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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Anything so precious as the gospel of Jesus Christ is worthy of all the effort and sacrifice of time and means employed to teach it.
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We do not wonder that there is conflict in the world. There is now, and has been from the time that Cain slew Abel, so much of hatred.
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I submit that in the few minutes that Joseph Smith was with the Father and the Son, he learned more of the nature of God the Eternal Father and the risen Lord than all the learned minds in all their discussions through all centuries of time.
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If you have a temper, now is the time to learn to control it. The more you do so while you are young, the more easily it will happen.
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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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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.
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We’ve got to have a little humor in our lives. You had better take seriously that which should be taken seriously but, at the same time, we can bring in a touch of humor now and again. If the time ever comes when we can’t smile at ourselves, it will be a sad time.
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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.
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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.
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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.