22 Quotes by John H. Groberg

Keep your eye on eternal goals.

There is something eternal in the very nature of writing, as is so graphically illustrated by the scriptures themselves. In a very real sense, our properly written histories are a very important part of our family scripture and become a great source of spiritual strength to us and to our posterity.

Our joy now and forever is inextricably tied to our capacity to love.

The more we obey God, the more we desire to help others. The more we help others, the more we love God and on and on. Conversely, the more we disobey God and the more selfish we are, the less love we feel.

We can leave a place behind, or we can stay in that place and leave our selfishness behind.

I have come to know that we learn much more of what is important when we concentrate on helping others than when we concentrate on our own challenges.

Only that which lasts forever is real. That which is done in the temple lasts forever; therefore, the temple is the real world. Most of what we experience “out there,” such as sickness, wealth, poverty, fame, etc., lasts for only a short period of time, so it is not the real world.

There is great power in loving, consistent, fervent family prayer. Don’t deny your families this blessing. Don’t allow the strength that comes from family prayer to slip away from you and your loved ones through neglect.

You cannot compromise principles to achieve unity.