Joseph B. Wirthlin
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Joseph B. Wirthlin
Joseph Bitner Wirthlinwas an American businessman, religious leader and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was sustained to the Twelve on October 4, 1986, and ordained an apostle on October 9, 1986, by Thomas S. Monson. He became an apostle following the death of church president Spencer W. Kimball. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Wirthlin was accepted by the church membership as a prophet,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth11 June 1917
CountryUnited States of America
The compassion of Christlike friends deeply touches and changes our lives.
The gospel of Jesus Christ is not a religion of mourning and gloom.
The Holy Ghost will warn us of danger, and it will inspire us to help others in need.
The Lord has promised great rewards for those who reach out to strengthen their brothers and sisters.
The Prophet Joseph Smith lived in troubled times.
There was never any doubt of Christ's priorities.
Through the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Lord has established His Church once again among men.
Too often today, we do not rely on faith so much as on our own ability to reason and solve problems.
When some people have a difficult job to do, they give up everything else until that job is finished. Others just give up.
When the Savior Himself was born, there were troubled times.
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.
As an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, I testify to you this day that the time will come when every one of us will look into the Savior's loving eyes.
The Godhead consists of three separate, distinct personages who are one in purpose. The Father and the Son have tangible bodies of flesh and bone while the Holy Ghost is a personage of spirit.
Born of a noble father and a saintly mother, President Hinckley learned as a young boy the truths of the restored gospel from his faithful parents. He came to respect deeply and value highly his pioneer heritage.