Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes
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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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Giant oak trees... have deep root systems that can extend two-and-one-half times their height. Such trees rarely are blown down regardless of how violent the storms may be.
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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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The more sin is rationalized, the greater the possibility of destruction by Satan's wolves.
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Lucifer is a master at gradual deception.
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Sin leads to wickedness and to hearts that become hardened to things of the Spirit.
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You are stronger than you think.
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In some respects, progressing through life is like running a marathon.
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Some carry the burden of bitterness and resentfulness for many years.
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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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The Lord Jesus Christ is our partner, helper and advocate.
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Telescopes and microscopes bring to our view the otherwise unseen and unknown.
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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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Immorality, violence, and divorce, with their accompanying sorrows, plague society worldwide.
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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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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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We will all rise from the grave.
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Financial problems cause distress and loss of self-respect.
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Love is the beginning, the middle, and the end of the pathway of discipleship. It comforts, counsels, cures, and consoles.
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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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Some of the choicest blessings of my life have been the close friendships I have experienced over the years. Often, these friendships have been forged in the fires of shared experience.
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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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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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Our families should gather for family prayer morning and night.