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. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
If Satan can weaken or destroy the loving relationships among members of families, he can cause more misery and more unhappiness for more people than he could in any other way. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Although we might settle for less, Heavenly Father won’t, for he sees us as the glorious beings we are capable of becoming. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Many today feel troubled and distressed; many feel that, at any moment, the ships of their lives could capsize or sink. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
The sweet companionship of eternal marriage is one of the greatest blessings God has granted to His children. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
We have at our fingertips information that 500 years ago would have made the poorest man a prince. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Not even death can take us from the eternal blessings promised by a loving Heavenly Father. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
While we yearn for peace, we live in a world burdened with hunger, pain, anguish, loneliness, sickness, and sorrow. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Men and women who decide to flirt with adultery just once can become enmeshed in misery and unhappiness for themselves and their precious families. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
In the scriptures, ‘peace’ means either freedom from strife, contention, conflict, or war, or an inner calm and comfort born of the Spirit that is a gift of God to all of his children, an assurance and serenity within a person’s heart. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
The Holy Ghost is a personage of Spirit: a separate and distinct member of the Godhead. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
All too often, lotteries only add to the problem of the financially disadvantaged by taking money from them and giving nothing of value in return. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
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. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Joseph Smith was true to his calling and fulfilled his duty even in the face of severe persecution and great personal sacrifice. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
A worldwide web of electronic connections now moves data at ever-increasing speed and volume along what we call the information superhighway. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
The Spirit is as operative today in communicating the gospel to all who seek the truth as it was on the day of Pentecost anciently. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Parents should plant deeply the seed of the work ethic into the hearts and habits of their children. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
When we reach out to assist the least of Heavenly Father’s children, we do it unto Him. That is the essence of the gospel of Jesus Christ. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
God truly is our Father, the Father of the spirits of all mankind. We are his literal offspring and are formed in his image. We have inherited divine characteristics from him. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Honesty is of God and dishonesty of the devil; the devil was a liar from the beginning. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Logic itself affirms that a loving Heavenly Father would not abandon His children without providing a way for them to learn of Him. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
A testimony of the truth of the gospel does not come the same way to all people. Some receive it in a unique, life-changing experience. Others gain a testimony slowly, almost imperceptibly until, one day, they simply know. – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Experience teaches that when the will and imagination are in conflict, the imagination usually wins. What we imagine may defeat our reason and make us slaves to what we taste, see, hear, smell, and feel in the mind’s eye. The body is indeed the servant of the mind. – Joseph B. Wirthlin