Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes


We are all busy. It's easy to find excuses for not reaching out to others, but I imagine they will sound as hollow to our Heavenly Father as the elementary school boy who gave his teacher a note asking that he be excused from school March 30th through the 34th.


Citations

Wirthlin, Joseph B. "The Great Commandment." Ensign, Nov. 2007, p. 28.

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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.