Top 100 Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes
#1. As we give of our time, talents and resources to tend the needs of the sick, offer food to the hungry and teach the dependent to stand on their own, we enrich ourselves spiritually beyond our ability to comprehend.
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#2. Everyone has wondered if his or her life will ultimately be a happy one.
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#3. Our Father in Heaven does not wish us to cower. He does not want us to wallow in our misery. He expects us to square our shoulders, roll up our sleeves, and overcome our challenges.
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#4. Often, parents feel overwhelmed. Many must accomplish the whole job single-handedly while bearing all of the emotional pain of divorce.
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#5. Patience with family members and others who are close to us is vital for us to have happy homes.
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#7. Young people should ponder over problems that might confront them and be prepared to cope with them in a way that their parents, their leaders, and their Heavenly Father would have them cope, that they might keep themselves clean and pure.
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#8. The notion that you can endanger your physical and mental health by letting strong passions go unsatisfied is a vicious falsehood.
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#9. For individuals to become fully active in the Church, they generally must experience a spiritual conversion and a social integration.
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#10. Our bodies are truly the result of what we eat, what we think about, and the exercise we receive. If we are not wise, these little things can soon cause major health problems that will limit our success and ability to serve.
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#12. Love is the greatest of all the commandments-all others hang upon it. It is our focus as followers of the living Christ. It is the one trait that, if developed, will most improve our lives.
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#13. We've all met those who seem to radiate happiness. They seem to smile more than others; they laugh more than others - just being around them makes us happier as well.
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#14. The Lord has promised great rewards for those who reach out to strengthen their brothers and sisters.
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#15. The way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life.
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#16. I have known exceptional people who have endured severe trials while others, at least on the surface, seem to have lived charmed lives.
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#17. Giant oak trees ... have deep root systems that can extend two-and-one-half times their height. Such trees rarely are blown down regardless of how violent the storms may be.
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#18. The birth of the Savior into mortality is an event of immeasurable significance that occurred almost 2,000 years ago. In much of the world, calendar years are numbered forward and backward from the entire time of His birth.
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#20. This I have observed: There are no language barriers in the Church. There is a mighty power that transcends the power of messages conveyed by words alone, and this is the power of messages communicated by the Spirit to our hearts.
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#21. Don't be discouraged if the answer to your prayer does not come immediately. Study, ponder, and pray, sincerely having faith, and live the commandments.
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#22. The Lord is well aware of our mortality. He knows our weaknesses. He understands the challenges of our everyday lives. He has great empathy for the temptations of earthly appetites and passions.
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#23. Brothers and sisters, if only we had more compassion for those who are different from us, it would lighten many of the problems and sorrows in the world today. It would certainly make our families and the Church a more hallowed and heavenly place.
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#24. The next time you're tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead.
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#25. The Holy Ghost is a personage of Spirit: a separate and distinct member of the Godhead.
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#26. As we look for humor, seek for the eternal perspective, understnd the principle of compensation, and draw near to our Heavenly Father, we can endure heardship and trial.
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#27. The gospel of Jesus Christ is more enduring than fame, more precious than riches, more to be desired than happiness.
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#28. Many run primarily for the exercise, but others run to condition themselves for well-publicized races of various distances.
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#30. I have had the opportunity to become acquainted with many wonderful people from many walks of life. I have known rich and poor, famous and modest, wise and otherwise.
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#32. When we make purchases on credit, they give us only an illusion of prosperity.
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#34. Joseph Smith was true to his calling and fulfilled his duty even in the face of severe persecution and great personal sacrifice.
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#35. 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.
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#36. In my early teens, I was a janitor. In high school, I got up early to deliver to accounts that required early service.
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#37. 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.
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#38. I believe that perseverance is vital to success in any endeavor, whether spiritual or temporal, large or small, public or personal ... All significant achievement results largely from perseverance.
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#39. There are many reasons our prayers may lack power. Sometimes they become routine. Our prayers become hollow when we say similar words in similar ways over and over so often that the words become more of a recitation than a communication.
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#40. 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.
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#41. Our friends should be companions who inspire us, who help us rise to our best.
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#42. Each minute is a little thing, and yet, with respect to our personal productivity, to manage the minute is the secret of success.
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#44. The living prophet and the apostles today are as lighthouses in the storm. Steer towards the light of the restored gospel and the inspired teachings of those who represent the Lord on earth.
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#45. If television viewing choices serve as a valid measure of our society, they who choose evil surely are more numerous than they who choose good.
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#46. When we are baptized and confirmed, when brethren are ordained to the priesthood, when we go to the temple and receive our endowment, when we enter into the new and everlasting covenant of eternal marriage - in all these sacred ordinances, we make solemn commitments to keep God's commandments.
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#47. We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever.
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#50. Sometimes the greatest love is not found in the dramatic scenes that poets and writers immortalize. Often, the greatest manifestations of love are the simple acts of kindness and caring we extend to those we meet along the path of life.
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#51. Sadly, many in our world today encourage idleness, especially in the form of mindless, inane entertainment that is on the Internet, on television, and in computer games.
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#52. We have at our fingertips information that 500 years ago would have made the poorest man a prince.
