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

Gordon B. Hinckley

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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Bad Better Children Exception Hope Reading Thinking
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
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
If you do not choose the kingdom of God, it does not matter what you choose instead.
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Choice God Yourself
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
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
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
Try a little harder to be a little better.
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Better Hard Try
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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Arms Days Home Interest Rush Yourself
In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.
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Enjoyment Fun Laughter Live Wisdom
In all this world there is no substitute for personal integrity. It includes honor. It includes performance. It includes keeping one’s word. It includes doing what is right regardless of the circumstances
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Circumstance Personal Right Substitution World
Never assume that you can make it alone. You need the help of the Lord. Never hesitate to get on your knees in some private place and speak with Him.
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Alone Assumption Help Himself Need Privacy
Let us never forget to pray. God lives. He is near. He is real. He is not only aware of us but cares for us. He is our Father. He is accessible to all who will seek Him.
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Father Forget God Himself Live Prayer Seek
Remember that whatever you do or wherever you are, you are never alone.
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Alone God Remember Yourself
Look for the Sunlight through the Clouds.
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Cloud Hard Time Light Sight Sun
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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Complain Ourselves See Thinking
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
I 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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Consequence Empty Program Pursuit Time Wonderful
Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.
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Eyes Face Heart Life Purpose Smile Yourself
You must ask for God’s help. After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.
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Failure Forgiveness God Try Yourself
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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Believe Count Goodness Greatness Principle Small
God will always make a way where there is no way.
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God One Liner Way
Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way.
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Accomplishment Forgiveness Love Miracle Tolerance Way
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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Challenge Children Divine Nature Ourselves Rise
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
You have not failed until you quit trying.
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Failure Quit Try 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

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