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d. 2008
Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from March 12, 1995 until his death.
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There is nothing that dulls a personality so much as a negative outlook.
Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way.
We must work harder to build mutual respect, an attitude of tolerance, with forbearance one for another.
And now in my old age, she has again become the girl of my dreams.
By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.
In all of living have much of fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.
The best thing you can do is just keep busy, keep working hard, so you’re not dwelling on it all the time. Work is the best antidote for sorrow.
The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.
You are people with a present and with a future. Don't muff the ball. Be excellent.
So long as this church has any resources, those resources will be made available to those in need, anywhere in the world.
Cram your heads full of knowledge.
There is nothing as energizing, as confidence-building, as sustaining as the power of love. How substantial is its influence on the human mind and heart! How great and magnificent is its power in overcoming fear and doubt, worry and discouragement!
[W]ithout hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Please don’t nag yourself with thoughts of failure. Do not set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. Simply do what you can do, in the best way you know, and the Lord will accept of your effort.
When all is said and done, the greatest satisfaction you'll have in this life as you grow old will be seeing your children grow in righteousness and faith and goodness as citizens of the society of which they are a part.
The time has come for us to stand a little taller, to lift our eyes and stretch our minds to a greater comprehension and understanding of the grand millennial mission of this, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The wind is blowing and I feel like the last leaf on the tree. Actually, my health is quite good despite all the rumors to the contrary. Skillful doctors and nurses keep me on the right track; some of you may go before I do.
Civility carries with it the essence of courtesy, politeness, and consideration of others. All of the education and accomplishments in the world will not count for much unless they are accompanied by marks of gentility, of respect for others, of going the extra mile.
This cause will roll on in majesty and power to fill the earth. Doors now closed to the preaching of the gospel will be opened. The Almighty, if necessary, may have to shake the nations to humble them and cause them to listen to the servants of the living God. Whatever is needed will come to pass.”
I commend to all the virtues of industry and thrift, which I believe go hand in hand. The labor and thrift of the people make a nation, a community, or a family strong. Work and thrift make the family independent.
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