Gordon B. Hinckley

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

“You dear women, I say thanks to you. Thank you for being the kind of people you are and doing the things you do.”

“We all know that education unlocks the door of opportunity for the young.”

“We cannot be unclean and expect the help of the Almighty.”

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

“You are doing the best you can, and that best results in good to yourself and to others. Do not nag yourself with a sense of failure. Get on your knees and ask for the blessings of the Lord;then stand on your feet and do what you are asked to do.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“I submit that in the few minutes that Joseph Smith was with the Father and the Son, he learned more of the nature of God the Eternal Father and the risen Lord than all the learned minds in all their discussions through all centuries of time.”

“There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter.”

“With all my heart, I plead with the Latter-day Saints to live honestly with the Lord in the payment of tithes and offerings. I plead with youth to establish this habit while you are still young and to resolve to continue with it all the days of your lives.”

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

“Fear comes not from God but from the evil one.”

“Nevertheless, I sought counsel from my leaders and obeyed, even when I knew their advice would make my life more complicated. I decided it was not for me to question and that if some advice caused temporary pain for me, it must be something I should experience.”

“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.”

“I cannot say enough of appreciation for your determination to live by the standards of the Church, to walk with the strength of virtue, to keep your minds above the slough of filth which seems to be moving like a flood across the world. Thank you for knowing there is a better way. Thank you for the will to say no. Thank you for the strength to deny temptation and look beyond and above to the shining light of your eternal potential.”

“Study a foreign language if you have opportunity to do so. You may never be called to a land where that language is spoken, but the study will have given you a better understanding of your own tongue or of another tongue you may be asked to acquire.”

“My heart goes out to a missionary who does not receive regular mail from home. Generally, a letter once a week is a good rule. But on the other hand, too much mail can be damaging to a missionary's morale.”