Quotes from Joseph B. Wirthlin

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

What people think and believe and plan are all very important, but what they do is the thing that counts most.

Gauchos are like cowboys in the United States.

Too many sit at the banquet table of the gospel of Jesus Christ and merely nibble at the feast placed before them. They go through the motions - attending their meetings perhaps, glancing at scriptures, repeating familiar prayers - but their hearts are far away.

The Godhead consists of three separate, distinct personages who are one in purpose. The Father and the Son have tangible bodies of flesh and bone while the Holy Ghost is a personage of spirit.

Our friends should be companions who inspire us, who help us rise to our best.

Pondering, which means to weigh mentally, to deliberate, to meditate, can achieve the opening of the spiritual eyes of one's understanding.

Fasting, coupled with mighty prayer, is powerful.

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.

Some feel as though the world is their oyster; others feel as though they were the oyster itself, plucked from the ocean, cracked open, and robbed of all that is precious to them.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is more enduring than fame, more precious than riches, more to be desired than happiness.

We do not know the precise time of the Second Coming of the Savior, but we do know that we are living in the latter days and are closer to the Second Coming than when the Savior lived his mortal life in the meridian of time.

The compassion of Christlike friends deeply touches and changes our lives.

Priesthood quorums teach and assist their members to attain good health, financial stability, and a year's supply of food and clothing. They also teach their members to be self-reliant and to give their time, talents, and means in behalf of the Church, community, and needy.

Home teaching is an excellent preparation for missionary service.

The living prophet and the apostles today are as lighthouses in the storm. Steer towards the light of the restored gospel and the inspired teachings of those who represent the Lord on earth.

Wherever I go throughout the world - no matter the language, no matter the culture - I thrill to hear the testimonies of the Saints.

Nets are generally defined as devices for capturing something. In a more narrow but more important sense, we might define a net as anything that entices or prevents us from following the call of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God.

Yes, the fullness of the gospel is a pearl of great price worth any effort.

Prior to high school, I played a lot of neighborhood football.

There was never any doubt of Christ's priorities.

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.

Financial problems cause distress and loss of self-respect.

Duty is too often what one expects from others and not what one does.