Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes
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There is something about prosperity that brings out the worst in some people.
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We think we own things, but the reality is, our things own us.
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Each minute is a little thing, and yet, with respect to our personal productivity, to manage the minute is the secret of success.
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Modern medicine uses imaging 'windows' such as magnetic resonance imaging scanners to bring into view otherwise unseen vital information that skilled physicians can use for the benefit of their patients.
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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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Many in the world are searching, often intensely, for a source of refreshment that will quench their yearning for meaning and direction in their lives. They crave a cool, satisfying drink of insight and knowledge that will soothe their parched souls.
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Nets are generally defined as devices for capturing something. In a more narrow but more important sense, we might define a net as anything that entices or prevents us from following the call of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God.
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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.
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Every day is an adventure.
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We cannot have the fruits of the gospel without its roots.
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I have known exceptional people who have endured severe trials while others, at least on the surface, seem to have lived charmed lives.
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If Satan can weaken or destroy the loving relationships among members of families, he can cause more misery and more unhappiness for more people than he could in any other way.
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God truly is our Father, the Father of the spirits of all mankind. We are his literal offspring and are formed in his image. We have inherited divine characteristics from him.
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'Success' is a seductive word. Thousands of books have been written on the subject. They promise money, freedom, leisure, and luxury.
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Fast offerings are used for one purpose only: to bless the lives of those in need.
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To me, integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences. It means being righteous from the very depth of our soul, not only in our actions but, more importantly, in our thoughts and in our hearts.
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When some people have a difficult job to do, they give up everything else until that job is finished. Others just give up.
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In my early teens, I was a janitor. In high school, I got up early to deliver to accounts that required early service.
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The responsibility to do missionary work rests with every member of the Church.
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We can easily get our lives out of balance.
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Those who make happiness the chief objective of life are bound to fail, for happiness is a by-product rather than an end in itself.
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Prophets have no other purpose, no other mission except to serve God.
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The Savior encouraged brotherhood. He was not a long-distance leader. He walked and worked with those whom he led. He was not afraid of close friendships. He spent many hours with his disciples, and his relationships with them were intimate.
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God wants us to serve willingly and obediently.