldly influences would hinder use of our agency afforded through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. But we are agents who can act, and that affects everything in terms of how we live the gospel in our daily lives. It affects how we pray, how we study the scriptures, how we worship at church.” UseJesusTermChristChurchStudyInfluencePrayingWorshipJesus ChristScriptureAgentsAgencyDaily LifeWorldlyAtonementHinder Author:David A. Bednar
“He is the greatest influence in the world today. There is... a fifth Gospel being written - the work of Jesus Christ in the hearts and lives of men and nations.” MenWorldHeartTodayChristianJesusNationsChristWrittenInfluenceJesus ChristFifthWorld Today Author:William Griffith Thomas
“As we follow that Man of Galilee-even the Lord Jesus Christ-our personal influence will be felt for good wherever we are, whatever our callings.” MenJesusFeltChristLordInfluenceCallingJesus ChristLord Jesus ChristPersonal Influence Author:Thomas S. Monson