I have many friends of other religions, and I am satisfied that they are very conscientious, good people who are trying to… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
For me, the reading of the scriptures is not the pursuit of scholarship. Rather, it is a love affair with the word… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
When all is said and done, the greatest satisfaction you'll have in this life as you grow old will be seeing your… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“The gospel is a thing of joy. It provides us with a reason for gladness. Of course there is sorrow. Of course… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
The gospel is not a philosophy of repression, as so many regard it. It is a plan of freedom that gives discipline… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Where ever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of good will, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
There is dissatisfaction among a great many Christian people. They are not happy with what they have and, therefore, respond readily to… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
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… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“May heaven’s richest blessings rest upon you, my beloved associates. May faith grow in your hearts. May there be love and peace… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“Now, brothers and sisters, we must do our duty, whatever that duty might be. Peace may be denied for a season. Some… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
We should also build the attitude that there is nothing of a vacation, nothing of a holiday in this great missionary service.… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Of all the creations of the Almighty, there is none more beautiful, none more inspiring than a lovely daughter of God who… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
The way of the gospel is a simple way. Some of the requirements may appear to you as elementary and unnecessary. Do… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
This Church is true. It will weather every storm that beats against it. It will outlast every critic who rises to mock… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“That's the test, when all is said and done. Does it persuade one to do good, to rise, to stand tall, to… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Let thy spirit move upon him to bring to pass those measures which will lift the burdens of government from the backs… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“This [divine authority] must be our great and singular message to the world. We do not offer it with boasting. We testify… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
You have the potential to become anything to which you set your mind. You have a mind and a body and a… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“Our society is afflicted by a spirit of thoughtless arrogance unbecoming those who have been so magnificently blessed. How grateful we should… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“To have a simple, untroubled faith, you must keep your spiritual innocence. That requires avoiding cynicism and criticism. This is the day… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I am grateful for emphasis on reading the scriptures. I hope that for you this will become something far more enjoyable than… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
... the whole design of the gospel is to lead us onward and upward to greater achievement, even, eventually, to godhood. This… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
This is my prayer for all of us—'Lord, increase our faith.' Increase our faith to bridge the chasms of uncertainty and doubt.… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Thank and glorify His Beloved Son, who, with indescribable suffering, gave His life on Calvary's cross to pay the debt of mortal… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“You are loved by your Father in Heaven, of whose divine nature you have partaken. And He desires that His Holy Spirit… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
The true gospel of Jesus Christ never led to bigotry. It never led to self-righteousn ess. It never led to arrogance. The… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I am saying that out of a spirit of appreciation and gratitude, and a sense of duty, you ought to make whatever… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
There is no end to the good we can do, to the influence we can have with others. Let us not dwell… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“Because our Savior lives, we do not use the symbol of His death as the symbol of our faith. But what shall… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. It is one of the great virtues to which we… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“Now we are at war. Great forces have been mobilized and will continue to be. Political alliances are being forged. We do not know… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“Do not trade your birthright as a mother for some bauble of passing value. Let your first interest be in your home. The baby… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Some husbands regard it as their prerogative to compel their wives to fit their standards of what they think to be the ideal. — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
There have been times when a particularly heavy dose of such cynicism has caused me to reflect that surely this is the age and… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
We must work harder to build mutual respect, an attitude of tolerance, with forbearance one for another. — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Who can calculate the wounds inflicted, their depth and pain, by harsh and mean words spoken in anger? How pitiful a sight is a… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
If you will make your first concern the comfort, the well-being, and the happiness of your companion, sublimating any personal concern to that loftier… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
I have now been an officer in this Church for a very long time. I am an old man who cannot deny the calendar.… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Books represent the accumulated workings of the human mind, the endless treasures of man's thoughts. — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
The Voice of Heaven is a still small voice. The voice of peace in the home is a quiet voice. There is need for… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
We wear on our faces the results of what we believe and how we behave, and such behavior is most evident in the eyes… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image