Wilford Woodruff Quotes

The President of the Church will not lead the people of the Church astray. It will never happen.

Let us never forget that it is the Lord who guides the Church. He is the one who makes our apostolates fruitful.

This is the Church of Jesus Christ, and He leads it. No assignment in it need ever overwhelm you if you know that and listen for the Master's voice.

I say to Israel, the Lord will never permit me or any other man who stands as president of this Church to lead you astray. It is not in the program. It is not in the mind of God. If I were to attempt that the Lord would remove me out of my place, and so He will any other man who attempts to lead the children of men astray from the oracles of God and from their duty.

In every growing church you will find leadership that is not afraid to believe God.

The Lord never had - and never will have to the end of time - a church on the earth without prophets, apostles, and inspired men. Whenever the Lord had a people on the earth that he acknowledged as such, that people were led by revelation.

The Lord tells us where we are going and tells us when we are coming.

The living Lord leads His living church.

When God's leading and directing, you don't have to kick the doors open.

The expression "follow the Brethren" has a broader meaning than some would apply to it. It means not only to agree with the counsel given to the Church by the Brethren, but also to follow their example in appearance and deportment.

Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.

When we arrive at dilemmas in life and we are unable to decipher the right direction to go, if we hope to maintain our confidence in the process, we must (repeat must) allow the Lord to be our Guide, our Strength, our Wisdom - our all!

Leadership requires vision, and whence will vision come except from hours spent in the presence of God in humble and fervent prayer?

The beautiful thing about this adventure called faith is that we can count on Him never to lead us astray.

God is looking for men in whose hands His glory is safe.

We’re supposed to depend upon God for our protection and our provision and for our daily bread, not for our government.

The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in the hands of its leaders.

My prayer today is that we will feel the loving arms of God wrapped around us, and will know in our hearts that He will never forsake us as we trust in Him.

Choosing to do what the Lord has defined as right will, in the long run, always lead to the best outcomes.

The Lord’s purposes are often accomplished as we pay heed to the guidance of the Spirit. I believe that the more we act upon the inspiration and impressions which come to us, the more the Lord will entrust to us His errands.

It's just stunning to watch churches struggle to get mission statements when there it is, the Great Commission, and they should simply do what it says.

Never will He hold your hand more tightly than when He is leading you through the dark.

The Church will never reach her full redemptive potential until men and women with the leadership gift step up and lead.

Without a vision our community will perish without Christ, but without a vision the church will perish as well.

When the pastor and his or her church have a vision, they will put their energy, time, money, and personnel into achieving it.