Great Men and Women Are Always More Anxious to Serve Than to Have Dominion

President Spencer W. Kimball: “Great women and men are always more anxious to serve than to have dominion.”

In a world where praise, position, power, accolades, and authority are sought on every side, I honor those wonderful and blessed souls who are truly good and without guile, those who are motivated by a love of God and their neighbors, those great women and men who are “more anxious to serve than to have dominion.”

Today there are some who would have us believe our search for relevance can be satisfied only by obtaining position and power. Yet, thankfully, there are many who are uninfluenced by this perspective. They find relevance in seeking to be truly good and without guile. I have found them in all walks of life and in many faith traditions. And I find them in large numbers among the truly converted followers of Christ.

April 2015 General Conference, Michael T. Ringwood, Truly Good and Without Guile