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
Sometimes we make the process more complicated than we need to. We will never make a journey of a thousand miles by fretting about how long it will take or how hard it will be. We make the journey by taking each day step by step and then repeating it again and again until we reach our destination.
When some people have a difficult job to do, they give up everything else until that job is finished. Others just give up.
I remember when I was young, there was an older boy who was physically and mentally disabled. He had a speech impediment and walked with difficulty. The boys used to make fun of him. They teased and taunted him until sometimes he would cry.
Indeed, the world is a better place because there was such a leader as President Gordon B. Hinckley.
In my early teens, I was a janitor. In high school, I got up early to deliver to accounts that required early service.
Immorality, violence, and divorce, with their accompanying sorrows, plague society worldwide.
Each night before I go to bed, I take out a small card and write a list of the things I need to do the next day in order of their priority.
Everyone has wondered if his or her life will ultimately be a happy one.
The consequences of ignoring the Lord and His prophets are certain and often accompanied by great sorrow and regret.
I loved my mission in Switzerland and Germany. As I left on the train from Basel, Switzerland, tears flowed down my cheeks because I knew then that my full-time service in the Church had ended.
At the final day, the Savior will not ask about the nature of our callings. He will not inquire about our material possessions or fame. He will ask if we ministered to the sick, gave food and drink to the hungry, visited those in prison, or gave succor to the weak.
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.
What people think and believe and plan are all very important, but what they do is the thing that counts most.