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. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
The birth of the Savior into mortality is an event of immeasurable significance that occurred almost 2,000 years ago. In much of the world, calendar years are numbered forward and backward from the entire time of His birth. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
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. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Sin leads to wickedness and to hearts that become hardened to things of the Spirit. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Often, parents feel overwhelmed. Many must accomplish the whole job single-handedly while bearing all of the emotional pain of divorce. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
A computer can be a useful and indispensable tool. But if we allow it to devour our time with vain, unproductive, and sometimes destructive pursuits, it becomes an entangling net. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
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. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Don’t be discouraged if the answer to your prayer does not come immediately. Study, ponder, and pray, sincerely having faith, and live the commandments. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Sometimes we make the process more complicated than we need to. We will never make a journey of a thousand miles by fretting about how long it will take or how hard it will be. We make the journey by taking each day step by step and then repeating it again and again until we reach our destination. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Patience with family members and others who are close to us is vital for us to have happy homes. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bears His name. He stands at its head and directs it through His chosen prophets. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
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. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
I know that each of us has much to do. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by the tasks we face. But if we keep our priorities in order, we can accomplish all that we should. We can endure to the end regardless of temptations, problems, and challenges. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Dates that come around every year help us measure progress in our lives. One annual event, New Year’s Day, is a time of reflection and resolution. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
When we are baptized and confirmed, when brethren are ordained to the priesthood, when we go to the temple and receive our endowment, when we enter into the new and everlasting covenant of eternal marriage – in all these sacred ordinances, we make solemn commitments to keep God’s commandments. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
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. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Husbands, be patient with your wives; and wives, be patient with your husbands. Don’t expect perfection. Find agreeable ways to work out the differences that arise. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Some of the happiest people I know have none of the things the world insists are necessary for satisfaction and joy. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
The people who misuse the Sabbath lose the blessings of spiritual food and growth promised to those who keep this commandment. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
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. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Each night before I go to bed, I take out a small card and write a list of the things I need to do the next day in order of their priority. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Missionaries labor diligently to teach and baptize those who accept the gospel. In the process, their own testimonies become deeply rooted. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
The more sin is rationalized, the greater the possibility of destruction by Satan’s wolves. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
What people think and believe and plan are all very important, but what they do is the thing that counts most. – Joseph B. Wirthlin