Fear comes not from God but from the evil one.
— Gordon B. Hinckley
I do not fear truth. I welcome it. But I wish all of my facts to be in their proper context.
The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.
The smallest gesture can mean to much to those who may need a little lift in their lives.
We do not wonder that there is conflict in the world. There is now, and has been from the time that Cain slew Abel, so much of hatred.
In missionary work, as in all else, preparation precedes power. Encouragement to prepare while still very young can make a tremendous difference.
Marriage, in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have.
Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.
Let every mother realize that she has no greater blessing than the children who have come to her as a gift from the Almighty; that she has no greater mission than to rear them in light and truth, in understanding and love.
When you are young, do not get involved in steady dating. When you reach an age where you think of marriage, then is the time to become so involved.
Missionary work has never been easy, and yet the joyful rewards cannot be equaled by any other experience.
My heart reaches out to you missionaries. You simply cannot do it alone and do it well. You must have the help of others. That power to help lies within each of us.
The problem is, I think, that so many of us pray as if we are ordering groceries. We pick up the telephone and say, 'Is this the right place to place my order?' and we proceed right to dictating our order. When we have then ended that list, we hang up.
There is need occasionally to leave the noise and the tumult of the world and step within the walls of a sacred house of God, there to feel His Spirit in an environment of holiness and peace.
We cannot be unclean and expect the help of the Almighty.
With small means the Lord accomplishes His marvelous work.
The Almighty, if necessary, may have to shake the nations to humble them and cause them to listen to the servants of the living God. Whatever is needed will come to pass.
You will find peace and happiness if you will live the gospel.
Some of our finest work comes through service to others.
I am suggesting that as we go through life, we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort.
As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving.
Our bodies... are the tabernacles of our spirits.
There is far too much of divorce, wherein hearts are broken, and sometimes lives are destroyed.
We have come to Earth in this great season in the long history of mankind. It is a marvelous age - the best of all.
Sister Hinckley and I are learning that the so-called golden years are laced with lead.
Small aberrations in doctrinal teaching can lead to large and evil falsehoods.
Be virtuous in thought and in deed. God has planted in you, for a purpose, a divine urge which may be easily subverted to evil and destructive ends.
My heart goes out to a missionary who does not receive regular mail from home. Generally, a letter once a week is a good rule. But on the other hand, too much mail can be damaging to a missionary's morale.
I submit that in the few minutes that Joseph Smith was with the Father and the Son, he learned more of the nature of God the Eternal Father and the risen Lord than all the learned minds in all their discussions through all centuries of time.
There is nothing we could do of greater importance than to have fortified in our individual lives an unshakable conviction that Jesus is the Christ, the living Son of the living God.
There is no substitute for marrying in the temple.
Through reading the scriptures, we can gain the assurance of the Spirit that that which we read has come of God for the enlightenment, blessing, and joy of his children.
The work of the Lord is done by ordinary people who work in an extraordinary way.
I feel to invite women everywhere to rise to the great potential within you. I do not ask that you reach beyond your capacity. I hope you will not nag yourselves with thoughts of failure. I hope you will not try to set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know.
Truth will prevail.
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.
If you have a temper, now is the time to learn to control it. The more you do so while you are young, the more easily it will happen.
Where ever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of good will, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and kindness.
The most persuasive gospel tract is the exemplary life of a faithful Latter-day Saint.
Determine that there will never be anything that will come between you that will disrupt your marriage. Make it work. Resolve to make it work.
I would enjoy sitting in a rocker... listening to soft music and contemplating the things of the universe. But such activity offers no challenge and makes no contribution.
Meekness implies a spirit of gratitude as opposed to an attitude of self-sufficiency, an acknowledgement of a greater power beyond oneself, a recognition of God, and an acceptance of his commandments.
The world is starved for spiritual food.
Anything so precious as the gospel of Jesus Christ is worthy of all the effort and sacrifice of time and means employed to teach it.
The gospel is not a philosophy of repression, as so many regard it. It is a plan of freedom that gives discipline to appetite and direction to behavior.
Pray in faith.
I am satisfied that every man or woman who goes to the temple in a spirit of sincerity and faith leaves the house of the Lord a better man or woman.
Every convert is a son or daughter of God.
I do not concern myself much with reading long commentary volumes designed to enlarge at length upon that which is found in the scriptures. Rather, I prefer to dwell with the source, tasting of the unadulterated waters of the fountain of truth - the word of God as he gave it and as it has been recorded in the books we accept as scripture.
Any investigator worthy of baptism becomes a convert worthy of saving.
