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
occupation rooms improvement
There is room for improvement in every life. Regardless of our occupations, regardless of our circumstances, we can improve ourselves and while so doing have an effect on the lives of those about us.
persistence excellence self-improvement
Do your best, and be a little better than you are.
lord ordinary people work
The work of the Lord is done by ordinary people who work in an extraordinary way.
biggest facing forget himself lose work
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.
extend
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.
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Some husbands regard it as their prerogative to compel their wives to fit their standards of what they think to be the ideal.
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You have to establish in your life some sense of prioritizing things, of giving emphasis to the important things and of laying aside the unimportant things that will lead to nothing.
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The gospel is not a philosophy of repression, as so many regard it. It is a plan of freedom that gives discipline to appetite and direction to behavior.