Russell M. Nelson as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said: “A large church is something like a large person. Each requires a strong heart. Each one of you is an important part of the heart of the Church. I love a good strong heart! I know that a heart works better if each part works in perfect harmony with the others. I also know that if those fibers don’t work in unison, the heart can stop pumping. That is just one of the many lessons we can learn from the workings of the human heart.
As the Church continues to grow, it will bless the lives of more and more people throughout the world. So a larger heart and greater resources will be needed. From where do those resources come? They come from you, the faithful, tithe-paying members here at the heart of the Church. You dear members bear much of the burden of its growth. We all share the responsibility to “go . . . into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).
Yes, we need to keep the heart of the Church strong in order to keep pace with growth elsewhere. We need to rescue those among us who are not presently participating as actively as they might. We need their strength, and, more importantly, they need the blessings that will thereby come to them and their families. (“The Doctrine,” North America Southeast Area Stake Conference Broadcast, January 26, 2014). . . .
From ‘Teachings of Russel M. Nelson’, Deseret Book, 2018 p.58-9