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#53. Sometimes those who start out the slowest end up going the farthest.
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#54. There is something about prosperity that brings out the worst in some people.
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#55. The Lord did not people the earth with a vibrant orchestra of personalities only to value the piccolos of the world. Every instrument is precious and adds to the complex beauty of the symphony.
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#56. Average leaders inspire people to punch a time clock. Great leaders inspire industry and passion.
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#57. Mortal experiences give us the opportunity to assess what we are doing with our lives.
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#58. A computer can be a useful and indispensable tool. But if we allow it to devour our time with vain, unproductive, and sometimes destructive pursuits, it becomes an entangling net.
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#60. Missionaries labor diligently to teach and baptize those who accept the gospel. In the process, their own testimonies become deeply rooted.
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#61. Wherever I go throughout the world - no matter the language, no matter the culture - I thrill to hear the testimonies of the Saints.
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#62. We don't have to be perfect today. We don't have to be better than someone else. All we have to do is to be the very best we can.
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#63. Self-control is one mark of a mature person; it applies to control of language, physical treatment of others, and the appetites of the body.
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#64. Many of us enjoy going to ball games and watching them on television. I am no exception. I love to watch a good athletic contest. If we spend excessive time with sporting events, however, we may neglect things that are much more important.
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#65. Our computers have become windows through which we can gaze upon a world that is virtually without horizons or boundaries.
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#66. I know that each of us has much to do. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by the tasks we face. But if we keep our priorities in order, we can accomplish all that we should. We can endure to the end regardless of temptations, problems, and challenges.
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#67. Those who make happiness the chief objective of life are bound to fail, for happiness is a by-product rather than an end in itself.
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#68. The Spirit is as operative today in communicating the gospel to all who seek the truth as it was on the day of Pentecost anciently.
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#69. My mother was a very positive thinker; she was always active, always doing something good.
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#70. Being true to one's duty is a mark of true disciples of the Lord and the children of God. Be valiant in your duty. Stay in step. Do not fail in your most important task, that of keeping your second estate. Be true to your duty, for it will bring you to God.
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#71. There has always been discouragement, negativism, and temptation in the world because of Lucifer.
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#72. Some people erroneously believe that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members are not Christian. We have difficulty understanding why anyone could accept and promote an idea that is so far from the truth.
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#73. We see ourselves as yesterday and today. Heavenly Father sees us as forever.
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#74. Often what passes for faith in this world is little more than gullibility.
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#75. Yes, the fullness of the gospel is a pearl of great price worth any effort.
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#76. Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful. They tend to brighten all around them. They make others feel better about themselves. They tend to be more humble, more joyful, more likable.
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#77. The compassion of Christlike friends deeply touches and changes our lives.
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#79. Sin leads to wickedness and to hearts that become hardened to things of the Spirit.
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#80. Learning to endure times of disappointment, suffering, and sorrow is part of our on-the-job training. These experiences, while often difficult to bear at the time, are precisely the kinds of experiences that stretch our understanding, build our character, and increase our compassion for others.
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#81. Knowledge is very important and one of the few things that accompanies us into the next life.
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#83. Many in the world are searching, often intensely, for a source of refreshment that will quench their yearning for meaning and direction in their lives. They crave a cool, satisfying drink of insight and knowledge that will soothe their parched souls.
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#84. The Resurrection is at the core of our beliefs as Christians. Without it, our faith is meaningless.
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#85. Nets are generally defined as devices for capturing something. In a more narrow but more important sense, we might define a net as anything that entices or prevents us from following the call of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God.
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#86. As we progress and become more like the Savior, we can strengthen every group with whom we associate, including families and friends.
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#87. Indeed, the world is a better place because there was such a leader as President Gordon B. Hinckley.
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#88. Fast offerings are used for one purpose only: to bless the lives of those in need.
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#89. I urge you children to be patient with your parents. If they seem to be out of touch on such vital issues as dating, clothing styles, modern music, and use of family cars, listen to them anyway. They have the experience that you lack.
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#90. The light from the sun breaks through space, bathing our planet as it encircles the sun with life-giving warmth and light. Without the sun, there could be no life on this planet; it would be forever barren, cold, and dark.
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#91. The impressions on the soul that comes from the Holy Ghost are far more significant than a vision. It is where the spirit speaks to spirit and the imprint upon the soul is far more difficult to erase.
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#92. 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.
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#93. For each human being, time is a necessary resource. It can neither be ignored nor changed.
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#94. There is a form of communication that transcends the power of words.
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#95. To me, integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences. It means being righteous from the very depth of our soul, not only in our actions but, more importantly, in our thoughts and in our hearts.
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#96. Some feel as though the world is their oyster; others feel as though they were the oyster itself, plucked from the ocean, cracked open, and robbed of all that is precious to them.
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#97. Having received the Spirit of Christ to know good from evil, we should always choose the good.
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#98. Because Jesus Christ suffered greatly, He understands our suffering. He understands our grief. We experience hard things so that we too may have increased compassion and understanding for others.
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#99. All evils to which so many become addicted begin in the mind and in the way one thinks.
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#100. You can get people to work by using threats or by promising rewards.
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