President Gordon B. Hinckley
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"What a wonderful conference. . . . All who have spoken have done very well. The prayers have been inspirational. The music has been magnificent. But what matters most is what may have occurred within each of us.
"I challenge every one of you who can hear me to rise to the divinity within you. . . . We can either subdue the divine nature and hide it so that it finds no expression in our lives, or we can bring it to the front and let it shine through all that we do.
"There is room for improvement in every life. Regardless of our occupations, regardless of our circumstances, we can improve ourselves, and while so doing have an effect on the lives of those about us.
"All of us have seen those we almost envy because they have cultivated a manner that, without even mentioning it, speaks of the beauty of the gospel they have incorporated in their behavior. We can lower our voices a few decibels. We can return good for evil. We can smile when anger might be so much easier. We can exercise self-control and self-discipline and dismiss any affront levied against us.
"Let us be a happy people. . . . Let us work a little harder at the responsibility we have as parents. . . . We must work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does count on it. If we fail in our homes, we fail in our lives.
"God bless you, my beloved associates. May a spirit of peace and love attend you wherever you may be."
