The whole essence of the Christian religion is based on the atonement of Christ, his death and his resurrection.
— Gordon B. Hinckley
You have to establish in your life some sense of prioritizing things, of giving emphasis to the important things and of laying aside the unimportant things that will lead to nothing.
Children can be disciplined with love.
Brigham Young had a prophetic vision.
A nation will rise no higher than the strength of its homes.
Some of you, unfortunately, will never marry in this life. That turns out to be the case sometimes. If that happens, do not spend your life grieving over it. The world still needs your talents. It needs your contribution.
Until I got older, I never dreamed of what a demanding responsibility it is to keep food in the pantry, to keep clothing neat and presentable, to buy all that is needed to keep a home running.
To you wives who are constantly complaining and see only the dark side of life, and feel that you are unloved and unwanted, look into your own hearts and minds. If there is something wrong, turn about. Put a smile on your faces. Make yourselves more attractive. Brighten your outlook.
The Lord is forgiving, but sometimes life is not forgiving.
Today is a part of eternity.
In the underdeveloped countries, we have young men and women, many of them of capacity but without opportunity to improve themselves. They cannot do so without help.
Oh, I don't think religion has failed. It's man who has failed. Christ hasn't failed. The Gospel hasn't failed. The teachings of God have not failed.
Encourage your children to read more and watch television less.
We are all prone to be a little selfish, a little lazy.
When the 'Book of Mormon' was first published, some of those who believed in it taught it to others and testified of it.
We magnify our priesthood and enlarge our calling when we serve with diligence and enthusiasm in those responsibilities to which we are called by proper authority.
A tattoo is graffiti on the temple of the body.
There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter.
Keep your families close together, and love and honor your children.
My wife once said that one of her great ambitions was to walk down the streets of Hong Kong with her children. So we all went to Asia on one occasion. Then she said she'd like to walk down the streets of Jerusalem with her children. So we arranged our family finances and all went to Jerusalem.
We all exercise agency in the choices we make.
Opportunities for sharing the gospel are everywhere.
You dear women, I say thanks to you. Thank you for being the kind of people you are and doing the things you do.
Unfortunately, some women want to remake their husbands after their own design.
It is difficult for me to understand the tragic accounts of troubled marriages that come to me.
I thank the Lord for the great principle of repentance and forgiveness.
Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.
I have two sons. Good sons. They're both businessmen.
Nothing's too good for the Lord.
Teach your daughters to walk in virtue.
The biggest challenge facing a missionary today is to forget himself and lose himself in the work.
The Savior of all mankind left the ninety and nine to find the one lost. That one who was lost need not have become lost.
I hope that if you are employed full-time, you are doing it to ensure that basic needs are met and not simply to indulge a taste for an elaborate home, fancy cars, and other luxuries.
I promise you that the time will come, if you have tattoos, that you will regret your actions. They cannot be washed off. They are permanent. Only by an expensive and painful process can they be removed. If you are tattooed, then probably for the remainder of your life you will carry it with you.
Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the Lord. Be positive.
I've never been a believer in the physical punishment of children. I don't think it is necessary.
I've tried to recognize my wife's individuality, her personality, her desires, her background, her ambitions.
Parents have no greater responsibility in this world than the bringing up of their children in the right way, and they will have no greater satisfaction as the years pass than to see those children grow in integrity and honesty and make something of their lives.
If you are a good missionary, you will return home with the desire to continue to serve the Lord, to keep His commandments, and to do His will.
My children are now all grown. Some are in their 60s. But when they call and I answer the phone, they say, 'How are you?' And before I can answer, they ask, 'Is Mother there?'
Some husbands regard it as their prerogative to compel their wives to fit their standards of what they think to be the ideal.
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.
Eternal vigilance is the price of eternal development.
When you touch the life of a man of this generation, that influence is felt through generations yet to come.
I've been blessed so abundantly that I can never get over it. I just feel so richly blessed that I want to extend that to others wherever I can.
Seek to establish an environment conducive to study in the home.
I have many friends of other religions, and I am satisfied that they are very conscientious, good people who are trying to do good. I appreciate that.
There is dissatisfaction among a great many Christian people. They are not happy with what they have and, therefore, respond readily to the message of the restored gospel.
It has been my privilege on various occasions to converse with presidents of the United States and important men in other governments. At the close of each such occasion, I have reflected on the rewarding experience of standing with confidence in the presence of an acknowledged leader.
I cannot understand why any young man - or young woman, for that matter - would wish to undergo the painful process of disfiguring the skin with various multicolored representations of people, animals, and various symbols.
