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(5/26/97)
The Lord said, "Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear
not." I have learned that such faith gives emancipating power.
Facing God first lets us decide firmly what we shall not do;
then we are free to pursue what we ought to do. — Elder Russell
M. Nelson, General Conference, April 1996
(5/27/97)
The most important thing we can do--young or old--is develop a
personal relationship with Jesus Christ. If we do, we will
always be comfortable with ourselves. Any questions of
self-esteem and self-worth will diminish, and we will have a
quiet confidence that will see us through any trial. And the
Savior's promise to us is "Fear not, little children, for you
are mine, and I have overcome the world" (D&C 50:41). —
Elder W. Don Ladd, General Conference, October 1994
(5/28/97)
…non murmurers are permitted to see so much more. Ancient Israel
was once compassed about with "a great host" of hostile horses
and chariots. Elisha counseled his anxious young servant, "Fear
not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with
them" (2 Kings 6:16). The prophet then prayed that the Lord
would "open" the young man's eyes, "and he saw: and, behold, the
mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about
Elisha"! (2 Kings 6:17). Regardless of how things seem, or come
to seem, in troubled times, "They that be with us are more than
they that be with them." My brothers and sisters, if our lips
are closed to murmuring, then our eyes can be opened. — Elder
Neal A. Maxwell, General Conference, October 1989
(5/29/97)
Faith in Him means believing that even though we do not
understand all things, He does. We, therefore, must look to Him
"in every thought; doubt not, fear not." (D&C 6:36.) —
President Ezra Taft Benson, General Conference, October 1983
(5/30/97)
The Savior will be in our midst saying, "Fear not, little flock"
(see D&C 6:34), urging us to "do good" even as we are badly
done by until divine intervention mercifully halts human
deterioration, for then "all flesh shall see [him] together"
(D&C 101:23), and "all nations shall tremble at [his]
presence" (D&C 133:42) as his coming makes "a full end of
all nations" (D&C 87:6) and as there are no laws but his
laws (see D&C 38:22). — Elder Neal A. Maxwell (October 1980)
(5/31/97)
In this work we cannot fail if we do our part. The Lord will not
permit us to fail. This is His work. He will open the doors in
our genealogical research. He will bless us as we come to the
temple. No, we cannot fail. The Lord said to His little flock of
Saints in the early days, "Therefore, fear not, little flock; do
good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are
built upon my rock, they cannot prevail. Look unto me in every
thought; doubt not, fear not." (D&C 6:34, 36.) — Pres. Ezra
Taft Benson, Mesa Arizona Temple Rededication, 16 April 1975
(10/30/00)
"It takes courage to keep the commandments. To fail to do so
because of peer pressure is to have the fear of man--to be more
afraid of what man thinks about us than what God thinks about
us." — Robert D. Hales, April 1996 Conference (May Ensign) pg.
37
(10/31/00)
"No matter how difficult the trail, and regardless of how heavy
our load, we can take comfort in knowing that others before us
have borne life's most grievous trials and tragedies by looking
to heaven for peace, comfort, and hopeful assurance. We can know
as they knew that God is our Father, that He cares about us
individually and collectively, and that as long as we continue
to exercise our faith and trust in Him there is nothing to fear
in the journey." — Elder M. Russell Ballard, "You Have Nothing
to Fear From the Journey", General Conference, April 1997
(11/1/00)
"Preparing ourselves and our families for the challenges of the
coming years will require us to replace fear with faith. We must
be able to overcome the fear of enemies who oppose and threaten
us. The Lord has said, 'Fear not, little flock; do good; let
earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are built upon my
rock, they cannot prevail' (D&C 6:34)." — "Duties, Rewards,
And Risks", Elder M. Russell Ballard, General Conference,
October 1989
(11/2/00)
"It is soul-satisfying to know that God is mindful of us and
ready to respond when we place our trust in Him and do that
which is right. There is no place for fear among men and women
who place their trust in the Almighty and who do not hesitate to
humble themselves in seeking divine guidance through prayer.
Though persecutions arise, though reverses come, in prayer we
can find reassurance, for God will speak peace to the soul. That
peace, that spirit of serenity, is life's greatest blessing." —
Ezra Taft Benson, "Pray Always," Ensign, Feb. 1990, p. 5
(1/5/04)
"It is not God who has given us the spirit of fear; this comes
from the adversary. So many of us are fearful of what our peers
will say, that we will be looked upon with disdain and
criticized if we stand for what is right. But I remind you that
"wickedness never was happiness" (Alma 41:10). Evil never was
happiness. Sin never was happiness. Happiness lies in the power
and the love and the sweet simplicity of the gospel of Jesus
Christ." - Gordon B. Hinckley, "Converts and Young Men," General
Conference, April 1997
(8/26/05)
"When the Lord took Moses unto
Himself, He then said to Joshua, 'Be strong and of a good
courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord
thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest' (Josh.
1:9). This is His work. Never forget it. Embrace it with
enthusiasm and affection.
"Let us not be afraid. Jesus is our leader, our strength, and
our king." - Gordon B. Hinckley, "Stay
the Course—Keep the Faith," Ensign, Nov. 1995, 72
1/6/06
"Let us remember that the
Savior is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and there can be
no greater promise than to know that if we are faithful and
true, we will one day be safely encircled in the arms of His
love (see D&C
6:20). He is always there to give encouragement, to
forgive, and to rescue. Therefore, as we exercise faith and
are diligent in keeping the commandments, we have nothing to
fear from the journey." - M. Russell Ballard, "You
Have Nothing to Fear from the Journey," Ensign (CR), May
1997, p.59
1/25/06
"Those who will receive
the Lord Jesus Christ as the source of their salvation will
always lie down in green pastures, no matter how barren and
bleak the winter has been. And the waters of their refreshment
will always be still waters, no matter how turbulent the
storms of life. In walking His path of righteousness, our
souls will be forever restored; and though that path may for
us, as it did for Him, lead through the very valley of the
shadow of death, yet we will fear no evil. The rod of His
priesthood and the staff of His Spirit will always comfort us.
