14 Quotes by Chris Heimerdinger

I realized that no one can ever take anything from the Lord for granted, not the prosperity of the Church, not its vast army of missionaries, not its beautiful meeting houses and temples, nor the wealth and comfort he may enjoy. If apathy or complacency or unrighteousness reigns in the heart of a Saint, the gospel will be stripped away and given to another, more responsible steward.

There are only two forces at work in this world- black and white. Only people are grey.

...Teachings are given to different men under different circumstances and in different times... [but] ...the Lord is the same yesterday, today and forever. If a parent commands a little child not to play with matches, and then commands a teenager to light the campfire, is this a contradiction? It's only a question of preparedness - one is ready and one is not.

You are what you allow the Lord to make you.

Knowing the precise answers is not as crucial as the certainty that the answers do, in fact, exist. All we really want to know is that the helm is not unmanned. That the advocates of goodness and glory are still in control. That righteousness reigns. That perfection awaits. That the Atonement is real and available.

... We [can't] escape the influence of sin in the world, but [do] we have to pay money to see and hear it firsthand?

If you don’t feel as close to God today as you did yesterday, who moved?

Lasting happiness is the offspring of endurance.

Knowing the precies answers is not as crucial as the certainty that the answers do, in fact, exist.