Quotes from Gordon Hinckley

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

Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight.

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

Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.

Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better.

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

The remedy for most marital stress is not in divorce. It is in repentance and forgiveness, in sincere expressions of charity and service. It is not in separation. It is in simple integrity that leads a man and a woman to square up their shoulders and meet their obligations. It is found in the Golden Rule, a time-honored principle that should first and foremost find expression in marriage.

You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others....

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.

It is both relaxing and invigorating to occasionally set aside the worries of life, seek the company of a friendly book...from the reading of 'good books' there comes a richness of life that can be obtained in no other way.

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.