Service Over Prominence in the Work Place or World

"Those who desire prominence or power should follow the example of the valiant Captain Moroni, whose service was not “for power” or for the 'honor of the world'"


Dallin H. Oaks, Apr. 2011, General Conference"Desire"

Materialism Traps

"Those whose highest desire is to acquire possessions fall into the trap of materialism. They fail to heed the warning 'Seek not after riches nor the vain things of this world'"


Dallin H. Oaks, Apr. 2011, General Conference "Desire"

Treasure Your Testimony

"The most valuable power we can possess is the treasure of a personal testimony of our Lord Jesus Christ."


Enrique R. Falabella, Oct. 2007, "Why Are We Members of the Only True Church?"

The Time is Now

“I am suggesting that the time has come to get our houses in order. So many people are living on the very edge of their incomes. In fact, some are living on borrowings. … I am troubled by the huge consumer installment debt which hangs over the people of the nation, including our own people.”


Gordon B. Hinckley

Money is not an Evil

"Money in and of itself is not an evil, but as Paul taught Timothy, it is thelove of money that is the root of all evil. There are some of the wealthy who deal with their prosperity very well using their resources to bless others and build the kingdom. For many, however, wealth presents major difficulties."


Joe J Christensen, Apr 1999, "Greed, Selfishness, and Overindulgence"

Spend Less Than You Earn

"Spend less than you earn. This is simple counsel but a powerful secret for financial happiness. All too often a family’s spending is governed more by their yearning than by their earning. They somehow believe that their life will be better if they surround themselves with an abundance of things. All too often all they are left with is avoidable anxiety and distress. Those who live safely within their means know how much money comes in each month, and even though it is difficult, they discipline themselves to spend less than that amount"


Joseph B. Wirthlin Conference Report, Apr. 2004," Earthly, Heavenly Debts"

Pay Debts Quickly

“Many of our people are living on the very edge of their incomes. In fact, some are living on borrowings. I urge you to be modest in your expenditures; discipline yourselves in your purchases to avoid debt to the extent possible. Pay off debt as quickly as you can, and free yourselves from bondage.”

President Gordon B. Hinckley “To the Boys and to the Men,” Liahona, Jan. 1999, 65–66; Ensign,Nov. 1998, 53–54.

Bless Others & Build the Kingdom

"There are those among us who have been blessed abundantly with enough and to spare. Our Heavenly Father expects that we do more with our riches than build larger barns to hold them. Will you consider what more you can do to build the kingdom of God? Will you consider what more you can do to bless the lives of others and bring light and hope into their lives?"

Joseph B. Wirthlin Conference Report, Apr. 2004," Earthly, Heavenly Debts"

Interest Never Sleeps

 “Interest never sleeps nor sickens nor dies; it never goes to the hospital; it works on Sundays and holidays; it never takes a vacation. … Once in debt, interest is your companion every minute of the day and night; you cannot shun it or slip away from it; you cannot dismiss it; it yields neither to entreaties, demands, or orders; and whenever you get in its way or cross its course or fail to meet its demands, it crushes you."


President J. Reuben Clark Jr. Conference Report, Apr. 1938, 103

Pay A Fast Offering

"There is another aspect of sound financial management, and it has to do with our budgeting and offering to the Lord a fast offering to bless those in need. We must cheerfully and gratefully apply this principle if we would perfect ourselves."

Thomas S. Monson, "Guiding Principles of Personal and Family Welfare", Ensign, Sept. 1986, 3

Take Responsibility

“The responsibility for each person’s social, emotional, spiritual, physical, or economic well-being rests first upon himself, second upon his family, and third upon the Church if he is a faithful member thereof.

“No true Latter-day Saint, while physically or emotionally able, will voluntarily shift the burden of his own or his family’s well-being to someone else.”

Thomas S. Monson, "Guiding Principles of Personal and Family Welfare", Ensign, Sept. 1986, 3 (President Monson quoting President Kimball)