Best Words of late President Gordon B Hinckley

Following on from Kerry’s post about the death of President Gordon B Hinckley, we thought we would feature some of the words of this amazing man to give you an idea of his character.

We found these via Chron and it’s a great read to the kind of man Gordon B Hinckley was.

“Our desire everywhere is to make bad men good and good men better. Wherever we go, we go in the front door. Our representatives honor the laws of the nations to which they go and teach the people to be good citizens. We teach, we train, we build, we educate, we provide opportunity for growth and development. We give hope to those without hope and there is nothing greater you can give a man or a woman than hope.”
— National Press Club address, March 8, 2000.

“Those of us who are American citizens stand solidly with the president of our nation. The terrible forces of evil must be confronted and held accountable for their actions. This is not a matter of Christian against Muslim. I am pleased to see that food is being dropped to the hungry people of a target nation. We value our Muslim neighbors across the world and hope that those who live by the tenets of their faith will not suffer. I ask particularly that our own people do not become a party in any way to the persecution of the innocent. Rather, let us be friendly and helpful, protective and supportive. It is the terrorist organizations that must be ferreted out and brought down.”
— During an address in Salt Lake City, Oct. 7, 2001.

“Many people are looking for something that they can hold onto, an anchor to which they can attach their lives. That’s one thing. Two: We expect things of our people. We expect them to do things. We expect them to measure up to certain standards. It isn’t always easy to be a member of this church. It’s demanding. But it’s wonderfully fruitful and has a tremendous affect on people.”
— On CNN’s Larry King Live Sept. 8, 1998, in answer to the question on what attracts people to the Mormon church.