Top 300 Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “Study a foreign language if you have opportunity to do so. You may never be called to a land where that language is spoken, but the study will have given you a better understanding of your own tongue or of another tongue you may be asked to acquire.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

102. “Teach children tolerance. No one need surrender his or her own beliefs while extending tolerance to those with other beliefs.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

103. “Christmas means giving. The Father gave his Son, and the Son gave his life. Without giving there is no true Christmas, and without sacrifice there is no true worship.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

104. “Do not despair. Do not give up. Look for the sunlight through the clouds.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

105. “In all this world there is no substitute for personal integrity. It includes honor. It includes performance. It includes keeping one’s word. It includes doing what is right regardless of the circumstances.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

106. “Christmas is more than trees and twinkling lights, more than toys and gifts and baubles of a hundred varieties. It is love. It is the love of the Son of God for all mankind. It is magnificent and beautiful.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

107. “This will be the most important decision of your life, the individual whom you marry...”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

108. “I too believe that God will always make a way where there is no way. I believe that if we will walk in obedience to the commandments of God, if we will follow the counsel of the priesthood, he will open a way even where there appears to be no way.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

109. “We seldom get into trouble when we speak softly. It is only when we raise our voices that the sparks fly and tiny molehills become great mountains of contention.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

110. “The temple is concerned with things of immortality. It is a bridge between this life and the next. All of the ordinances that take place in the house of the Lord are expressions of our belief in the immortality of the human soul.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

111. “A truly educated man never ceases to learn.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

112. “Are these perilous times? They are. But we can have peace in our hearts and in our homes.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

113. “You must ask for God’s help. After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

114. “All of us have to deal with death at one time or another, but to have in one’s heart a solid conviction concerning the reality of eternal life is to bring a sense of peace in an hour of tragedy that can come from no other source under the heavens.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

115. “The time has come for us to stand a little taller, to lift our eyes and stretch our minds to a greater comprehension and understanding of the grand millennial mission of this, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

116. “There are few things more pathetic than those who have lost their curiosity and sense of adventure, and who no longer care to learn.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

117. “There is no substitute under the heavens for productive labor. It is the process by which dreams become realities. It is the process by which idle visions become dynamic achievements.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

118. “Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the Lord. Be positive.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

119. “Cultivate within yourselves the mighty power of self-discipline.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

120. “It’s true, isn’t it? Then what else really matters?”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

121. “If you do not choose the kingdom of God, it does not matter what you choose instead.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

122. “The singing of hymns and the rendition of selections from the great sacred oratorios by ward choirs all enhance the spirit of worship.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

123. “We recognize the universal power of music to touch the hearts of men and women everywhere and in all generations-to inspire and encourage, to sustain and lift, to comfort and bring peace.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

124. “The greatness of the world in which we live is the accumulated goodness of many small and seemingly inconsequential acts.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

125. “Let us take a little time to meditate, to think of what we can do to improve our lives and to become better examples of what a Latter-day Saint should be.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

126. “I believe in the principle that I can make a difference in this world. It may be ever so small, but it will count for the greater good.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

127. “No matter how old we become, we can acquire knowledge and use it. We can gather wisdom and profit from it. We can grow and progress and improve-and, in the process, strengthen the livs of those within our circle of influence.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

128. “I almost stand in awe when I think of Joseph Smith. The angel appeared to him in 1823 – he said to this simple little boy, ‘Your name should be known for good and evil throughout the entire world.’”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

129. “There is no more compelling motivation to worthwhile endeavor than the knowledge that we are children of God, that God expects us to do something with our lives, and that He will give us help when help is sought.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

130. “If we could follow the slogan that says,“Turn off the TV and open a good book” we would do something of substance for a future generation.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

131. “Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

132. “There is something almost sacred about a great library because it represents the preservation of the wisdom, the learning, and the pondering of men and women of all the ages, accumulated under one roof.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

133. “There cannot be peace where there is not trust; there cannot be freedom where there is not loyalty.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

134. “The true gospel of Jesus Christ never led to bigotry. It never led to self-righteousn ess. It never led to arrogance. The true gospel of Jesus Christ leads to brotherhood, to friendship, to appreciation of others, to respect and kindness and love.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

135. “The truest mark of your success in life will be the quality of your marriage.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

136. “It should be recognized that this Church is not a social club. This is the kingdom of God on the earth. It is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Its purpose is to bring salvation and exaltation to both the living and the dead.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

137. “Father forgive us, for we do not what we know.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

138. “Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that which we believe.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

139. “Don’t worry. I say that to myself every morning. It all works out in the end.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

140. “A nation will rise no higher than the strength of its homes. If you want to reform a nation you begin with families.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

141. “Quiet talk is the language of love. It is the language of peace. It is the language of God.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

142. “Gratitude is the beginning of civility, of decency and goodness, of a recognition that we cannot afford to be arrogant. We should walk with the knowledge that we will need help every step of the way.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

143. “Most of the things that make you angry are of very small consequence. And what a terrible price you are paying for your anger.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

144. “The greatest job that any mother will ever do will be in nurturing, teaching, lifting, encouraging and rearing her children in righteousness and truth. None other can adequately take her place.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

145. “We must work harder to build mutual respect, an attitude of tolerance, with forbearance one for another.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

146. “A testimony is a conviction, a quiet inward certainty of the reality of the living God, of the divinity of His Beloved Son, of the restoration of Their work in this time. It demands that we do what He has asked us to do.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

147. “Simple honesty is so remarkable a quality. It is of the very essence of Integrity.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

148. “How thankful I am, how thankful we all must be, for the women in our lives. God bless them. May His great love distill upon them and crown them with luster and beauty, grace and faith.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

149. “To save a girl is to save generations!”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

150. “Bind to you friends of your own kind, friends who will encourage you, stand with you, live as you desire to live, who will enjoy the same kind of entertainment, and who will resist the evil that you determine to resist.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley