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" 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. "
Gordon B. Hinckley
Live
World
You
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" 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. "
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" Parents have no greater responsibility in this world than the bringing up of their children in the right way, and they will have no greater satisfaction as the years pass than to see those children grow in integrity and honesty and make something of their lives. "
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" Sister Hinckley and I are learning that the so-called golden years are laced with lead. "
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" There is far too much of divorce, wherein hearts are broken, and sometimes lives are destroyed. "
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" Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations. "
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" You will find peace and happiness if you will live the gospel. "
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" 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. "
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" If there were more temple work done in the Church, there would be less of selfishness, less of contention, less of demeaning others. "
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" Life is meant to be enjoyed, not just endured. "
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" We magnify our priesthood and enlarge our calling when we serve with diligence and enthusiasm in those responsibilities to which we are called by proper authority. "
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" There are widows who long for friendly voices and that spirit of anxious concern which speaks of love. "
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" It is difficult for me to understand the tragic accounts of troubled marriages that come to me. "
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" Every sacrament meeting ought to be a spiritual feast. "
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" We have come to Earth in this great season in the long history of mankind. It is a marvelous age - the best of all. "
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" There is need occasionally to leave the noise and the tumult of the world and step within the walls of a sacred house of God, there to feel His Spirit in an environment of holiness and peace. "
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" I've never been a believer in the physical punishment of children. I don't think it is necessary. "
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Been
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" 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. "
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" There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter. "
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" The world is starved for spiritual food. "
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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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" My children are now all grown. Some are in their 60s. But when they call and I answer the phone, they say, 'How are you?' And before I can answer, they ask, 'Is Mother there?' "
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" Choose your friends carefully. It is they who will lead you in one direction or the other. "
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" 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. "
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