Gordon B. Hinckley

“The Lord is forgiving, but sometimes life is not forgiving.”

“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.”

“The smallest gesture can mean to much to those who may need a little lift in their lives.”

“Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations.”

“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 thank the Lord for the great principle of repentance and forgiveness.”

“Some of you, unfortunately, will never marry in this life. That turns out to be the case sometimes. If that happens, do not spend your life grieving over it. The world still needs your talen...”

“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 dicta...”

“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.”

“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...”

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

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

“There is a tendency in all of us to ask for better statistical performance. There is a tendency to impose quotas behind which usually lies imposition of pressure to achieve improved statisti...”

“I've tried to recognize my wife's individuality, her personality, her desires, her background, her ambitions.”

“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...”

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

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

“I have yet to find a faithful tithe payer who cannot testify that in a very literal and wonderful way the windows of Heaven have been opened and blessings have been poured out upon him or he...”

“We have come to Earth in this great season in the long history of mankind. It is a marvelous age - the best of all.”

“There is no substitute for marrying in the temple.”