Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckleywas an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsfrom March 12, 1995, until his death. Considered a prophet, seer, and revelator by church members, Hinckley was the oldest person to preside over the church in its history...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth23 June 1910
CountryUnited States of America
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In the underdeveloped countries, we have young men and women, many of them of capacity but without opportunity to improve themselves. They cannot do so without help.
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I cannot understand why any young man - or young woman, for that matter - would wish to undergo the painful process of disfiguring the skin with various multicolored representations of people, animals, and various symbols.
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My heart reaches out to you missionaries. You simply cannot do it alone and do it well. You must have the help of others. That power to help lies within each of us.
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I promise you that the time will come, if you have tattoos, that you will regret your actions. They cannot be washed off. They are permanent. Only by an expensive and painful process can they be removed. If you are tattooed, then probably for the remainder of your life you will carry it with you.
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We live in a world that is filled with filth and sleaze, a world that reeks of evil. You cannot afford that filthy poison to touch you. Stay away from it. Avoid it.
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The work of the Lord is done by ordinary people who work in an extraordinary way.
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The biggest challenge facing a missionary today is to forget himself and lose himself in the work.
people
People seem to be looking for discipline in a topsy-turvy world.
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The most persuasive gospel tract is the exemplary life of a faithful Latter-day Saint.
believer
I've never been a believer in the physical punishment of children. I don't think it is necessary.
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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.
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At the end of our lives, we step across the threshold or death and enter into a new and better world. I believe that. It's just that simple.
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Through reading the scriptures, we can gain the assurance of the Spirit that that which we read has come of God for the enlightenment, blessing, and joy of his children.
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I've been blessed so abundantly that I can never get over it. I just feel so richly blessed that I want to extend that to others wherever I can.