Worth of Souls

“Brothers and sisters, the most powerful Being in the universe is the Father of your spirit. He knows you. He loves you with a perfect love. God sees you not only as a mortal being on a small planet who lives for a brief season—He sees you as His child. He sees you as the being you are capable and designed to become. He wants you to know that you matter to Him.” President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, You Matter to Him, October 2011 General Conference http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/you-matter-to-him?lang=eng

“Our individual worth is already divinely established as “great”; it does not fluctuate like the stock market.” Elder Neal A Maxwell, Consecrate Thy Performance, April 2002 General Conference https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2002/04/consecrate-thy-performance?lang=eng

“One title that defines all of us in the most fundamental way is son of Heavenly Father. No matter what else we are or do in life, we must never forget that we are God’s literal spirit children. We were His children before we came to this world, and we will be His children forevermore. This basic truth should change the way we look at ourselves, our brothers and sisters, and life itself.” President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Four Titles, April 2013 Priesthood Session https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/04/four-titles?lang=eng

“The pure love of Christ can remove the scales of resentment and wrath from our eyes, allowing us to see others the way our Heavenly Father sees us: as flawed and imperfect mortals who have potential and worth far beyond our capacity to imagine.” President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, The Merciful Obtain Mercy, April 2002 General Conference http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/the-merciful-obtain-mercy

“If we truly understood the Atonement and the eternal value of each soul, we would seek out the wayward boy and girl and every other wayward child of God. We would help them to know of the love Christ has for them.” Elder M. Russell Ballard, The Atonement and the Value of One Soul, April 2004 General Conference http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/the-atonement-and-the-value-of-one-soul?lang=eng

“Sisters, wherever you are, whatever your circumstances may be, you are not forgotten. No matter how dark your days may seem, no matter how insignificant you may feel, no matter how overshadowed you think you may be, your Heavenly Father has not forgotten you. In fact, He loves you with an infinite love. Just think of it: You are known and remembered by the most majestic, powerful, and glorious Being in the universe! You are loved by the King of infinite space and everlasting time! He who created and knows the stars knows you and your name—you are the daughters of His kingdom. The Psalmist wrote: “When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; “What is man, that thou art mindful of him? …“For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.” God loves you because you are His child.” President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Forget Me Not, October 2011 General Relief Society Meeting http://www.lds.org/broadcasts/article/general-relief-society-meeting/2011/09/forget-me-not?lang=eng

“Some years ago while I was attending a priesthood leadership session of the Monument Park West Stake conference, this scripture became the theme for the visitor from the Welfare Committee, my former stake president, Paul C. Child. In his accustomed style, Brother Child left the stand and began to walk down the aisle among the assembled priesthood brethren. He quoted the verse, “Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God.” (D&C 18:10.) Then he asked the question, “Who can tell me the worth of a human soul?” Every man in attendance began to think of an answer in the event Brother Child were to call on him. I had grown up under his leadership, and I knew he would never call on a high councilor or member of a bishopric; rather, he would select one who would least expect to be called. Sure enough, he called from a list he carried the name of an elders quorum president. Thunderstruck, the brother stammered as he asked, “Would you repeat the question, please?” The question was repeated, followed by an even longer pause. Suddenly the response came forth, “The worth of a human soul is its capacity to become as God.” Brother Child closed his scripture, walked back to the pulpit, and, while passing me whispered, “A profound reply; a profound reply.” With this perspective firmly in our minds, we are prepared to serve in the great mission of bringing souls unto Him.” President Thomas S. Monson, The Service That Counts, October 1989 General Conference http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1989/10/the-service-that-counts?lang=eng

“A faithful woman can become a devoted daughter of God—more concerned with being righteous than with being selfish, more anxious to exercise compassion than to exercise dominion, more committed to integrity than to notoriety. And she knows of her own infinite worth.” Elder Russell M. Nelson, Woman – of Infinite Worth, October 1989 General Conference http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1989/10/woman-of-infinite-worth?lang=eng

“There is a question in both the Old and the New Testaments: “What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?” (Ps. 8:4; see also Heb. 2:5–7.) The answer is taught most simply in the song we sang together at the intermission of the meeting: I am a child of God, And He has sent me here… Those lyrics teach a basic doctrine of the Church. We are the children of God. That doctrine is not hidden away in an obscure verse. It is taught over and over again in scripture.” President Boyd K. Packer, The Pattern of Our Parentage, October 1984 General Conference http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1984/10/the-pattern-of-our-parentage?lang=eng

“We know from modern revelation that “the worth of souls is great in the sight of God.” We cannot gauge the worth of another soul any more than we can measure the span of the universe. Every person we meet is a VIP to our Heavenly Father. Once we understand that, we can begin to understand how we should treat our fellowmen.” President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, You Are My Hands, April 2010 General Conference http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/04/you-are-my-hands?lang=eng