“Experience teaches that when the will and imagination are in conflict, the imagination usually wins. What we imagine may defeat our reason and make us slaves to what we taste, see, hear, smell, and feel in the mind's eye. The body is indeed the servant of the mind.”

American businessman and Latter-day Saint religious leader

Joseph B. Wirthlin was an American businessman and Latter-day Saint religious leader. He served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was sustained to the Twelve on October 4, 1986, and ordained an apostle on October 9, 1986, by Thomas S. Monson. His appointment followed the death of church president Spencer W. Kimball. In that role, he was accepted by church members as a prophet, seer, and revelator.