Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes
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The Lord did not people the earth with a vibrant orchestra of personalities only to value the piccolos of the world. Every instrument is precious and adds to the complex beauty of the symphony.
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You are stronger than you think.
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Why must we love the Lord? Because as we do so, we become refined, pure, and holy.
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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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Our families should gather for family prayer morning and night.
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Mortal experiences give us the opportunity to assess what we are doing with our lives.
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We've all met those who seem to radiate happiness. They seem to smile more than others; they laugh more than others - just being around them makes us happier as well.
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The Lord Jesus Christ is our partner, helper and advocate.
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We don't have to be perfect today. We don't have to be better than someone else. All we have to do is to be the very best we can.
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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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The Savior was selfless. He viewed himself and his own needs as secondary, and he ministered to others tirelessly, lovingly, effectively.
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Wherever I go throughout the world - no matter the language, no matter the culture - I thrill to hear the testimonies of the Saints.
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We will all rise from the grave.
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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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If we become ill, modern medicine can work healing miracles.
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Sin leads to wickedness and to hearts that become hardened to things of the Spirit.
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Experience teaches that when the will and imagination are in conflict, the imagination usually wins. What we imagine may defeat our reason and make us slaves to what we taste, see, hear, smell, and feel in the mind's eye. The body is indeed the servant of the mind.
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Honesty is of God and dishonesty of the devil; the devil was a liar from the beginning.
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Financial problems cause distress and loss of self-respect.
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Lucifer is a master at gradual deception.
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How can we love days that are filled with sorrow? We can't - at least not in the moment.
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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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At a very early age and continuing throughout my life, I have marveled at the beautiful story of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Many today feel troubled and distressed; many feel that, at any moment, the ships of their lives could capsize or sink.