Joseph B. Wirthlin
During my life I have heard many sermons on the Resurrection. I can recite the events of that first Easter Sunday. I have marked in my scriptures passages regarding the Resurrection.Collection: Easter
The sweet companionship of eternal marriage is one of the greatest blessings God has granted to His children.Collection: Marriage
The Resurrection is at the core of our beliefs as Christians. Without it, our faith is meaningless.Collection: Faith
Some memories are unforgettable, remaining ever vivid and heartwarming!Collection: Thanksgiving
I give thanks to my Creator for this wonderful life where each of us has the opportunity to learn lessons we could not fully comprehend by any other means.Collection: Thanksgiving
The Lord did not people the earth with a vibrant orchestra of personalities only to value the piccolos of the world. Every instrument is precious and adds to the complex beauty of the symphony.Collection: Beauty
The light from the sun breaks through space, bathing our planet as it encircles the sun with life-giving warmth and light. Without the sun, there could be no life on this planet; it would be forever barren, cold, and dark.Collection: Space
We've all met those who seem to radiate happiness. They seem to smile more than others; they laugh more than others - just being around them makes us happier as well.Collection: Smile
No matter our age, circumstances, or abilities, each one of us can create something remarkable of his life.Collection: Age
Not even death can take us from the eternal blessings promised by a loving Heavenly Father.Collection: Death
Our computers have become windows through which we can gaze upon a world that is virtually without horizons or boundaries.Collection: Computers
Honesty is of God and dishonesty of the devil; the devil was a liar from the beginning.Collection: God
A certain amount of impatience may be useful to stimulate and motivate us to action. However, I believe that a lack of patience is a major cause of the difficulties and unhappiness in the world today.Collection: Patience
We are ever on the threshold of new journeys and new discoveries. Can you imagine the excitement of the Wright brothers on the morning of that first flight? The anticipation of Jonas Salk as he analyzed the data that demonstrated a way to prevent polio?Collection: Morning
We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever.Collection: Faith
Yes, education is the catalyst that will hone and sharpen our talents, skills, and abilities and cause them to blossom.Collection: Education
The people who misuse the Sabbath lose the blessings of spiritual food and growth promised to those who keep this commandment.Collection: Food
I urge you children to be patient with your parents. If they seem to be out of touch on such vital issues as dating, clothing styles, modern music, and use of family cars, listen to them anyway. They have the experience that you lack.Collection: Dating
Those who make happiness the chief objective of life are bound to fail, for happiness is a by-product rather than an end in itself.Collection: Happiness
We should always be learning. However, we must be careful not to set aside our faith in the process, because faith actually enhances our ability to learn.Collection: Learning
You can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you.Collection: Peace
The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.Collection: Love
Giant oak trees... have deep root systems that can extend two-and-one-half times their height. Such trees rarely are blown down regardless of how violent the storms may be.Collection: Nature
Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one's voice.Collection: Food
Many years ago, large packs of wolves roamed the countryside in Ukraine, making travel in that part of the world very dangerous. These wolf packs were fearless. They were not intimidated by people nor by any of the weapons available at that time. The only thing that seemed to frighten them was fire.Collection: Travel
There are many reasons our prayers may lack power. Sometimes they become routine. Our prayers become hollow when we say similar words in similar ways over and over so often that the words become more of a recitation than a communication.Collection: Communication
Oh, it is wonderful to know that our Heavenly Father loves us - even with all our flaws! His love is such that even should we give up on ourselves, He never will.Collection: Faith
There is no substitute for kindness in the home. This lesson I learned from my father. He always listened to my mother's advice. As a result, he was a better, wiser, and kinder man.Collection: Home
Priesthood lessons are regularly devoted to topics of family leadership, and quorum leaders everywhere are feeling more and more their responsibility to teach and train their quorum members to be better husbands and fathers.Collection: Leadership
Many in the world are searching, often intensely, for a source of refreshment that will quench their yearning for meaning and direction in their lives. They crave a cool, satisfying drink of insight and knowledge that will soothe their parched souls.Collection: Cool
At the final day, the Savior will not ask about the nature of our callings. He will not inquire about our material possessions or fame. He will ask if we ministered to the sick, gave food and drink to the hungry, visited those in prison, or gave succor to the weak.Collection: Food
In spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser and happier as a result.Collection: Learning
The Lord, Jesus Christ, is our perfect example of patience.Collection: Patience
Patience with family members and others who are close to us is vital for us to have happy homes.Collection: Patience
Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic.Collection: Positive
Desire, burning desire, is basic to achieving anything beyond the ordinary.
The gospel of Jesus Christ is not a religion of mourning and gloom.
Although we might settle for less, Heavenly Father won't, for he sees us as the glorious beings we are capable of becoming.
To beguile is to deceive or lead astray, as Lucifer beguiled Eve in the Garden of Eden.
The Lord compensates the faithful for every loss. That which is taken away from those who love the Lord will be added unto them in his own way. While it may not come at the time we desire, the faithful will know that every tear today will eventually be returned a hundredfold with tears of rejoicing and gratitude.
Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful.
We observe that in the scriptures, fasting almost always is linked with prayer. Without prayer, fasting is not complete fasting; it's simply going hungry.
The next time you're tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead.
Many feel discouraged because they have not measured up to their potential.
Some carry the burden of bitterness and resentfulness for many years.
We have no middle ground, no foggy gray area where we can sin a little without suffering spiritual decline. That is why we must repent and come to Christ daily on submissive knees so that we can prevent our bonfires of testimony from being snuffed out by sin.
As an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, I testify to you this day that the time will come when every one of us will look into the Savior's loving eyes.
There is something about prosperity that brings out the worst in some people.
Inordinate desire for material possessions can become an obsession that consumes our thoughts, drains our resources, and leads to unhappiness.
Much of the Netherlands lies considerably below sea level, as you well know. Through the process of building dikes to wall out the salty sea and through pumping the water into canals, the country of the ingenious, resourceful, and doughty Dutch has literally been born of the sea.