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Joseph B. Wirthlin

American Businessman

Born: Jun 11, 1917

Died: Dec 1, 2008

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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

Day Before Out Small Write Take Bed Priority Go List Order Next Each Each Night Card Things Night Need

I remember the first time I met my wife, Elisa. As a favor to a friend, I had gone to her home to pick up her sister, Frances. Elisa opened the door, and at least for me, it was love at first sight. Joseph B. Wirthlin

The gift of the Holy Ghost, which is the right to receive the Holy Ghost as a constant companion, is obtained only upon condition of faith in Christ, repentance, baptism by immersion, and the laying on of hands by authorized servants endowed with the Melchizedek Priesthood. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Perfection is worth striving for, even if it is ultimately unattainable in this life. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Life Worth Striving Unattainable Perfection Ultimately Even

We have no middle ground, no foggy gray area where we can sin a little without suffering spiritual decline. That is why we must repent and come to Christ daily on submissive knees so that we can prevent our bonfires of testimony from being snuffed out by sin. Joseph B. Wirthlin

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The next time you're tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Time You Try Laugh Tempted Instead Might Next Next Time

Some people erroneously believe that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members are not Christian. We have difficulty understanding why anyone could accept and promote an idea that is so far from the truth. 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

Teacher School Father Will Busy Gave Others Our Out Easy Find Through He Excused Excuses Reaching Boy Sound His Heavenly Heavenly Father Note Hollow Asking Who Elementary Elementary School March Imagine

Jesus Christ is infinitely more than a great teacher and philosopher. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Teacher Great Christ Philosopher More Great Teacher Than Infinitely Jesus Jesus Christ

God's commandments are not given to limit or punish us. Joseph B. Wirthlin

God Punish Given Limit Commandments Us

There was never any doubt of Christ's priorities. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Christ Doubt Never Priorities Any

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

Faith Learning Our Must Be Careful Ability Learn Because Always However Process Aside Should Enhances Actually Set Careful

The ideal course of life is not always easy. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Life Easy Ideal Course Always

Some of the choicest blessings of my life have been the close friendships I have experienced over the years. Often, these friendships have been forged in the fires of shared experience. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Life Experience My Life Some Fires Shared Over Blessings Been Years Close Friendships Forged Often Experienced

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. Joseph B. Wirthlin

God Son Christ Important Sense Living Define Defined Following Net Something Nets More Prevents Generally Devices Call Narrow Anything Might Us Capturing Jesus Jesus Christ

My father was truly a great man. I remember one day putting my feet in my father's shoes. I was amazed at the size. Would I ever be big enough to fill his shoes? Could I ever grow into the man my father was? I wondered. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Day Great Man Remember Father Big Shoes Enough One Day I Remember Would Great Man Could Putting Feet Amazed Big Enough His Truly Wondered Size Fill Grow Ever

Mortality is very brief but immeasurably important. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Important Mortality Very Brief

The sweet companionship of eternal marriage is one of the greatest blessings God has granted to His children. Joseph B. Wirthlin

God Marriage Sweet Blessings Greatest His Children Eternal Granted Companionship

Sin may result from activities that begin innocently or that are perfectly legitimate in moderation, but in excess they can cause us to veer from the straight and narrow path to our destruction. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Destruction Result Cause Path Innocently Our Excess Perfectly Sin Narrow Begin Moderation May Legitimate Straight Us Activities

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

Society Worldwide Immorality Divorce Sorrows Accompanying Plague Violence

We have numerous examples of perseverance in the scriptures, in secular history, and in our own experiences. Joseph B. Wirthlin

History Perseverance Secular Own Numerous Our Examples Experiences Scriptures

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