Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes

Do your duty, that is best; leave unto the Lord the rest.

Act, and God will act.

Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.

Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.

There is a golden thread that runs through every account of faith from the beginning of the world to the present time. Abraham, Noah, the brother of Jared, the Prophet Joseph Smith, and countless others wanted to be obedient to the will of God. They had ears that could hear, eyes that could see, and hearts that could know and feel. They never doubted. They trusted.

God does not ask your ability Or your inability. He asks only your availability.

My prayer for you is that you come to understand and have the courage to answer Jesus' call to you with the simple word 'yes'.

Faith enables us to obey when obedience is costly or seems unreasonable to the natural mind.

I never cared but for one thing, and that is, simply to know that I am right before my Father in Heaven. If I am this moment, this day doing the things God requires of my hands, and precisely where my Father in Heaven wants me to be, I care no more about tomorrow than though it would never come.

A ton of prayer will never produce what an ounce of obedience will.

The Bible recognizes no faith that does not lead to obedience, nor does it recognize any obedience that does not spring from faith. The two are at opposite sides of the same coin.

God demands not that I be successful, but that I be faithful.

Trust is an act of the mind, while obedience is an act of the hands and feet.

Prayer will become effective when we stop using it as a substitute for obedience.

I have a great faith in God and Jesus.

I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.

Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God.

I shall try and effect all that is before me to perform; and God, I think, will surely give me strength for His work so long as He directs my line of duty.

Love is a big word. I believe in Love. I believe that God is Love.

What shall befall me in the pursuance of this work, I refer to the disposal of Almighty God, whose glory is dearer to me, not only than my liberty, but than my life.

I know that I've been guided by God. I am obedient.

I try to act out of faith.

Religion is more like response to a friend than it is like obedience to an expert.

God can show you just what you need to give, even if you don't know exactly why you're giving it. That's why we should always seek God and prepare to give Him our very best.

We should be recklessly abandoned to Jesus, and just turn it over to Him. Through the support I think the sacrifices will be made and we'll all be cool with it.