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I challenge every one of you who can hear me to rise to the divinity within you. Do we really realize what it means to be a child of God, to have within us something of the divine nature?

Gordon B. Hinckley

You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. It’s your choice
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Happiness Misery Smart Stupidity Yourself
You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.
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Appearance Greatness Investment Sacrifice Yourself
It is imperative that good people, men and women of principle, be involved in the political process; otherwise we abdicate power to those whose designs are almost entirely selfish.
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Design Goodness Man People Power Selfish Woman
Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith.
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Believe Expression Faith Live Lying Meaning
Gratitude is a sign of maturity, Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others.
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Courtesy Gratitude Maturity Property Right
There is nothing that dulls a personality so much as a negative outlook.
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Dull Negative Personality
Do not let fear overcome your efforts.
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Effort Fear Yourself
You can’t plow a field simply by turning it over in your mind.
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Imagination Mindset Simplicity Yourself
No matter how old we become, we can acquire knowledge and use it. We can gather wisdom and profit from it. We can grow and progress and improve-and, in the process, strengthen the lives of those within our circle of influence.
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Improvement Influence Knowledge Live Old Ourselves Progress Strength Wisdom
He who lives only unto himself withers and dies, while he who forgets himself in the service of others grows and blossoms.
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Blossom Death Growth Himself Live
That which comes easily departs easily. That which comes of struggle remains.
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Easy Hard Work Result Struggle Success
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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Afraid Challenge Course Faith Greatness Hurt Ourselves
If you go to bed at 10:00 and get up by 6:00 A.M., things will work out for you.
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Bed Early Yourself
Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others.
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Different Earth Humble Live Ourselves Recognition See
Women who make a house a home make a far greater contribution to society than those who command large armies or stand at the head of impressive corporations.
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Coporation Greatness Home Impression Society Stand Woman
We are creatures of our thinking. We can talk ourselves into defeat or we can talk ourselves into victory.
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Creature Defeat Inspirational Talk Thinking Victory Word
Father forgive us, for we do not what we know.
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Father Forgiveness God Ourselves
I know your lives are busy. I know that you have much to do. But I make you a promise that if you will go to the house of the Lord, you will be blessed; life will be better for you.
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Better Blessing Busy Life Live Yourself
Pray for the strength to walk the high road, which at times may be lonely but which will lead to peace and happiness and joy supernal.
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Happiness Joy Leadership Lonely Peace Prayer Road Strength Walk
As you walk the road of life, be careful of your friends. They can make you or break you.
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Break Care Friendship Life Road Walk Yourself
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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Greatness Sacred Selection Sing Spirit Worship
It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future.
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Future Goodness Past Perspective
We’ve got to have a little humor in our lives. You had better take seriously that which should be taken seriously but, at the same time, we can bring in a touch of humor now and again. If the time ever comes when we can’t smile at ourselves, it will be a sad time.
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Better Humor Live Sadness Serious Time Touch
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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Greatness Ourselves Speak Trouble Voice
Remember that whatever you do or wherever you are, you are never alone.
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Alone God Remember Yourself
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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Company Love Oneself Romance True
Be believing, be happy, don’t get discouraged. Things will work out.
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Believe Encouragement Happiness Work

I challenge every one of you who can hear me to rise to the divinity within you. Do we really realize what it means to be a child of God, to have within us something of the divine nature?

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