Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes


Fast offerings are used for one purpose only: to bless the lives of those in need.


Citations

Wirthlin, Joseph B. "The Law of the Fast." Ensign, May 2001, p. 74.

Related Quotes

This passage was quoted by Colonial Massachusetts Governor John Winthrop in A Modell of Christian Charity, 1630.


Joseph B. Wirthlin
Joseph B. Wirthlin
  • Born: June 11, 1917
  • Died: December 1, 2008
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Businessman

Joseph Bitner Wirthlin was an American businessman, religious leader and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was sustained to the Twelve on October 4, 1986, and ordained an apostle on October 9, 1986, by Thomas S. Monson. He became an apostle following the death of church president Spencer W. Kimball. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Wirthlin was accepted by the church membership as a prophet, seer, and revelator.