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
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I submit that in the few minutes that Joseph Smith was with the Father and the Son, he learned more of the nature of God the Eternal Father and the risen Lord than all the learned minds in all their discussions through all centuries of time.
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The remedy for most marital stress is not in divorce. It is in repentance and forgiveness, in sincere expressions of charity and service. It is not in separation. It is in simple integrity that leads a man and a woman to square up their shoulders and meet their obligations. It is found in the Golden Rule, a time-honored principle that should first and foremost find expression in marriage.
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Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine.
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The work of the Lord is done by ordinary people who work in an extraordinary way.
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The biggest challenge facing a missionary today is to forget himself and lose himself in the work.
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People seem to be looking for discipline in a topsy-turvy world.
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The most persuasive gospel tract is the exemplary life of a faithful Latter-day Saint.
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I've never been a believer in the physical punishment of children. I don't think it is necessary.
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Determine that there will never be anything that will come between you that will disrupt your marriage. Make it work. Resolve to make it work.
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At the end of our lives, we step across the threshold or death and enter into a new and better world. I believe that. It's just that simple.
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Through reading the scriptures, we can gain the assurance of the Spirit that that which we read has come of God for the enlightenment, blessing, and joy of his children.
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I've been blessed so abundantly that I can never get over it. I just feel so richly blessed that I want to extend that to others wherever I can.
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Some husbands regard it as their prerogative to compel their wives to fit their standards of what they think to be the ideal.
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You have to establish in your life some sense of prioritizing things, of giving emphasis to the important things and of laying aside the unimportant things that will lead to nothing.