Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes
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151. “Criticism is the forerunner of divorce, the cultivator of rebellion, sometimes an agent that leads to failure.”

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152. “It is difficult to press forward if we do not know how to obey.”

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153. “Every sacrament meeting ought to be a spiritual feast.”

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154. “As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

155. “Don’t get discouraged. Things will work out.”

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156. “Pray for the strength to walk the high road, which at times may be lonely but which will lead to peace and happiness and joy supernal.”

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157. “The world is our responsibility. We cannot evade it.”

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158. “Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we’ll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course is entirely uncertain.”

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159. “Mortality is but a stepping-stone to a more glorious existence in the future.”

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160. “Jesus said, ‘Except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.’ There are no exceptions. Baptism is a necessary ordinance.”

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161. “The discipline that is needed in our lives is the discipline that comes from within.”

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162. “Our burden in going forward is tremendous. But our opportunity is glorious.”

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163. “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.”

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164. “Don’t make the kinds of mistakes that will bring regret.”

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165. “There is no strength that is greater than the strength of virtue. There is no other nobility equal to the nobility of virtue. There is no quality so becoming, no attire so attractive.”

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166. “God gave us our agency. He taught us a way. He showed us what to do. But he gave us our agency and left us free to act as we choose to do.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

167. “Strength to do battle begins with enlisting the strength of God.”

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168. “There is nothing that dulls a personality so much as a negative outlook.”

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169. “When there throbs in the heart of an individual Latter-day Saint a great and vital testimony of the truth of this work, he will be found doing is duty in the Church.”

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170. “When we speak quietly one to another things somehow get settled.”

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171. “While there may be thorns and disappointments, while there may be heartache, even heartbreak, there can be peace and comfort and strength from the Lord for those who follow Him.”

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172. “No other practice will make one more attractive in conversation than to be well-read in a variety of subjects.”

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173. “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.”

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174. “We are winning the war against Satan, and the future has never looked brighter.”

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175. “What I am suggesting is that each of us turn from the negativism that permeates our society and look for the remarkable good among those with whom we associate, that we speak of one another’s virtues more than we speak of one another’s faults, that optimism replace pessimism, that our faith exceed our fears. When I was a young man and was prone to speak critically, my father would say: “Cynics do not contribute, skeptics do not create, doubters do not achieve.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

176. “God has brought us together as families to bring to pass His eternal purposes. We are part of this plan in this marriage relationship. let us love and respect and honor one another. We can do it, and we will be the better for it.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

177. “Each of us has to face the matter – either the Church is true, or it is a fraud. There is no middle ground. It is the Church and kingdom of God, or it is nothing.”

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178. “Mutual respect, the soft answer, financial honesty with the Lord, prayer. “I do not hesitate to promise that if you will go to your homes and cultivate and nurture it among these four cornerstones, your lives will be happy.””

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179. “Within your sphere of responsibility you have as serious an obligation as do I within my sphere of responsibility. Each of us should be determined to build the kingdom of God on the earth and to further the work of righteousness.”

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

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181. “I commend to you the virtues of thrift and industry. In doing so, I do not wish you to be a “tightwad,” if you will pardon that expression, or to be a freeloader, or anything of the kind.”

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182. “By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.”

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183. “All the beauty in the earth bears the fingerprint of the master creator.”

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184. “The trick, my brethren and sisters is to enjoy the journey, traveling hand in hand, in sunshine and storm, as companions who love one another.”

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185. “Gratitude creates the most wonderful feeling. It can resolve disputes. It can strengthen friendships. And it makes us better men and women.”

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186. “Children don’t need beating. They need love and encouragement. They need fathers to whom they can look with respect rather than fear. Above all, they need example.”

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187. “I hope we will never again see such a depression. But I am troubled by the huge consumer installment debt which hangs over the people of the nation, including our own people.”

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188. “Under the plan of heaven, the husband and the wife walk side by side as companions, neither one ahead of the other, but a daughter of God and a son of God walking side by side. Let your families be families of love and peace and happiness. Gather your children around you and have your family home evenings, teach your children the ways of the Lord, read to them from the scriptures, and let them come to know the great truths of the eternal gospel as set forth in these words of the Almighty.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

189. “Gambling undermines the moral fiber of society.”

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190. “We live in a society that feeds on criticism. It is so easy to find fault, and to resist doing so requires much discipline.”

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191. “Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations.”

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

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193. “There have been times when a particularly heavy dose of such cynicism has caused me to reflect that surely this is the age and place of the gifted pickle sucker!”

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194. “Life is precious. Life is sacred. And it ought so to be observed.”

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195. “In all we do we must cultivate faith. Increased faith is the touchstone to improved church performance.”

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196. “Fear not; only believe. This is a time to make resolutions that will be binding upon you. This is a season to set standards that will hold you to the right course and make you happy now and in the years that follow.”

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197. “Conflict grows out of ignorance and suspicion.”

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198. “I do not know what the future holds. I do not wish to sound negative, but I wish to remind you of the warnings of scripture and the teachings of the prophets which we have had constantly before us.”

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199. “We live in a world of shifting values. The family is falling apart. Parents failing in what they ought to do.”

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200. “Our hope concerning the future is great, and our faith is strong. We know we’ve scarcely scratched the surface of that which will come to pass in the years that lie ahead.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley