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Gordon B. Hinckley

Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 12, 1995, until his death. Considered a prophet, seer, and revelator by church members, Hinckley was the oldest person to preside over the church in its history.

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I do not know what the future holds. I do not wish to sound negative, but I wish to remind you of the warnings of scripture and the teachings of the prophets which we have had constantly before us.

Holds, Negative, Sound, Teaching, Wish

Let there be music in the home. If you have teenagers who have their own recordings, you will be prone to describe the sound as something other than music. Let them occasionally hear something better. Expose them to it. It will speak for itself. More of appreciation will come than you may think. It may not be spoken, but it will be felt, and its influence will become increasingly manifest as the years pass.

Appreciation, Music, Sound, Teenager, Think

We are here to assist our Father in His work and His glory, 'to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man' (Moses 1:39). Your obligation is as serious in your sphere of responsibility as is my obligation in my sphere

Assist, Bring, Father, Men, Moses, Responsibility

You never know how much good you do.

Good, Know, Know How, Knows

You have not failed until you quit trying.

Inspirational, Spiritual, Trying, Quit, Failed

Be strong-be strong in the discipline of self. How many otherwise good men squander their strength and dissipate their will and literally destroy their lives because they have not the power of self-discipline.

Men, Power, Self, Strong

There is no end to the good we can do, to the influence we can have with others. Let us not dwell on the critical or the negative. Let us pray for strength; let us pray for capacity and desire to assist others. Let us radiate the light of the gospel at all times and all places, that the Spirit of the Redeemer may radiate from us.

Desire, Good, Light, Negative, Places

One has neither independence nor freedom from bondage when he is obligated to others

Bondage, Freedom, Independence, Obligated

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

Fall, Family, Ought, Parent, Shifting, World

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

Choices, Decision, Decisions, Determine, Lives

We need to have a little humor in our lives. . If the time ever comes when we can't smile at ourselves, it will be a sad time.

Humor, Littles, Needs, Smile, Time

It is not wise, or even possible, to divorce private behavior from public leadership. . . . By its very nature, true leadership carries with it the burden of being an example.

Burden, Divorce, Example, Private, True, Wise

Most of the things that make you angry are of very small consequence. And what a terrible price you are paying for your anger.

Anger, Angry, Terrible, Things

How thankful I am, how thankful we all must be, for the women in our lives. God bless them. May His great love distill upon them and crown them with luster and beauty, grace and faith.

Crowns, Faith, Grace, Great Love, Thankful, Women

We wear on our faces the results of what we believe and how we behave, and such behavior is most evident in the eyes and on the faces of those who have lived many years.

Believe, Eye, Years, Eyes, Results, Behave

Believe in yourselves. Believe in your capacity to do some good in this world. God sent us here for a purpose, and that was to improve the world in which we live. The wonderful thing is that we can do it.

Believe, Purpose, World, Thing, Live, Wonderful

The happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others

Knows, Lose, Miserable People, People, Service

You will find peace and happiness if you will live the gospel.

Finding Peace, Gospel, Ifs, Live, Peace, Peace And Happiness

You will have significant experiences. I hope that you will write them down and keep record of them, that you will read them from time to time and refresh your memory of those meaningful and significant things. Some may be funny. Some may be significant only to you. Some of them may be sacred and quietly beautiful. Some may build one upon another until they represent a lifetime of special experiences.

Beautiful, Down, Hope, Meaningful, Memories

Choose your friends carefully. It is they who will lead you in one direction or the other. Everybody wants friends. Everybody needs friends. No one wishes to be without them. But never lose sight of the fact that it is your friends who will lead you along the paths that you will follow.

Everybody, Follow, Friends, Friendship, One Direction, Sight

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