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
dear people women
You dear women, I say thanks to you. Thank you for being the kind of people you are and doing the things you do.
accounts marriages tragic troubled
It is difficult for me to understand the tragic accounts of troubled marriages that come to me.
We are all prone to be a little selfish, a little lazy.
Our bodies... are the tabernacles of our spirits.
good
I have two sons. Good sons. They're both businessmen.
fear god
Fear comes not from God but from the evil one.
christ god man religion teachings
Oh, I don't think religion has failed. It's man who has failed. Christ hasn't failed. The Gospel hasn't failed. The teachings of God have not failed.
among great message readily respond restored
There is dissatisfaction among a great many Christian people. They are not happy with what they have and, therefore, respond readily to the message of the restored gospel.
buy clothing demanding dreamed food home neat needed responsibility until
Until I got older, I never dreamed of what a demanding responsibility it is to keep food in the pantry, to keep clothing neat and presentable, to buy all that is needed to keep a home running.
environment god holiness house leave noise peace sacred spirit walls within
There is need occasionally to leave the noise and the tumult of the world and step within the walls of a sacred house of God, there to feel His Spirit in an environment of holiness and peace.
achieve ask impose imposition improved lies tendency
There is a tendency in all of us to ask for better statistical performance. There is a tendency to impose quotas behind which usually lies imposition of pressure to achieve improved statistics.
case grieving life marry needs turns
Some of you, unfortunately, will never marry in this life. That turns out to be the case sometimes. If that happens, do not spend your life grieving over it. The world still needs your talents. It needs your contribution.
cannot capacity improve men opportunity women
In the underdeveloped countries, we have young men and women, many of them of capacity but without opportunity to improve themselves. They cannot do so without help.
cannot matter painful process skin undergo understand various
I cannot understand why any young man - or young woman, for that matter - would wish to undergo the painful process of disfiguring the skin with various multicolored representations of people, animals, and various symbols.