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" It has been my privilege on various occasions to converse with presidents of the United States and important men in other governments. At the close of each such occasion, I have reflected on the rewarding experience of standing with confidence in the presence of an acknowledged leader. "

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" I do not concern myself much with reading long commentary volumes designed to enlarge at length upon that which is found in the scriptures. Rather, I prefer to dwell with the source, tasting of the unadulterated waters of the fountain of truth - the word of God as he gave it and as it has been recorded in the books we accept as scripture. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

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" Life is meant to be enjoyed, not just endured. "

" The whole essence of the Christian religion is based on the atonement of Christ, his death and his resurrection. "

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

" Fear comes not from God but from the evil one. "

" To you wives who are constantly complaining and see only the dark side of life, and feel that you are unloved and unwanted, look into your own hearts and minds. If there is something wrong, turn about. Put a smile on your faces. Make yourselves more attractive. Brighten your outlook. "

" The Savior of all mankind left the ninety and nine to find the one lost. That one who was lost need not have become lost. "

" If there were no immortality there would be no need for temples. There would be no need for eternal marriage if there were no eternity. "

" 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. "

" There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter. "

" I hope that if you are employed full-time, you are doing it to ensure that basic needs are met and not simply to indulge a taste for an elaborate home, fancy cars, and other luxuries. "

" A nation will rise no higher than the strength of its homes. "

" My heart reaches out to you missionaries. You simply cannot do it alone and do it well. You must have the help of others. That power to help lies within each of us. "

" The biggest challenge facing a missionary today is to forget himself and lose himself in the work. "

" If you are a good missionary, you will return home with the desire to continue to serve the Lord, to keep His commandments, and to do His will. "

" We live in a world that is filled with filth and sleaze, a world that reeks of evil. You cannot afford that filthy poison to touch you. Stay away from it. Avoid it. "

" I've been blessed so abundantly that I can never get over it. I just feel so richly blessed that I want to extend that to others wherever I can. "

" The Almighty, if necessary, may have to shake the nations to humble them and cause them to listen to the servants of the living God. Whatever is needed will come to pass. "

" Marriage, in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have. "

" God gave us our agency. He taught us a way. He showed us what to do. But he gave us our agency and left us free to act as we choose to do. "

" I am satisfied that every man or woman who goes to the temple in a spirit of sincerity and faith leaves the house of the Lord a better man or woman. "

" In missionary work, as in all else, preparation precedes power. Encouragement to prepare while still very young can make a tremendous difference. "

" If you have a temper, now is the time to learn to control it. The more you do so while you are young, the more easily it will happen. "

" 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 statistics. "

" If you are too busy in your church activities to take care of your family, then perhaps we had better find something else for you to do. "

" I am suggesting that as we go through life, we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort. "

" There is dissatisfaction among a great many Christian people. They are not happy with what they have and, therefore, respond readily to the message of the restored gospel. "

" When you are young, do not get involved in steady dating. When you reach an age where you think of marriage, then is the time to become so involved. "

" When the 'Book of Mormon' was first published, some of those who believed in it taught it to others and testified of it. "

" Jesus said, 'Except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.' There are no exceptions. Baptism is a necessary ordinance. "