Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes

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.

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

Walk by faith. God will open the way. When there is no way, He will open the way.

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.

Every righteous man or woman is entitled to revelation concerning his own affairs.

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

We're all sons and daughters of God, and therefore in a very literal sense, brothers and sisters. And we ought to treat each other that way.

There must be labor, incessant and constant, if there is to be a harvest.

All writers should be put in a box and thrown in the sea.

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.

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

Knowledge, learning, is an eternal thing.

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 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.

Spare yourselves from the indulgence of self-pity. It is always self-defeating. Subdue the negative and emphasize the positive.

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

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

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.

Let us all try to stand a little taller, rise a little higher, be a little better. Make the extra effort. You will be happier.

Stay out of the gutter in your conversation. Foul talk defiles the man who speaks it.

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.

Love for the Lord, love for His servants the missionaries. Missionary work is a work of love and trust, and it has to be done on that basis.

To save a girl is to save generations!

In our old age my beloved companion said to me quietly one evening, "You have always given me wings to fly, and I have loved you for it.

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.

Books represent the accumulated workings of the human mind, the endless treasures of man's thoughts.

There cannot be peace where there is not trust; there cannot be freedom where there is not loyalty

God has not given us the spirit of fear. That comes from the adversary.

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.

Forget yourself and get to work.

Love is meant to be an adventure!!

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.

God is only God when he is acting as such.

Be modest in your wants...There is nothing that will cause greater tensions in marriage than grinding debt, which will make of you a slave to your creditors.

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.

You never know how much good you do.

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.

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.

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.

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.

...When we lift our voices tiny molehills of difference become great mountains of conflict.

I don't know that we teach it. I don't know that we emphasize it... I understand the philosophical background behind it, but I don't know a lot about it, and I don't think others know a lot about it.

I know of no better answer to the foul practices that confront our young people than the teachings of a mother, given in love with an unmistakable warning.

Coming closer to home, there is so much of jealousy, pride, arrogance, and carping criticism; fathers who rise in anger over small, inconsequential things and make wives weep and children fear.

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

A marvelous thing it would be to stand with confidence, unafraid, unashamed, and unembarrassed in the presence of God.

There is no association richer than the companionship of husband and wife.

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

Let there be cultivated an awareness in every member's heart of his own potential for bringing others to a knowledge of the truth. Let him work at it. Let him pray with great earnestness about it

The family is a creation of God. The way to strengthen the nation is to strengthen the homes of the people.