Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes
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Our prayers can and should be focused on the practical, everyday struggles of life.
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Some have been ensnared in the net of excessive debt. The net of interest holds them fast, requiring them to sell their time and energies to meet the demands of creditors. They surrender their freedom, becoming slaves to their own extravagance.
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Telescopes and microscopes bring to our view the otherwise unseen and unknown.
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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 more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.
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This I have observed: There are no language barriers in the Church. There is a mighty power that transcends the power of messages conveyed by words alone, and this is the power of messages communicated by the Spirit to our hearts.
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We do not know the precise time of the Second Coming of the Savior, but we do know that we are living in the latter days and are closer to the Second Coming than when the Savior lived his mortal life in the meridian of time.
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There are many reasons our prayers may lack power. Sometimes they become routine. Our prayers become hollow when we say similar words in similar ways over and over so often that the words become more of a recitation than a communication.
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As society has shifted from an agrarian to an urban structure, the joy and necessity of diligent, hard work have been neglected.
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Think of how dark that Friday was when Christ was lifted up on the cross... It was a Friday filled with devastating, consuming sorrow that gnawed at the souls of those who loved and honored the Son of God.
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Sin leads to wickedness and to hearts that become hardened to things of the Spirit.
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Men and women who decide to flirt with adultery just once can become enmeshed in misery and unhappiness for themselves and their precious families.
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In my younger days, I loved to run. Although it may be hard for you to believe it, I did. And I did win a few races.
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Our computers have become windows through which we can gaze upon a world that is virtually without horizons or boundaries.
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Logic itself affirms that a loving Heavenly Father would not abandon His children without providing a way for them to learn of Him.
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As parents know, little children are, by their nature, without guile. They speak the thoughts of their minds without reservation or hesitance as we have learned as parents when they embarrass us at times. They do not deceive. They set an example of being without guile.
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Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women I have known.
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Even when we make mistakes, we hope others will love us in spite of our shortcomings - even if we don't deserve it.
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We have numerous examples of perseverance in the scriptures, in secular history, and in our own experiences.
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I loved my mission in Switzerland and Germany. As I left on the train from Basel, Switzerland, tears flowed down my cheeks because I knew then that my full-time service in the Church had ended.
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I know that each of us has much to do. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by the tasks we face. But if we keep our priorities in order, we can accomplish all that we should. We can endure to the end regardless of temptations, problems, and challenges.
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Some carry the burden of bitterness and resentfulness for many years.
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The compassion of Christlike friends deeply touches and changes our lives.
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Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic.