Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorfis a German aviator, airline executive and religious leader. He currently serves as the Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsand is the eighth most senior apostle in the ranks of the church...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth6 November 1940
CountryGermany
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awareness consequences country grew horrific houses inflicted nations played terrible war
I played in bombed-out houses and grew up with the ever-present consequences of a lost war and the awareness that my own country had inflicted terrible pain on many nations during the horrific World War II.
spiritual moving destiny
Our destiny is not determined by the number of times we stumble but by the number of times we rise up, dust ourselves off, and move forward.
jesus effort christ
Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is not an effort of once a week or once a day. It is an effort of once and for all.
spiritual gratitude appreciate
No matter our circumstances, no matter our challenges or trials, there is something in each day to embrace and cherish. There is something in each day that can bring gratitude and joy if only we will see and appreciate it.
heaven forgiving common
Heaven is filled with those who have this in common: they are forgiven and they forgive.
important church eternity
Personal testimony of the gospel and the Church is the most important thing you can earn in this life. It will not only bless and guide you during this life, but it will also have a direct bearing on your life throughout eternity.
struggle church exhausted
The Church is designed to nourish the imperfect, the struggling, and the exhausted.
mistake light heaven
The heavens will not be filled with those who never made mistakes but with those who recognized that they were off course and who corrected their ways to get back in the light of gospel truth.
broken awkward may
Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God's love encompasses us completely. ... He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken.
stronger realizing imagine
You are stronger than you realize. You are more capable than you can imagine.
humility thinking thinking-less
We don’t discover humility by thinking less of ourselves; we discover humility by thinking less about ourselves.
thinking who-we-are determine
What we love determines what we seek. What we seek determines what we think and do. What we think and do determines who we are — and who we will become.
determination regret moving
We cannot go back in time and change the past, but we can repent. The Savior can wipe away our tears of regret and remove the burden of our sins. His Atonement allows us to leave the past behind and move forward with clean hands, a pure heart, and a determination to do better and especially to become better.
goal people everyday
The happiest people I know are not those who find their golden ticket; they are those who, while in pursuit of worthy goals, discover and treasure the beauty and sweetness of the everyday moments.