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The world is our responsibility. We cannot evade it.

Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.

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.

Death is not the end, but a more glorified existence.

There is rampant among us a spirit of criticism. Men and women who carry heavy responsibility do not need criticism, they need encouragement.

Are these perilous times? They are. But we can have peace in our hearts and in our homes.

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.

I don't know how to get anything done except getting on my knees and pleading for help and then getting on my feet and going to work.

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

God will always make a way where there is no way.

When you touch the life of a man of this generation, that influence is felt through generations yet to come.

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.

Conflict grows out of ignorance and suspicion.

It is my faith and conviction that the Constitution came not alone of the brain and purpose of man, but of the inspiration of God.

Seek to establish an environment conducive to study in the home.

You can determine the kind of life you will have in your 30s and 40s by what you do in your teens.

Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It all works out in the end.

When referring to an individual, including yourself, never use the word 'just'.

Anger is the mother of a whole brood of evil actions. Divorce too often is the bitter fruit of anger.

We are creatures of our thinking. We can talk ourselves into defeat or we can talk ourselves into victory.

It is selfishness which is the cause of most of our misery.

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

Knowledge without labor is profitless. Knowledge with labor is genius.

Education will equip you to do something worthwhile in the great world of opportunity that lies ahead.

The trouble with most of our prayers is that we give them as if we were picking up the phone and ordering groceries - we place our order and hang up.

Simple honesty is so remarkable a quality. It is of the very essence of Integrity.

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

Without labor there is neither wealth, nor comfort, nor progress.

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

In missionary work, as in all else, preparation precedes power. Encouragement to prepare while still very young can make a tremendous difference.

Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out.

Love is like the North Star. In a changing world, it's always constant.

We pray that as you walk the paths of life you will walk in ways that are straight with the strength to conform even though those paths be narrow.

Let us stand a little taller, if you don't, you will never strengthen yourself

We cannot expect to lift others unless we stand on higher ground ourselves.

The most persuasive gospel tract is the exemplary life of a faithful Latter-day Saint.

You are people with a present and with a future. Don't muff the ball. Be excellent.

I've never been a believer in the physical punishment of children. I don't think it is necessary.

Cultivate within yourselves the mighty power of self-discipline.

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

Work will cure your grief. Serve others.

No other practice will make one more attractive in conversation than to be well-read in a variety of subjects.

The best medicine for despair is service.

God will bless us if we walk in humility.

We all exercise agency in the choices we make.

It is not a mark of manhood to carelessly use the name of the Almighty or of His Beloved Son in a vain and flippant way, as many are prone to do.

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

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 don't think that the Internet has contributed greatly to immorality.

You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable ... it's your choice

Sacrifice is the very essence of religion; ... Without sacrifice there is no true worship of God.

It's true, isn't it? Then what else really matters?

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

The biggest challenge facing a missionary today is to forget himself and lose himself in the work.

You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.

Great has been our past, wonderful is our present, and glorious can be our future.

Mortality is but a stepping-stone to a more glorious existence in the future.

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.

All of us have far too much to do to waste our time and energies in criticism, faultfinding, or the abuse of others.

The work of the Lord is done by ordinary people who work in an extraordinary way.

I spent one night in the hospital in my life. I was past 75 when that occurred.

Do not let fear overcome your efforts.

Did you ever think that your body is holy? You are a child of God. Your body is His creation.

If we are worried about the future, then we must look today at the upbringing of children.

How grateful I am for the law of tithing. It is the Lord's law of finance.

Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.

Sister Hinckley and I are learning that the so-called golden years are laced with lead.

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

He who lives only unto himself withers and dies, while he who forgets himself in the service of others grows and blossoms.

Good books are as friends, willing to give to us if we are willing to make a little effort.

You never know how much good you do.

Any investigator worthy of baptism becomes a convert worthy of saving.

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.

Criticism is the seed of divorce, and it develops rebellion in our young.

God gave us our agency. He taught us a way. He showed us what to do. But he gave us our agency and left us free to act as we choose to do.

Brigham Young had a prophetic vision.

Missionary work has never been easy, and yet the joyful rewards cannot be equaled by any other experience.

A nation will rise no higher than the strength of its homes.

Don't be gloomy. Even if you are not happy, put a smile on your face. [Life is about] joy, ... something to be happy and excited about.

Grudges, if left to fester, can become serious maladies. Like a painful ailment they can absorb all of our time & attention.

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

Teach your daughters to walk in virtue.

A tattoo is graffiti on the temple of the body.

No man's faith, no man's religion, no religion in all the world can ever rise above the truth.

We live in a world of shifting values. The family is falling apart. Parents failing in what they ought to do.

There are widows who long for friendly voices and that spirit of anxious concern which speaks of love.

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.

When temptation comes your way, name that boastful, deceitful giant "Goliath!" and do with it as David did to the Philistine of Gath.

I have two sons. Good sons. They're both businessmen.

The small day-to-day decisions will determine the course of your lives.

The work so performed is both remarkable and singular. It is a great work of love.

Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that which we believe.

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.

Every convert is a son or daughter of God.

Whatever you do, do well. Be good at it. Stand a little taller. Be a little stronger. Be a little better.

I thank the Lord for the great principle of repentance and forgiveness.

There is nothing the Lord has asked of us that in faith we cannot accomplish.

If we could follow the slogan that says,"Turn off the TV and open a good book" we would do something of substance for a future generation.

Don't make the kinds of mistakes that will bring regret.

Father forgive us, for we do not what we know.