Gordon B. Hinckley's Ten Values
(from "Standing For Something, Ten
Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes")
Love
"Love is the only force that can erase the differences between
people or bridge the chasms of bitterness."
Honesty
"In our day, those found in dishonesty aren't put to death, but
something within them dies. Conscience chokes, character withers, self-respect
vanishes, integrity dies. How cheaply some men and women sell their good names!"
Morality
"Both experience and divine wisdom dictate that moral virtue and
cleanliness pave the way that leads to strength of character, peace of mind and
heart, and happiness in life."
Civility
"Civility carries with it he essence of courtesy, politeness, and
consideration of others. All of the education and accomplishments in the world
will not count for much unless they are accompanied by marks of gentility, of
respect for others, of going the extra mile."
Learning
"No matter how old we become, we can acquire knowledge and use
it. We can gather wisdom and profit from it. We can grow and progress and
improve-and, in the process, strengthen the lives of those within our circle of
influence."
Forgiveness
and Mercy
"Hatred
always fails and bitterness always destroys. Are there virtues more in need of
application in our day ... than those of forgiving, forgetting, and extending
mercy to those who may have wronged us or let us down?"
Thrift and Industry
"I commend to all the virtues of industry and thrift... The labor
and thrift of the people make a nation, a community, or a family strong. Work
and thrift make the family independent."
Gratitude
"Gratitude is the beginning of civility, of decency and goodness,
of recognition that we cannot afford to be arrogant. We should walk with
the4knowledge that we will need help every step of the way."
Optimism
"My plea is that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more
fully the sunlight... I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good,
that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously
compliment and endorse virtue and effort."
Faith
"Great buildings were never constructed on uncertain foundations.
Great causes were never brought to success by vacillating leaders. Faith has
always bee, and always must be, at the root of may meaningful practice and
endeavor."
"The home is the first and most effective place for children to learn the
lessons of life: truth, honor, virtue, self control, the value of education,
honest work, and the purpose and privilege of life. Nothing can take the place
of home in rearing and teaching children, and no other success can compensate
for failure in the home."
David O. McKay
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do
nothing"
"Don't make the mistake of doing nothing because you can't do everything"
Edmund Burke
Take time to undo the knots in your family ties.
Exaltation: Having a Family in the presence of God.
The Brave do not live forever, the hesitant do not get
to live again.
In order to succeed we must first believe that we can."
Michael Korda
The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
".... The family is being assailed on every side. It is with deep concern
that we urge you as parents to gather your children around you and build love,
loyalty and companionship in your homes. You are responsible to teach your
children to walk uprightly before the Lord."
The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints
