Rise above the evils of the world. We need not be prudish. We need not adopt a holier-than-thou attitude. We need only let our personal integrity, our sense of right and wrong, and simple honesty govern our actions. – Gordon B. Hinckley, “The Shepherds of the Flock,” Ensign (CR) May 1999
Saying we have integrity is insufficient if our actions are inconsistent with our words. – Jack N. Girard, “Integrity: A Christlike Attribute,” Liahona (CR) May 2024
A life of integrity is not a life of perfection; it is a life in which we strive every day to foremost be true to God and within that context to be true to others. President Oaks reminds us, “Our zeal to keep [the] second commandment must not cause us to forget the first.”15 – […]
Exercising integrity in our choices is an outward expression of an inner commitment to follow the Savior Jesus Christ. – Jack N. Gerard, “Integrity: A Christlike Attribute,” Liahona (CR) May 2024
Jesus Christ is our Exemplar. Living a life of integrity requires us to be true to God, to each other, and to our divine identity. Integrity flows from the first great commandment to love God. Because you love God, you are true to Him at all times. You understand that there is right and wrong […]
When we destroy the principles of honesty, integrity, and morality, our civilization is most certainly on the verge of losing the power to preserve itself. According to the history of the past, other nations reached great eminence and power, but because of the wickedness of their people, they lost the glory that they formerly had. […]
Nobility of thought and purpose seems not to be sufficiently taught, encouraged, or valued.The standard of the common thief, “What can we get away with?” has become the standard for many in the world rather than what our own integrity ought to demand that we do. What has happened to self-respect and personal integrity, which […]
President James E. Faust suggested that integrity is the mother of many virtues. He noted that integrity can be defined “as a firm adherence to a code of moral values.” He also suggested that “integrity is the light that shines from a disciplined conscience. It is the strength of duty within us” (“Integrity, the Mother […]