Joseph B. Wirthlin
Joseph B. Wirthlin
Joseph Bitner Wirthlinwas an American businessman, religious leader and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was sustained to the Twelve on October 4, 1986, and ordained an apostle on October 9, 1986, by Thomas S. Monson. He became an apostle following the death of church president Spencer W. Kimball. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Wirthlin was accepted by the church membership as a prophet,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth11 June 1917
CountryUnited States of America
Expressions of solemn testimony have long been important to the children of God upon the earth.
Some memories are unforgettable, remaining ever vivid and heartwarming!
What people think and believe and plan are all very important, but what they do is the thing that counts most.
Every person on the earth today lived at one time in heavenly realms. We walked with our Heavenly Father. We knew Him. We heard His voice. We loved Him.
Yes, the fullness of the gospel is a pearl of great price worth any effort.
When we make purchases on credit, they give us only an illusion of prosperity.
Financial problems cause distress and loss of self-respect.
Experience teaches that when the will and imagination are in conflict, the imagination usually wins. What we imagine may defeat our reason and make us slaves to what we taste, see, hear, smell, and feel in the mind's eye. The body is indeed the servant of the mind.
There has always been discouragement, negativism, and temptation in the world because of Lucifer.
We do not know the precise time of the Second Coming of the Savior, but we do know that we are living in the latter days and are closer to the Second Coming than when the Savior lived his mortal life in the meridian of time.
Bookstore operators tell us that the books which head the bestseller list are books on peace and happiness.
There is something about prosperity that brings out the worst in some people.
There is no substitute for kindness in the home. This lesson I learned from my father. He always listened to my mother's advice. As a result, he was a better, wiser, and kinder man.
I don't know whether we Church members fully appreciate the Book of Mormon, one of our sacred scriptures, as we really should.