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Joseph B. Wirthlin

  • A thought from the scriptures

    "We will never make a journey of a thousand miles by fretting about how long it will take or how hard it will be," said Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve during the October 2001 general conference. "We make the journey by taking each day step by step and then repeating it again and again until we reach our destination. …
  • Mormon Messages sharing the gospel

    Sharing thoughts and feelings on the Internet is a hobby for Leslie Hansen, a stay-at-home mom living in Rexburg, Idaho. Blogging, which is creating personal Web sites filled with photos and personal thoughts, is a new way to document family lives, journal thoughts and share daily happenings via the Internet.
  • Laughter smooths the life of a mother

    Joy Pettijohn is pretty busy. Between raising three children, a Church calling, volunteering at her children's school and quilting, there isn't a lot of downtime. Still, even with too little time in the day, the Young Mother of the Year from Alaska agrees with the advice Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve gave in his final conference address: Learn to laugh.
  • Preparing for life

    A father recently sat down with a young son who would soon become a deacon. The boy's fast-approaching 12th birthday and subsequent Aaronic Priesthood ordination offered an apt moment for the two to talk about goals, about preparing for life's important matters.