Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better.
GORDON B. HINCKLEYI am suggesting that we spend a little less time in idleness, in the fruitless pursuit of watching inane and empty television programs. Time so utilized can be put to better advantage, and the consequences will be wonderful.
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I hope you are reading to your children, out loud. That’s much better than watching television, much better. They won’t get very much out of television except some bad thoughts.
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Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we’ll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course is entirely uncertain.
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Work will cure your grief. Serve others.
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Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way.
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Let your first interest be in your home. The baby you hold in your arms will grow quickly as the sunrise and the sunset of the rushing days.
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Keep your families close together, and love and honor your children.
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A truly educated man never ceases to learn.
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We seldom get into trouble when we speak softly. It is only when we raise our voices that the sparks fly and tiny molehills become great mountains of contention.
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True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one’s companion.
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I believe in the principle that I can make a difference in this world. It may be ever so small, but it will count for the greater good.
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You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. It’s your choice
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Try a little harder to be a little better.
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Life is to be enjoyed, not endured.
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Gratitude creates the most wonderful feeling. It can resolve disputes. It can strengthen friendships. And it makes us better men and women.
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You must ask for God’s help. After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.
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In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.
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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.
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Father forgive us, for we do not what we know.
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Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.
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You can’t plow a field simply by turning it over in your mind.
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Do not let fear overcome your efforts.
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By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.
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Be believing, be happy, don’t get discouraged. Things will work out.
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The singing of hymns and the rendition of selections from the great sacred oratorios by ward choirs all enhance the spirit of worship.
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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 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.
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