Gordon B. Hinckley

Gordon B. Hinckley

"There is something wonderful about a book. We can pick it up. We can heft it. We can read it. We can set it down. We can think of what we have read. It does something for us. We can share great minds, great actions, and great undertakings in the pages of a book."
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"There is something wonderful about a book. We can pick it up. We can heft it. We can read it. We can set it down. We can think of what we have read. It does something for us. We can share great minds, great actions, and great undertakings in the pages of a book."
Gordon B. Hinckley Standing for Something: Ten Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
"If we are worried about the future, then we must look today at the upbringing of children."
Gordon B. Hinckley Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
"You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others..."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"“You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others...”"
Gordon B. Hinckley
"There are few things more pathetic than those who have lost their curiosity and sense of adventure, and who no longer care to learn."
Gordon B. Hinckley Way to Be!: 9 Ways To Be Happy And Make Something Of Your Life
"There is no more compelling motivation to worthwhile endeavor than the knowledge that we are children of God, that God expects us to do something with our lives, and that He will give us help when help is sought."
Gordon B. Hinckley Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
"To you wives who are constantly complaining and see only the dark side of life, and feel that you are unloved and unwanted, look into your own hearts and minds. If there is something wrong, turn about. Put a smile on your faces. Make yourselves more attractive. Brighten your outlook."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"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."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"I thank the Lord for the great principle of repentance and forgiveness."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"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."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"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."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"When you are young, do not get involved in steady dating. When you reach an age where you think of marriage, then is the time to become so involved."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"Marriage, in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"Unfortunately, some women want to remake their husbands after their own design."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"I am satisfied that every man or woman who goes to the temple in a spirit of sincerity and faith leaves the house of the Lord a better man or woman."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the Lord. Be positive."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"I am suggesting that as we go through life, we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"You can't build a great building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you're going to have a strong superstructure."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"How grateful I am for the law of tithing. It is the Lord's law of finance."
Gordon B. Hinckley
"Sister Hinckley and I are learning that the so-called golden years are laced with lead."
Gordon B. Hinckley
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