Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckleywas an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsfrom March 12, 1995, until his death. Considered a prophet, seer, and revelator by church members, Hinckley was the oldest person to preside over the church in its history...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth23 June 1910
CountryUnited States of America
Gordon B. Hinckley quotes about
continue good home return serve
If you are a good missionary, you will return home with the desire to continue to serve the Lord, to keep His commandments, and to do His will.
divine easily god urge virtuous
Be virtuous in thought and in deed. God has planted in you, for a purpose, a divine urge which may be easily subverted to evil and destructive ends.
finance grateful law
How grateful I am for the law of tithing. It is the Lord's law of finance.
demeaning less temple work
If there were more temple work done in the Church, there would be less of selfishness, less of contention, less of demeaning others.
christ employed gospel jesus means precious teach time worthy
Anything so precious as the gospel of Jesus Christ is worthy of all the effort and sacrifice of time and means employed to teach it.
time wonder
We do not wonder that there is conflict in the world. There is now, and has been from the time that Cain slew Abel, so much of hatred.
conviction fortified god greater importance individual jesus lives
There is nothing we could do of greater importance than to have fortified in our individual lives an unshakable conviction that Jesus is the Christ, the living Son of the living God.
basic elaborate employed ensure fancy home hope indulge met needs simply taste
I hope that if you are employed full-time, you are doing it to ensure that basic needs are met and not simply to indulge a taste for an elaborate home, fancy cars, and other luxuries.
great principle thank
I thank the Lord for the great principle of repentance and forgiveness.
life
The Lord is forgiving, but sometimes life is not forgiving.
recognize tried
I've tried to recognize my wife's individuality, her personality, her desires, her background, her ambitions.
marriage
If there were no immortality there would be no need for temples. There would be no need for eternal marriage if there were no eternity.
bringing children greater grow pass responsibility
Parents have no greater responsibility in this world than the bringing up of their children in the right way, and they will have no greater satisfaction as the years pass than to see those children grow in integrity and honesty and make something of their lives.
life meant
Life is meant to be enjoyed, not just endured.