Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes
- We must work harder to build mutual respect, an attitude of tolerance, with forbearance one for another. - View Quote Details on We must work harder to build mutual respect, an attitude…
- 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. - View Quote Details on The wind is blowing and I feel like the last…
- Believe in Jesus Christ, our Savior and our Redeemer, the Son of God, who came to earth and walked the dusty roads of Palestine-the Son of God-to teach us the way of truth and light and salvation, and who, in one great and glorious act offered an atonement for each of us. He opened the way of salvation and exaltation for each of us, under which we may go forward in the Church and kingdom of God. Be not faithless, but believe in the great and wonderful and marvelous blessings of the Atonement. - View Quote Details on Believe in Jesus Christ, our Savior and our Redeemer, the…
- This is my prayer for all of us—”Lord, increase our faith.” Increase our faith to bridge the chasms of uncertainty and doubt…. Grant us faith to look beyond the problems of the moment to the miracles of the future…. Give us faith to do what is right and let the consequence follow. - View Quote Details on This is my prayer for all of us—”Lord, increase our…
- By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves. - View Quote Details on By and large, I have come to see that if…
- Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way. - View Quote Details on Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can…
- At the last performance of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, prior to structural upgrades, Hinckley addressed the Choir. He commented on the expected 18 months that the Tabernacle would be closed, adding “I hope I’m here to welcome you back! - View Quote Details on At the last performance of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in…
- I am an old man!… I’m given to meditation and prayer. I would enjoy sitting in a rocker, swallowing prescriptions, listening to soft music, and contemplating the things of the universe. But such activity offers no challenge and makes no contribution. I wish to be up and doing. I wish to face each day with resolution and purpose. I wish to use every waking hour to give encouragement, to bless those whose burdens are heavy, to build faith and strength of testimony. - View Quote Details on I am an old man!… I’m given to meditation and…
- You are people with a present and with a future. Don’t muff the ball. Be excellent. - View Quote Details on You are people with a present and with a future…
- There is nothing that dulls a personality so much as a negative outlook. - View Quote Details on There is nothing that dulls a personality so much as…
- Under the plan of heaven, the husband and the wife walk side by side as companions, neither one ahead of the other, but a daughter of God and a son of God walking side by side. Let your families be families of love and peace and happiness. Gather your children around you and have your family home evenings, teach your children the ways of the Lord, read to them from the scriptures, and let them come to know the great truths of the eternal gospel as set forth in these words of the Almighty. - View Quote Details on Under the plan of heaven, the husband and the wife…
- Humbly, I seek the blessing of the Lord. I am overwhelmed with a sense of inadaquacy. I feel shaken. I’d like to express appreciation to my father, who lies critically ill. No son ever had a better father. I’d like to express appreciation to my mother. I say these things, because I’d like to make the point that all of us in our various situations are the result, largely, of the lives that touch ours. And today, I feel profoundly grateful for all who have touched mine. - View Quote Details on Humbly, I seek the blessing of the Lord. I am…
- There is so great a need for civility and mutual respect among those of differing beliefs and philosophies. We must not be partisans of any doctrine of ethnic superiority. We live in a world of diversity. We can and must be respectful toward those with whose teachings we may not agree. We must be willing to defend the rights of others who may become the victims of bigotry. - View Quote Details on There is so great a need for civility and mutual…
- I would like to suggest to you that you ‘grab life by the horns’ and do not let life grab you by the horns. You take control of your lives. … Do not let life control you. … Take charge. Rise to the divinity that is within you. - View Quote Details on I would like to suggest to you that you ‘grab…
- [W]ithout hard work, nothing grows but weeds. - View Quote Details on [W]ithout hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
- 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. - View Quote Details on The best thing you can do is just keep busy,…
- And so I say to you young men, rise up and discipline yourself to take advantage of educational opportunities. Do you wish to marry a girl whose education has been far superior to your own? - View Quote Details on And so I say to you young men, rise up…
- 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.” - View Quote Details on This cause will roll on in majesty and power to…
- So long as this church has any resources, those resources will be made available to those in need, anywhere in the world. - View Quote Details on So long as this church has any resources, those resources…
- It isn’t as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don’t worry. I say that to myself every morning. It will all work out. If you do your best, it will all work out. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. … If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers. - View Quote Details on It isn’t as bad as you sometimes think it is…
About Gordon B. Hinckley
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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