Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes

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Joseph B. Wirthlin

Profession : Businessman

Birth : June 11, 1917

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.

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

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.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

The Resurrection is at the core of our beliefs as Christians. Without it, our faith is meaningless.

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

A sure indicator of true religion is a concern for the poor of the earth.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

The gospel of Jesus Christ is not a religion of mourning and gloom.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Honesty is of God and dishonesty of the devil; the devil was a liar from the beginning.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Immorality, violence, and divorce, with their accompanying sorrows, plague society worldwide.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

We are all busy. It's easy to find excuses for not reaching out to others, but I imagine they will sound as hollow to our Heavenly Father as the elementary school boy who gave his teacher a note asking that he be excused from school March 30th through the 34th.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Our computers have become windows through which we can gaze upon a world that is virtually without horizons or boundaries.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Not even death can take us from the eternal blessings promised by a loving Heavenly Father.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Those who stand at the threshold of life always waiting for the right time to change are like the man who stands at the bank of a river waiting for the water to pass so he can cross on dry land.

Joseph B. Wirthlin