Church Quotes by Gordon B. Hinckley

Church - Come here to learn, go forth to serve.

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Every individual in the church is free to think as he pleases.

— Gordon B. Hinckley

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

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Of course we're Christian. The very name of the church declares that.

— Gordon B. Hinckley

I condemn polygamy, yes, as a practice, because I think it is not doctrinal. It is not legal. And this church takes…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

We feel the need to emphasize with greater clarity the obligation for members of the Church to become more independent and self…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

I think that the churches do a better job in many respects than the government does in various kinds of things. Extending…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Each of us has to face the matter—either the Church is true, or it is a fraud. There is no middle ground.…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Polygamists have no connection with us whatsoever. They don't belong to the church. There are actually no Mormon fundamentalists.

— Gordon B. Hinckley

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

— Gordon B. Hinckley

If you are too busy in your church activities to take care of your family, then perhaps we had better find something…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

“Everything good that has happened to me, including my marriage, I can trace back to my activity in the church.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Of course we're Christian. The very name of the church declares that. The more people see us and come to know us,…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

On whether his church still holds that God the Father was once a man, [Hinckley] sounded uncertain, 'I don't know that we…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Under the sacred and compelling trust we have as members of the Church of Jesus Christ, ours is a work of redemption,…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

With the increase of missionary work throughout the world, there must be a comparable increase in the effort to make every convert…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

One of the bellwether marks of the growth and vitality of the Church is the construction of temples. . . . We…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

I don't know that we teach it. I don't know that we emphasize it... I understand the philosophical background behind it, but…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

The religion of which you are a part is 7 days a week. It isn't just Sunday, it isn't the block plan,…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

We love them [people who have same-sex attractions] as sons and daughters of God. They may have certain inclinations which are powerful…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

We are sometimes told that we are not a biblical church. We are a biblical church. This wonderful testament of the Old…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

You are great young people. I have said again and again, we have the finest generation of young people ever in the…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

I have now been an officer in this Church for a very long time. I am an old man who cannot deny…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Believe in Jesus Christ, our Savior and our Redeemer, the Son of God, who came to earth and walked the dusty roads…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

This church does not belong to its President. Its head is the Lord Jesus Christ, whose name each of us has taken…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Our entire case as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rests on the validity of this glorious First…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Baptism into this Church is a serious thing. It represents a covenant made with our Heavenly Father. It is much more than…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

My plea is that as we continue our search for truth, particularly we of the Church, that we look for strength and…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

When there throbs in the heart of an individual Latter-day Saint a great and vital testimony of the truth of this work,…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

If there were more temple work done in the Church, there would be less of selfishness, less of contention, less of demeaning…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Well, we have nothing to hide. Our history is an open book. They may find what they are looking for, but the…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Stand tall and be strong in defense of those great virtues which have been the backbone of our social progress. When you…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

It should be recognized that this Church is not a social club. This is the kingdom of God on the earth. It…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

The Church expects that each of us carry a share of the burden of leadership. There is no paid clergy. The work…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Let everything that you do bring credit and honor to the Church, of which you are a member, and the Lord will…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

But even considering these, I have great confidence in our young people as a whole. I regard you as the finest generation…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

The time has come for us to stand a little taller, to lift our eyes and stretch our minds to a greater…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

When an individual is motivated by great and powerful convictions of truth, then he disciplines himself, not because of the demands of…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

I love the youth of the Church. I have said again and again that I think we have never had a better…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

If you will accept every call that comes to you within the Church, you will grow in a remarkable and marvelous and…

— Gordon B. Hinckley