Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes
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251. “Work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

252. “It is my faith and conviction that the Constitution came not alone of the brain and purpose of man, but of the inspiration of God.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

253. “Believe in the sacred word of God, the Holy Bible, with its treasury of inspiration and sacred truth; in the Book of Mormon as a testimony of the living Christ. Believe in the Church as the organization which the God of Heaven established for the blessing of His sons and daughters of all generations of time.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

254. “Without labor there is neither wealth, nor comfort, nor progress.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

255. “People who carry in their hearts a strong conviction concerning the living reality of the Almighty and their accountability to Him for what they do with their lives are far less likely to become enmeshed in problems that inevitably weaken society.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

256. “Something happens inside of us when we are courteous and deferential toward others. It is all part of a refining process, which if persisted in, will change our very natures.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

257. “Believe in Jesus Christ, our Savior and our Redeemer, the Son of God, who came to earth and walked the dusty roads of Palestine-the Son of God-to teach us the way of truth and light and salvation, and who, in one great and glorious act offered an atonement for each of us. He opened the way of salvation and exaltation for each of us, under which we may go forward in the Church and kingdom of God. Be not faithless, but believe in the great and wonderful and marvelous blessings of the Atonement.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

258. “It was a very limited practice; carefully safeguarded. In 1890, that practice was discontinued.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

259. “You don’t need coffee. Nobody needs coffee. You can get along without it.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

260. “The small day-to-day decisions will determine the course of your lives.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

261. “God has saved you to make your appearance in the last days.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

262. “People are looking for stability in a shaky world. They want something they can get hold of that’s firm and sure and an anchor in the midst of all of this instability in which they’re living.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

263. “No man’s faith, no man’s religion, no religion in all the world can ever rise above the truth.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

264. “I believe without any doubt that you are the finest generation this Church has ever had.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

265. “We feel the need to emphasize with greater clarity the obligation for members of the Church to become more independent and self reliant.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

266. “The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

267. “It is so important to see that we are all converted, that we have in our hearts a conviction concerning this great work. It is not a matter of the head only. It is a matter of the heart. It is being touched by the Holy Spirit until we know that this work is true, that Joseph Smith was verily a prophet of God, that God lives and that Jesus Christ lives and that they appeared to the boy Joseph Smith, that the Book of Mormon is true, that the priesthood is here with all of its gifts and blessings.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

268. “Live today as if you were going to live forever, for you surely shall.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

269. “Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

270. “I think the world would be much poorer without religion, speaking generally.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

271. “All of us have far too much to do to waste our time and energies in criticism, faultfinding, or the abuse of others.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

272. “Give expression to the noble desires that lie in your heart.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

273. “If we are worried about the future, then we must look today at the upbringing of children.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

274. “None of us is perfect. There was only one perfect man who ever walked the earth, and He was the Son of God. We all have weaknesses and I guess we all make mistakes and will make mistakes in the future, but look for the virtues, the strengths, the goodness in those with whom you labor, and draw those characteristics into your own lives and make them a part of yourselves, and you will be the richer for it all the days that you live.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

275. “Keep your families close together, and love and honor your children.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

276. “It is both revealing and invigorating to occasionally set aside the worries of life, seek the company of a friendly book and mingle with the great of the earth, counsel with the wise of all time, look into the unlived days with prophets... To become acquainted with real nobility as it walks the pages of history and science and literature is to strengthen character and develop life in its finer meanings.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

277. “Do not nag yourself with a sense of failure.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

278. “Do the best you can. And remember that the greatest asset you have in this world is those children who you’ve brought into the world, and for whose nurture and care you’re responsible.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

279. “There is too much of criticism and faultfinding with anger and raised voices.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

280. “Nobody is lost until somebody has given up.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

281. “What I fear from these reports is that the prevalent use of foul language has become an acceptable pattern in the schools, probably due in large part to the influence of TV and the general permissiveness in our society.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

282. “I am totally in the hands of the Lord.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

283. “Of course we’re Christian. The very name of the church declares that.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

284. “We have never found, and I think we never shall find, an adequate substitute for the situation in which two wholesome young men meet with a family, reason with them, teach them, testify to them, and pray with them. We shall always need missionaries.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

285. “It is imperative that good people, men and women of principle, be involved in the political process; otherwise we abdicate power to those whose designs are almost entirely selfish.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

286. “Encourage your children to read more and watch television less.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

287. “I know of no other practise which will make one more attractive in conversation than to be well-read in a variety of subjects. There is a great potential within each of us to go on learning.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

288. “Criticism is the seed of divorce, and it develops rebellion in our young.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

289. “The work so performed is both remarkable and singular. It is a great work of love.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

290. “Great has been our past, wonderful is our present, and glorious can be our future.”

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291. “In very large measure each of us holds the key to the blessings of the Almighty upon us. If we wish the blessing, we must pay the price.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

292. “If we are to build that Zion of which the prophets have spoken and of which the Lord has given mighty promise, we must set aside our consuming selfishness. We must rise above our love for comfort and ease, and in the very process of effort and struggle, even in our extremity, we shall become better acquainted with our God.” – Gordon B. Hinckley.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

293. “Books represent the accumulated workings of the human mind, the endless treasures of man’s thoughts.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

294. “We wear on our faces the results of what we believe and how we behave, and such behavior is most evident in the eyes and on the faces of those who have lived many years.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

295. “I don’t think that the Internet has contributed greatly to immorality.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

296. “What a wonderful time it is for each of us to do his or her small part in moving the work of the Lord on to its magnificent destiny.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

297. “I think that the churches do a better job in many respects than the government does in various kinds of things. Extending aid, the helpfulness, and so on, yes.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

298. “For me, the reading of the scriptures is not the pursuit of scholarship. Rather, it is a love affair with the word of the Lord and that of His prophets.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

299. “I remind you that no man who makes disparaging remarks concerning those of another race can consider himself a true disciple of Christ,” said President Hinckley. “How can any man holding the Melchizedek Priesthood arrogantly assume that he is eligible for the priesthood whereas another who lives a righteous life but whose skin is of a different color, is ineligible?”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

300. “We’ve got to have a little humor in our lives. You had better take seriously that which should be taken seriously but, at the same time, we can bring in a touch of humor now and again. If the time ever comes when we can’t smile at ourselves, it will be a sad time.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley