Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes
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The sweet companionship of eternal marriage is one of the greatest blessings God has granted to His children.
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Often what passes for faith in this world is little more than gullibility.
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Dates that come around every year help us measure progress in our lives. One annual event, New Year's Day, is a time of reflection and resolution.
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Perhaps the best-known Old Testament example of perseverance is the story of Job.
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What people think and believe and plan are all very important, but what they do is the thing that counts most.
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The Resurrection is at the core of our beliefs as Christians. Without it, our faith is meaningless.
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Prosperity often leads to pride, which leads to sin.
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Expressions of solemn testimony have long been important to the children of God upon the earth.
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I give thanks to my Creator for this wonderful life where each of us has the opportunity to learn lessons we could not fully comprehend by any other means.
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Each night before I go to bed, I take out a small card and write a list of the things I need to do the next day in order of their priority.
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Today is the day of decision.
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Many of us enjoy going to ball games and watching them on television. I am no exception. I love to watch a good athletic contest. If we spend excessive time with sporting events, however, we may neglect things that are much more important.
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To beguile is to deceive or lead astray, as Lucifer beguiled Eve in the Garden of Eden.
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Relatively mild gusts of wind blow some trees down. Graceful palm trees, for example, are lovely to look at but will not stand up in a heavy wind because they are not well anchored.
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You may feel singled out when adversity enters your life. You shake your head and wonder, 'Why me?'
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Sadly, many in our world today encourage idleness, especially in the form of mindless, inane entertainment that is on the Internet, on television, and in computer games.
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The people who misuse the Sabbath lose the blessings of spiritual food and growth promised to those who keep this commandment.
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Many years ago, large packs of wolves roamed the countryside in Ukraine, making travel in that part of the world very dangerous. These wolf packs were fearless. They were not intimidated by people nor by any of the weapons available at that time. The only thing that seemed to frighten them was fire.
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We are all busy. It's easy to find excuses for not reaching out to others, but I imagine they will sound as hollow to our Heavenly Father as the elementary school boy who gave his teacher a note asking that he be excused from school March 30th through the 34th.
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Duty is too often what one expects from others and not what one does.
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Most of us don't mind doing what we ought to do when it doesn't interfere with what we want to do, but it takes discipline and maturity to do what we ought to do whether we want to or not.
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Our bodies are truly the result of what we eat, what we think about, and the exercise we receive. If we are not wise, these little things can soon cause major health problems that will limit our success and ability to serve.
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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.
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Prior to high school, I played a lot of neighborhood football.