And when we hunger and thirst in the effort, He will prepare a
veritable feast before us, a table spread even in the presence
of our enemies—contemporary enemies—which might include fear
or family worries, sickness or personal sorrow of a hundred
different kinds. In a crowning act of compassion at such a
supper He anoints our head with oil and administers a blessing
of strength to our soul. Our cup runneth over with His
kindness, and our tears runneth over with joy. We weep to know
that such goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of
our life, and that we will, if we desire it, dwell in the
house of the Lord forever. (See
Ps. 23.)" -
Jeffrey R. Holland, "He
Hath Filled the Hungry with Good Things," Ensign (CR),
November 1997, p.64
11/3/06
"Some live with an
unspoken fear of what awaits us and the Church in the world.
It grows ever darker in morality and spirituality. If we will
gather into the Church, live the simple principles of the
gospel, live moral lives, keep the Word of Wisdom, tend to our
priesthood and other duties, then we need not live in fear." -
Boyd K. Packer, "A
Defense and a Refuge," Ensign, November 2006
1/28/07
"The key to the
conquest of fear has been given through the Prophet Joseph
Smith. 'If ye are prepared ye shall not fear.' (D.
& C. 38:30) That divine message needs repeating
today in every stake and ward. Are we prepared in surrender to
God's commandments? In victory over our appetites? In
obedience to righteous law? If we can honestly answer yes, we
can bid fear depart. And the degree of fear in our hearts may
well be measured by our preparation by righteous living, such
as should characterize Latter-day Saints. To the handful of
believers at the opening of this dispensation, the Lord gave
this glorious promise:
"'Fear not, little flock; do good; let earth and hell combine
against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot
prevail.' (D.
& C. 6:34)" - John A. Widtsoe, "Conference Report,"
April 1942, Afternoon Meeting, p.33
3/6/07
"Fear is the opposite
of faith." - Boyd K. Packer, "Do
Not Fear," Ensign (CR), May 2004, p.77
11/24/07
"This is not a passive life. The word of God constantly sets
before us images of vigor and action and power, which image
under his benign guidance can be directed and controlled.
'Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to
make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?' Paul
asked the Romans. (Romans 9:21.)
Thomas E. McKay, speaking of his brother David O. McKay, said,
'As children, we swam in the cold streams around Huntsville.
David would be the first in the chilling water and shout to
the rest of us standing fearfully on the bank, 'Come on in,
the water is fine.' ' There comes a time when we must jump in
the cold water no matter how foreboding." - James E. Faust,
"To Reach Even unto You," p.44
1/31/08
"Incarnate evil, despite
its assiduous endeavors, has always lost ground. Finally victory
has been on the side of right.
"Thereby
has come man's marvelous conquest over surrounding forces, and
the steady improvement in the last few hundred years of the
conditions of the human race. Always, if on the side of
righteousness, man has managed to banish the gilded tyranny of
evil.
"Yet,
despite the lessons of the past, fear, unnecessary fear, lurks
in many human breasts. What of tomorrow? is shouted by the
forces of evil. In the consequent din is forgotten the
glorious promise that 'Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof.'
(Matt. 6:34)
Forgotten also is the ancient truth that fear is the devil's
first and chief weapon. Make a man or a nation afraid, and his
strength like that of Samson shorn of his locks, is gone. He
is no longer useful in the work of the world. He becomes a
tool of the unholy forces which seek to destroy mankind." - John A. Widtsoe, "Conference
Report," October 1950,
General Priesthood Meeting, p.184
7/10/08
"Who
among us can say that he or she has not felt fear? I know of
no one who has been entirely spared. Some, of course,
experience fear to a greater degree than do others. Some are
able to rise above it quickly, but others are trapped and
pulled down by it and even driven to defeat. We suffer from
the fear of ridicule, the fear of failure, the fear of
loneliness, the fear of ignorance. Some fear the present, some
the future. Some carry the burden of sin and would give almost
anything to unshackle themselves from those burdens but fear
to change their lives. Let us recognize that fear comes not of
God, but rather that this gnawing, destructive element comes
from the adversary of truth and righteousness. Fear is the
antithesis of faith. It is corrosive in its effects, even
deadly." - Gordon B. Hinckley, "Teachings of Gordon B.
Hinckley," p.220
6/14/09
“No man, following the example and dedication of the
Christ, should become ashamed or afraid of his true Christian
status and lack courage and strength, in the face of
opposition or the taunting of men, to remain true, firm, and
steadfast to his conviction of what is right in the sight of
God. This life is a probationary state wherein men and women
are tried and proven in the crucible of mortal existence.” - Delbert L. Stapley, “Conference Report,” April
1966, First Day—Morning Meeting, p. 26
8/18/11
We need not fear for the
future. This is the Lord’s work; it is his kingdom; and he
governs its affairs as he chooses. The keys, having been
committed to man on earth, are now vested in those of his own
choosing.
And as the Lord lives, and as
Christ is true, and as truth will prevail, I testify that this
work shall roll forward until it fills the whole earth, and
until the knowledge of God covers the earth as the waters cover
the sea. - Bruce R. McConkie, "The Keys of the Kingdom," Ensign
(CR) April 1983