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Kind words not only lift our spirits in the moment they are given, but they can linger with us over the years.
Joseph B. Wirthlin
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Joseph B. Wirthlin
Age: 91 †
Born: 1917
Born: June 11
Died: 2008
Died: December 1
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Joseph Bitner Wirthlin
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Perseverance means to continue in a given course until we have reached a goal or objective, regardless of obstacles, opposition, and other counterinfluences...Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic...It gives us hope by helping us realize that the righteous suffer no failure except in giving up and no longer trying.
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Most of us don't mind doing what we ought to do when it doesn't interfere with what we want to do, but it takes discipline and maturity to do what we ought to do whether we want to or not.
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The Lord is well aware of our mortality. He knows our weaknesses. He understands the challenges of our everyday lives. He has great empathy for the temptations of earthly appetites and passions.
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Sometimes the greatest love is not found in the dramatic scenes that poets and writers immortalize. Often, the greatest manifestations of love are the simple acts of kindness and caring we extend to those we meet along the path of life.
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Lying, stealing, and cheating are commonplace.
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If television viewing choices serve as a valid measure of our society, they who choose evil surely are more numerous than they who choose good.
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Integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences.
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The more we focus on the things we don’t have, the more unhappy and more resentful we become.
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Each minute is a little thing, and yet, with respect to our personal productivity, to manage the minute is the secret of success.
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We see ourselves as yesterday and today. Heavenly Father sees us as forever.
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If we approach adversities wisely, our hardest times can be times of greatest growth, which in turn can lead toward times of greatest happiness.
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Peace is more than a lofty ideal. It is a practical principle that, with conscious effort, can become a normal part of our lives as we deal with matters both large and small. One habit that prevents inner peace is procrastination. It clutters our minds with unfinished business and makes us uneasy until we finish a task and get it out of the way.
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The Lord will never forsake or abandon anyone, You may abandon him, but he will not abandon you. You never need to feel that you are alone.
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Note that charity is given only to those who seek it, only to those who earnestly pray for it, only to those who are disciples of Christ. Before we can be filled with this pure love, we must start at the beginning with the first principle of the gospel. We must have first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful. They tend to brighten all around them. They make others feel better about themselves. They tend to be more humble, more joyful, more likable.
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Nephi taught that by clinging to the word of God, as though it be a handrail, we would be able to avoid temptations and not lose our way in darkness. Thus, we would remain on the narrow path.
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The faithful will know that every tear today will eventually be returned a hundredfold with tears of rejoicing and gratitude.
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Perfection is worth striving for, even if it is ultimately unattainable in this life.
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Every home is a house of learning either for good or otherwise.
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There is a form of communication that transcends the power of words.
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