"I am an old man!... I’m given to meditation and prayer. I would enjoy sitting in a rocker, swallowing prescriptions, listening to soft music, and contemplating the things of the universe. But such activity offers no challenge and makes no contribution. I wish to be up and doing. I wish to face each day with resolution and purpose. I wish to use every waking hour to give encouragement, to bless those whose burdens are heavy, to build faith and strength of testimony."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Presidential Medal of Freedom recipientsPeople from Salt Lake CityPeople from UtahLeaders in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Testimony, Ensign, May 1998, 69.
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gordon_B._Hinckley
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from March 12, 1995 until his death.
42 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Gordon B. Hinckley →
Related Quotes
"There is nothing that dulls a personality so much as a negative outlook."
"Love is of the very essence of life. It is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Yet it is more than the end of …"
"This is my prayer for all of us—"Lord, increase our faith." Increase our faith to bridge the chasms of uncertainty an…"
"Please don’t nag yourself with thoughts of failure. Do not set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. Simply do w…"
"[W]ithout hard work, nothing grows but weeds."
"We must work harder to build mutual respect, an attitude of tolerance, with forbearance one for another."
"There is so great a need for civility and mutual respect among those of differing beliefs and philosophies. We must n…"
"The time has come for us to stand a little taller, to lift our eyes and stretch our minds to a greater comprehension …"
"This church does not belong to its President. Its head is the Lord Jesus Christ, whose name each of us has taken upon…"
"Humbly, I seek the blessing of the Lord. I am overwhelmed with a sense of inadaquacy. I feel shaken. I'd like to expr…"