Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes
Our integrity determines what we really are.
Wirthlin, Joseph B. "Personal Integrity." Ensign, vol. 20, no. 5, May 1990, p. 30. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Rules are inflexible, but principles can be balanced and guide people more judiciously.
One must keep one's character. Earn a character first if you can, and if you can't, then assume one.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910
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.