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God is the designer of the family.
— Gordon Hinckley
Don't be gloomy. Do not dwell on unkind things. Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. Even if you are not happy, put a smile on your face. 'Accentuate the positive.' Look a little deeper for the good. Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, with great and strong purpose in your heart. Love life.
— Gordon Hinckley
Truly, my dear young friends, you are a chosen generation. I hope you will never forget it. I hope you will never take it for granted. I hope there will grow in your hearts an overpowering sense of gratitude to God, who has made it possible for you to come upon the earth in this marvelous season of the world's history.
— Gordon Hinckley
Woman is God's supreme creation. Only after the earth had been formed, after the day had been separated from the night, after the waters had been divided from the land, after vegetation and animal life had been created, and after man had been placed on the earth, was woman created; and only then was the work pronounced complete and good.
— Gordon Hinckley
Work without vision is drudgery. Vision without work is dreaming. Work plus vision-this is destiny.
— Gordon Hinckley
Live today as if you were going to live forever, for you surely shall.
— Gordon Hinckley
Give expression to the noble desires that lie in your heart.
— Gordon Hinckley
Give expression to the noble desires that lie in you heart.
— Gordon Hinckley
Go forward in life with a smile on your face, a sparkle in your eyes, and with great and strong purpose in your heart. The best things in life are the people in your life, the moments we live, and memories we made along the way.
— Gordon Hinckley
Believe in yourselves. Believe in your capacity to do some good in this world. God sent us here for a purpose, and that was to improve the world in which we live. The wonderful thing is that we can do it.
— Gordon Hinckley
It is not enough just to be good. We must be good for something. We must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for our presence. And the good that is in us must be spread to others. This is the measure of our civility.
— Gordon Hinckley
It's true, isn't it? Then what else really matters?
— Gordon Hinckley